Born to Perform stars join Gone Too Soon
South African artists will also be featured in the show, including Brenda Fassie and Mandoza.
ANTICIPATION is building for when Gone Too Soon takes to the stage at The Lyric at Gold Reef City in a few weeks, where the show will pay tribute to lost music legends who come alive again through their greatest hits.
The CoLab Network is thrilled to announce an exciting addition to the line-up, that being seven rising young stars from the Born To Perform platform who will join the frontline singers as their backing vocalists, after their incredible success as part of Born To Perform 2018 Shine! show held earlier in September.
Gone Too Soon will be on stage for two shows only on October 20 at 8pm and October 21 at 2pm.
This spectacular tribute stars Timothy Moloi (Fifa 2010 World Cup Opening Ceremony, Always & Forever – A Tribute to Luther Vandross, Great South African Bake Off Celebrity Festive Special, Classics is Groot), Joseph Clark (Joseph Clark – The Music of Queen, Classics is Groot, Queen At The Opera, Buddy Holly – The Buddy Holly Story) and Mariechan (of Jamali and Popstars fame) as the frontline vocalists who will set the stage alight as they perform the instantly recognisable hits.
The seven Born To Perform artists who will now also be part of the Gone Too Soon cast are Marianthe Panas, John Tsenoli, Zinah Rose, Yahto Kroft, Rachel Games, Siyolise Mkondweni and Tylo Venter.
Executive producer of Gone Too Soon Collett Dawson says, “I’ve had the privilege of being part of the Born To Perform platform since its inception five years ago and the work that Gemma and Matthew Marinus are doing with these talented youngsters, I believe, is invaluable for the development and nurturing of outstanding young talent. They are, in effect, developing our stars of tomorrow.”
Gone Too Soon is a fabulous tribute to the music legends we all loved, who died way before their time, but live on through their timeless music. The show will delight audiences old and young as they celebrate the powerhouse singers that became legends through their music over the past few decades.
Be transported on an unforgettable journey of pure nostalgia and heart-warming moments as homage is paid to a diverse selection of some of the greats, including Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Freddie Mercury, Luther Vandross, George Michael, Elvis Presley, David Bowie, Prince, Amy Winehouse, Nat King Cole, Natalie Cole, John Lennon and more.
South African artists will also be featured in the show, including Brenda Fassie and Mandoza.
While the show pays homage to these music icons who have left us too soon, the focus will be strongly on the uplifting atmosphere of inspiration they continue to live on through their music, the memories they still evoke in all of us, as well as the impact so many of them have made on the industry and world as a whole.
Another exhilarating collaboration is the inclusion of more young talented artists in the form of the superb Johannesburg Youth Orchestra conducted by Eddie Clayton, celebrating their 20th anniversary, who join the vocalists on stage to evoke over two hours of unforgettable memories.
Tickets range from R150 – R280. Bookings are through www.goldreefcity.co.za or Computicket or by calling The Lyric Theatre Box Office on 011 248 5000.
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