ROYO, UNIVERSAL MUSIC UK, SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT & MIGHTY VILLAGE have introduced the world premiere of NOW That’s What I Call A Musical, a brand-new British musical written by award-winning comic Pippa Evans and directed and choreographed by Craig Revel Horwood. NOW That’s What I Call A Musical will start performances on 6 September 2024.
It involves Glasgow 18-22 February 2024 on the Kings Theatre.
Get able to relive the playlist of your life by celebrating 40 years of the enduring and chart-topping compilations model NOW That’s What I Call Music, which has bought an estimated 200 million copies worldwide. This fun-filled night is bursting with hits from Whitney Houston, Wham! Blondie, Tears For Fears, Spandau Ballet and so many extra.
It’s Birmingham, 1989. Two faculty associates, Gemma and April, are busy with crucial enterprise – planning their lives based mostly on Number One Magazine quizzes and dreaming of snogging Rick Astley. Cut to Birmingham 2009 and it’s probably the most dreaded occasion of their lives– the college reunion. Drama, outdated flames and receding hairlines come collectively as associates reunite and every thing from the previous begins to fit into place. The greatest query is: what was with all that hairspray?
Craig Revel Horwood stated “This is a beautiful and funny story about two schoolgirls navigating life through their shared love of music. Pippa has written a script that takes you right back to sharing your Walkman headphones with your best friend, escaping the boring day to day and dancing like nobody is watching. Everybody remembers getting the latest NOW That’s What I Call Music Album! Our show is packed full of the biggest hits of the era and I cannot wait to get started and you will love it.”
Pippa Evans stated “Writing NOW That’s What I Call A Musical! has been an absolute delight, weaving this funny, heart-warming story around such a fantastic collection of songs. September 2024 can’t come soon enough!”
Jamii Layton, Managing Director of NOW That’s What I Call Music stated, “Now That’s What I Call Music will be 40 years old in November, and with our albums having become such an integral part of the soundtrack of peoples’ lives over that time, it is thrilling for the brand to be headlining such a warm and fun-packed show. NOW has always celebrated the creative diversity and all-round magic of pop music. This combination of a life-affirming story and fantastic music selection will make such a strong connection with the audience. It’s a great way for NOW to salute our legacy and also look forward to the future, continuing to celebrate the best in past and present hits.”
