The Great British Musicals
I am the Movement Director for
'The Great British Musicals'
It was advertised on cabs across London.
and I was delighted that Dame Gillian Lynne came and saw the show and liked my choreography!
Delighted that I am now teaching Jazz & Tap at the
Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts
Broadway Dance Center, New York City
Cinderella
Over the Christmas period I am the choreographer for First Familys production of Cinderella at the Bristol Hippodrome.
The show runs from Friday 6th December until Sunday 5th January.
Tickets available from the box office.
See my interview with Andy Ford here
Reviews:
Overall, this has got to be a defining
pantomime experience for me (and believe me, I am a well seasoned veteran) as
it presents some of the most colourful characters, spectacular dance routines and astute, sometimes
risqué, dialogue I have ever encountered. The whole production is a perfectly
executed showbiz extravaganza that nobody can afford to miss this Christmas.
Miri Teixeira: 365bristol.com
Directed
by Chris Nelson, with choreography by Philip Joel,
this is a slick production indeed. Eric Potts' script is sharp, if a little
blue in places, and the now obligatory 3D sequence adds a fantastic modern
twist on the "it’s behind you routine". With excellent support from
the boys and girls of The Bristol School of Performing Arts, and under the
musical direction of Malcolm Forbes-Peckham, this is another bumper year for
Bristol panto-lovers, with more than enough to amuse the grown-ups as well as
keeping the little ones happy for a couple of hours.
Simon Cole: whatsonstage.com
Simon Cole: whatsonstage.com
'Walking on Sunshine'
I
am one of the dancers in the new film 'Walking on Sunshine' which stars Leona Lewis and is being filmed in the UK and Italy. The film will be in cinemas this summer.
The Grammy-nominated singer is packed up for 'Walking on Sunshine' a musical from the producers of U.K. box-office hit "StreetDance 3D."
LONDON – X Factor U.K. winner Leona Lewis will make her big-screen debut in 'Walking on Sunshine', a British musical directed by the StreetDance franchise team Max Giwa and Dania Pasquini.
The movie, produced by U.K. indie production and distribution banner Vertigo Films, stars fresh faces Annabel Scholey, Hannah Arterton and Giulio Berruti, alongside Greg Wise (Sense & Sensibility) and British TV comedian Katy Brand.
The movie, originally named Walking on Sunshine, details the story of a holiday romance love triangle, an upcoming wedding and old flames.
It is shooting in Italy and the U.K. and promises a soundtrack of hits from the British charts from the 1980s, including Human League’s "Don’t You Want Me," Madonna’s "Holiday," Cyndi Lauper’s "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" and Wham!’s "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go."
The behind-camera talent includes Academy Award-winning music producer and composer Anne Dudley, who recently worked on the Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway starrer Les Miserables.
Billed as the ultimate chick flick, 'Walking on Sunshine' is being produced by Allan Niblo and James Richardson at Vertigo Films and executive produced by Rupert Preston and Nigel Williams from Vertigo Films, Stuart Ford from IM Global and Al Munteanu from Square One Entertainment.
'Walking on Sunshine' will be released by Vertigo Films in summer 2014 in the U.K.
I am the featured dancer for Leftfields 'Song of Life' promotional video.
Ivor Novello and the Great British Musical
On Sunday 23rd June I am the movement director for 'Ivor Novello and the Great British Musical' at the St James Theatre. Inspired by the legacy of Novello, the show highlights other British theatre composers including Noel Coward, Julian Slade, Leslie Bricusse and Andrew Lloyd Webber. Join Russell Grant and pianist Ross Leadbeater for 'a glamorous night' in celebration of the works of Ivor Novello - the most successful British musical theatre composer of the early 20th century.
Joining Russell Grant on stage are leading singers from the West End and the world of opera including Katy Treharne (Alternate Christine in The Phantom of the Opera), Annatt Bass (The Phantom of the Opera), Martin Milnes (The Pirates of Penzance, Gielgud Theatre) and some very special guests.
Reviews:
The group numbers are particularly well staged by movement director Philip Joel, who manages to
make the small platform of St James Studio look and feel like a larger
proscenium arch, whilst losing none of the intimacy of the space.
Fiona-Jane Weston: Capital Cabarets And Other Shows Scene.
42nd Street Charity Gala - London Palladium
Aladdin - Bristol Hippodrome
Over the Christmas period I was the choreographer for Aladdin at the Bristol Hippodrome.
The show ran from Friday 7th December until Sunday 6th January.
Janet Cram Awards
I was one of the judges at last years
Janet Cram Awards which was staged on June 17th
at the Shaw Theatre, London.
Disney's My Son Pinocchio: Geppetto's Musical Tale.
During April I am the choreographer for the UK premier of 'My Son Pinocchio: Geppetto's Musical Tale' which is being staged at the Gordon Craig Theatre, Stevenage. The show runs from the 11th until the 15th of April.
Aiden Grimshaw Video
I recently was involved in the production of Aiden Grimshaws promotional video for his debut single ' Is This Love'
On Friday 2nd March I am one of the choreographers for An Evening with David Hasselhoff at indigO2Click here for
ticket information
