MOVE TO LEGENDARY GROOVES
It's 1970s New York. The music is loud, the dancefloor is alive and anything can happen.
Six lives collide in a soul-era community where a glance becomes a flirtation, a dance becomes a romance and one night can change everything.
But you won't just watch it. The Brown Suite is a seated show, but don't be surprised if you find yourself dancing along. Audiences have been clapping, whistling and dancing in their seats from the first beat to the final bow.
Soulful, funny and full of life, it's raw, hip-shaking grooves, smoky blues-soaked ballads and silky-smooth soul, set to music by James Brown, Etta James, and Sam Cooke. Add dancing you'll talk about for weeks, and it's a night out that's guaranteed to leave you smiling.
Come for the story. Come for the dance. Come for the groove.
WATCH THE TRAILER
MEET THE CAST
AS VICTOR
Nahum McLean began his training at Prodanza Ballet Academy in Havana before a scholarship took him to The Ailey School in New York. His choreography blends jazz, groove and contemporary movement, and as co-founder of BlacBrik he has co-created Don't Step on My Shoes and Death of the Bachelors.
AS RAY
Originally from California, Darius Drooh trained at The Ailey School, EDGE Performing Arts Center and New Style Motherlode Dance Studio before performing in Disney's The Lion King. As co-founder of the dance-theatre company BlacBrik, he brings a choreographic voice rooted in groove, musicality and human connection.
AS ANGELA
Monique Jonas began dancing through the Royal Ballet and Opera's Chance to Dance programme before training at Rambert School and London Contemporary Dance School. She played Juliet in Matthew Bourne's Romeo and Juliet and has done commercial work for the BRIT Awards, Jamie Cullum and Kylie Minogue.
AS ANGELA / DENISE
Marie-Astrid Mence trained at the Higher National Conservatory of Music and Dance in Paris and at the Alvin Ailey School in New York, before dancing with Ballet Black and Phoenix Dance Theatre. Her credits include Oklahoma! at the Young Vic, her West End debut and Netflix's Queen Charlotte.
AS DENISE
Leila Wright trained at Elmhurst Ballet School before building a freelance career spanning English National Ballet, Studio Wayne McGregor, music, fashion and film, including doubling for Uma Thurman. A recurring dancer in Ballet Nights galas, she is excited to bring a new story to audiences around the UK.
AS MARCUS
Lukas Hunt trained at Tring Park School for the Performing Arts and has danced with Dance Theatre of Harlem, toured the UK as Dance Captain of Dreamgirls and performed in The Lion King. He also choreographs, with credits including re-Wired for BOP Jazz Theatre.
AS JULIAN
Hugo Bragg trained at the Institute of the Arts Barcelona, P.A.R.T.S. in Brussels and Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance, before reconnecting with Locking and performing with Bust-a-Move across the north of England. Having begun piano at eight, he creates choreography exploring rhythm, musicality and live music.
AS MR. NEW YORK
Dutch dance artist Joshi Martina trained at The Ailey School and has performed with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and Ballet Hispánico, as well as works by Bob Fosse and Talley Beatty. His screen credits include FX's Pose, and he has choreographed for Tommy Hilfiger and Adidas.
SEE THE SHOW
Photography © Deborah Jaffe
WHAT THE CRITICS ARE SAYING
★★★★
'A fun and funky show that oozes style and energy. Go for the music, but stay for the dancing'
BROADWAYWORLD
★★★★★
'Ridiculously talented performers doing what they do best'
CURTAIN CALL
★★★★★
'A POTENT MIX OF ZEAL, VIGOUR AND ORIGINALITY'
'SET PULSES RACING'
BACHTRACK
AND THE AUDIENCE?
LISTEN TO THE SOUNDTRACK
CREDITS
MUSIC BY JAMES BROWN, ETTA JAMES & SAM COOKE
DIRECTED & CHOREGRAPHED BY
BlacBrik
SOUND DESIGN BY
Max Marchment
PRODUCER & TOUR MANAGER
Will Bridgland
LIGHTING DESIGN BY
Joshie Harriette
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Fundamentally Dance
SCENOGRAPHY BY
Joshie Harriette
CREATIVE PRODUCER
Jamiel Devernay-Laurence
COSTUME DESIGN BY
Maybelle Laye
PRODUCER
Olivia Godwin
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