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Julie Atherton, Hadley Fraser, Stephen Fry, Emma Williams, et al. Set for The Great British Musical Benefit

Julie Atherton
Julie Atherton

Perfect Pitch, which supports the development of homegrown musicals, will hold a benefit entitled The Great British Musical at the Criterion Theatre on Sunday, April 10, according to Whatsonstage.com.

The event will be hosted by Stephen Fry. Performers will include Peter Polycarpou, Michael Xavier, Emma Williams, Hadley Fraser, Paul Keating, Julie Atherton, Stuart Matthew Price, Steven Webb, Sophia Ragavelas, Jack Shalloo, Dougal Irvine, Jodie Jacobs, John Addison, and an ensemble of seven students from the Musical Theatre Academy.


The benefit will focus on musicals by British composers. Among the musicals that will be featured in the concert are The Lion King, Blood Brothers, Salad Days and Betty Blue Eyes.