eternal Posted October 26, 2014 Report Share Posted October 26, 2014 Marlowe Theatre 18.10.15 http://www.marlowetheatre.com/page/3179/Mad-About-The-Musicals/811 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maria_1981 Posted October 26, 2014 Report Share Posted October 26, 2014 Thanks for posting these Chris i'm hoping Birmingham and/or Manchester get one so I can go with Sarahjane although I know Redditch is where Hayley Langston lives and isn't far from Birmingham and Oldham not far from Manchester. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternal Posted October 26, 2014 Report Share Posted October 26, 2014 Yes I'm hoping for Birmingham too. Have a feeling it could well be Wolverhampton. Good luck with Manchester. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maria_1981 Posted October 26, 2014 Report Share Posted October 26, 2014 Oh yeah Wolverhampton, that would be perfect too as we get a tram from there back to Snow Hill, not bothered about Manchester with things as such as I like to go with Sarahjane and can't always be off work etc for 2 venue's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorksheather Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 Gareth has posted this press release on his facebook https://www.facebook.com/GarethGates/posts/10152817488720871:048 mins ·.Press releaseMAD ABOUT THE MUSICALS 10th ANNIVERSARYNATIONWIDE UK TOUR FROM 1 OCTOBER 2015Starring Gareth Gates and Michael CourtneyTaking you on a whistle stop tour from the heart of London’s theatre land to the glitz of Broadway, the critically acclaimed MAD ABOUT THE MUSICALS is back - celebrating the very best songs from the shows we all know and love!With a host of your favourite numbers from the pen of Rodgers & Hammerstein, Kander & Ebb, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Boublil & Schonberg, the talented cast of MAD ABOUT THE MUSICALS will evoke the true spirit of the stage, with brilliant vocals, incredible choreography, stunning costumes and a spectacular light show, to bring you the very best show in town!From the bittersweet ‘All I Ask Of You’ to the powerful ‘One Day More’, sit back and enjoy two hours of unforgettable London and New York favourites, brought to you by a cast direct from the West End, including Gareth Gates and Michael Courtney - ‘A Pure Slice Of Entertainment’!Hailed as ‘OUTSTANDING!’ by the Stage, ‘THE BEST SHOW OF ITS KIND’ by Encore Magazine and nominated in 2008 The UK ‘PRODUCER OF THE YEAR’ this is one definitely not to miss!!Gates and Courtney will head the cast of the 10th Anniversary Production, kicking off in autumn 2015 at the Palace Theatre Redditch on 1 October.Gareth Gates rose to fame in the inaugural Pop Idol TV show in 2001/2. He became a household name making it to the most memorable of these finals, when he went up against Will Young. He went on to sell over 5 million records worldwide and have hits across the globe. His version of Unchained Melody sold over a million copies in the UK and is the third best-selling single of the Noughties, whilst Anyone of Us was an international hit. He is also the youngest ever-male solo artist to debut at number 1.More recently Gareth has had a hugely enjoyable and successful career in musical theatre and has appeared in Les Miserables, Legally Blonde and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.In 2014 he picked up his skates again to appear in the last ever TV series of Dancing on Ice. This finale bought back show winners and viewers favourites to compete for one last time! He also found time to join a band and become part of the second series of the Big Reunion, in the super group 5th Story, alongside Dane Bowers, Adam Rickitt, Kenzie and Kavana. This newly formed boy band are currently playing at arenas across the country this autumn with Blue, 5ive, Damage and 3T. Then in November Gareth will taking a totally different show on the road, with his acoustic band set up playing all the hits and new songs.Michael Courtney has produced and directed the UK tours of the critically acclaimed Mad About The Musicals, Waterloo, Shakin All Over, Its D’Lovely, A Night Of Musicals, over 30 UK Pantomimes and was nominated as the UK Producer of The Year by Encore Magazine.He is currently on tour in his show, Love Changes Everything and will direct a new stage comedy in 2015, 69 Shades of Black, starring ex-Steps singer and actress Faye Tozer.For further information, press interviews and images please contact Katherine Camps Kilgour on 07958 649502 or email katherine@brightmediauk.comwww.facebook.com/madaboutthemusicalsMAD ABOUT THE MUSICALS TOUR 20151 OCT PALACE THEATRE REDDITCH 2 OCT OCTAGON THEATRE YEOVIL3 OCT STOCKPORT PLAZA4 OCT BEACON THEATRE GREENOCK7 OCT THE PLAYHOUSE WHITLEY8 OCT BATHS HALL SCUNTHORPE9 OCT GROVE THEATRE DUNSTABLE10 OCT WYVERN SWINDON11 OCT HALL FOR CORNWALL, TRURO14 OCT WEBSTER THEATRE ARBROATH .....15 OCT ROTHES HALL, GLENROTHES16 OCT PALACE THEATRE KILMARNOCK17 OCT FORUM THEATRE BILLINGHAM18 OCT MARLOWE, CANTERBURY ....20 OCT DG ONE DUMFRIES21 OCT OPERA HOUSE BUXTON22 OCT HAMILTON TOWN HOUSE THEATRE23 OCT LYCEUM, CREWE24 OCT CONCERT HALL, FAIRFIELD HALL, CROYDON28 OCT POMEGRANATE THEATRE, CHESTERFIELD29 OCT TOWNGATE THEATRE, BASILDON30 OCT LIGHTHOUSE THEATRE POOLE31 OCT FORUM THEATRE, MALVERN THEATRES1 NOV LPAC, LINCOLN2 NOV OLDHAM COLISEUM, OLDHAM4 NOV GRAND THEATRE PORTHCAWL5 NOV FLORAL PAVILION, NEW BRIGHTON6 NOV BARBICAN, YORK7 NOV ST. ALBANS ARENA8 NOV THE ROSES TEWKESBURYGarethgates.comtwitter: @gareth_gates Facebook.com/garethgates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternal Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 At last this has been confirmed. Thanks Heather Lots of theatres being visited. Think closest to me would be Redditch or even Malvern. Both nice theatres. Loving the edited photo too: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NicolaJayne Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 Sounds fantastic with lots of dates, can't believe I have already booked for this when it's over a year away. