Death Takes A Holiday…
Composer Maury Yeston sails into town to promote the European premiere of his much acclaimed musical Death Takes A Holiday and we will be on onboard to interview him. Stay tuned.
“Titanic” continues its 10-week record-breaking West End season at Charing Cross Theatre.
Its run has been extended to August 13.
Director Thom Southerland and producer Danielle Tarento, the team that brought us the tremendous production Titanic, will open the European premiere Death Takes A Holiday in London from Saturday 3 December.
READ OUR REVIEW OF TITANIC HERE
Maury Yeston is best known for writing the music and lyrics to Broadway musicals, including Nine in 1982, and Titanic in 1997, both of which won Tony Awards for best musical and best score. He also won a Drama Desk Award for Nine. Maury Yeston also wrote a significant amount of the music and most of the lyrics to the Tony-nominated musical Grand Hotel in 1989, which was nominated for best score.
The Story…
“In Northern Italy, shortly after World War One, Death disguises himself as a handsome young prince to try to understand why life is so precious and death so feared. But when he unexpectedly falls in love with a newly engaged young woman, this mysterious stranger discovers that love may in fact be stronger than death.”
With a book by multi Tony Award winners Thomas Meehan and Peter Stone, based on the 1928 Italian play of the same name which went on to inspire the movie, Meet Joe Black, starring Brad Pitt, and a lush, romantic score by multi Tony Award winner Maury Yeston, this is a soaring story of the preciousness of life and the overwhelming power of love.
Maury Yeston will be particiapting in Q & A with Matt Wolf after the performance of Titnaic oon tuesday night - free to anyone with a ticket to see the show.