Mercury Musicals Development 20th Anniversary Gala
Novello Theatre, London
Cast
Michael Ball (presenter)
Michael Xavier
Janie Dee
Claire Moore
Gary Milner
Annalene Beechey
Hayley Gallivan
Maria Friedman
Danielle Hope
Alison Jiear
Haydn Gwynne
Sally Anne Triplett
David Bedella
Tam Mutu
Paul Kaye
Stuart Matthew Price
Lucy May Barker
James Bourne
Madalena Alberto
Jenna Russell
Paying Compliments
Music Cathy Shostak
Lyrics: Paul James
Performed by: Annalene Beechey and Gary Milner
Direction: Simon Greiff
Arrangements: Jen Green
Shenton’s View
Pouring yourself a cup of ambition
“…….But it’s not as if musicals are not being written by (non-celebrity) women. At the recent Mercury Musical Developments 20th anniversary gala, work was heard by female members that included Cathy Shostak, BB Cooper, Barb Jungr, Jennifer Toksvig, Gwyneth Herbert, Christine Denniston, Denise Wright and Pippa Cleary. So it isn’t an absence of members or ability.”