FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE UK
STEPHEN SCHWARTZ WILL TAKE PART IN
A PUBLIC Q&A
AN EVENING WITH STEPHEN SCHWARTZ
WILL BE PRESENTED BY HOPE ARIA PRODUCTIONS AT
HOPE MILL THEATRE, MANCHESTER
ON SUNDAY 17 FEBRUARY
Katy Lipson of Aria Entertainment and Joseph Houston and William Whelton of Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester are delighted to announce AN EVENING WITH STEPHEN SCHWARTZ, a showcase of the multi-award-winning American lyricist and composer’s best loved repertoire, on Sunday 17 February. A drinks and finger buffet will begin at 6pm, with the main event beginning at 7.30pm, including Schwartz’s first ever UK panel discussion about his life and work.
In a career that spans four decades, Schwartz has written such critically acclaimed shows as Wicked, Pippin and Godspell and contributed lyrics to the films Pocahontas and The Hunchback of Notre Dame and songs for The Prince of Egypt.
The evening will be Hope Aria Production’s second fundraising event, after the success of ‘An Aria of Hope and Dreams’, with all proceeds from ticket sales going towards their 2019 season of work. The season opens with Schwartz’s RAGS from 2 March – 6 April, MAME with music by Jerry Herman, starring Tracie Bennett, from 27 September – 9 November, and THE ASTONISHING TIMES OF TIMOTHY CRATCHIT, a new musical, with music and lyrics by newcomer Andre Catrini, from 22 November – 29 December.
Hope Aria Productions was created in 2016, when Joseph Houston and William Whelton of Hope Mill Theatre joined forces with Katy Lipson of Aria Entertainment to spearhead the venue as a home for new musicals, musical premieres and musical revivals. Katy is now Producing Artistic Director for all in-house musicals. Hope Aria productions since 2016 include Parade, Hair, the European premiere of Yank!, Pippin, the European premiere of Little Women, the world premiere of Toyboy Diaries, Spring Awakening, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Aspects of Love, new British chamber musical The Return of the Soldier, and Stephen Sondheim’s Putting It Together. London transfers include Yank! at Charing Cross Theatre, Pippin at Southwark Playhouse and Hair at The Vaults, which won the WhatsOnStage Award for Best Off West End Production. Hair will tour the UK later this year and the London transfer of Aspects of Love has recently opened at Southwark Playhouse. In 2018, Hope Mill Theatre won The Stage Award for Fringe Theatre of the Year and the company featured in The Stage 100 in 2018 and 2019.
LISTINGS INFORMATION
Hope Mill Theatre
Hope Mill
113 Pollard Street
Manchester
M4 7JA
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An Evening with Stephen Schwartz
Sunday 17 February
Buffet 6.00pm
Event 7.30pm
Tickets £45 (including drinks reception and finger buffet)
Rags
2 March – 6 April 2019
Press Night: 5 March 2019
Tickets: £18 – £28 (Previews £16) Premium tickets available
Tue-Sat 7.30pm, Wed & Sat 2.30pm, Sun 3pm
Mame
27 September – 9 November 2019
Press Night: 3 October 2019
Tickets: £21 – £29 (Previews £16) Premium tickets available
Tue-Sat 7.30pm, Wed & Sat 2.30pm, Sun 3pm
The Astonishing Times of Timothy Cratchit
22 November – 29 December 2019
Press Night: 27 November 2019
Tickets: £18 – £28 (Previews £16) Family and Premium tickets available
Tue-Sat 7.30pm, Wed & Sat 2.30pm, Sun 3pm (2.30pm only on 24 December, no performances 25 & 26 December)