Encore: The Best of Broadway

Let us take you on an adventure through some of Broadway's most iconic shows.

From classic favourites, like West Side Story and Phantom of the Opera, to relative newcomers like The Greatest Showman and We Will Rock You, we guarantee you a packed programme fit for every fan of musical theatre.

Today's performance is the result of months of incredibly hard work, involving over 100 performers, staff and volunteers. We're hugely grateful to everyone who has given their time and talents to make today possible and we can't wait to take you on our toe-tapping tour of tip-top tunes.

And we hope you'll join in with a few!

Act One: (Overture) Chicago All That Jazz * Cell Block Tango * Roxie * We Both Reached for the Gun Orchestral The Lion King Circle of Life * I Just Can't Wait to be King * Can You Feel the Love Tonight? * Circle of Life Saturday Stagecraft with soloist Sofia Vowles Mamma Mia Mamma Mia * SOS * The Winner Takes it All * Dancing Queen BSPA Summer School with soloist Izzy Smith Miss Saigon The Heat is on in Saigon * Sun and Moon * Morning of the Dragon * Last Night of the World Showdance with soloists: Sam Board & Amanda Board-Salmon Beauty and the Beast Belle * Beauty & The Beast * Be Our Guest West End Workshop with soloists: Evie Buckland, Scarlett Ryerson, Lily Albert & Sofia Vowles Phantom of the Opera Music of the Night * Angel of Music * Masquerade * Learn to be Lonely * All I Ask of You With soloist Caitlin Drummond We Will Rock You Another One Bites the Dust * We Will Rock You * We Are the Champions Senior Saturday Stagecraft with audience participation encouraged!

Act Two: (Entr'acte) Cats Overture * Skimbleshanks the Railway Cat * Old Gumbie * Macavity * Memory With soloist Caitlin Drummond West Side Story I Feel Pretty * Maria * Something's Coming * Tonight * America Showdance with soloists: Chloe McGregor, Cicely Jones, Oscar Hall, Sofia Vowles & Sam Taylor Aladdin Arabian Nights * A Friend Like Me * Prince Ali * A Whole New World Voicecraft & Saturday Stagecraft with soloists: Freddy Jones & Natalie Allwood Les Miserables Look Down * I Dreamed a Dream * Master of the House * Suddenly * Do You Hear the People Sing?

Saturday Stagecraft with soloists: Evie Shortman, Evie Buckland, Lily Albert, Oscar Hall, Sam Taylor & Freddy Jones The Greatest Showman The Greatest Show * A Million Dreams * Never Enough * This is Me * From Now On * Never Enough (reprise) Saturday Stagecraft & Showdance with soloists: Una Knibbs-West, Freddie Andrews, Freya Milne-Brown, Cicely Jones, Myeisha Hoare, Sofia Vowles, Chloe McGregor, Isla Goddard, Ciara Romain-Yates Oliver Food Glorious Food * Where is Love? * Consider Yourself * I'd Do Anything * As Long as He Needs Me * Consider Yourself (reprise) Saturday Stagecraft with soloists: Harper Morley, Scarlett Ryerson, Essa Hirons, Abby McGregor, Lily Clarke, Autumn Clothier, Eloise Bavajee, Calleigh Burgess, Mia Dadds, Rosie Myerscough, Sophie Allsopp-Jones, Bonnie Cornelius, Matilda Clarke

We Will Rock You (chorus) We will, we will rock you We will, we will rock you We will, we will rock you

We are the Champions I've paid my dues Time after time I've done my sentence But committed no crime And bad mistakes I've made a few I've had my share of sand Kicked in my face But I've come through And we mean to go on and on and on and on We are the champions, my friends And we'll keep on fighting ‘til the end We are the champions We are the champions No time for losers ‘Cos we are the champions Of the World We are the Champions My Friends!

Westerly began life in 2013 with one key aim: to encourage participation in music.

Since 2017 they have been under the (invisible) baton of Andy Loveridge, who took the group's aim and ran with it. In that time, the band has doubled in size and taken on increasingly ambitious projects, but always with the understanding that what matters most is that everyone- whatever their role- has a great time.

They rehearse every Wednesday between 7.30 and 9.30pm at the YouFoundation in Staple Hill and perform throughout the year at various venues in Bristol at the South West, which have included: The Folk House, The Southbank and Kings Weston House.

