Posts Tagged ‘Barney Ashworth’

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

The Cast List for the In Touch workshop 14th-18th February 2011 is as follows

Director – Grant Murphy

Musical Director – Barney Ashworth

Choreographer – Lara Bianca Pilcher

Cast List

Human Characters:

Megan – Twinnie Lee Moore (Flashdance, Chicago, We Will Rock You)
David - Michael Watson (Sister Act, We Will Rock You, Imagine This)
Eamonn – David Herzog (George M Cohen in George M Cohen Tonight)
Mairin – Nicola Bryan (Dreamboats & Petticoats, All the Fun of the Fair, Fame)

Avatars:

Friend – Aaron Lee Lambert (Sister Act, Jerry Springer: The Opera)
Jane – Natalie Hope (Laughter in the Rain, Evita, High School Musical, Fame, Rocky Horror Show)
Tony – Michael Stacey (Songs for a New World, Zanna Don’t)
Alice – Alice Mogg (Carousel, Beauty and the Beast, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, 42nd Street)

Ensemble Avatars:

Jorden Bird (Mamma Mia!)
Ralph Bogard (Zaide, Joseph, Blues Brothers, The Drowsy Chaperone)
Michael Burgen (Zaide, All Male Pirates of Penzance, Alice in Wonderland)
Stephanie Elstob (Fleur Darkin Company, Summer Collections, The Nutcracker)
Alessia Lugoboni (Royal New Zealand Ballet, Das Phantom Der Oper)
Charlotte Robinson (Recent Graduate from Trinity College of Music)
Robbie Durham (3rd Year Arts Educational Schools London)
Rachal Olivant (3rd Year Guildford School of Acting)

The Workshop will take place at The Arts Educational Schools and is in conjunction with Perfect Pitch’s Andy Barnes and the composer Dougal Irvine.

Barney is Musical Director for a workshop of Dougal Irvine’s new Musical ‘In Touch’ being held by Perfect Pitch and Dougal Irvine at The Arts Educational Schools London from the 14th-18th February 2011.

Director – Grant Murphy

Musical Director – Barney Ashworth

Choreographer – Lara Bianca-Pilcher

There is a casting break-down below in pdf format

casting breakdown

If you would like to be considered for participation in the workshop please submit a CV, headshot, character role applying for and any other relevant information to intouchworkshop@gmail.com

Dougal is keen to explore reworking some songs to be acapella vocal arrangements, to this end cast members must be confident with challenging harmonies and independent vocal lines.

Please bear in mind that there is NO fee and NO expenses budget before submitting your application.

Barney will be Assisting Producer and Musical Supervisor Mike Dixon on the recording of Helena Blackman’s debut solo album at London’s Angel Studios.

Helena Blackman: The Sound of Rodgers & Hammerstein
Studio Recording

Best known as runner-up in the BBC’s How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?, West End star Helena Blackman releases her debut solo album The Sound of Rodgers & Hammerstein, celebrating her ongoing association with this legendary musical theatre writing duo. She is joined in two exclusive duets by the number one classical charting singer Jonathan Ansell and her fellow West End star Daniel Boys.

Having captured the nation’s attention and the unfailing support of Andrew Lloyd Webber on How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?, Helena subsequently headlined the acclaimed UK tour of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific, and starred in the West End première of Stephen Sondheim’s Saturday Night. Her many other theatre credits include Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz and the title role in Gypsy.

Helena Blackman: The Sound of Rodgers & Hammerstein is produced by Neil Eckersley & Paul Spicer, musically produced and supervised by Mike Dixon, with musical direction by David Randall and orchestrations by Michael Bruce. Recorded at Angel Studios in January 2010, the recording is released by Speckulation Entertainment.

1. I Have Confidence
2. What’s the Use of Wondrin’?
3. I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair
4. It Might as Well be Spring
5. If I Loved You / Something Wonderful
6. I Enjoy Being a Girl
7. I Have Dreamed (with Jonathan Ansell)
8. Some Enchanted Evening
9. Love Look Away
10. People Will Say We’re in Love (with Daniel Boys)
11. The Gentleman is a Dope
12. Climb Every Mountain

Barney will be assisting Musical Director Mike Dixon on Radio 2′s Iconic Friday Night is Music Night on Friday 3rd December.

Mike Dixon has become one of the most experienced and respected musical forces in London’s West End and on British television and he shall be conducting the BBC Concert Orchestra in this A Tribute to The Soaps edition of the show.

As Coronation Street prepares to celebrate its 50th anniversary, Radio 2 salutes the soaps with this special Friday Night is Music Night concert. Mike Dixon conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra as Ken Bruce presents some musical memories of Peyton Place, Dr Kildare, the Appleyards and Mrs Dale’s Diary.

Special guests include Tony Hatch, Wendi Peters, Richard Shelton and the cast of the new Coronation Street musical Rogues, Angels, Heroes and Fools.

Barney is Arranging and Scoring the Vocal Score for the popular Children’s show

Guess How Much I Love You.

Following a hugely successful UK run the show will now appear in South Korea!

Based on the books by Sam McBratney
Illustrated by Anita Jeram

Adapted & Directed by David Wood
Set & Costumes by Susie Caulcutt
Movement Director Emma Clayton
Musical Supervisor Peter Pontzen
Lighting Design by James Whiteside
Sound Design by Gareth Owen
Puppet Co-ordinator Brian Herring

Produced by Sally Humphreys Productions
Produced by Jason Haigh-Ellery
In Association with The Rose Theatre Kingston

Barney will be the Musical Director to set-up pantomime for Ray Quinn’s Jack and the Beanstalk in Northampton produced by Qdos Entertainment

Barney is to be Assistant Musical Director of the Kander & Ebb Musical Curtains at The Arts Educational School London

Director – Christian Durham

Choreographer – Andrew Wright

Musical Director – Dane Preece

Performances – 1st-5th February

Barney is having to give a 20 minute presentation illustrating the findings of his previous Essay for his Masters in Musical Theatre Creative Practice at The Arts Educational Schools London.

Using Buzan’s Mind Mapping Software the Mind Map above will be animated and link to relevant video and other illustrative resources.