The 'Coronation Street' musical will go ahead. Although the 'Street of Dreams' show's upcoming performances have been postponed, composer and co-producer Trisha Ward insists the musical, based on the ITV1 soap, merely needed some script tweaks and will return as soon as possible. However, she admitted losing leading lady Katy Cavanagh, who was unhappy with the production, was a blow. She told The Stage: The reason we could not continue with the tour is that, on Friday, May 11, we received an email saying our leading lady was pulling out of the production. She was unhappy about many different things, and to be...
- 6/8/2012
- Virgin Media - TV
Coronation Street musical Street of Dreams will continue, co-producer Trisha Ward has insisted. Speaking to The Stage, the composer bullishly claimed that the production will be "a box office hit". She confirmed: "It's only postponed, as we appear to have a box office hit on our hands. We sold thousands of tickets for the opening night and thousands going forward. "What we are doing is working day and night to resolve all the outstanding issues, and to put the amended show and script on stage for the thousands of fans queuing up to see it. "Now things have calmed down, I am excited - or beginning to be excited - about the prospect of our original vision being put onto the stage." Ward revealed that the reason behind the show's shock postponement was the threatened (more)...
- 6/7/2012
- by By Paul Millar
- Digital Spy
The 'Coronation Street' musical will go ahead. Although the 'Street of Dreams' show's upcoming performances have been postponed, composer and co-producer Trisha Ward insists the musical, based on the ITV1 soap, merely needed some script tweaks and will return as soon as possible. However, she admitted losing leading lady Katy Cavanagh, who was unhappy with the production, was a blow. She told The Stage: The reason we could not continue with the tour is that, on Friday, May 11, we received an email saying our leading lady was pulling out of the production. She was unhappy about many different things, and to be...
- 6/6/2012
- Virgin Media - TV
Former Coronation Street star Julie Goodyear has promised that the soap's upcoming musical project will be of "ten star" quality. The actress is reprising her role as Bet Lynch for Street of Dreams, a live musical event which explores the most memorable moments from Coronation Street's 51-year history. As announced earlier this week, Street of Dreams has been penned by Trisha Ward and is based on her album Coronation Street - Rogues, Angels, Heroes & Fools, which was released last year. Goodyear told Loose Women today: "Trisha Ward, an award-winning lyricist, has been writing this live musical event for three years. Would you believe she's been writing this for three years? Last Christmas the album came out and that was to tremendous applause. It is based a lot on that. "Needless to (more)...
- 12/9/2011
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
Paul O'Grady has expressed his delight over his involvement in Coronation Street's new musical project. Earlier this week, it was announced that the comedian will host Street of Dreams, a live musical version of Coronation Street which makes its debut in Manchester next year. Composer Trisha Ward has penned the production, which features songs from her 2010 album Coronation Street - Rogues, Angels, Heroes & Fools. O'Grady told This Morning today: "I'm looking forward to it. Trisha Ward [has written] all the songs and they're brilliant because they're written for the characters. Nobody else could sing them, so Hilda's song 'Woman Stanley Woman', is tailored exactly for Hilda and Stan. "And they're brilliantly written. There's some beautiful ballads. That's the first (more)...
- 12/9/2011
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
Hey Bet Lynch fans: Get out your beehives and your baubles. While U.S. daytime TV is going through a seismic shift, Britain’s longest-running serial is about to give new meaning to the term “soap opera.” Coronation Street will be celebrated in a “major live musical event” beginning in March in Manchester. Reckless Entertainment in association with ITV Studios and Smg Europe have announced Street Of Dreams, a live tribute to the show based on the 50th anniversary album Coronation Street: Rogues, Angels, Heroes & Fools, which featured the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. The show will be hosted by mega-Corrie fan Paul O’Grady, who will guide the audience through momentous events in the show’s history, bumping into well-loved characters with guest stars paying homage to famous roles. Writer, composer and lyricist Trisha Ward is behind the musical, with BAFTA-winning film and stage vet John Stephenson directing. The show...
- 12/8/2011
- by NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor
- Deadline TV
ITV has unveiled details for a special live musical version of Coronation Street. Street of Dreams will debut in Manchester in 2012, and will feature classic storylines and past characters from the soap's long history. Paul O'Grady will host the production by the award-winning Trisha Ward, as he takes the audience through the show and meets the various characters on-stage. Julie Goodyear will return as Bet Lynch, along with Kevin Kennedy as Curly Watts and Brian Capron as the murderous Richard Hillman. Current stars will include William Roache (Ken Barlow) and Katy Cavanagh (Julie Carp). The show (more)...
- 12/7/2011
- by By Tom Eames
- Digital Spy
A special Coronation Street CD titled Rogues, Angels, Heroes and Fools is to be released in celebration of the soap's 50th anniversary, it has been announced. Corrie cast members past and present have teamed up with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra to record the album, which contains ten original songs composed by the award-winning musical writer Trisha Ward. Billed as an "epic musical journey through 50 years of Corrie history", the disc will revisit some of the humorous and dramatic plotlines which have featured in the show over the past five decades. One of the songs - 'If It's Too Late', sung by Weatherfield favourite Katherine Kelly (Becky McDonald) - will be released as a single to support the album on December 6. Another track on the CD sees Kym Marsh (Michelle Connor) pay tribute to Elsie Tanner, while Rachel Leskovac (more)...
- 10/28/2010
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
Coronation Street writers are reportedly in talks to pen a musical to mark the soap's 50th anniversary. According to The Sun, composer Trisha Ward is working alongside the Manchester soap's team to create the stage production to tie in with the landmark milestone in December next year. A comment on Ward's website says: "She is currently writing her new stage musical based upon an iconic British entertainment property." A Corrie source told the tabloid: "With this special anniversary coming up, we have all been (more)...
- 8/14/2009
- by By Kris Green
- Digital Spy
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