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The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber
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Sarah Brightman made her theatrical debut at the age of thirteen in / And Albert at the Piccadilly Theatre in London. At sixteen, she was a member of the dance group Pan's People and then at eighteen she joined Arlene Philip's dance group Hot Gossip.
Sarah was a member of the original cast of CATS at the New London Theatre. In 1992 she premiered Charles Strouse's Opera for children The Nightingale at the Buxton Festival, a role she repeated at the Lyric, Hammersmith. In 1985, she premiered Andrew Lloyd Webber's Requiem in New York and London, for which she received a Grammy nomination as Best New Classical Artist. In the same year, she played the role of Valencienne in The Merry Widow for the New Sadler's Wells Opera.
Sarah created the role of Christine in Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom Of The Opera which opened at Her Majesty's Theatre, London, in October 1986, and when she premiered the role in the Broadway production of the show in 1988, she was nominated for a Drama Desk Award. In 1990 she played the part of Rose Vibert in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Aspects Of Love both in London and on Broadway.
In 1992 she played the name role in Trelawny Of The Wells at the Comedy Theatre, before going on to star in Noel Coward's Relative Values at the 1993 Chichester Festival, which subsequently transferred to the Savoy Theatre in the West End. At the end of 1994, she played Sally Driscoll in Dangerous Obsessions, followed by an appearance as Miss Giddens m-The Innocents at the Haymarket Theatre.
Sarah performs concerts in major Opera Houses, Concert Venues, Theatres and Arenas all over America, Canada, Europe and Japan and has worked with many of the world's renowned Conductors and Orchestras. She sang the 1992 Olympic Games theme song with Jose Carreras in Barcelona and has performed classical concerts in Japan with Placido Domingo.
A successful recording artist, Sarah's U.K. Top Ten singles include / Lost My Heart To A Starship Trooper in 1978, Pie Jesu in 1985, All I Ask Of You in 1986, The Phantom Of The Opera in 1987 and Amigos Para Siempre in 1992 with Jose Carreras. She had two Number One albums in 1985 with Requiem in the Classical Charts and The Phantom Of The Opera, and she is also featured on the Cast albums of The Nightingale (1982) and Song And Dance (1984). In early 1988, Sarah made a recording of the folk songs of Benjamin Britten and portrayed Carrie on the new MCA recording of Carousel.
Her 1989 Solo album The Songs That Got Away was also successful in both Britain and the United Sates.
Sarah's latest album contains songs written and produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber entitled Surrender, The Unexpected Songs, and she has also recently co-produced and co-written a rock album, which has achieved major chart success in Continental Europe.
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Australian Tour July - August 1996
Victorian Arts Centre - Melbourne
Royal Theatre
State Theatre - Sydney
Sydney Entertainment Centre
Newcastle Entertainment Centre
Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Adelaide Entertainment Centre
Perth Entertainment Centre |
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Act 1
Jesus Christ Superstar Overture Heaven On Their Minds - Darryl Lovegrove & Ensemble Everything's Alright - Jacqui Rae & Ensemble Pilates Link - Ensemble Jesus Christ Superstar - Darryl Lovegrove & Ensemble
Amigos Para Siempre (Friends For Life) - Sarah Brightman/Anthony Warlow
Song & Dance Nothing Like You've Ever Known - Anthony Warlow Last Man In My Life - Sarah Brightman
Starlight Express Starlight Express Sequence - Stephen Fisher-King, Tim Rogers & Ensemble U.N.C.O.U.P.L.E.D. - Jacqui Rae & Ensemble Light At The End Of The Tunnel - Stephen Fisher-King & Ensemble
Aspects Of Love Chanson d'enfance - Sarah Brightman
Evita Buenos Aires - Delia Hannah & Ensemble Another Suitcase Another Hall - Natalie Jackson Mendoza & Ensemble And The Money Kept Rolling In - Stephen Fisher-King & Ensemble Jesus Christ Superstar Gethsemane - Anthony Warlow |
Act 2
Sunset Boulevard Sunset Boulevard Entr'acte - Orchestra Sunset Boulevard - Anthony Warlow Too Much In Love To Care - Danielle Barnes & Tim Rogers With One Look - Delia Hannah
Cats Jellicle Ball - Orchestra . Memory - Anthony Warlow Macavity - Sarah Brightman & Girls Ensemble Mr Mistoffelees - Miguel Ayesa & Ensemble
Requiem Pie Jesu - Sarah Brightman
The Phantom Of The Opera Phantom Overture - Orchestra Phantom Of The Opera.- Sarah Brightman & Anthony Warlow Wishing - Sarah Brightman All I Ask Of You - Sarah Brightman & Anthony Warlow Music Of The Night - Sarah Brightman
This Programme is subject to change. Programme Info on Sarah |