Olivia Newton-John was loved and admired all over the world and her commercial success spanned several decades.
For one night only, international concert soloist Annie Skates and her 10-piece live band and singers take us on a musical journey to share Olivia’s life story. From ‘Country Roads’ through ‘Grease’ to ‘Xanadu’, there’s a special song for everyone, and Olivia fans will be able to relive this lovely lady’s glorious musical career.
About the performers:
Annie Skates is a renowned singer, vocal coach, vocal arranger and vocal contractor and her solo work has taken her around the world, performing with major symphony orchestras. She has sung with numerous pop artists including Cliff Richard, Beyoncé, Robbie Williams, Kylie Minogue, George Michael and The Jacksons. Her TV appearances include ‘Parkinson’, ‘Later with Jools Holland’, ‘The Paul O’Grady Show’, ‘An Audience with Celine Dion’ and ‘The Graham Norton show’. She was vocal coach for Rami Malek for his Oscar-winning performance in the film ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’, Lily James for ‘Mamma Mia – Here We Go Again!’, Will Ferrell for ‘Eurovision’ and Naomi Ackie for ‘I Wanna Dance with Somebody’.
Kennedy Aitchison is a musical director, pianist and arranger, whose musical theatre credits include ‘Joseph’, ‘Saturday Night Fever’, ‘School of Rock’, ‘Bat Out of Hell’ and currently ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’. His TV credits include ‘Only Fools and Horses’, ‘The Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony’, ‘Les Misérables 25th Anniversary’ and ‘Bob Says Opportunity Knocks’. He regularly performs in concert with all the major UK orchestras and he recently orchestrated the highly acclaimed ‘Best of the 90s’ concert for the Hallé Orchestra.
The band line up consists of the finest professional musicians and singers this country has to offer, with a host of TV, film, concert and West End credits to their names.
