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He's going to have to re-learn a load too I would think given the different orchestrations and stage settings. But good for him...and at least he'll be able to do it from home.

A few after show party pics on WireImage http://www.wireimage.com/SearchResults.aspx?igi=455211&s=gareth%20gates&sfld=C&vwmd=e also some lovely ones of the performance http://www.wireimage.com/SearchResults.aspx?igi=455067&s=gareth%20gates&sfld=C&vwmd=e and from a photocall http://www.wireimage.com/SearchResults.aspx?igi=454528&s=gareth%20gates&sfld=C&vwmd=e

Ah - that's good that Mikey Hay went to see him the other night

Thanks for all the info Jill Looking forward to hearing this

Oh that's great stuff. Well spotted Jill edits...oh hang on...he's got a student gig on Sunday evening in glasgow. Do you know if this is being recorded during the day?

Good stuff There are a couple of nice pics on the Mayflowers facebook too http://www.facebook.com/mayflowertheatre#!/mayflowertheatre?v=photos

http://video.stv.tv/bc/catchup-ac2-themichaelballshow-part4-20100825-1539/ its on ITV player - from 4 minutes in

Just got home in time for the performance which was lovely. Was he interviewed as well or was it just CamMac?

Starts at 1.41 http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b00tdq16 He does call Gareth 'the wonderful Gareth Gates' but its mainly about the concert and then they play Susan Boyle !!!!

Five stars from Whats on Stage Manchester (click through to read)

Lovely that he sang and how great to get the info so efficiently. Thanks Val (and Mikey Choi) Nice to see pics too - stunning dresses they are wearing

All brilliant and lovely reports. Thanks to one an dall. I keep hoping that a parent will have done a sneaky recording that will end up on Youtube

Lovely review from the local paper http://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/2010/07/19/gareth-gates-grand-night-out/ Gareth Gates joined forces with youngsters from Dudley schools to perform show stoppers from musical theatre at the Grand Theatre. Gates, who celebrated his 25th birthday last weekend, has reinvented himself as a stage star. He was the undoubted draw last night, but there was plenty of other talent on show to impress. Host Christopher Key opened the show perfectly with Willkommen from Cabaret, then handed over to a talented group of Year 11 students who performed a medley from Mama Mia. The 14-piece band belted out hit after hit from favourites including a Grease medley, West Side Story and Wicked. Six young ladies pulled off a great version of The Cell Black Tango from Chicago in style and the second half of the show saw a stunning performance of Somewhere Over the Rainbow by Lauren Soley and Lucy Cound, with magical guitar playing by Lizzie Parkes. Friends and family aside, it was Gareth that a large part of the audience had come to see and he did not disappoint, with amazing performances from Joseph and Aladdin, an emotional version of Why God, Why? from Miss Saigon and of course Empty Chairs and Empty Tables from Les Mis. Christopher Key’s beautiful performance of Bring Him Home and a rousing version of One Day More resulted in a standing ovation. All in all a wonderful evening’s entertainment with talent and abilities right across the scale.

Sounds like a great night and how lovely to hear songs that we have't heard before.

Brilliant. Dark socks are very unusual....andyou can't see his knees !! But brilliant anyway!

I hope he's not on the same flight as Mikey Hay - who has just twittered that he has an 8 hr delay!

You can use moviemaker whilst listening to it on listen again Instructions (thanks to Snowdrop) here

O.M G. Empty Chairs O.M G

Nice to hear Close every Door again That's some reception he's getting

Damn me that was good. Why God Why? Wonderful (The woman before was dreadful though wasn't she? All warbly) edits. Quite liked the duet. Never heard it before and not 100% sure it was right for either voice.

Oops. Sorry if its repeated. I must have missed the original link

Now that its been removed from Youtube, I have been searchng elsewhere. I have found this http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/olivier_awards/live/ The last minute of the extended highlights has the Les Mis bit. Not all of it, but at least the end of it

How exciting

Wonderful. I've been away and thought I would have missed this. So pleased its up there Brilliant

I can't imagine the Uk cast will be on that tour. I am sure there are rules that would prevent it even if they wanted to. It'll be the tour production only that goes I would think.