LATEST SHOWS TO GO ON SALE AT LEEDS GRAND THEATRE
Priority tickets on sale from Wednesday 17 January / General from Wednesday 24 January 2018
CILLA THE MUSICAL *** SIXTIES GOLD *** RAIN MAN *** MOTOWN ***
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Tuesday 16 to Saturday 20 October 2018
CILLA THE MUSICAL
Based on the critically acclaimed ITV mini-series, Cilla The Musical follows the story of the extraordinary life of the ordinary teenage girl from Liverpool, Priscilla White, and her rocky, yet incredible rise to fame.
At just 25-years-old, Cilla Black was one of the most internationally recognised singing stars, who later went on to become one of Britain’s favorite television entertainers headlining multiple series of Blind Date, Surprise Surprise and many more.
The musical score is the ultimate soundtrack to the sixties, including ‘Anyone who had a heart’, ‘Alfie’ and‘Something tells me’.
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Sunday 28 October
SIXTIES GOLD
Following 2017’s successful tour, Sixties Gold returns with an even stronger line-up of artists that, between them, scored over 50 UK Top 30 hits: The Searchers, The Merseybeats, The Fortunes, PJ Proby, Love Affair’s Steve Ellis and Vanity Fare.
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Monday 29 October to Saturday 3 November 2018
RAIN MAN
Bill Kenwright presents the inaugural Classic Screen to Stage Theatre Companies production of Rain Man – based on the Oscar-winning film starring Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman.
Rain Man tells the story of two brothers, Charlie Babbitt, a self-centered salesman, and Raymond, Charlie’s long-lost elder, autistic brother. When Charlie discovers that Raymond has inherited the family’s multi-million-dollar fortune, he sets out to get ‘his half’ by ‘borrowing’ Raymond from the institution where he has spent most of his life and embarking on a trip across America.
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Tuesday 6 to Saturday 17 November 2018
MOTOWN THE MUSICAL
The sensational hit West End musical is bringing its unique sound to Leeds and is guaranteed to having audiences ‘Dancing in the Street’.
With just $800, Berry Gordy founded Motown Records and launched the careers of multiple legendary artists, including Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder and The Temptations.
Featuring over 50 classic hits, including ‘My Girl’, ‘I Heard It Through the Grapevine’ and ‘Ain’t No Mountain High Enough’, Motown The Musical tells the thrilling tale of the man who broke barriers and fought against the odds to create something more than a record label.
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