LATEST NEWS: November 2009

 

Well, 2009 turned into the busiest year of my life, and I haven’t been happier professionally and creatively!

 

I have thoroughly enjoying my capacity as the Resident Director on the WE WILL ROCK YOU UK Tour. It has been such a rewarding challenge to look after the show for Ben Elton and I have certainly enjoyed the responsibility he and the shows Producer gave me. In early November, for the Opening at Edinburgh Playhouse, Michael Falzon and Darren Day (our new Galileo and Khashoggi) successfully joined the cast to wonderful notices. The show has also announced that it will be finishing it’s first year Tour at the O2 in Dublin for January 2010!

 

 

In October 2009 I released the first CD on my own record label SimG Records. Annalene Beechey ‘Close Your Eyes’ is the enchanting debut album from the West End Actress featuring songs by leading British and American songwriters (including Stephen Sondheim,William Finn, Stephen Schwartz, Scott Alan, Richard Taylor, Stiles&Drewe, & and a previously unrecorded song by Grant Olding); beautiful new arrangements; West End guests Julian Ovenden, Rebecca Lock; and a special album foreword by American composer Scott Alan. For more information about Annalene and her debut album please visit www.annalenebeechey.com.

To Download the album (available from late November 2009) please visit www.cdbaby.com, iTunes and other download stores, and to read the amazing customer reviews visit Amazon.co.uk!

 

Also in October 2009 I created SimG Production to produce my very first West End Concert! ‘Just Me … and Them: The Music of Scott Alan’ - On Sunday 11th October 2009 at the Leicester Square Theatre the acclaimed American composer Scott Alan made his return to the London stage. Originally planned as a ‘one-night-only’ event, but due to unexpected ticket sales a second performance was added! Scott played two sold-out Concert performances of his amazing song catalogue, and was joined on stage by his friend and Broadway star Stephanie J. Block, and a whole host of fantastic West End talent: John Barr, David Bedella, Annalene Beechey, Mark Evans, Anna Francolini, Alison Jiear, Ramin Karimloo, Rebecca Lock, Patina Miller, Frances Ruffelle, Caroline Sheen, Oliver Tompsett.