Name: Prom 57: John Wilson conducts Bernstein's On the Town
Start: 2018-08-25T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2018-08-25T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Royal Albert Hall

Organization

BBC Proms

Stage director

Martin Duncan

Conductor

John Wilson

Singer

Bass

Barnaby Rea

Pitkin W Bridgework

Workman 1

Miss Turnstiles Announcer

Tenor

Nadim Naaman

Ozzie

Baritone

Nathaniel Hackmann

Gabey

Soprano

Louise Dearman

Hildy

Mezzo-soprano

Celinde Schoenmaker

Claire

Claire Moore

Madame Maude P Dilly

Orchestra

London Symphony Orchestra

Prom 57: John Wilson conducts Bernstein's On the Town

London

United Kingdom

Royal Albert Hall

Public

On the Town

Approved

Launching a Bernstein bank-holiday weekend on what would have been the composer’s 100th birthday, John Wilson conducts Bernstein’s hit Broadway musical On The Town, which follows the adventures of three sailors on shore leave in 1944.

On what would have been Leonard Bernstein’s 100th birthday, and launching a bank-holiday Bernstein weekend at the Proms, John Wilson returns to conduct his second Bernstein musical of the season. Following the adventures of three sailors on shore leave in New York City in 1944, On the Town was an instant Broadway hit, featuring classic songs including ‘New York, New York’ and ‘Lonely Town’.

English

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Ensemble