The Osmonds (musical)
The Osmonds | |
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A New Musical | |
Music | Various |
Lyrics | Various |
Book | Julian Bigg Shaun Kerrison Jay Osmond (story) |
Basis | The life and music of The Osmonds |
Premiere | 3 February 2022Curve Theatre, Leicester : |
Productions | 2022 UK and Ireland tour |
The Osmonds is an upcoming jukebox musical based on the life and music of The Osmonds. The musical's story is by Jay Osmond and will feature a book by Julian Bigg and Shaun Kerrison.
Synopsis[]
The musical tells the story of the five Osmond brothers, Alan, Wayne, Merrill, Jay and Donny from Utah in the 1970s who formed The Osmonds band selling 100 million records and winning 59 Gold and Platinum awards.[1]
Production[]
The musical will make its world premiere at the Curve Theatre, Leicester on 3 February 2022 before touring the UK and Ireland until December 2022. The production will be directed by Shaun Kerrison and feature choreography by Bill Deamer, with Orchestration/Musical Supervision by Julian Bigg[2] The musical was due to premiere in August 2021, however was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 12 October 2021, the lead casting was announced.[3]
Musical numbers[]
The musical is set to feature songs made famous by The Osmonds, including;
- Love Me For A Reason
- Crazy Horses
- Let Me In
- Puppy Love
- One Bad Apple
- Long Haired Lover From Liverpool
- Paper Roses
- Yo-Yo
- Through the Years
- Down by the Lazy River
- Having a Party
Cast and characters[]
Character | UK tour (2022) |
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Merrill Osmond | Ryan Anderson |
Alan Osmond | Jamie Chatterton |
Jay Osmond | Alex Lodge |
Wayne Osmond | Danny Nattrass |
Donny Osmond | Joseph Peacock |
External links[]
References[]
- ^ "World Premiere of The Osmonds: A New Musical in 2021/2022". LondonTheatre1. 2020-11-06. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
- ^ "The Osmonds: A New Musical Will Make Its World Premiere in the U.K. in 2021". Broadway.com. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
- ^ "The Osmonds musical UK tour unveils lead casting | WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
- Jukebox musicals
- Musicals inspired by real-life events
- Cultural depictions of pop musicians
- British musicals
- Osmond family (show business)
- 2022 musicals