Elvis (musical)
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| Elvis - The Musical | |
|---|---|
| Music | various |
| Lyrics | various |
| Book | Jack Good and Ray Cooney |
| Basis | Life of Elvis Presley |
| Productions | 1977 West End |
Elvis is a jukebox musical based upon the life of Elvis Presley, conceived and directed by Jack Good and Ray Cooney. The original cast included Shakin' Stevens, who later became one of the top selling UK singles artist of the 1980s.
Production history
The original West End production opened on November 28, 1977 at the Astoria Theatre in London. The musical tells the story of Elvis Presley's life and career, from the beginning until his death. Elvis' life was portrayed by three actors: Tim Whitnall as Elvis in his early years, Shakin' Stevens as Elvis in his army and movie star years, and P J Proby as Elvis in his Las Vegas years.[1]
The Original Production Team 1977:
Producer and co-devisor - Ray Cooney
Director and co-devisor - Jack Good
Designer - Patrick Robertson
Lighting - David Hersey
Costumes - Rosemary Vercoe
Sound - Autograph
AV - Ray Millichope
Musical Director - Keith Strachan
Musical Supervisor - Harry Robinson
Assistant director - Annabel Leventon
Choreographer - Carole Todd
Cast
P.J. Proby
Shakin' Stevens
Tim Whitnall
Helen Baker
Tanith Banbury
Anna Macleod
Yael O'Dwyer
Richard Ashley
Paul Felber
Stephen Leigh
Richard Piper
Shaun Simon
Musicians
Keith Strachan (MD)
Sean Mayes
Mario Ferrari
Des Henly
Barry Pike
Ronnie Caryl
Bob Efford
Roy Truman
Paul Urwin
Mike Harding
Tony Hepworth
Mark Hutchins
Phil Todd
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Musical numbers
- Tupelo Mississippi Flash
- Blue Suede Shoes
- Are You Lonesome Tonight?
- Yesterday
- World Without Love
- Mystery Train
- Tiger Man
- Loving You
- I Wanna Hold Your Hand
- All Round The World
- Six-Five Special
- How Great Thou Art
- King Creole
- Dixieland Rock
- A Lot Of Livin' To Do
- Wear My Ring
- Ready Teddy
- Party
- Trying To Get To You
- Too Much
- Teddy Bear
- Such A Night
- Don't
- Good Luck Charm
- Return To Sender
- Big Hunk Of Love
- My Baby Left Me
- One Night
- Treat Me Nice
- Mean Woman Blues
- Hound Dog
- Jailhouse Rock
- American Trilogy
1996 PRODUCTION
Bill Kenwright Ltd mounted a modified production in 1996 at the Prince Of Wales Theatre. P.J.Proby and Tim Whitnall again starred in the lead roles. This was directed by Keith Strachan and Carole Todd. Various song changes were made to the initial 1977 production. After a short run in the West End the show continued to tour the UK until 2000
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References
- ^ Elvis lead roles
- ^ Keith Strachan Musical director of 1977 production and c-director of 1996 production
- ^ Keith Strachan
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External links
- Elvis at Musicalheaven.com
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