Jehan Aloysius and CentreStage Productions will kick-start the Christmas season with ‘CentreStage Musicals’ – a spectacular celebration of original musical theatre for the entire family.
CentreStage Productions, which has earned itself international acclaim for high-quality original productions plans to stage a one-night-only performance on Thursday, 19 November at the Lionel Wendt Theatre.
The show brings together the original casts of hit shows such as ‘Rag – The Musical,’ ‘Venus United,’ and the recent sell-out success, ‘A Christmas Carol,’ to perform staged scenes from the shows. The evening will also include an exclusive preview of Jehan’s newest mega-musical in the works – ‘Treasure Island’.
‘CentreStage Musicals’ features an impressive lineup of soloists, including Sean Amarasekara, Shehara Liyanage, Ayushka Nugaliyadda, Dion Nanayakkara, Rachel Hettiarachchi, Joanne Rajiyah, Movin Perera, and Jehan Aloysius himself.
Rather than just presenting a collection of songs, this show will present dramatic scenes and streamlined versions of the musicals, performed by the top names of musical theatre.
The evening will provide a variety of stories, musical styles, and themes, with beautiful costumes and settings – from the intimate three-hander ‘Venus United’ to the adventure and thrills of ‘Treasure Island’ and the magical Christmas classic, ‘A Christmas Carol’. This is certainly an unmissable evening for theatre lovers.
Founded by Aloysius, CentreStage Productions celebrates 25 years as a trailblazing non-profit theater troupe in Sri Lanka. Over the past quarter-century, the company has focused on original local writing, physical theater, and youth mentorship, while using performance art as a platform for social change and representing Sri Lankan theater on international stages since 2001.
The troupe has been selected for multiple international theatre festivals and their scripts have been shortlisted and long-listed for The Gratiaen Prize and studied in universities.
CentreStage Productions and Jehan have also created groundbreaking mix-able productions with the disabled which have gained international recognition.
Over the decades, the amateur drama group’s various volunteer humanitarian projects such as the StageHands Project, The Power of One Project, The Spotlight Youth Mentorship Program have all been funded by the proceeds from the shows.
Jehan Aloysius is a multi-talented director, playwright, composer, and actor who has significantly shaped Sri Lankan English theater. Over his career, he has written, composed, and directed iconic original works like ‘Rag,’ ‘Bengal Bungalow,’ ‘Pyramus & Thisby,’ ‘Venus United,’ and ‘A Christmas Carol,’ while dedicating decades to offering free drama workshops and masterclasses for emerging performers across the country.
Don’t miss this celebration of musical theatre for the entire family. The show will indeed kick-start the Christmas season as well.
Tickets for this one-night-only performance will be available at the Lionel Wendt Theatre and Online on MyTickets.lk from 24 October. Call the theatre on 0112695794. The producers encourage theatre lovers to purchase their tickets in advance to avoid disappointment.
Yes FM and Legends 96.6 FM are the show’s official radio partners. Cargills, which has been a supporter of original theatre and CentreStage Productions for over two decades, is the show’s generous official main partner.
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