The Award Winning off Broadway musical A Letter to Harvey Milk is currently on at Waterloo East Theatre.
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You’ve been transported to San Francisco and the year is 1986…
When Harry, an amiable but lonely retired kosher butcher fulfils a writing assignment to compose a letter to someone from his past who’s dead, he writes not to his late wife Frannie but to Harvey Milk, the first openly gay political leader in California. Barbara, his young lesbian writing teacher at the senior centre is stunned. Harry’s letter sets off a series of life-changing events that neither could have foreseen.
With its soaring score and deeply-felt, surprisingly funny lyrics, this musical deals with issues of friendship and loss, the grip of the past, and the hard-won acceptance set in motion by the most unexpected people.
“one of those rare musicals that dares to confront both LGBTQ history and Jewish history. And it does so with visceral wit, grace, and a full heart.”
– Gay City News
Director Gerald Armin told QX “I am thrilled to be able to bring this show to the UK for the very first time after first hearing the score back in 2012 at the NYMF (New York Musical Theatre Festival) and following its journey to its off Broadway success. And now London Audiences will get to see it starring two familiar faces of the West End”
West End stars Barry James (Les Miserables, Phantom of The Opera, Cabaret, Charlie and The Chocolate Factory) and Carol Ball (Adams Family, Flashdance, Follies, 42nd Street) will lead the cast that will also include Rebecca Levy (Mama Mia) Joshua Anthony-Jones (Elegies) Harry Winchester (Three Little Pigs) and recent graduates Josselyn Ryder and Christopher Dodd.
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June 9 to July 3, Waterloo East Theatre, Brad Street, London SE1 8TN
