Pop band Steps have announced for the first time they are to have their own official musical using their greatest hits.
Zoe Ball announced the news on her Radio 2 show that the UK pop stars revealed their world premiere of HERE & NOW, will be a brand-new musical using their iconic music, with all their most beloved hit tracks such as Tragedy, 5,6,7,8 and others featuring.
Based on an original book by Shaun Kitchener the show will open at The Alexandra, Birmingham for a limited time from 9 – 24 November 2024. The show is produced by the band and ROYO with Pete Waterman, and will be directed by Rachel Kavanaugh, with choreography by Olivier Award winning Matt Cole.
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Set design is by Tom Rogers, costume design is by Gabriella Slade, sound design by Adam Fisher. Casting for the group is yet to be announced.
Steps said: “We’ve been lucky to do many things together as a band, but the question we get asked again and again is ‘where is the Steps musical?’
“Well…it’s finally here and we couldn’t be more excited. We’ve searched for the perfect story for our music and we’ve found it in the aisle of a seaside superstore, where four friends set out on their own Summer of Love.
“It’s a story of friendship, romance and community; packed with our biggest hits and sure to have everybody laughing, crying and dancing in the aisles. We can’t wait to open the doors later this year, and see you there!”
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Their 2017 comeback tour sold out all 300,000 tickets, making it one of the biggest pop tours of the year. The band have since continued to release new music including two further iTunes #1 singles, the Sia-penned What The Future Holds in 2020 and the Michelle Visage duet Heartbreak In This City in 2022.
In 2022 Steps celebrated their 25th anniversary with a headline summer tour and released the #1 album Platinum Collection which means they join ABBA, Rolling Stones and Stereophonics as the only groups in UK history to score #1 albums in four consecutive decades.
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