Earl Carpenter visits the British Motor Museum ahead of September’s live musical performances…
As mentioned on this website on 4th August (please go to: https://www.wheels-alive.co.uk/british-motor-museum-to-play-host-to-a-live-musical-theatre-performance/) the Britsh Motor Museum will play host to a new innovative production ‘Voices of the West End’ which will be performed live in the safe and beautiful grounds of the Museum on 25, 26 & 27 September. The outdoor production, which is a collaboration between Ginger Boy Productions and Birmingham Hippodrome, will showcase music from the West End’s greatest musicals.
Some of the theatre world’s most illustrious singers will perform award-winning hits including Earl Carpenter who played Javert and John Owen-Jones, who played Jan Valjean in Cameron Mackintosh’s 25th Anniversary Tour of Les Misérables. They will be joined by two of the best female Voices of the West End: Kerry Ellis and Kate Hall. Kerry Ellis is one of the top leading ladies of Broadway and West End musicals. She originated the role of Meat, in Queen’s We Will Rock You and was the first British Elphaba in the West End smash, Wicked. Kate Hall recently starred as Fantine in Cameron Mackintosh’s international tour of Les Misérables and has played Christine Daaé in The Phantom of the Opera’s UK tour and London’s West End. She also played the role of Cosette in Les Miserables’ 25th Anniversary Concert at London’s O2 Arena.
Earl Carpenter recently visited the Museum ahead of the September performances. In the photograph below (by Mark Anton Smith), from left to right are: Penny Tyler from the British Motor Museum, Earl Carpenter and Lizzi Briscoe, Event Manager at the Museum.
Earl is also seen here in the photograph below in the Museum, next to the 1946 Austin Sixteen which was the one millionth Austin produced (and the car was signed by the firm’s employees of the time).
The live musical performances are to be 90 minutes long with no interval and will take place on Friday 25 September at 7pm, Saturday 26 September, when there are two performances at 2pm and 7pm and on Sunday 27 September at 6pm. Gates open 2 hours beforehand.
