Musical Theatre Young Singer Award launched – Enter Now
Award-winning British composers Stiles and Drewe and The British Theatre Academy launch the annual Musical Theatre Young Singer Award.
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Watch West End Stars singing songs in contention for the Stiles and Drewe Prize
A video has been released featuring George Stiles and Anthony Drewe talking about The Stiles and Drewe Prize ahead of their free online event on 5 July.
New British musical Identical by Stiles and Drewe is postponed
The World premiere of the new Stiles and Drewe musical Identical based on the novel The Parent Trap has been postponed for a year.
FIRST LISTEN: Millie O’Connell and Luke Bayer singing from Soho Cinders
Luke Bayer and Millie O’Connell perform Wishing For The Normal from Soho Cinders which is playing at Charing Cross Theatre from 24 October 2019.
Tracie Bennett to host the Sondheim Society Student Performer Of The Year Award
Tracie Bennett to host the West End Gala of the 12th Annual Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer Of The Year and 11th Annual Stiles and Drewe Prize. The 2018 competition will be staged at the Savoy Theatre on Sunday 10 June at 3pm. Chris Hocking returns to direct the annual gala which is to be hosted by Tracie Bennett, directed by Chris Hocking, musical direction by Mark Etherington. A special guest performer will be announced. This annual competition, co-produced by The Stephen Sondheim Society and Mercury Musical Developments, sees twelve of the top student performers from musical theatre and drama schools across the UK each perform a classic song by Stephen Sondheim and a new musical theatre song, written by members of Mercury Musical Developments. The first prize is £1,000. Writer and broadcaster Edward Seckerson returns to Chair the Student Performer judges with Rebecca Caine (the original Cosette in Les Miserables, and Christine in … Read more
Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer Of The Year and Stiles And Drewe Prize Winners Announced.
The Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performers Of The Year Award and the Stiles And Drewe Prize for Best New Song were held yesterday at London’s Novello Theatre. Clustered inside the theatre on a sunny London afternoon, the programme was hosted by Julian Ovenden and with performances from Ovenden, Sophie Louise Dann, Natasha Cottriall and former winners of the Performer Of The Year Award. Courtney Bowman won the Student Performer Of the Year Award (£1000 prize) with her performances of Me And My Town from Anyone Can Whistle and The Driving Lesson from the musical Heart Of Winter written by Tim O’Connor. Speaking to BritishTheatre.com after the event Courtney said: “I’m so surprised to have won, because everyone involved was so brilliant. There are no two people who are the same out of the twelve of us, and it’s so refreshing to watch and learn from other performers. Being thrown together … Read more
