DISCOVER THE CHARMING MEMOIR FROM THE BELOVED WEST END LEGEND
In 1989, a young Michael Ball landed the lead role in the musical Aspects of Love. It was a moment that changed his life forever. It was the first time he worked with legends of the stage like Andrew Lloyd Webber and Trevor Nunn; it was from that show that came his smash hit song, Love Changes Everything, which rode high in the charts for 15 weeks; it was then, also, that he first met his long-term partner Cathy McGowan and battled back against the stage fright that had threatened his career.
Over three decades later, Michael returns to a new production of the same show where he made his name, definitely older, possibly wiser, and with a lifetime's worth of stories to tell. In Different Aspects, Michael takes us backstage inside the making of a West End hit, while diving back into memories to explore that moment in his twenties when the world was at his feet and his life changed beyond recognition.
Part exploration of the pitfalls and pratfalls of modern theatre and part exploration of his life, his career and his relationships, Different Aspects is the story of a life lived on the stage. There is laughter, there is tears, there is sweat and some blood, there is even some Roger Moore, although, famously, not quite enough. And through it all the show goes on.
Take your seats ladies and gentlemen, the lights are dimming, the performance is about to start.
ISBN: | 9781785120084 |
Publication date: | 25th April 2024 |
Author: | Michael Ball |
Publisher: | Blink an imprint of Bonnier Books UK |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 304 pages |
Genres: |
Memoirs Autobiography: arts and entertainment Theatre direction and production Television Film, television, radio and performing arts genres Individual actors and performers |