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Top Tributes at St
Helens Theatre Royal!
THIS year, the St Helens Theatre
Royal have told us that they are:- "pleased to be hosting an array of
extremely talented tribute acts from the legendary Billy Fury to Starman,
celebrating the late David Bowie's musical career." Whether you want
to dance in the aisles to Queen's killer hits, sing along to Dolly Parton or
jive out to Johnny Cash, the Theatre Royal looks like it will have something
to suit all tastes this summer.
The fun started last Friday, 11 March 2016 with The Billy Fury Show. Michael
King returned in a brand new show:- "Billy Fury - The Birthday Concert
Tour." This exciting, 2 hour show has been packed with all Billy
Fury's hits, featuring stunning new video and audio effects and made the
audience dancing in the aisles and reliving arguably one of the most
exciting times in modern popular music.
The 1st and still the best tribute to Queen comes to St
Helens, on Friday, 18 March 2016. 'Magic - A Kind of Queen 2016'
will perform all of Queen's greatest. With 5 vocals to back up the
powerful lead vocal of the dynamic Roger Brown, Magic can recreate all the
complex harmonies that are Queen's trademark. Magic creates all the
excitement of a Queen live show and is not to be missed.
The world's foremost tribute to The Electric Light Orchestra, The ELO
Experience comes to St Helens, on Friday, 22 April 2016, as part of its 10th
Anniversary Tour. With a sensational string section, a stunning light show
and large screen projection, this sensational tribute will play all the
favourites from:- Evil Woman and Living Thing to Mr Blue Sky.
Following huge demand after their performance at St Helens
last year, Let's Hang On returns to take you on a musical journey through
the history of one of the most successful bands of all time; Frankie Valli
and The Four Seasons, on Friday, 6 May 2016. With all the hit songs
including Can't Take My Eyes Off You, December 1963 (Oh What A Night!), Walk
Like A Man, Sherry, Working My Way Back To You and Big Girls Don't Cry,
prepare for an electric atmosphere and don't be surprised to find yourself
up on your feet and dancing!
Dolly fans will be delighted to hear that Andrea Pattison brings The Dolly
Parton Story to St Helens, on Saturday, 7 May 2016. A professional singer
for many years, Andrea mainly performed at weddings and functions when many
people commented on her similarity in sound and style to Dolly Parton. A
lifelong fan of Dolly's, Andrea has performed as Dolly all over the UK,
recent highlights have included sell out shows at Glasgow Pavilion and The
Edinburgh Fringe.
The legendary Chicago Blues Brothers are back on their brand
new Jailbreak Tour which stops at St Helens, on Saturday, 21 May 2016.
Celebrating over 30 years of the Blues Brothers, this non-stop revue is
packed with over 2 hours of the very best Blues, Motown and Soul music from
both of The Blues Brothers movies including Everybody Needs Somebody, Soul
Man, Respect and Shake a Tail Feather; plus plenty of laughs too! Don't
forget your Pork Pie hats and sunglasses!
The only show to be endorsed by the Cash family, The Johnny Cash Road Show
takes place, on Sunday, 5 June 2016, and is not to be missed by die hard
fans and causal listeners alike. The UK's No1 celebration of Johnny Cash,
fronted by award winning singer/songwriter Clive John, re-creates with
astounding accuracy and truly captures the essence of what it was like to be
at a real Cash show, taking the audience from the 1950's, right up to 2002
featuring all of the classic songs. A brand new show for 2016, The Simon and
Garfunkel Story comes direct from its success in London's West End, a sold
out UK tour and standing ovations at every performance to St Helens, on
Thursday, 16 June 2016. Using huge projection photos and original film
footage, this 50th Anniversary Celebration features a full live band
performing all the hits including Mrs Robinson, Cecilia, Bridge Over
Troubled Water, Homeward Bound and many more.
Starman, David Bowie, a musical celebration, will be staged, on Saturday, 17
September 2016. This highly charged show features the finest musicians and
singers who take the audience on a Fantastic Voyage of Bowie hits. Include
big screen audio visual footage plus various costume changes and you have an
awesome show. Starman is not only the ultimate tribute to a legend, but a
highly entertaining, emotional and thought provoking musical celebration.
Don't miss the biggest 70's party ever on Thursday, 6 October 2016! Dancing
Queen 'The Concert' is an action packed party show featuring
over 2 hours of the greatest hits from Abba, Grease and the 70's. This is
the ultimate nostalgia night that guarantees to get you dancing in the
aisles!
Relive the nights when Abba ruled the danced floor and experience the
classic 70s era in all its glory. With full costumes and plenty of glitz,
this is the golden age in pop revived!
Some Guys Have All The Luck is a brand new show celebrating the career of 1
of rock's greatest icons, Rod Stewart! Taking place, on Saturday, 8 October
2016, Paul Metcalfe delivers an authentic and charismatic performance
assuming the persona of this legendary singer songwriter and performer right
down to the last detail; from the distinctive vocals to the swaggering
showmanship and sheer fun that have made Rod Stewart, 1 of the most loved
performers of all time.
You can't see the Bee Gees anymore, but you can see Nights on
Broadway, on Friday, 4 November 2016, and still experience a concert of the
incredible music written by the brothers Gibb. Nights On Broadway presents a
tribute to the Bee Gees through their catalogue of hits over 4 decades from
the 60's to the 90's. The full live band, known also as:- 'The Irish
Bee Gees', blend the classic hits, acoustic medleys and dance floor
fillers which define the show.
So make a date to catch up with your musical heroes at St Helens Theatre
Royal. For more information visit:-
StHelensTheatreRoyal.Com. |
