13 epic performances from West End musicals to watch online now
With theatres currently closed, here are a selection of top musical performances to help get you through isolation.
From classics such as Phantom Of The Opera to new musicals like & Juliet, we present 13 must watch performances from current West End shows…
Les Misérables
Watch Carrie Hope Fletcher and Shan Ako perform a special Les Misérables mash up for BBC Proms In The Park. The pair recently appeared in a special staged concert of the musical, playing Fantine and Eponine respectively, before joining the cast for its new West End production.
Dear Evan Hansen
The original West End cast appeared on The One Show recently singing You Will Be Found. Sam Tutty appears in the title role with Rebecca McKinnis as Evan’s mum Heidi, Lucy Anderson as Zoe Murphy and Doug Colling as Connor Murphy with Lauren Ward and Rupert Young as their parents Cynthia & Larry Murphy. Jack Loxton plays Jared with Nicole Raquel Dennis as Alana.
& Juliet
The company of hit new musical & Juliet appeared on ITV’s This Morning last month (February 12) where they performed a mash up of Can’t Stop This Feeling and Roar.
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
Watch the original West End cast of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie in a performance of the musical’s uplifting opening number And You Don’t Even Know It.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7C3FuFWDdw
Come From Away
Check out the original London cast of Come From Away, featuring Olivier nominated Rachel Tucker, performing a medley of songs from the show at the 2019 Royal Variety Performance.
SIX
Watch SIX Queens Aimie Atkinson, Millie O’Connell, Natalie Paris, Grace Mouat, Vicki Manser and Maiya Quansah-Breed perform Don’t Lose Ur Head together with a reprise of Six at West End Live.
Wicked
Sophie Evans as Glinda and Laura Pick as Elphaba perform For Good and Defying Gravity in this performance from West End Live in 2019.
Waitress
The incredible Lucie Jones’ delivers a stunning performance of She Used To Be Mine live on stage at the Adelphi Theatre, London.
Phantom Of The Opera
A powerful rendition of the Phantom of the Opera title song by Sierra Boggess as Christine and Ramin Karimloo as the Phantom.
Hamilton
Watch the original London West End company of Hamilton performing the show’s title song at the 2018 Olivier Awards.
Mary Poppins
The West End Revival cast of Mary Poppins performs Feed the Birds and Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious at the Royal Variety Performance 2019.
Matilda
The West End cast of the hit musical Matilda, perform the song When I Grow Up live at the Royal Variety Performance in 2012
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kdj_wLH7Unc
The Prince Of Egypt
Christine Allado, who plays Tzipporah, and Alexia Khadime, who plays Miriam, in The Prince Of Egypt were joined by the show’s company for a performance of When You Believe on Dancing On Ice earlier in 2020.
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