Musicals Come Alive On Royal Mail Stamp

The Royal Mail Has Released A Set Of Stamps On Musicals.The musical is a genre in which several songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative

Set Of 8 Stamps Released On Theme Musicals

The Musicals Featured on the stamps are “Oliver” “Blood Brothers” “We Will Rock You ” “Monty Python's Spamalot” “Billy Elliot” “Forbidden Planet” “Rocky Horror Show”

Oliver! (First Stamp In Row 1) was a British musical, with music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. The musical is based upon the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens.It premiered in the West End in 1960, enjoying a long run, a successful Broadway production in 1963 and further tours and revivals. It was made into a musical film in 1965

Blood Brothers (Second Stamp In Row 1) is a musical written by Willy Russell. It is one of the longest-running musicals in London theatre, with the 1988 West End production still running.

We Will Rock You (Third Stamp In Row 1) is a jukebox musical, based on the songs of Queen and named after their hit single of the same name. The musical was written by British comedian and author Ben Elton in collaboration with Queen members Brian May and Roger Taylor

Monty Python's Spamalot (Fourth Stamp In Row 1) is a musical comedy "lovingly ripped off from" the 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Like the film, it is a highly irreverent parody of the Arthurian Legend

 

The First Day Cover Of The Set Of Postage Stamps Released By The Royal Mail Post

The Rocky Horror Show (First Stamp In Row 2) is a long-running British horror comedy stage musical, which opened in London on 19 June 1973. It was written by English-born New Zealander Richard O'Brien, and developed by O'Brien in collaboration with Australian theater director Jim Sharman

Me and My Girl (Second Stamp In Row 2) is a musical with book and lyrics by Douglas Furber and L. Arthur Rose and music by Noel Gay. It takes place in the late 1930s in Hampshire, Mayfair, and Lambeth.The musical had a successful original run on the West End in 1937 and very successful revivals in both London and New York in the 1980s.

Return to the Forbidden Planet (Third Stamp In Row 2) is a Jukebox musical by director Bob Carlton based on Shakespeare's The Tempest and the 1950s science fiction film Forbidden Planet.

Billy Elliot the Musical (Fourth Stamp In Row 2 )is a comedy musical based on the 2000 film Billy Elliot. The music is by Sir Elton John, and book and lyrics are by Lee Hall, who wrote the film's screenplay. The plot revolves around motherless Billy, who trades boxing gloves for ballet shoes. The story of his personal struggle and fulfillment are balanced against a counter-story of family and community strife caused by the UK miners' strike in County Durham, in Northern England