A Gift from Rachel

So guys, we've been holding our breath waiting for Rachel to share a special something with us from her gig & it's finally ready.

Rachel wanted us to exclusively share a special video with you all from her St James Concerts: Back From Broadway & well here it is.. with a wee message from the lady herself.

If you hadn't already guessed (or skipped ahead to click play) the song is 'Anyway' by Kerrigan & Lowdermilk. As far as we know the first time Rachel performed it was back in February of 2014, when she performed at the St James Studio for their 'Words & Music' concert & it blew us away completely then & now well over a year on, she found new depth & took it to a whole other level. It's a heart wrenching song, telling a very meaningful story & Rachel tells it with pure heart & soul.

From what we can remember of the gigs, we're pretty sure this video was recorded at the matinee. Before the song Rachel spoke briefly about how 

"We all have a person in our lives, a best friend, someone you love, someone you trust & admire & their talented & beautiful....... ...... you've got them sitting beside you, they're always there, they never let you down & it's a lovely thing & then they're taken from you.. gone.." 

I remember being at the gig when she spoke those words & knowing exactly what song she was going to sing & being completely overcome when the first few notes were played. It's a song that is extremely close to my heart (as for anyone interested who doesn't already know, can read in my blog about the Kerrigan & Lowdermilk gig) & those words before, set the tone. Then  of course Rachel gave such a passionate & committed performance of it & how lucky are we to now have a video of this? I remember I wrote in that blog about how I had to have video of this song, well good things come to those who wait.. we've now got video of Rachel performing 'Anyway' by Kerrigan & Lowdermilk Thank you Rachel for sharing this gift with us.

While we have you here, you've got 3 chances left to see Rachel in Communicating Doors - 

Friday 26th June - 8pm 

Saturday 27th June - 3:30pm

Saturday 27th June - 8pm

So book now or miss out. Not going to lie we've seen it 4 times already & may have to squeeze two more visits in. It's that good & Rachel is a genius in it. Go go go!!! Click the banner above to book tickets. Don't forget to wish Rachel & her cast all the best for the last few shows.

Also get booking for Rachel Tucker: Belfast To Broadway - Saturday 18th July in Belfast. Currently only 7 seats left in the stalls & some circle seats left, do NOT miss out on this gig, it's going to be the best bits of the previous St James gigs & who knows what else. So book it up.

2 Days till Back From Broadway - Don't Miss Out!

So whose ready for "Rachel Tucker: Back From Broadway!" We hope you've all secured your tickets & booked your travel for the day. How lucky are those further afield that they were able to add a matinee to give you that extra chance to not miss out.

We couldn't be more excited about these upcoming gigs & know that Rachel is excited too. Yesterday Rachel revealed that her special guests will be the 2015 Best Actor in a Musical, Olivier winner George Maguire (Sunny Afternoon, Macbeth, Lift, Billy Elliot & more) & WhatsOnStage award winner Giles Terera (King John, The Book Of Mormon, The Tempest, Rent & so many more).

In case you haven't heard the evening (7pm) show is completely SOLD OUT, so there's only tickets available for the matinee, so tell your friends or bring them along.

Lets do a catch up on all things "Back From Broadway" promo related. There's been a few articles recently & interviews with Rachel so let's give you some links.

Rachel did an interview with  "Whats Up, What's On!" which can be found here "

The Belfast Telegraph did an article on the upcoming gig "Rachel Tucker Goes Solo with a selection of favourites."

There's an official newsletter update from her management with a few sneaky rehearsal pics that you must check out here - "Rachel Tucker update & exclusive photos."

One of the most exciting & recent pieces of promo for Rachel is the "WhatsOnStage: Leading Ladies" feature with brand new photos by Darren Bell which can be read here 'Leading Ladies: Rachel Tucker - I'll never lose my love of singing!'

(Credit to Darren Bell for images above)

Also check out the personal message Rachel recorded to invite us all along to her show.

So to wrap up, as we are just too excited for Sunday, we thought we'd make a little video for those who for some reason or another are on the fence & haven't booked yet & for those who are just as excited as we are. We hope you enjoy it & please spread it around as much as possible in the next 48 hours & help us sell out the matinee as well.

Rachel Tucker: Back From Broadway - St James Theatre

We've got very exciting news to share today. The St James Theatre are welcoming Rachel back with open arms in April 2015.

Rachel is going to be putting on an all new live solo show, after her wonderful success on Broadway.
We've all been asking for it & now it's happening. Rachel Tucker: Back from Broadway at the St James Theatre. Tickets are on sale NOW on their website & by phone. FYI we crashed the website with excitement for tickets last time, so if you have trouble, call them or literally run to the box office.

Rachel Tucker: Back From Broadway
St James Theatre
Sunday 19th April @ 7pm
Tickets range from 25-35.

So if you haven't already gone to the St James website to snap up your ticket, we are not really sure what you are waiting for. Trust us when we tell you this is a show you will NOT want to miss. We are still reeling from the sell out show in October 2013 (Pictures below).

Photo Credit - Amanda Kappely