Thriller Live to celebrate a record-breaking 4,000 West End show
July 18, 2018

Thriller Live is to celebrate a record-breaking 4,000 West End shows with a glittering Gala Charity Performance in aid of The Prince’s Trust on Wednesday 12th September, 2018 featuring major guest stars. Thriller Live’s producers announce a partnership with The Prince’s Trust to provide a year-long outreach programme. West End concert spectacular, Thriller Live is teaming up with The Prince’s Trust to celebrate their record-breaking 4000th performance at the Lyric Theatre on Wednesday 12th September, 2018. For one night only and to raise funds for The Prince’s Trust, high profile special guest stars from the world of music and entertainment – names to be announced – will perform Michael Jackson tracks alongside the West End cast for this very exciting gala charity performance. It promises to be a truly unforgettable night!

All proceeds from tickets sales will be donated to The Prince’s Trust and the gala night will launch a year-long partnership and commitment to provide tickets, workshops and a mentoring programme. Thriller Live Producers Paul Walden & Derek Nicol of Flying Music and Executive Director Adrian Grant of Key Concerts said: “We are proud to announce that Thriller Live, which is now in its 10th year in the West End, is partnering with The Prince’s Trust for this one-off charity gala performance and that we will be supporting this wonderful charity over the next year with its mandate to help disadvantaged young people get their lives on track with opportunities to see the show, Q & A sessions, art programmes, workshops and mentoring experiences with our creative team, dancers and singers.”

Ian Jeffers, Deputy Chief Executive at The Prince’s Trust said: “We’d like to say a huge thank you to everyone at Thriller Live for inviting us to share the spotlight with them at this milestone moment. The funds raised through the 4000th Thriller Live performance, along with the Thriller Live team’s commitment to provide experiences and mentoring over the next year, will help us to support even more young people to develop the confidence and skills they need to realise their ambitions.”

Thriller Live, created by Michael Jackson author and associate Adrian Grant and directed by award-winning choreographer Gary Lloyd, is unlike any other West End musical. There is no script or story, it is instead an eye-popping celebration of Michael Jackson’s music and dance legacy, bringing to life on stage his distinctive high-energy dancing and the pulsating sound of many of pop’s greatest hits.

Thriller Live first Moonwalked into the Lyric Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue in January 2009. It holds the record as the longest ever run of a show since the theatre started entertaining the capital in December 1888, and the record as the 6th longest running musical currently playing in the West End. It has been seen by over 4.5 million people in 33 countries and played over 6,000 performances worldwide, never failing to get a standing ovation!

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Thriller Live wird am Mittwoch, den 12. September 2018, eine rekordverdächtige 4.000 West End Show mit einer glanzvollen Gala Charity Performance zugunsten von The Prince's Trust feiern. Die Produzenten von Thriller Live geben eine Partnerschaft mit The Prince's Trust bekannt, um ein einjähriges Outreach-Programm anzubieten. West End Konzert spektakulär, Thriller Live ist mit dem Prince's Trust zusammen, um ihre rekordbrechende 4000. Auftritt am Lyric Theatre am Mittwoch, 12. September 2018 zu feiern. Nur für eine Nacht und um Geld für The Prince's Trust zu sammeln, werden hochkarätige Special-Stars aus der Welt der Musik und Unterhaltung - die Namen werden noch bekannt gegeben - Michael Jackson-Tracks zusammen mit den West End-Darstellern aufführen. Es verspricht eine wirklich unvergessliche Nacht zu werden!

Alle Erlöse aus dem Kartenverkauf werden an The Prince's Trust gespendet und die Gala-Nacht wird eine einjährige Partnerschaft und Verpflichtung eröffnen, Tickets, Workshops und ein Mentoring-Programm anzubieten. Die Thriller-Live-Produzenten Paul Walden & Derek Nicol von Flying Music und Executive Director Adrian Grant von Key Concerts sagten: "Wir sind stolz darauf, dass Thriller Live, das jetzt im 10. Jahr im West End ist, eine Partnerschaft mit The Prince's Trust für Diese einmalige Wohltätigkeits-Gala-Performance und die Unterstützung dieser wundervollen Wohltätigkeitsorganisation im nächsten Jahr mit ihrem Auftrag, benachteiligten jungen Menschen zu helfen, ihr Leben mit den Möglichkeiten zu verfolgen, die Show, Q & A-Sitzungen, Kunstprogramme, Workshops und Mentoring-Erfahrungen mit unserem kreativen Team, Tänzern und Sängern. "

