West End International
With over twenty years experience in musical theatre, London-based West End International was founded by Martin Yates to cross the boundaries between classical and music theatre disciplines, and produces concerts for leading orchestras internationally.
Its success has been assured by consistently working with artists of the highest calibre, drawn from a talented pool of highly experienced music directors and specialist singers, all of whom have played leading roles in the many musicals which originated on London’s stages. West End International also have their own unrivalled library of authentic, first class orchestral arrangements putting them in a unique position to provide all the key musical elements to orchestras wishing to present a hugely entertaining evening with a wide-reaching appeal.
They have worked with internationally renowned guest artists from right across the musical spectrum including Elaine Paige, Petula Clark, Michael Ball, Ruthie Henshall, Bryn Terfel, Montserrat Caballé, Barbara Hendricks, Gregg Edelman, Debbie Gravitte and John Barrowman.
The concert portfolio has rapidly expanded and now incorporates The Best of the West End, Broadway The Concert, Hollywood The Concert, New York! New York!, Fascinatin’ Rhythm, The World of Rodgers & Hammerstein, You’re the Top, The Musical World of Lerner & Loewe and Stars of the Musicals. Several popular concerts have been created to include Queen: A Symphonic Rock Spectacular, Thank You for the Music, Beatlemania! and Bond … James Bond. The most recent addition to the repertoire is An Evening of Gilbert & Sullivan; semi-staged with period costumes, linking dialogue and the original orchestrations.
Orchestras with whom West End International has worked include the London Symphony, City of Birmingham Symphony, Halle, Gothenburg Symphony, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, Bergen Philharmonic, Zurich Tonhalle, Sydney Symphony, Melbourne Symphony and New Zealand Symphony.
For further information or to discuss booking opportunities, please contact Jeremy Woods at James Brown Management +44 1223 706030 or jeremy.woods@hazardchase.co.uk