| Set List | 'Pure Imagination', L Bricusse, A Newley,
'Try To Remember', H Schmidt,
'What I Did For Love', M Hamlisch,
'Old Devil Moon', B Lane,
'All I Ask of You', A Lloyd Webber (with Louise Dearman),
'Defying Gravity', S Schwartz (Louise Dearman),
'Finishing the Hat', S Sondheim,
'Anthem', B Ulvaeus, B Andersson (with Choir)
INTERVAL
'Overture' from Sweeney Tod,
Sondheim Medley - 'Children Will Listen', 'Not While I'm Around', S Sondheim,
'Le Temps Des Cathedrales', R Cocciante,
'February Song',
'If I Loved You', Rodgers & Hammerstein (with Louise Dearman),
'Astonishing', J Howland (Louise Dearman),
'Bring Hime Home', C-M Schonberg
'You'll Never Walk Alone' (with Choir)
ENCORE
'Over the Rainbow'
SECOND ENCORE
'You Raise Me Up' |
| Performance Notes | Having already sold-out three shows this autumn in support of his first UK No.1 album Stages, multi-platinum-selling artist Josh Groban will come to the Hall as part of an extended UK tour.
Stages is a collection of some of the greatest musical theatre songs of all time, described by Groban as gorgeously arranged songs that have stood the test of time, which he was drawn to because of their combination of incredible melody with an incredible story.
Recorded with producers Humberto Gatica and Bernie Herms in both Los Angeles and Londons Abbey Road (with a 75-piece orchestra), Stages features songs from musicals including Les Misérables (Bring Him Home); Carousel (Youll Never Walk Alone); Into the Woods (Children Will Listen); Phantom of the Opera (All I Ask of You) and The Wizard of Oz (Over the Rainbow).
A VIP event was held at 17:00 for invited guests at which Josh Groban performed 'Now or Never' and 'Love Only Knows' in the main auditorium, and was followed by a pre-show reception in the Heineken Green Room and private Meet and Greet with Josh Gorban at 18:45.
Josh Groban left the Hall via Stage Door to sign autographs for approx. 150 fans.
"What a night...I will never forget this venue or this crowd. Dream come true, thank you London." (Josh Grobam, Twitter, 18 May 2016) |
| Related Archival Material | Programme (RAHE/1/2016/35),
Handbill (RAHE/6/2016/25),
Digital Setlist,
Poster (RAHE/2/2016/18),
Autograph (RAHE/8/1/10) |