Eugenius musical raises thousands to support the arts industry!
The streaming party began at 7 pm on Facebook, with archive footage of Eugenius the Musical in full available for all to watch. It came with a link to donate to Acting for Others which is made up of 15 individual theatre charities. They offer support to those struggling in the entertainment industry at all times, but current times have made their support even more crucial. Eugenius the Musical passed 100K views on Facebook streams in just 5 hours and has raised over £13,500. You can still donate to the cause here and you can stream Eugenius! here.
What is Eugenius the Musical?
Eugenius comes from Ben Adams and Chris Wilkins and follows the story of Eugene who with the help of his friends, follows his dreams to turn his comic book into an actual Hollywood superhero movie. The 2018 production cast (shown on the recorded footage) feature Rob Houchen as Eugene, Laura Baldwin, Dan Buckley, Scott Paige, Neil McDermott, Emily Tierney, Alex Bourne, Simon Thomas, Christopher Ragland, Tom Senior and Alison Arnopp. The cast is complete by Lauren Cancannon, Ben Darcy, Titus Rowe, Dillon Scott-Lewis, Alex Tranter, Sasha Wareham and Amy West. The musical also featured the voices of Brian Blessed and Mark Hamill.
Eugenius raises money for the arts industry
The footage of Eugenius the Musical was never supposed to be seen but was released for this desperate time of need in order to raise money for the entertainment industry. You can still donate and watch the stream and if you want to help theatre go on then you can read here about where you can donate.