I Can't Sing! The X Factor Musical
| I Can't Sing! | |
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| The X Factor Musical | |
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| Music | Steve Brown |
| Lyrics |
Harry Hill Steve Brown |
| Book | Harry Hill |
| Basis | The X Factor |
| Premiere | 26 March 2014: London Palladium |
| Productions | 2014 West End |
I Can't Sing! The X Factor Musical was a musical comedy written by Harry Hill, with music and additional lyrics by Steve Brown. Based on the TV series The X Factor, the musical made its West End and world premiere in March 2014, at the London Palladium. Due to low ticket sales, it closed just 6 weeks and 3 days later on 10 May 2014, reportedly losing £4 million.
In December 2012, Harry Hill announced that he was working on a musical based on the talent show The X Factor. Following two workshops in March 2013, the show was officially confirmed and it was announced that the musical would open in London in 2014, and would be called It's Time to Face the Musical!
On 22 May, it was announced the show would now be called I Can't Sing!, and that it would play the London Palladium, with tickets going on sale the following day. The show which has cost £6 million to produce (so far) is written by Harry Hill and is directed by Sean Foley, with choreography by Kate Prince, set design by Es Devlin, costume design by Leah Archer, illusions by Scott Penrose, lighting design by Jon Clark, orchestrations by Chris Egan, sound design by Gareth Owen and sound effects by Ben and Max Ringham. An original score of 19 songs has been penned, by Hill with music by Steve Brown.
At the press launch for the show on 2 September 2013,Simon Cowell said of the concept of an X Factor Musical: “I thought the idea of an X Factor musical, if it was too pompous, would be rubbish, and I did not want it to appear like a cash cow. I wanted it to be a celebration of the show but at the same time poke fun at what we do, because you can’t take it too seriously. Harry of all the people was the right person. His observation of the show in the past has been spot on.” People parodied in the show include Simon Cowell,Cheryl Cole,Louis Walsh,Gary Barlow and Dermot O'Leary.
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