JOANNA STRAND AND FRIENDS will perform at The Hippodrome Casino in the heart of London’s West End on Thursday 14 July at 11.00pm, in a fundraising cabaret supporting the work of The Make A Difference Trust (MAD Trust). Joanna will be joined by headline guests Gary Williams and Jacqui Tate, alongside an exciting line-up of West End performers.
Other special guest performers will include Rodney Earl Clarke, Katherine Evans, Pamela Hay, Monique Henry, Theo Jameson, Lydia Jenkins, Ria Jones, John Mclarnon, Nathaniel Morrison, Nigel Richards, Thomas Humphreys, Colette Lennon, David Shannon, the West End Gospel Choir, Worbey And Farrell, with a few more surprises on the night (line-up subject to change).
Alongside her career on London’s West End stage (The Phantom of the Opera, Master Class, Jekyll and Hyde), Joanna Strand enjoys success as a cabaret performer and regularly performs her shows at The Crazy Coqs, Pheasantry, Pizza Express Dean Street and New York venues including Feinstein’s, 54 Below, The Carlyle and Metropolitan Room.
Gary Williams enjoyed his West End debut, recreating the role of Frank Sinatra for 150 performances of The Rat Pack Live From Las Vegas at The Theatre Royal Haymarket. He has been a regular guest of the BBC Concert Orchestra for ‘Friday Night Is Music Night’ and had the honour of performing for The Prince of Wales at Buckingham Palace. He performs regularly at The Crazy Coqs and many other London cabaret venues.
Jacqueline Tate’s theatre credits include the Broadway transfer of South Pacific, Avenue Q (West End & National Tour), The Phantom of the Opera (West End) and world tours of Evita and My Fair Lady. Recently, she has appeared at the Crazy Coqs, The Pheasantry and Pizza Express Dean Street with her dueting partner Joanna Strand.
Tickets are now on sale, priced at £16.50 and £22.50 (including booking fees), and can be booked through The Make A Difference Trust here: www.madtrust.seetickets.com . Doors open at 10.30pm, the event starts at 11.00pm. Ticket holders must be aged 18 or over.
All profits will go to The Make A Difference Trust. With a legacy of over 25 years, the MAD Trust, trading as TheatreMAD, brings together the theatre industry and its supporters to raise funds for HIV and AIDS projects that raise awareness, and provide care, support and education in the United Kingdom and Sub-Saharan Africa. The Trust also supports those in the entertainment industry facing hardship as a result of a long term illness.
To find out more about The Make A Difference Trust, visit: http://www.madtrust.org.uk/
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/madtrust