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternal Posted November 6, 2014 Report Share Posted November 6, 2014 I see Reddtich (which would be closest to us) is starting to sell well already too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternal Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 Looks like press promotion is already beginning for this: http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/leisure/music/11746212.Mad_About_The_Musicals__York_Barbican__November_6/ (Am loving Gareth's hair in this article) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternal Posted July 19, 2015 Report Share Posted July 19, 2015 Looks like the other singers are being signed up for this tour ; From twitter tonight: Rosanne Priest @RosannePriest 1h1 hour ago Very excited that from October, I will be touring with #MadAboutTheMusicals, alongside @Gareth_Gates, @mcpfirst, @NicholaLagan & KerryO'Dowd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NicolaJayne Posted July 20, 2015 Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 It's great hearing about all these extra dates being added to the Musical Tour, this is where Gareth really shines and I think where his future lies. I don't know if Whitley Bay has been mentioned which is near Maureen, she had held off booking for a venue nearer her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maria_1981 Posted July 22, 2015 Report Share Posted July 22, 2015 I wonder if there's a new theatre list somewhere for all these There's another tweet, this time it seems from someone who has booked somewhere Karen Courtney @karriecourtney Jul 17 Just booking the new 2016 Spring tour of 'Mad About The Musicals' & 34 theatres so far in 3 days! Starring @Gareth_Gates @mcpfirst Editing to say it seems she is a theatre producer and other things so she is probably booking the show with theatres for next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorksheather Posted July 22, 2015 Report Share Posted July 22, 2015 I as just going to say she is the producer Maria, but you beat me to it . I think she won't let us know until her list is complete . https://twitter.com/karriecourtney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPG MY IDOL Posted July 25, 2015 Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 Will this be an extension of this autumns tour or new one? Does anyone know if there are any dates/venues yet for the spring tour ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khelda Posted September 1, 2015 Report Share Posted September 1, 2015 Gareth Gates stars in Mad About the Musicals touring to Yeovil and Poole By Dadcock | Posted: August 31, 2015 Gareth Gates Comments (0)Pop Idol star Gareth Gates is appearing at Yeovil and Poole in October as part of a nationwide tour of Mad About the Musicals. The show, marking its tenth anniversary, is packed with big numbers from the musicals of London's theatre land and glitzy Broadway. Gareth Gates rose to fame in the Pop Idol television show in 2001/02 becoming a household name in the finals when he was competing against eventual winner Will Young. He went on to sell five million records and has gone on have a successful career in musical theatre, appearing in Les Miserables, Legally Blonde and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. http://www.blackmorevale.co.uk/Gareth-Gates-stars-Mad-Musicals-touring-Yeovil/story-27703919-detail/story.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val4Gareth Posted September 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2015 Gareth Gates stars in Mad About the Musicals touring to Yeovil and Poole By Dadcock | Posted: August 31, 2015 Gareth Gates Comments (0)Pop Idol star Gareth Gates is appearing at Yeovil and Poole in October as part of a nationwide tour of Mad About the Musicals. The show, marking its tenth anniversary, is packed with big numbers from the musicals of London's theatre land and glitzy Broadway. Gareth Gates rose to fame in the Pop Idol television show in 2001/02 becoming a household name in the finals when he was competing against eventual winner Will Young. He went on to sell five million records and has gone on have a successful career in musical theatre, appearing in Les Miserables, Legally Blonde and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. http://www.blackmorevale.co.uk/Gareth-Gates-stars-Mad-Musicals-touring-Yeovil/story-27703919-detail/story.html Are either of these places close enough for you to get to Khelda? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khelda Posted September 1, 2015 Report Share Posted September 1, 2015 I am sorry Val, Its not the distance, but I wont be able to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val4Gareth Posted September 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 Nice litte interview with Gareth talking about his visit to Yeovil http://www.westerngazette.co.uk/Gareth-Gates-star-Mad-Musicals-comes-Octagon/story-27732429-detail/story.