21 Oct 2008
West End leading lady Maria Friedman will join a host of London’s established and emerging musical theatre stars when she leads the cast of annual festive celebration Christmas In New York. Read more
Christmas In New York brings together festive songs from the musicals with a sprinkling of more traditional fare in a seasonal West End celebration.
Evoking a magical time of year in a much loved city and now in its third successful year, Christmas In New York is a multi-layered chocolate box of musical moments; a unique confection offering a veritable variety of flavours infused with creative invention and reinterpretation at every turn.
Christmas In New York is the seasonal offering from the Notes From New York team which has spent the last five years bring new work by both American and British musical theatre composers to the London stage.
The show’s cast of West End stars is led by three-time Laurence Olivier Award winner Maria Friedman, who has previously appeared in productions including Chicago, Lady In The Dark, Passion, Ragtime, Sunday In The Park With George and The Woman In White.
Also among the cast of Christmas In New York is Notes From New York Associate Artist Julie Atherton. Having originated the role of Kate Monster/Lucy The Slut in the London production of Avenue Q, Atherton returns to the puppet show with a difference in December 2008.
Other Christmas In New York cast members include Wicked’s Oliver Tompsett and Ashleigh Gray, Monty Python’s Spamalot’s Michael Xavier, Hairspray’s Adrian Hansel and Zoe Rainey, Blood Brothers’s Richard Reynard, and Lorna Want who previously appeared in the London productions of Footloose and Evita.
In the spirit of fostering young talent, Christmas In New York features a brand new title song this year, which Notes From New York has commissioned from the burgeoning composer Michael Bruce, who won last year’s Notes For The Stage composition competition. Bruce also orchestrates and arranges other material for the show, which features a string octet.
show times: 19:30
ticket prices: £15-£35
cast: Maria Friedman, Julia Atherton, Oliver Tompsett, Ashleigh Gray, Michael Xavier, Adrian Hansel, Zoe Rainey, Richard Reynard, Lorna Want
producer: Notes From New York
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address: Shaftesbury Avenue, London, United Kingdom, W1D 7ES
nearest tube: Piccadilly Circus (250m)
nearest bus: 14, 19, 22B, 38, 53, 88, 94, 159.
parking: Westminter City Council car park at Poland Street and China Town. NCP at Wardour Street, Newport Place, Denman Street, Lexington Street.
air conditioned: No
Access Booking:Tel: 0844 412 4648 Minicom: 020 7087 7835
discounts: Discounts available for disabled customers and their companions.
limited mobility: Most accessible seats in boxes E, D and C. Front row of Dress Circle and seats D1, D20, E1, E24 in the Stalls have very good leg room.
access description: Access to the Box Office is by three foyer width steps and one small step at the main doors with handrails on either side. There are no steps between the ticketing entrance and the Dress Circle doors. Inside the Dress Circle level there are 5 steps leading to seats. There are 32 (26 from level access entrance) steps leading down into the Stalls level. There is a tall staircase leading to the Upper Circle and Balcony levels. All steps inside the auditorium are highlighted.
hearing impaired: Sennheiser infra-red system with 5 headsets.
guide dogs policy: Guide dogs are welcome in the auditorium, although we recommend an end of row or box seat for their comfort. Staff available to dog-sit. We can take 2 dogs at any one time and advance booking is recommended.
wheelchairs: Entrance is through the left-hand double EXIT door (Royal Entrance) as you face the theatre. Level access to Boxes E, D and C. Boxes C and D can accomodate 1 scooter or wheelchair plus guest. Box E can accomodate 1 scooter or wheelchair plus 2 guests or 2 scooters or 2 wheelchairs.. Slightly restricted view. Transfer seating available to Dress Circle (up 6 steps from Royal Entrance). Wheelchairs stored in cloakroom or front of house store, on Dress Circle level. Venue suitable for scooters – please check when booking. Senior members of staff can assist further in the purchase of refreshments and programmes.
toilets: Men’s and women’s off the Dress Circle Bar. Women’s 4 steps up from Stalls bar, men’s 11 steps up from Stalls bar. Women’s and men’s off rear Stalls and at Upper Circle and Balcony levels.
disabled toilets: Adapted toilet on the left inside the Royal entrance in the Royal Retiring Room.
Maria Freidman, star of Christmas In New York
