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Musical Theatre Company

Musical Theatre Company

Our Musical Theatre Company is a unique opportunity to take to the stage in a central London theatre. Learn your craft in musical theatre as part of a performing ensemble.

The Musical Theatre Company is one of our longest running companies. They have been performing together for just over a decade, since the first production of Rent in 2012. Since then, this ongoing group performs twice a year, a Christmas musical theatre-themed pantomime and a full musical production in the summer. These are both staged in a large theatre with full technical production, a professional environment with an expert creative team consisting of a director, musical director and choreographer.

The company is a welcoming, fun and passionate group who love musical theatre, and new members are welcomed with open arms!

What will I achieve?

  • Perform twice a year in a lavish summer production and Christmas pantomime
  • Learn the art of performing musical theatre through extensive rehearsals and training
  • Integrate singing, dance and acting, exploring the dynamic between all three elements
  • Light up the stage in a central London theatre

Rehearsals

Choose from Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday nights.

Performances

Perform at a central London theatre, twice a year to a public audience.

Our Next Production: FOOTLOOSE

Footloose tells the story of Ren McCormack, a teenager from Chicago who moves to a small town where dancing and rock music have been banned. Ren faces resistance from the conservative town leaders, including Reverend Shaw Moore. Determined to bring joy back to the community, Ren rallies his peers to fight for their right to dance. And along the way, he falls in love with Ariel, the rebellious daughter of the reverend. 

Footloose is a celebration of self-expression and the power of youth.

Your Fabulous Creative Team

Director: Ben Grant

Musical Director: Sarah Vaughan/Sophie Burke

Choreographer: Ughetta Pratesi

FOOTLOOSE Stage Adaptation by DEAN PITCHFORD and WALTER BOBBIE Based on the Original Screenplay by Dean Pitchford Music by TOM SNOW Lyrics by DEAN PITCHFORD Additional Music by ERIC CARMEN, SAMMY HAGAR, KENNY LOGGINS and JIM STEINMAN Elsewhere the credits may be as follows: FOOTLOOSE Stage Adaptation by DEAN PITCHFORD and WALTER BOBBIE Music by TOM SNOW Lyrics by DEAN PITCHFORD

This amateur production of FOOTLOOSE is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd.  

How do I join?

We have two intakes a year, one in January and one in August. In order to join the Musical Theatre Company you need to have completed our Musical Theatre Beginners and Musical Theatre Improvers courses. There is no further audition in order to join the company.

On occasion we do consider students who have performance experience outside of City Academy, if their level is high enough. To join the company without attending our courses, please email a video of you performing a musical theatre song to piano or a backing track to our team at abi-mt@city-academy.com. You will be contacted and advised of the next steps.

Rehearsal Schedule

Our next rehearsals start on the 8th, 9th, 10th January 2024

Depending on what night of the week you would prefer to rehearse, we have three separate groups you can join. You can choose to join the Monday group, Tuesday group or Wednesday group. All rehearsals start in the same week and culminate in a show at the same time, the only difference is the date you rehearse.

In order to put on a production of the highest calibre possible, we expect a high level of dedication, hard work and commitment. We appreciate our company members have busy lives, however practice at home and commitment in order for it to be a success, so we do ask that you attend as many classes as you can. 

SHOW WEEK

Theatre: The POSK Theatre, 238-246 King St, Hammersmith, London, W6 0RF

Show Dates: 8th-14th July

Membership Payments

The One Show Membership Full Price: An initial deposit of £225, which is included in the £525 full payment. This option covers your membership for the entirety of the show period. This covers all company rehearsals and performances for the duration of your show. 

Monthly Membership Payment Plan: An initial deposit of £225. Then six monthly payments of £50.

Cancellation

  • The deposit payment is non-refundable for the Musical Theatre Company whether you have paid in full or monthly.
  • We do not offer refunds on monthly memberships within the 4 month minimum membership period.
  • To cancel your membership please email info@city-academy.com at least 14 days prior to the next payment date.

(A reminder that no course credit or voucher codes can be applied to your company booking - only courses and workshops)

MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY HISTORY

Our musical theatre department productions have been running since our 2012 production of RENT.

Take a look at the wealth of shows they have produced here.

MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY HISTORY

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PAYMENT OPTIONS

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We will be publishing new class dates soon - please register your interest and we will be in touch with more information.

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PAYMENT OPTIONS

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All City Academy tutors are experienced professionals from theatre, film/TV and performance industries. So whilst they're training you they may also be rehearsing for a West End show or working on a movie. We like that and we do believe it makes a difference in class.

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WHY TRAIN WITH CITY ACADEMY?

PERFORM ON STAGE

Rehearse and perform a famous Musical on stage at a theatre in central London. Previous shows include: Legally Blonde, West Side Story, Sweeney Todd and more.

WEST END TEACHERS

All of our tutors have experience performing on the West End and their friendly and supportive teaching will breakdown the steps into bitesize chunks.

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