ELMUNDO.es @ 07-06-2012
ANDRÉS VICENTE GÓMEZ BURSTS ONTO
THE MUSIC SCENE WITH "THE LAST HORSEMAN"
ELMUNDO.es @ 07-06-2012 14:43
(News summary)
Madrid.-- The film producer
switches gears as he calls for auditions to start next Monday at
Madrid´s new Canal Theater Center.
Auditions for the musical, "The
Last Horseman" , scheduled to premiere next season, will be held on
Monday in the Sala Negra of Madrid´s Canal Theater Center.
Auditioning dancers, actors and singers will try out for a variety
of parts under the watchful eyes of Andrés Vicente Gómez's
production company, Lola Films.
This new production "is a fantasy
about the story of the founders of Arabia based on historical
characters, set in the Victorian age. It will include a significant
dance component and combine several genres including musical
theater and dancing," said the show's director, Víctor Conde.
The script was written by Ray
Loriga, music is being done by John Cameron and Víctor Conde, of
'Cabaret', 'Mamma Mía', 'Les Misérables' and 'Pegados' fame, is the
director. Karen Bruce, of 'A chorus line', 'Fame' and 'Footloose'
will choreograph the piece.
"The Last Horseman" is a story
about Arabian horses and how the English travelled around the world
with these horses. It is a magical '1.001 nights'," Victor Conde
explained.
The production originated from the
will to innovate the musical theater to join the ranks of the big
Broadway and West End musicals. Indeed, there are two production
teams working simultaneously, one with a Spanish cast and the other
with a British cast.