When not playing, they can often be found counting measures at the bar.

Andy is an in-demand musician and educator whose career has taken him all over the world. He performed his first professional gigs as a young teenager and hasn't stopped since. As well as playing, Andy has worked as an MD on many of the major cruise lines including the QE2, where he worked with a host of stars including Gary Barlow and Gareth Gates and conducted numerous shows including Les Mis and The Lion King.

He continues to perform, direct and teach, working with various bands, groups and schools in the South West. This show conincides with Andy's fifth year at the podium with Westerly and he's looking forward to their most ambitious performance to date.

The Bristol School of Performing Arts (BSPA) offers first-class training for all aspects of theatre. At its heart is a dedicated team of industry professionals who are as keen to develop confidence and passion as they are skills and talent.

As well as producing their own shows, BSPA also offers its students the chance to audition for and work with other theatre companies, giving students the opportunity to gain a wide variety of performance experiences at every stage.

Based in Warmley, classes run on Fridays and Saturdays and are offered to students across a range of ages.

Chloe Allsopp-Jones Musical Director / Voice Coach

Amanda Board-Salmon Creative Director / Voice Coach

Sophie Norgate Creative Director / Choreographer

James Bamford Showdance Choreographer

Sam Board Associate Director

Andi Ford Business Director

Seniors: Sofia Vowles Isla Goddard Izzy Smith Cicely Jones Evie Buckland Lily Albert Myeisha Hoare Sam Taylor Sam Uchedike Freddy Jones Jack Geraghty Freya Milne-Brown Oscar Hall Evie Shortman Layla Romain-Yates Ciara Romain-Yates Chloe McGregor Dash Ryerson

Intermediates: Abigail McGregor Elsa Hirons Scarlett Ryerson Mia Dadds Autumn Clothier Harper Morley Logan Mann Zane Genge Aurelia Harvey-Godfrey Olivia Dunn Alyssa Baker Matilda Clarke Alice Morgan Calleigh Burgess Jezabella Snowden-Hull Sophie Allsopp-Jones Sydney Gardiner Eloise Bavajee Rosie Myerscough Libby Flintoff Amelia Smart Gabriella Priddle Natalie Allwood Lily Clarke Bonnie Cornelius

Juniors: Tilly Caswell-Brown Alice Dixon Coco Krystal Herbert Reuben Keegan Nimue De Gans Ava Mills Freddie Andrews Tegan Morley Madison Gough Rhiana Ryerson Isabella Southard Lola-Rose Priddle-Costello Elise Jones Zayn Mallas Benjamin Cooper Lola John Kiera Hallett Eliza Butler Beaux Tilling Finley Walsh Noah Leckie Una Knibbs-West

Flutes Lizzie Gin Tracey Milton-Smith Ruth Piggott Judy Thomas Rebecca Unwin Liz Wilson Lucy Zambrano Clarinets Laurie Appleyard Rhian Drummond Sophie England Valerie Flook Douglas Higham Jo Lawrence Glynis Rainey Sharon Reid Ann Roberts Gabrielle Westland

Bass Sax Henry Bromberg Trumpets / cornets Quentin Alsop Peter Atkinson Alison Chard Mandy Rogers Lesley Wood French Horn Nicholas Warren Mellophone Candice Evans Trombones Lucy Beresford Jo Price Naomi Rowley

Bass Clarinets Andy Street Izzy Styles

Euphonium / Baritone Horn Suzanne Davies Nick Harrop

Alto Sax Katharine Alsop Megan Ellis Deb Stephens Vicky Styles

Tuba Paul Sidney

Tenor Sax Richard Jarrett Eleanor Smith

Percussion / Keys Andrew Christie Catherine Herring Saleem Shivji

Bass Ken Roberts

Our huge thanks go to all who have made today's shows possible: Sound & Lighting: Chris Horsman Peter Larter-Stow For the Redgrave Theatre: Susan Ellicott George Malin Johnny Mauchline And all of the Front of House Staff For BSPA: Elaine Stokes: Duty Manager All the chaperones who have given their time to help with the students Westerly Committee: Quentin Alsop Catherine Herring Jo Lawrence Mandy Rogers Vicky Styles Liz Wilson Lesley Wood

And of course, to you, our wonderful audience for coming to support us today.

March 2023

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