Area 51 - Media Interest

Significant industry interest for the show was generated. Area 51 appeared on nationwide television including BBC News and BBC Radio Scotland, as well as in publications with two page or more articles such as The Sunday Herald, The Scotsman, SFX Magazine, UFO Magazine, Dreamwatch Magazine and in a feature by Channel 4’s The Big Breakfast. Further media features include Grampian Television, North Tonight News, Radio Tay and Lanarkshire Television. Print articles and interviews were ran in The Evening Times, The Daily Record, The Hamilton Advertiser, The Evening Telegraph, Metro, The Glaswegian, The Courier, The List Magazine. Online features and news articles included Musical Stages Online, Sci-Fi Channel Online, Ain’t It Cool News, The British Theatre Guide and Broadway Online. Provided below is some of the media feedback to the show:

“Nothing in recent years has felt so fresh and new to me than the concept album of the new musical Area 51... this is exactly the fresh breeze musical theatre needs right now... If you're looking for something fresh and totally different from the mainstream offerings of the West End, then look no further... could be what Cats was twenty years ago – something that simply dares to be completely different and groundbreaking, and could very well become a cult show of Rocky Horror Show-calibre.“
Musical Stages Online

“Filled with sly verbal and melodic allusions to popular movie and television standards, Area 51 is a bright and breezy romp that combines classic genre story elements with modern-day alien mythology and a lively rock 'n' roll attitude… Then We Met Like This, the show-stopping tune, with voices soaring over gorgeous strings and keyboards…dynamic, the recording presents a tantalizing taste of the tale’s inherent energy and excitement.”
Sci-Fi Channel Online

“The weirdest musical since the Rocky Horror Show first stormed the stage 20 years ago.”
SFX Magazine

“Really catchy numbers… this really rocks… Stranger than Fiction and Greys are Givin’ Us the Blues are fantastic… I can’t wait to see it on stage”
Dreamwatch Magazine

“Aliens meets MTV in this rollercoaster of a musical… a feel-good show that left the auditorium electric and the audience on their feet roaring for more”
UFO Magazine

“Something performers will enjoy appearing in as much as audiences will attending. Great fun!”
George Stiles (Olivier Winner, Best Musical, “Honk!” & named this year by the Stage Newspaper as “British musical theatre’s great hope”)

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	Area 51 - Media Interest Significant industry interest for the show was generated. Area 51 appeared on nationwide television including BBC News and BBC Radio Scotland, as well as in publications with two page or more articles such as The Sunday Herald, The Scotsman, SFX Magazine, UFO Magazine, Dreamwatch Magazine and in a feature by Channel 4’s The Big Breakfast. Further media features include Grampian Television, North Tonight News, Radio Tay and Lanarkshire Television. Print articles and interviews were ran in The Evening Times, The Daily Record, The Hamilton Advertiser, The Evening Telegraph, Metro, The Glaswegian, The Courier, The List Magazine. Online features and news articles included Musical Stages Online, Sci-Fi Channel Online, Ain’t It Cool News, The British Theatre Guide and Broadway Online. Provided below is some of the media feedback to the show: “Nothing in recent years has felt so fresh and new to me than the concept album of the new musical Area 51... this is exactly the fresh breeze musical theatre needs right now... If you're looking for something fresh and totally different from the mainstream offerings of the West End, then look no further... could be what Cats was twenty years ago – something that simply dares to be completely different and groundbreaking, and could very well become a cult show of Rocky Horror Show-calibre.“ Musical Stages Online “Filled with sly verbal and melodic allusions to popular movie and television standards, Area 51 is a bright and breezy romp that combines classic genre story elements with modern-day alien mythology and a lively rock 'n' roll attitude… Then We Met Like This, the show-stopping tune, with voices soaring over gorgeous strings and keyboards…dynamic, the recording presents a tantalizing taste of the tale’s inherent energy and excitement.” Sci-Fi Channel Online “The weirdest musical since the Rocky Horror Show first stormed the stage 20 years ago.” SFX Magazine “Really catchy numbers… this really rocks… Stranger than Fiction and Greys are Givin’ Us the Blues are fantastic… I can’t wait to see it on stage” Dreamwatch Magazine “Aliens meets MTV in this rollercoaster of a musical… a feel-good show that left the auditorium electric and the audience on their feet roaring for more” UFO Magazine “Something performers will enjoy appearing in as much as audiences will attending. Great fun!” George Stiles (Olivier Winner, Best Musical, “Honk!” & named this year by the Stage Newspaper as “British musical theatre’s great hope”)