Brought to the unforgettable surroundings of Regent's Park Open Air Theatre for a limited time this month, Rodgers & Hammerstein's Dream Ballets: A Triple Bill offers a first look into the rehearsal room.
Rehearsals for for Rodgers and Hammerstein's Dream Ballets A Triple Bill. Photo by Johan Persson.
Award-winning musical theatre choreographers Julia Cheng, Shelley Maxwell, and Kate Prince have reimagined dream ballets from Allegro, Oklahoma!, and Carousel to extended new musical arrangements by Tony Award winner Simon Hale (Girl from the North Country).
The production, which plays as part of Regent's Park Open Air Theatre's summer season this year, will offer audiences a unique opportunity to experience the timeless sound of Rodgers and Hammerstein's music brought to life like never before.
Rehearsals for Rodgers and Hammerstein's Dream Ballets A Triple Bill - Oklahoma. Photo by Johan Persson.
Rehearsals for Rodgers and Hammerstein's Dream Ballets A Triple Bill - Allegro. Photo by Johan Persson.
Choreographed by Julia Cheng, Allegro will feature the dancers Asmara Cammock (Wicked, Apollo Victoria Theatre), Jonadette Carpio (Seven Deadly Sins, Royal Opera House), Paris Crossley (Boy Blue), Jevan Howard-Jones (Wicked, film), Hannah Joseph (UniVerse: A Dark Crystal Odyssey) and Stuart Thomas (King - The story of Martin Luther King Jr).
Oklahoma!, choreographed by Shelley Maxwell, the dancers are Tanisha Addicott (Matthew Bourne's Romeo & Juliet), Chris Akrill (Little Shop Of Horrors, Crucible Theatre Sheffield), José Alves (A Dream Within a Midsummer Night’s Dream), Tania Dimbelo (England on Fire, Balletboyz), Nahum McLean (Richard Alston Dance Company, Sadler’s Wells) and Vanessa Vince-Pang (Wicked, film).
For Carousel, choreographed by Kate Prince, the dancers are Deavion Brown (Message in a Bottle, ZooNation), Tommy Franzen (Message in a Bottle, ZooNation), Nethra Menon (Cabaret, Kit Kat Club), Hannah Sandilands (Message in a Bottle, ZooNation), Elijah Smith (The Mad Hatter's Tea Party, ZooNation) and Malachi Welch (Disney's The Lion King, Lyceum Theatre).
Dream Ballets: A Triple Bill will play at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre from 19 - 22 June 2025. You can also check out Brigadoon, Noughts & Crosses and The Enormous Crocodile at the theatre this summer.
