Don Black's acclaimed FROM THE HEART returns to the West End this Autumn
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Following a sell-out run last year, multi-award-winning lyricist Don Black returns to the West End this Autumn with the most ambitious incarnation of From The Heart yet - a celebration of new songs and much-loved favourites.
Refined and expanded following its acclaimed performances in 2025, the production plays a strictly limited season at London's Garrick Theatre from 8-18 October.
Returning following last year's sell-out performances are Olivier Award winner Clive Rowe (Hadestown, West End) and internationally celebrated stage and screen star Caroline O'Connor (Chicago, West End), whose career spans Broadway, the West End and Baz Luhrmann's Oscar-winning Moulin Rouge! Together, the acclaimed performers bring decades of award-winning musical theatre experience to the stage. Joining them for this new production is Olivier Award nominee and leading West End star Michael Xavier (Sunset Boulevard, West End). Further casting will be announced in due course.
The production is directed by Nick Winston, with musical direction from Joe Church, and arrangements by Nick Barstow.
Created by one of the world’s most celebrated lyricists, From The Heart is Don Black’s personal tribute to the New York cabaret scene that has inspired his remarkable career. The evening opens with some witty and touching brand new songs performed by an outstanding cast and featuring music written with composers including Gary Barlow, Natasha Bedingfield, David Arnold, Debbie Wiseman and Mike Batt. At every show, a surprise special guest will then take to the stage before the evening culminates in a spectacular medley of some of Don Black’s most iconic songs, including classics such as ‘Born Free’, ‘Ben’, ‘Love Changes Everything’, ‘With One Look’, ‘To Sir With Love’, and ‘As If We Never Said Goodbye’.
Don Black said: “I've been working on this show for as long as I can remember which proves that some dreams can take a long time to come true.”
