Mark Shenton, Sunday Express Theatre Critic.
Gemma is currently appearing as alternate "Eva" in the National Tour of EVITA.
Making Records are thrilled to announce the release of Gemma's new album. Entitled "Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow". The album contains some of the greatest musical theatre songs every written; "Yesterday..." songs from the classic musicals, "Today..." a selection of songs from the current hits and "Tomorrow..." songs from the newest of songwriters including Jason Robert Brown, Charles Miller and Grant Olding.
Brilliant new musical director MARK COLLINS has arranged the songs and we are confident this is one of the best albums of it's type!
"...Atkins makes this collection of songs from shows past, present and future sound fresh and fascinating..."
ROGER FOSS, What's On Stage Magazine
Tracks on "Yesterday Today Tomorrow"
Over The Rainbow (from The Wizard Of Oz)
The Sun & I (from Hot Mikado)
Take Me Back To Manhattan (from Anything Goes)
He's Got To Be Someone (from Little Tramp)
The Wizard & I (from Wicked)
Your Daddy's Son (from Ragtime)
There's A Fine, Fine Line (from Avenue Q)
Astonishing (from Little Women)
Into Blue (special song by Grant Olding & Kelly Marcell)
Too Late (special song by Charles Miller & Kevin Hammonds) - featuring BBC's Musical Theatre Voice of the Year Gabriel Vick
Letting You Go (special song by Jason Robert Brown)
Bonus Limited Edition includes the track:
Make Up My Heart (from Starlight Express)
Yesterday Today Tomorrow - Album Credits
Musicians:
Martin Fisher - Programming, Bass, Percussion.
Mark Collins - Piano.
Kyra Williams - Cello
Scott Povey - Saxaphone
Sarah Beaumont - Flute
Gabriel Vick - Vocal on “Too Late”
Music Produced, Arranged, Mixed and Engineered by Martin Fisher
Music Directed and Arranged by Mark Collins
Executive Producer: Guy James
Recorded at SonicPond - www.sonicpond.co.uk
Photography by Steven Emberton - www.stevenemberton.com
Mastered by Henry Smithson @ Sounds Good - www.sounds-good.co.uk
Artwork by DRP Owen
Record Label: VIB @ MaKiNG Records
Catalogue Number: VIB002
Gemma trained professionally at Laine Theatre Arts, graduating with her Musical Theatre Diploma in 2004. Theatre credits include: Pearl in Starlight Express (National Tour), Gwen in the Workshop of the New Musical Artie,Gwen & Lance (Hampstead Theatre, London), Miss Lynch and understudying and playing the role of Rizzo and Jan in Grease (UK Tour), Swing and understudying and playing the roles of Serena, Mabel & Miss Sherman in Fame (UK Tour), West End Laine (Aldwych Theatre, London), Dick Whittington, and Mother Goose (Horsham Arts Centre), principal singer in the summer productions of From the Top!, Moving On and Fast Track (All at the Epsom Playhouse Theatre) and Belle in both Little Me and Dreams from a Summer House (LTA Studio Theatre directed by Tudor Davies).
Gemma is represented by Access Artiste Management