The Matt Monro Story – One Voice 2017 UK Tour Announced. Matt Monro Jr pays tribute to his legendary father with a 35-date tour.

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Matt Monro can arguably lay claim to being Britain’s biggest musical export of all time. Indeed he is still hailed as the biggest non-Hispanic artist in the world. The man dubbed “The singer’s singer” and “The man with the golden voice” clocked up a staggering 100 million sales in his lifetime.

He was the first singer ever to sing on a James Bond film (From Russia With Love) and he contributed the score to that best loved of films, The Italian Job. In the Philippines alone his version of “My Way” sold 8 million copies outselling Sinatra’s by a country mile – Frank sold a mere 300,000. Beatlemania had nothing on his reception over there (and even today his son still receives a hero’s welcome).

Now Matt Monro Jr pays tribute to his legendary father with a new CD, “A Father’s Legacy” and a new show, The Matt Monro Story: One Voice. Encapsulating not just the story of his Dad’s rags-to-riches life it gives a unique insight into the man himself. The journey of this boy who couldn’t read or write, and yet had to support his family, is told in loving detail by his son giving a glimpse into what it was like growing up in the Monro household. Video clips, home movies, even sequences where Matt Jr duets with his Dad, all play a part in this celebration of the life and legacy of Matt Monro.

“In this instance, it can truly be said that the son has inherited the pipes of the father – I would say moreso than in the case of the late Frank Sinatra Jr. Matt Snr had a voice that we almost took for granted in the heyday of the US and UK easy listening royalty, but listening now the orchestrations were top-notch and the writers supplying material the very best of the time. However, one of the things that most impressed us was footage of a cabaret show out in Australia where Monro proved to be as funny onstage as he was vocally gifted. It is highly likely that MM junior has a similar engaging personality and this bodes well for the tour which we will make sure that we catch”. – Pete Sargeant Just Listen To This

Pete Sargeant

(Thanks to Judy Totton for help with this announcement)

Tickets are on sale now from all usual venues priced £21 each. Shows start at 7.30pm. All dates, venues and ticket information for The Matt Monro Story – One Voice are listed below:
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February 2017

Saturday 4 Dudley Richmond Theatre 0844 871 7651

Sunday 19 Crawley Hawth Theatre 01293 553636

Wednesday 22 Hayes Beck Theatre 020 8561 8371

Friday 24 Bromley Churchill Theatre 0203 285 6000

Tuesday 28 Inverness Eden Court 01463 234 234

March 2017

Wednesday 1 Perth Concert Hall 01738 621031

Thursday 2 Falkirk FTH 01324 506850

Friday 3 Glenrothes Rothes Hall 01592 611101

Saturday 4 Musselburgh Brunton Theatre 0131 6652240

Sunday 5 Glasgow City Halls 0141 353 8000

Tuesday 7 Rotherham Civic Hall 01709 823621

Wednesday 8 Weston Super Mare Playhouse 01934 645544

Thursday 9 Maidstone Hazlitt Theatre 01622 758611

Friday 10 Weymouth Weymouth Pavilion 01305 783225

Saturday 11 Kettering Lighthouse Theatre 01536 414141

Sunday 12 Barking Broadway Theatre 020 8507 5607

Wednesday 15 Stevenage Gordon Craig Theatre 01438 363200

Thursday 16 Epsom The Playhouse Theatre 01372 742555

Friday 17 Bishops Stortford Rhodes Centre 01279 710 200

Saturday 18 Dunstable Grove Theatre 01582 60 20 80

Tuesday 21 Aylesbury Waterside Theatre 0844 871 7607

Thursday 23 Edmonton Millfield Arts Centre 020 8807 6680

Friday 24 Porthcawl Grand Pavilion 01656 815995

Monday 27 Brighton Theatre Royal 0844 871 7650

Tuesday 28 Basildon Towngate Theatre 01268 465 465

Thursday 30 Crewe Lyceum Theatre 01270 368 242

 

April 2017 

Tuesday 4 Lancaster Grand Theatre 01524 64695

Wednesday 5 Ilkley Kings Hall 01274 432000

Friday 7 Chesterfield Pomegranite Theatre 01246 345 222

Saturday 8 Bromsgrove Atrix Theatre 01527 577 330

Wednesday 12 Runcorn The Brindley 0151 907 8360

Wednesday 19 Solihull The Core Theatre 0121 704 6962

Friday 21 Clacton Westcliff Theatre 01255 43 33 44

Saturday 22 Great Yarmouth St Georges Theatre 01493 331484

Saturday 29 Folkestone Leas Cliff Hall 01303 228600