The world premiere of a new musical, ‘Here & Now’ – which uses the music of Steps – at The Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham has added an additional week to its run due to popular demand. The musical will now run from Saturday 9th November until Saturday 30th November 2024.
This brand-new musical – featuring some of Steps’ most beloved hit songs such as Tragedy, Chain Reaction, Last Thing on My Mind and more – is produced by the band and ROYO with Pete Waterman. It will be directed by Rachel Kavanaugh, with choreography by Olivier Award-winning Matt Cole, and the original book has been created by Shaun Kitchener.
The show’s synopsis from The Alexandra Theatre reads: “Welcome to seaside superstore Better Best Bargains, where it’s Friday night, the vibe is right, and everyone’s dancing in the aisles. But when Caz discovers the shelves are stocked with lies and betrayal, the summer of love she and her friends dreamed of suddenly feels like a tragedy. Have they all lost their chance of a ‘happy ever after’? Or does love have other plans in store…”
Steps – featuring Claire Richards, Faye Tozer, Ian 'H' Watkins, Lisa Scott-Lee, and Lee Latchford-Evans – said: “We’ve been lucky to do many things together as a band, but the question we get asked again and again is ‘where is the Steps musical?’ Well...it’s finally here and we couldn’t be more excited. We’ve searched for the perfect story for our music and we’ve found it in the aisle of a seaside superstore, where four friends set out on their own Summer of Love. It’s a story of friendship, romance and community; packed with our biggest hits and sure to have everybody laughing, crying and dancing in the aisles. We can’t wait to open the doors later this year, and see you there!
“We were thrilled and grateful for the response we received when we announced the show, people were queuing up outside the theatre from 3am to purchase tickets! The past few weeks we have been workshopping the script and songs; it is so exciting to see it lift off the page. We can’t wait to share this with you!”
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