With simply over two weeks to go till its world premiere on the Alexandra Theatre in Birmingham, the forged of the extremely anticipated Steps musical Right here And Now have been photographed working laborious within the rehearsal room!
The corporate, led by Rebecca Lock as Caz McGovern, Hiba Elchikhe as Neeta Thakkar, Basement Jaxx lead vocalist Sharlene Hector as Vel King, and Blake Patrick Anderson as Robbie Davies, are seen appearing, singing, and dancing up a storm as they excellent their act forward of the exhibits opening evening.
Right here and Now is a model new theatre manufacturing written by Shaun Kitchener, directed by Rachel Kavanaugh, and produced by the 5 members of Steps, together with theatre firm ROYO, and music mogul Pete Waterman.
First introduced in early 2024, the present will weave collectively the chart topping bands music, utilizing a few of their greatest hits as a basis for the storyline which follows the trials and tribulations of the employees and patrons of a seaside superstore named ‘Higher Finest Bargains’.
In a joint assertion launched to the press following the announcement of the musical, Steps (Claire Richards, Faye Tozer, Lisa Scott-Lee, Lee Latchford-Evans and Ian ‘H’ Watkins) stated: “We’ve been fortunate to do many issues collectively as a band, however the query we get requested repeatedly is ‘the place is the Steps musical?’ Properly…it’s lastly right here and we couldn’t be extra excited. We’ve looked for the proper story for our music and we’ve discovered it within the aisle of a seaside superstore the place 4 pals set out on their very own Summer season of Love.”
“It’s a narrative of friendship, romance and group; full of our greatest hits and positive to have everyone laughing, crying and dancing within the aisles. We will’t wait to open the doorways this yr, and see you there!”
Try the forged of Right here And Now under:
Tickets for ‘Right here And Now – The Steps Musical’ are on-sale right here