Ian Jeffers, Deputy Chief Executive bei The Prince's Trust, sagte: "Wir möchten uns bei Thriller Live sehr herzlich dafür bedanken, dass sie uns eingeladen haben, in diesem wichtigen Moment das Rampenlicht mit ihnen zu teilen. Die Spendengelder durch die 4000. Thriller Live-Leistung und das Engagement des Thriller Live-Teams, im nächsten Jahr Erfahrungen und Mentoring zu bieten, werden uns helfen, noch mehr junge Menschen zu unterstützen, das Selbstvertrauen und die Fähigkeiten zu entwickeln, die sie brauchen. " Thriller Live, geschaffen von Michael Jackson Autor und Associate Adrian Grant und unter der Regie des preisgekrönten Choreografen Gary Lloyd, ist wie kein anderes West End Musical.

Es gibt kein Drehbuch oder eine Geschichte, stattdessen wird Michael Jacksons Musik- und Tanz-Vermächtnis auf beeindruckende Weise zum Leben erweckt und auf der Bühne wird sein unverwechselbares energiegeladenes Tanzen und der pulsierende Sound vieler der größten Hits des Pops zum Leben erweckt. Thriller Live ging im Januar 2009 erstmals ins Lyric Theatre auf der Shaftesbury Avenue. Es ist der längste Lauf einer Show, seit das Theater im Dezember 1888 die Hauptstadt feierte und die Platte als das am längsten laufende Musical der Welt gespielt wurde das westliche Ende. Es wurde von über 4,5 Millionen Menschen in 33 Ländern gesehen und spielte über 6.000 Auftritte weltweit, ohne jemals einen stehenden Applaus zu bekommen!

LISTINGS INFO
THRILLER LIVE
4000th Performance Charity Gala
in association with The Prince’s Trust
Wednesday 12th September, 2018
Red carpet arrivals from 7.00pm
Show starts at 7.30pm

Lyric Theatre
Shaftesbury Theatre
London, W1D 7ES
Box office: 0330 333 4812

www.thrillerlive.com SOURCE: London Theatre 1

Thriller Live reaches milestone show in Edinburgh

Thriller Live cast celebrate the show's 7000th performance -''Britt Quentin, ''Kieran Alleyne and ''Ina Seidou

Michael Jackson musical Thriller Live hits 7000th performance while in Edinburgh.

THE cast of Thriller Live moon-walked onto the stage of The Playhouse on Tuesday night for the 7,000th performance of the smash hit West End concert spectacular.

To mark the theatrical milestone, members of the cast of the international tour, including lead dancer Kieran Alleynee (pictured in the Billie Jean costume), who was the original Young Michael in the West End production, celebrated before the show.

Producers Paul Walden and Derek Nicol said, “Just as Michael Jackson himself did throughout his prolific career, Thriller Live continues to smash old records and set new ones.

“We are more than thrilled to reach this incredible milestone - very few shows have this longevity so we’d like to take a moment to say thanks to the fans that continue to celebrate Michael Jackson’s music.

“And also to salute the hundreds of singers, dancers, musicians and backstage staff who have toured the world over the past 12 years as part of the Thriller Live family.”

The show is a non-stop concert featuring all of the greatest hits from a career spanning Michael’s debut with the Jackson 5 in the Seventies through to Thriller, the world’s best-selling album with more than 105 million copies sold to date.

Unlike other West End musicals Thriller Live has no script or story.

It is instead an eye-popping celebration of the Jacksons’ music legacy,bringing to life on stage distinctive high-energy dancing and the pulsating sound of many of pop’s greatest hits.

The production, which runs at The Playhouse until Saturday 18 May, changes each year with new numbers added, and features specially created video footage and effects and choreography by award-winning director, Gary Lloyd.

Commenting on the success of the show, Jackson brothers Jackie, Marlon and Tito said, “Thriller Live is such a cool celebration of Michael’s music and the music of the Jackson Five we made together.

“We loved the show when we saw it, and fans in the audience were ‘thrilled’ with the performances.”

Thriller Live is at The Playhouse, Greenside Place, until Saturday, 7.30pm, tickets priced at £13-£46.65. See http://www.atgtickets.com

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