Archive for the ‘Show News’ Category

Barney was Audition Pianist for Casting Director Amy Rycroft for the English Theatre Frankfurt’s production of The Who’s ‘Tommy’

Director – Ryan McBryde

Choreographer – Drew McOnie

Musical Director – Thomas Lorey

Barney will be joining the UK Touring Production of Grease as Musical Director for David Ian Productions.

Director – David Gilmour

Music Staging & Choreographer – Arlene Phillips

Orchestrations – Larry Wilcox, Chris Egan

Musical Supervisor & New Musical Arrangements – Mike Dixon

The No.1 Greatest Musical, GREASE, is hitting the road again and coming to a theatre near you! DANNY BAYNE (winner of ITV’s Grease Is The Word, Hairspray) returns as Danny with CARINA GILLESPIE (Grease, Buddy) as Sandy and until 6th August Ice Champion ROBIN COUSINS stars as Teen Angel.

So now it’s time to dust off your leather jackets, pull on your bobby-socks and take a trip to a simpler time as ‘bad boy’ Danny and ‘the girl next door’ Sandy fall in love all over again.

It’s the original High-School musical, featuring all the unforgettable songs from the hit movie including You’re The One That I Want, Grease Is The Word, Summer Nights, Hopelessly Devoted To You, Sandy, Greased Lightnin’ and many more.

So throw your mittens around your kittens and hand-jive the night away with the show that’ll make you want to stand up and shout, ‘A-wop-bop-a-loo-bop A-wop-bam-boom!’

IT’S THE MOST ELECTRIFYIN’ EXTRAVAGANZA on stage!!… Be there or be square!

Barney Transcribed the full score of Kim Scharnberg’s Arrangement of My Friend The Doctor from the West End Production of Dr Dolittle.

It was performed by the BBC Concert Orchestra on Friday Night is Music Night conducted by Mike Dixon.

You can listen to the programme here for the next week.

Barney will be playing the piano for the BBC Concert Orchestra with Alex Gaumond, John Owen-Jones, Ricardo Alfonso, Matt Rawle and Paul Spicer. He is also scoring a piece for the Orchestra to perform from the 1998 West End production of Dr Dolittle which starred Phillip Schofield as the Doctor.

Barney will be Associate Musical Director to Mike Dixon on ‘SPIRAL‘ a new musical being created this Summer in China between June-August.

Directed by Emmy Award winner Gale Edwards ‘Jesus Christ Superstar, Whistle Down The Wind’

With a cast list boasting over 45 members including 20 specialist Acrobats, pyrotechnics, lasers and underwater sequences the production promises to be a huge Spectacular.

Director – Gale Edwards

Musical Director – Mike Dixon

Associate Musical Director – Barney Ashworth

Choreographer – Jennifer Muller

Acrobatics & Fight Director – Rob Tannion

Fing’s Aint Wot They Used T’Be reviews included a few mentions of Barney

Michael Coveney’s 4 **** review in Whats on Stage.

“Barney Ashworth’s fine musical direction tellingly elaborates the usual Union keyboard with double bass and even a few hoots on saxophone”.

Mark Shenton’s review for The Stage

“With buoyant musical direction from Barney Ashworth on piano”

Barney will be Musical Director for Lionel Bart’s Fings ain’t wot they used t’be at leading West End Fringe Venue, The Union, London

10th May – 4th June 2011

Producer/Casting Director – Ellie Collyer Bristow

Producer/Musical Supervisor – Elliot Davis

Director – Phil Wilmott

Choreographer – Nick Winston

Musical Director – Barney Ashworth

Set/Costume Design – Oliver Townsend

Lighting Design – Jason Meininger

Assistant Choreographer – Ewan Jones

CAST

Fred – Neil McCaul

Lil – Hannah Jane Fox

Inspector C – Hadrian Delacey

Betty – Ruth Alfie Adams

Barbara – Suzie Chard

Gracey – Keiley Paige

Tosher – Jo Parsons

Jimmy – Ian Rixon

Redhot – Robert Donald

Mo – Patsy Blower

Horace – Richard Foster-King

Joan – Natalie Harman

Margaret – Anna McNicholas

Percy – James Horne

Myrtle – Ellie Rose Boswell

PC’s – Philip Scutt, Philip Marriott

MORE TBC – Cast subject to change

BAND

Musical Director/Piano – Barney Ashworth

Double Bass – AJ Brinkman

Barney will be the Musical Director on the Creative Team during auditions for Anything Goes at the Wyvern Theatre – Swindon.

This is for the Summer Youth Project, full details below!

Swindon Advertiser Article Here

Summer Youth Project 2011

2nd/3rd April – Auditions (at Wyvern Theatre)
Registration at 9.30am, Auditions are from 10am-4pm (Saturday 2nd April)
Callbacks – 10am – 4pm (Sunday 3rd April) – times TBC
Project dates – Sunday 14th – Sunday 28th August 2011 (incl.)
Participants must be between the ages of 9 – 21 (at the time of Project)

SYP 2011 will be ‘Anything Goes’ (Beaumont Version)  - please check this link for further details.

You do not need to prepare anything for the audition.  On the day the creative team will teach you a song from the show and a short dance routine.

Application forms are now available.  Please ensure your form is returned by Monday 28 March 2011.

All forms to be returned (together with a photo) to Nyree Kingsbury, SYP 2011, Wyvern Theatre, Theatre Square, Swindon SN1 1QN or by email to nyree@wyverntheatre.org.uk.

Please note, everyone who has submitted a form is invited to the auditions.  We look forward to seeing you on Saturday 2nd April!

Barney was Assistant to Mike Dixon on a Friday Night is Music Night Pre-record.

Featuring Helena Blackman, Jonathan Ansell and Geoff Eales

Accompanied by the BBC Concert Orchestra

Barney will be playing for the auditions of the upcoming return of Naked Boys Singing to the New Players Theatre in London’s West End.

Director – Phil Wilmott

Choreographer – Andrew Wright

Casting by Ellie Collyer-Bristow

If you are interested in being seen for an audition please contact elliecollyerbristow@yahoo.co.uk

Auditions are Wednesday 23rd February and Friday 25th February 2011