Amateur Stage Magazine

As a friend of Amateur Stage we're pleased to bring you this special offer for tickets for all the final stops on Helena Blackman's Journey To The Past tour.

Since Disney's first full length animated movie Snow White and the Seven Dwarves graced cinema screens in 1937, animated films have touched the hearts and lives of billions of people the world over. From the captivating 1950s portrayals of classic fairy tales such as Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty to the reawakening of the ancient Chinese poem Mulan and the romanticised retelling of the lost Romanov Princess Anastasia during the late 1990s, animated films have continued to enthral audiences old and new through their dream like imagery and use of some of the most famous and magical songs in the history of film. During the 1990s alone, 6 Academy Awards for 'Best Original Song' were awarded to animated films including Aladdin, Beauty and The Beast and Tarzan to name but a few.
Audiences are in for a treat as they hear songs written by some of the most famous songwriters of the stage and screen including Howard Ashman and Alan Menken, most famous for their collaborations on Disney classics including The Little Mermaid and Beauty and The Beast, Tim Rice and Stephen Schwartz, who has since gone on to write the lyrics for theatrical favourite, Wicked. 
 
Helena will take her audience on a nostalgic ride through a wealth of timeless songs, including moving renditions of Disney Classics; 'Part of Your World' (The Little Mermaid), 'Colours of the Wind' (Pocahontas), 'A Whole New World' (Aladdin); songs from Disney's latest animated fairytale Tangled and the Oscar Winning Beauty & the Beast;and songs from An American Tail, The Land Before Time, Thumbelina and the show's title song 'Journey to the Past' from Anastasia; as well as many, many more. The intimate performance, with Helena just inches from her audience, is sure to have most reliving the soundtrack of their youth, whilst allowing younger generations to discover these enchanting musical numbers for the very first time.
 
Helena Blackman first captured the nation's attention and the unfailing support of Andrew Lloyd Webber on the BBC's 'How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?'. Since then, Helena has gone on to headline the acclaimed UK tour of Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific and starred in the West End première of Stephen Sondheim's Saturday Night. Helena released her highly successful debut album 'The Sound of Rodgers & Hammerstein' in February 2011, launching the album with a concert at the Delfont Room in London's West End. Subsequently, she toured the UK as a guest artist with number one charting classical singer Jonathan Ansell, rounding off the year on a high with a stunning performance of the songs from her album at the prestigious Elgar Room at the Royal Albert Hall.   

You can now save 25% off on tickets purchased for the entire tour when you quote AMSTAGE when booking online (www.journeytothepasttour.com), in person and through the phone.

Dates and venues are as follows:-

Saturday 25 February    Birmingham Conservatoire    0121 303 2323
 
Saturday 3 March    Aylesbury Waterside Theatre    0844 871 7607
 
Thursday 8 March   Epsom Playhouse      01372 742 555
 
Thursday 22 March       Greenwich Theatre      0208 858 7755
 
Saturday 31 March     Arts Depot, Finchley      0208 369 5454
 
Saturday 7 April     Cardiff Millennium Centre     0292 063 6464
 
Thursday 12 April    Redditch Palace Theatre     01527 65203
 
DON'T MISS OUT