Ahead of its world premiere, we go behind the scenes of stage musical From Here to Eternity with one of its stars, Rebecca T ornhill
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dapted from one of the greatest novels of the 20th century, From Here to Eternity receives a theatrical makeover this
September at the hands of Academy Award- winning lyricist Tim Rice. Best known for his partnership with Andrew Lloyd Webber on productions such as Evita, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Jesus Christ Superstar, From Here To Eternity is Rice’s fi rst new stage musical since Aida, more than 10 years ago. Enlisting composer Stuart Brayson for his adaptation of James Jones’ novel of the same name, Rice, who picked up an Olivier Award for his “outstanding contribution to musical theatre” in 2012, will
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debut his latest musical in London’s West End at the Shaftesbury T eatre. Taking the audience back to the run up to Pearl Harbor in 1941, the production retells
“T e lives of both men are set on a course they cannot control”
Jones’ story of illicit love and army life. When the troubled Private Prewitt falls for escort club girl Lorene, and when his platoon sergeant, Warden, embarks on a dangerous aff air with his commanding offi cer’s wife,
Karen, the lives of both men are set on a course they cannot control. Against the backdrop of World War II, the worlds of the four lovers and the soldiers of G Company are dramatically ripped apart. Playing the role of Karen will be Rebecca
T ornhill. She says: “I’m always excited to work with Tim Rice as he is such a lovely man. T e show is packed full of characters that you will love and some you will hate too. It will take you on an emotional rollercoaster through two love stories and several bonds of friendship, all heightened by the background of war.” Published in 1951, From Here to Eternity was James Jones’ début novel, for which he won the National Book Award for fi ction in 1952.
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