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorksheather Posted September 4, 2015 Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 Thanks for the link Val, looking at this it looks like Oct 2015 , not the Spring Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val4Gareth Posted September 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 I am sorry Val, Its not the distance, but I wont be able to go. What a shame Khelda. Nice litte interview with Gareth talking about his visit to Yeovil http://www.westerngazette.co.uk/Gareth-Gates-star-Mad-Musicals-comes-Octagon/story-27732429-detail/story.html Sorry I've put this in the wrong thread. My head still doesn't seem to be working properly. Please move it to the right thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val4Gareth Posted September 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2015 Gareth will be on Lorraine show on ITV 21st September according to this tweet @FairfieldHalls .@Gareth_Gates will be appearing @ITVLorraine the morning of 21 Sep to discuss Mad About The Musicals here @FairfieldHalls 24 Oct #Croydon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorksheather Posted September 10, 2015 Report Share Posted September 10, 2015 Thanks for posting Val, I'll make a note of that as I don't usually watch Lorraine . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternal Posted September 15, 2015 Report Share Posted September 15, 2015 Gareth reveals some of his favourite musicals: http://www.surreycomet.co.uk/leisure/latest/13721039.Mad_About_the_Musicals__Gareth_Gates_spills_the_beans_on_his_favourite_musical_theatre_shows/?utm_campaign=Contact+SNS+For+More+Referrer&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=snsanalytics Mad About the Musicals: Gareth Gates spills the beans on his favourite musical theatre shows Mad About the Musicals: Gareth Gates shares his favourite musical theatre shows Jim Palmer, leisure editor Pop Idol Gareth Gates is about to take to the stage at Croydon’s Fairfield Halls once again in a show that celebrates the best songs in musical theatre. Gareth, who has sold more than five million records and has had an impressive stage career, will appear in the 10th anniversary tour of Mad About the Musicals on October 24. Speaking to Vibe, Gareth said: “Show like this are always good fun. We take the best songs from some of the world’s best musicals and put them all in the one show. “It’s kind of like the best-of-the-best performed in one night. That’s why it’s great for audience who that are fans of the musicals.” Gareth has performed on stage in big productions like Legally Blonde, Les Mis and Joseph. We asked him for five of his favourite musicals, including ones he’s been in and one’s he’d love a go at. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat “I’ve been a fan of musical theatre for quite some time. It all started when I was eight. At my school, they were putting on a production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.“I had no idea I could sing or even enjoy singing so I went along to the rehearsals and landed the lead role in the show. From then, my love for music and singing just blossomed. “I was asked by Andrew Lloyd-Webber to play the part of Joseph in the West End. It was my West End debut. The Phantom of the Opera “Phantom is one of the oldest shows around and I think any show that’s been around that amount of time and has stood the test of time is worth mentioning. “Andrew Lloyd-Webber is a great composer. I really like his work.” Wicked “I love the different take on the two witches, obviously from The Wizard of Oz. They have taken a classic storyline that everybody knows. I think the storyline is very clever. “The music is by a guy called Stephen Schwarz who, within the musical theatre world, is a legend.” Les Miserables “Les Miserables was certainly a highlight. I was involved in the 25th anniversary production of it and we created a brand new show that was different to the version in the West End. “Being a part of that was really special. I then had the opportunity to go to the West End and play the role there as well. It was then the World’s longest-running musical. Being a part of that is quite incredible.” Miss Saigon “I love Miss Saigon. It’s the same writers as Les Mis and it’s got the songs that everybody knows. You play them and the musical theatre fans know all the words. “It’s got an epic storyline and I think in its day it captured the imaginations of a lot of people. It’s quite rare that a musical does that, I guess. I haven’t been in it. “I’d love to play Chris in it, however I just heard they’re closing it in the West End in February.” Mad About the Musicals is at Fairfield Halls on October 24. Tickets cost £26.25. Go to www.fairfield.co.uk or call 020 8688 9291. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternal Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 Great first day of rehearsals for Mad about Musicals tour... My cords don't know what's hit them!! Exciting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorksheather Posted September 19, 2015 Report Share Posted September 19, 2015 Mad About The Musicals facebook has some updates . https://www.facebook.com/madaboutthemusicals?ref=hl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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