New Rock Musical LIZZIE to Play Greenwich Theatre in 2017

The UK premiere of Lizzie, a brand new gothic rock musical comes to Greenwich Theatre next year following a run at Frederica Teater, Denmark in January 2017.

On a sweltering summer morning in 1892, in a small New England city, a prominent businessman and his wife were axed to death in their home. Their daughter Lizzie Borden was the prime suspect. Lizzie's trial was a coast-to-coast media sensation, and her story has become an American legend.

Lizzie is four women fronting a six-piece rock band. Lizzie is rage, sex, betrayal, and bloody murder. Lizzie is American mythology set to a blistering rock score. Lizzie is a new American musical with a sound owing less to Sondheim and Andrew Lloyd Webber than to Bikini Kill, the Runaways, and Heart.

Casting is to be announced.

Frederica Teater Artistic Director Søren Møller says: "We are thrilled that Lizzie is coming to London. It is an amazing and unique show. Genuine hard-rock combined with exiting story-telling. I am extremely pleased to get a chance to remount this show with an international cast. It is truly original; if you've been looking for that kick-ass brilliant rock score, then look no more."

Aria Entertainment's Katy Lipson says: "I am delighted to be working in collaboration with Søren Møller on bringing this unique and exciting new musical to the UK. It is Aria Entertainment's mission to focus on supporting new musical theatre and we are excited to be working with Frederica Teater for the first time in what we hope will be a continuing relationship for many years to come."

Frederica Teater, run by creative producer Søren Møller, is an international acclaimed and award winning theatre that has specialised in producing and developing new musicals. Danish producer Soren Moller is a member of the Broadway League, and serves as board member at National Alliance for Musical Theatre, New York. Fredericia has had numerous European and World premieres, here amongst is Disney's Aladdin - The Musical that currently is celebrating its run in the West End, in Hamburg and on Broadway. Fredericia Theatre was one of six places in the world that was selected to produce Aladdin prior to its Broadway run, the only place in Europe before it opened in New York. Other titles include The Drowsy Chaperone, George Stiles' The Three Musketeers, Esaura, Disney's The Little Mermaid - The Musical, Edges, Young Frankenstein and many more. Currently Fredericia Teater is producing the new version of Disney's Hunchback of Notre Dame - The Musical, the first place outside of the US and only the third production in the world. Søren Møller is also co-chair of the Festival committee of the NAMT Festival for new musicals, New York.

Aria Entertainment is a theatrical Production Company headed up by Producer and Company Director Katy Lipson. Aria Entertainment is a recipient of a Stage One bursary for new producers, as well as being a proud member of the National Alliance of Musical Theatre. Aria Entertainment has received several Grants for the Arts from Arts Council England and works on and off-West End in the not-for-profit and commercial sectors.

Notable credits include The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Arts Theatre), The Secret Garden - In Concert (UK Tour), Children of Eden - In Concert (Prince of Wales Theatre), Marry Me A Little, Forever Plaid and Jerry's Girls (St. James Theatre), Rags - In Concert (Lyric Theatre), The Toxic Avenger (Southwark Playhouse), as well as new musicals When Midnight Strikes, The Return Of The Soldier, The House Of Mirrors And Hearts and The Stationmaster at various off-West End venues. Future productions include a revival of Promises, Promises (Southwark Playhouse) and the U.K. premiere four of The Addams Family.

Katy is also resident producer at Manchester's newest independently-run theatre, Hope Mill Theatre. Productions there include Parade and Hair and in 2017 they will produce three new musicals. Katy is proud to have launched the only new musical theatre season, called From Page to Stage, aimed at the public and industry alike. Over four years, the season has supported over 50 new musicals in development and this year will present the UK Premiere of Hamilton's Lin-Manuel Miranda's 21 Chump Street.

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