A new musical based on the iconic pop hits of STEPS.
Happiness is only a heartbeat away with HERE & NOW, the hilarious and heart-warming new musical based on the songs of the multi-million-selling pop phenomenon, Steps.
Steps are the most successful UK mixed sex pop group of all time, with 14 top five singles, 4 number one albums, 22 million record sales, 500 million streams & 11 sold-out national arena tours under their belts.
Directed by the award-winning Rachel Kavanaugh and written by Shaun Kitchener HERE & NOW is produced with STEPS and Pete Waterman and features many of their iconic hits, including 5, 6, 7, 8, Stomp, Better Best Forgotten, and Last Thing On My Mind.
Welcome to seaside superstore Better Best Bargains, where it’s Friday night, the vibe is right, and everyone’s dancing in the aisles. But when Caz discovers the shelves are stocked with lies and betrayal, the summer of love she and her friends dreamed of suddenly feels like a tragedy. Have they all lost their chance of a ‘happy ever after’?
HERE & NOW makes its world premiere in November 2024 in Birmingham.
“OUR MUSICAL IS FINALLY HERE AND WE COULDN’T BE MORE EXCITED. IT’S A STORY OF FRIENDSHIP, ROMANCE AND COMMUNITY. WE CAN’T WAIT TO OPEN THE DOORS AND SEE YOU THERE!”
Creative Team
BOOK
SHAUN KITCHENER
DIRECTOR
RACHAEL KAVANAUGH
CHOREOGRAPHER
MATT COLE
MUSICAL SUPERVISOR, ORCHESTRATOR & ARRANGEMENTS
MATT SPENCER-SMITH
SET DESIGNER
TOM ROGERS
COSTUME DESIGNER
GABRIELLA SLADE
LIGHTING DESIGNER
HOWARD HUDSON
SOUND DESIGNER
ADAM FISHER
WIGS, HAIR & MAKE UP DESIGNER
SAM COX
CASTING DIRECTOR
WILL BURTON
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
MATT HASSALL
ASSOCIATE CHOREOGRAPHER
JANE MCMURTRIE
ASSOCIATE SOUND DESIGNER
OLIVER DURRANT
PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT
SETTING LINE
MUSIC TECHNOLOGY
PHIJ ADAMS