Ushers: The Front of House Musical
Ushers: The Front of House MusicAL is a musical with music by Yiannis Koutsakos, lyrics by James Oban, and a book by James Rottger. The musical premiered in 2013 with a workshop performance at The Hope Theatre (Kings Head Theatre), before transferring to Off-West End Venue The Charing Cross Theatre in 2014, with a cast including Daniel Buckley, Ceris Hine, Ross McNeil, Liam Ross-Mills, Carly Thoms, Ralph Bogard.
Synopsis
Set in a West End theatre, USHERS: The Front of House Musical follows a working shift in the lives of the stagiest people in the theatre - the front of house staff, portraying the hilarious, ridiculous and frequently moving stories of ice cream and programme sellers who dare to dream.
Musical numbers
- Act I
- "Welcome" – Company
- "Spend Per Head" – Robin, Company
- "Leading Men" – Rosie
- "Induction" – Company
- "The Parts I Could Play – Stephen
- "Dreams & Ice Creams" – Lucy
- "(It's Time to) Let Go" – Ben
- Act II
- "Interval Preparations" – Company
- "Welcome Back" – Company
- "Half-Finished Story" – Gary
- "The Ballad of Robin Poketts" Robin
- "Loving You Is All I Know" - Gary and Ben
- "The Ballad of Robin Poketts" (Reprise) - Robin
- "Goodbye" – Company
Productions
The production came to fruition from twitters mysterious @WestEndProducers competition "Search For A Twitter Composer" at the Soho Theatre London, The production was in the final four of the competition.
The Hope Theatre (Fringe / (Off-Off West End)- December 2013
The Charing Cross Theatre (Off-West End) - March till June 2014