Stage to PageMarisha Wallace, Bonnie Langford, Mazz Murray, More Celebrate Broadway Classics February 19Episode 5 of The Theatre Channel features songs from West Side Story, Anything Goes, and Cabaret.
By
Dan Meyer
February 19, 2021
The Theatre Channel kicks off 2021 with an exploration of Broadway classics in Episode 5 (dropping February 19), paying homage to a bygone era of storytelling while demonstrating their relevance today. Among those set to perform are Marisha Wallace and West End favorites Bonnie Langford and Mazz Murray. to order the installment.
The set list for Episode 5 includes Wallace singing “Somewhere� from West Side Story, Langford (9 to 5) crooning “I Get A Kick Out Of You� from Anything Goes, Murray (Mamma Mia!) belting “Everything’s Coming Up Roses� from Gypsy, Freddie Fox (Channel 4’s Cucumber & Banana) tackling an arrangement of “Willkommen� and “Money� from Cabaret,and Gary Wilmot (Flowers for Mrs Harris) crooning “Luck Be A Lady� from Guys and Dolls.
Thom Southerland, artistic director of the Charing Cross Theatre, has also been confirmed as co-director of Episode 5 alongside director-choreographer Bill Deamer.
Filming took place under strict adherence to government-issued COVID safety guidelines with additional measures put in place to comfort and protect all involved after the third U.K. lockdown was announced in December 2020.
Mazz Murray in Episode 5 of The Theatre Channel
Edward Johnson
Audiences can now purchase Episodes 1�5 as a discounted bundle package, available for purchase . A proportion of each sale will be donated to the Theatre Artists Fund, which supports freelancer theatre workers affected by the pandemic.
