Summer 26' London Summer Presentation

Perform at Regent Hall for our London Summer Presentation and Invite friends and Family to watch!

ABOUT: Join us as we round off the Summer Term with a joyful and uplifting celebration of everything our choirs have been working on!

This special presentation is a chance for our singers to step into the spotlight and share their hard work, growth, and passion for musical theatre with an audience of friends, family, and fellow choir members. Expect an event full of energy, storytelling, and some of the fantastic repertoire we've explored throughout the Term.

More than anything, this is a feel-good celebration - a moment to come together, support one another, and enjoy the magic of performing as a group. Whether you're taking part or cheering from the audience, it promises to be a really fun and memorable event. We can’t wait to celebrate with you!

Date:  Saturday 18th July 2026

Time: See which Cast you are in here:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jzSieil4kH91ntW2IZiXu9y1z-FAvmFas9drlY_r6GI/edit?usp=sharing

Important Note: We will not be accommodating Cast requests due to the sheer number of singers involved. If you want to sign up to this performance, please treat it as an all day gig until we allocate you into a Cast.

WHEN YOU ARRIVE FOR YOUR SOUND CHECK: Please come via the back entrance on Princes Street.

Venue: Regent Hall, Salvation Army, 275 Oxford St, London W1C 2DJ

ON BOOK PERFORMANCE:

We encourage all singers to be off book as much as they possibly can. If you need to have your music, please use a black folder. (No ipads or phones for this performance.) Those on book will not be placed in the first front rows.

OFFICIAL RUNNING ORDER

The Greatest Show

Waiting on a Wish

Still Holding My Hand

Once Upon a December

The Music of the Night

• MD to lead fun vocal exercise for the audience (audience participation)

• Host Chico to perform 'It's Chico Time' as he interacts with the audience.

Hight School Musical Medley

You're the Voice

Thank You For the Music

ENCORE - The Greatest Show

Please note that you must learn 'Waiting on a Wish' & 'Thank You For the Music' in your own time using your harmony tracks. We hope to have the opportunity to run these songs a few times in rehearsals towards the end of term, but there won't be time to teach from scratch.

Performance Groove for 'You're the Voice'

At recent weekly rehearsals we introduced a simple performance groove for You're the Voice. This isn't choreography or dancing- it's just a relaxed way of sharing the pulse of the music together. During the marked sections, we'll do a small side-to-side step-touch, keeping the movement natural & understated so the singing remains the focus. During the more reflective sections, we'll return to complete stillness to let the lyrics speak. For singers with mobility limitations who aren't able to do the step-touch, simply share the same pulse through a gentle side-to-side movement of your shoulders and upper body. The aim is for us all to express the music together as one choir. 

Movement Map

• Bars 5–20: Still.

• Bars 21–28 (Chorus): Introduce a small, unified step-touch.

• Bars 29–32 ("This time..."): Still.

• Bars 33–36 ("With the power..."): Step-touch returns as the music builds.

• Bars 37–49: Freeze for the dramatic lyric.

• Bars 49–end: Keep the step-touch for every chorus.

• Bars 57–end: Add the arranger's written claps on top of the step-touch for the final lift.

***DISCLAIMER***

At this event, there will potentially be the following:

• Strobe lighting during stage rehearsal and show.

• Confetti canon/drop

• Haze machine.

• No chairs on stage, singers will be standing.

If you are sensitive to any of the above, we recommend speaking to the team before signing up.

UNIFORM:

As we perform to a professional level, we are extremely strict about our performance attire... we need to look as good as we sound lovelies! 

EVERYTHING NEEDS TO BE ALL BLACK!

Choir t-shirt, black bottoms and black shoes.

Get your Choir t-shirt here: https://www.westendmusicalchoir.com/store

No Choir hoodie.

Everything worn must be a 'true' black colour therefore no faded black or items that have coloured stitching). No part of your Choir uniform can have colour, other than the logo on your Choir t-shirt : )

SHOES: If wearing shoes that expose part of your foot please ensure that you wear black socks = no exposed skin in those places. No open toe shoes. Your black shoes must be ALL black therefore no coloured shoe laces, stitching or soles.