PARADE - Production cancelled (Posted 10.3.09)
GAMTA and GTE Productions regret to announce that the forthcoming production of PARADE has been cancelled. Following the recent success of our London Graduate Showcase, the majority of the cast are now unavailable for the rehearsal and production period due to castings and auditions and various meetings with their Agents. If you have already purchased tickets for this event, our ticket agent SEC Xtra should be in contact with you over the next few days to arrange a full refund. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
GAMTA's Graduate Success in London (Posted 26.2.09)
Following GAMTA's Graduate Showcase in London at The Criterion Theatre on February 18th, we are delighted to report that industry professionals have once again embraced and praised the high standard of graduates that GAMTA produces. At today's date out of our 11 graudates, 9 have already been signed to leading London Agents and some of the students are already auditioning for some of the West Ends most successful productions. Keep checking our News Archive for further information!
GAMTA entertain Scotland's stars at Showbiz Ball (Posted 9.2.09)
Students from GAMTA received a standing ovation at the glittering Showbiz Ball at Glasgow's Thistle Hotel on February 7th. The annual event to raise funds for the Scottish Showbusiness Benevolent Fund attracts a host of Scottish Showbiz stars including Johnny Beattie, Allan Stewart, Mary Lee, Sydney Devine and Keith Jack to name but a few. GAMTA were thrilled to be invited to perform their Swing's The Thing Cabaret set at the prestigious event. The show received rapturous applause and concluded with a standing ovation from the audience! Following the show, GAMTA have been asked to perform for the charity again with Scottish Country music star Sydney Devine at the City's Pavilion Theatre on March 13th. EASTER & SUMMER WORKSHOPS NOW ON SALE! (Posted 4.2.09)
This years popular Easter and Summer workshop courses, guaranteed to keep the kids entertained in the School holidays, are NOW ON SALE. Easter this year will be themed around the global smash hit MAMMA MIA and Summer will be themed on HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3. To book online for these popular courses, visit the Forthcoming Events section of our site and click WORKSHOPS 2009.
Graduate London Showcase weeks away! (Posted 27.1.09)
GAMTA will present its Graduate Showcase for top industry Agents, Casting Directors and Producers at London's Criterion Theatre in Piccadilly on Wed 18th February. The event will be attending by a host of top industry professionals keen to sign new talent graduating from GAMTA. Following our first London Showcase in Feb 2007, Trevor Jackson, Head of Casting and Associate Producer with Cameron Mackintosh Ltd said of the students:- 'I have to say it was one of the best Showcases i have seen this year and considerably better than some recent ones by some of the more established schools. You seem to have trained some very good people indeed'.
Parents, Patrons and Friends of GAMTA are welcome to join us at the Criterion Theatre as the students make their first steps onto the West End stage. Tickets for this event are FREE and can be obtained by calling our main office.
GAMTA to produce Scottish Premier of PARADE (Posted 27.1.09)
Final year students of GAMTA's Professional Musical Theatre course will present the Scottish Premier production of the new Musical 'Parade' by celebrated American Composer, Jason Robert Brown. This sensational and gripping musical tells the true story of factory worker Leo Frank wrongly accused of murder in 1913 small town America. An emotional and dramatic score including modern musical theatre masterpieces such as 'You Don't Know This Man' and 'It's Hard to Speak My Heart'. Visit our Forthcoming Productions section to book your tickets online.
Kennedy Aitchison joins the Panto Team
We are thrilled and delighted to welcome Kennedy to the Panto team this year as it proves to be bigger and better than ever!
Acclaimed as one of the top musicians in the UK, Kennedy's career has spanned two decades. During that time, he has worked at the top level of the entertainment industry as a musical director for theatre, film and television, and has conducted and played with some of the most famous orchestras in Britain. He is in great demand as a pianist, arranger, orchestrator and music producer.
His theatre credits include: Musical Director in London's West End and touring productions of Jesus Christ Superstar, Cats, The Beautiful Game and Saturday Night Fever, working for Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sir Cameron MacIntosh and Robert Stigwood. He was also Assistant Musical Director on the Emmy award winning movie of Jesus Christ Superstar. He recently toured the US, Canada, Mexico and Europe as Musical Director with Irish dance phenomenon Riverdance. He has also played principal keyboard in major productions of Joseph, Evita, White Christmas, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Sunset Boulevard.
Kennedy has an impressive list of television credits, working as musical director, music associate and pianist on countless network television programmes including ‘Only Fools and Horses’, Noel’s House Party’ and ‘The Big, Big Talent Show’. He worked for four years on the BBC's top rated Saturday night talent show, "Opportunity Knocks" - the precursor to today's X Factor and Pop Idol.
Kennedy has also worked with some of the top names in popular music - The Three Degrees, The Supremes, Randy Crawford, Shirley Bassey, The Drifters, Martha Reeves and Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes. He also had the pleasure of working with country star Nanci Griffith, conducting the Orchestra of Scottish Opera in a live performance of her acclaimed album "The Dust Bowl Symphony".
Recent projects include performing as principal keyboard on the UK tour of ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ and Musical Director and arranger on ‘Highland Heartbeat’, a new Scottish TV special to be broadcast coast to coast on the PBS network in the US.
Future projects include touring the UK and Europe in 2009 with Jeff Wayne’s War of the Worlds. He is delighted to be involved in this year’s GAMTA panto production.
"An Outstanding Pianist" Michael Tumelty, The Herald.
Musical Directors announcement
GAMTA is delighted to announce the arrival of our new Musical Directors for Panto. Staff and students are thrilled and delighted to be working with the Industry's top professionals in Musical Theatre and Panto.
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