A new musical based on the classic 1890 Oscar Wilde novel "The picture of Dorian Gray". Penned by musician and lyricist Mark J. Middlemiss who describes the score as 'a love letter to the dark, classic, grand, operatic musicals of the 1970's and 1980's'.

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For those unfamiliar with the story, Dorian Gray is a young, wealthy and extremely attractive young man living in the often hedonistic world of upper class victorian London, after having a portrait painted of himself he is granted with immortality, the picture growing old instead of himself, as he grapples with the notion of possessing eternal youth he descends into an ever more debauched lifestyle of increasingly questionable morality.

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The novel has been adapted multiple times for stage and screen, most notable film adaptations being Albert Lewins' 1945 production starring George Sanders, Angela Landsbury, Peter Lawford and Donna Reed as well as Oliver Parkers' 2009 blockbuster featuring Ben Barnes, Colin firth and Rebecca Hall. Sarah Snook has enjoyed global success and critical acclaim with Kip Williams' one-woman 'high tech' stage adaptation of the novel.

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Middlemiss has expressed that this production is going to be "a good old fashioned, sung through musical with a dark operatic score and traditional staging"

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"The Picture of Dorian Gray - A New Musical - Original Cast Recording" is scheduled for release on all major digital music streaming platforms this September and while no production details have yet been announced the work is aiming for a London premier later next year followed by a national tour.