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It has been announced that the Off-Broadway production of Tomorrow Morning will open at the Theatre at Saint Peters on the 30th March 2011, with previews from March 21st. The cast will be announced soon. The show will be directed by Tom Mullen, musical direction by John Bell, costumes by William J. Morey and video design by Mike Tutaj. Produced by the York Theatre Company and Hilary A. Williams. Tomorrow Morning is currently running at the Landor Theatre, Clapham starring Julie Atherton (Avenue Q) and Jon Lee (Les Mis, S Club 7). The show runs until November 13th. To book visit www.landortheatre.co.uk. West End performer Stuart Matthew Price (best known for his role in Parade at the Donmar) has just released his debut solo album on the SimG record label, featuring the new song Goodnight Kiss by LMW. The album also features new songs by Jason Robert Brown, Scott Alan, Stiles & Drewe and others. Click here to find more info and order the CD. Tomorrow Morning has opened at the Treble Clef Jazz Lounge in Melbourne Australia - the show has now been presented on three continents.  For tickets call 0417 692. Read an interview with the show's producer from Australia's Theatre People website here. Tomorrow Morning - LMW's award winning musical - will open at the Landor Theatre in Clapham South London on Oct 19 (previews from Oct 12). See news here. The show will star Jon Lee and Julie Atherton. Further casting to be announced shortly. The Perfect Pitch Songbook has now been published and features four songs by LMW. The book includes guide vocal and backing track CDs and contains sixteen songs from the UK's leading creators of new musical theatre. Order here. West End star Stuart Matthew Price recently recorded LMW's song Goodnight Kiss for his debut solo album All Things in Time which is due for release in late 2010. Pre-order the album here. Fucking Men at Bailiwick Chicago has been extended for a second time and will now play through August 29th. The play, by Joe DiPietro, features original music by LMW. Tickets are at www.fmenchicago.com. Laurence is composing the music for Joe DiPietro's play Fucking Men which is produced by Bailiwick Theatre Chicago, directed by Tom Mullen which is playing at Theatre Building Chicago throughout June and July 2010.  The Australian premiere production of Tomorrow Morning will open in Melbourne on September 1st at the Treble Clef Jazz Lounge. Directed by Joe Batalha, designed by Sally Martin, choreography by Josie White. Cast: Jonathan Guthrie-Jones, Krystal Shute, Natasha Bassett and Blake Testro. Ticket info will be posted here soon. The official full release of the Chicago Cast album of Tomorrow Morning is set for March 1st. The CD will be available from Dress Circle in London and their website, from this website and also digital purchase through iTunes, Napster, Rhapsody, Amazon etc. Visit Dress Circle Laurence is now represented by Kate Weston @ Janet Fillingham Associates. He will continue to work with manager and producer Andy Barnes alongside Kate - new contact details are on the contact page. November the 8th saw the West End Gala Concert of the premiere of Through the Door starring Julie Atherton, Paul Keating and Oliver J Hembrough. The show played to a packed house at the Trafalgar Studios 1 (mainstage) and the response from the audience was terrific. Plans are now underway for the next step for the show. Thanks to everyone involved on this production, from the cast, crew, choir and orchestra. Tomorrow Morning has won the awards in both its categories - Best Musical and Best Artistic Specialization (Film & Video Design) - at the 2009 Joseph Jefferson Equity Awards in Chicago. The show won Best Musical - Midsize, alongside Broadway's Caroline, or Change which took the honor for Large musical. The award was received in Chicago at the ceremony in the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts by the show's producer Hilary A. Williams. The Chicago cast of the show performed an excerpt from the show at the ceremony - our thanks go to them for their generosity and talent. The online LMW shop is now up and running through this website, so you can purchase sheet music and digital audio plus order CDs and the Tomorrow Morning vocal selections book. Visit the shop site by clicking on the SHOP link in the main menu above. It has just been announced that the Chicago production of Tomorrow Morning has been nominated for Best Musical (mid-size production) and Best Artistic Specialization (Mike Tutaj - Film & Video Design) awards at the 41st Annual Jeff Awards in the city, Chicago's equivalent of the Tony Awards. A full list of the nominees and categories can be found here. Congratulations to everyone involved in the production and good luck - the winners are announced in October. The much anticipated West End concert debut of Through the Door will happen on the mainstage of the Trafalgar Studios on the evening of Sunday November 8th, 2009. The concert will star Julie Atherton (Avenue Q) - the rest of the cast will be announced in October. Call the box office on 0870 060 6632 for tickets or click here for tickets. The Lost Christmas will play at the Hazlitt Arts Centre in Maidstone, Kent from the 18th-24th December 2009. Click here to book tickets. Work has begun on a new project, a first collaboration with bookwriter Katy Darby - this new musical has been commissioned by Korean producer Chun Soo Shin and will be workshopped later this year either in Seoul or the UK. The title of the show is Girlfriends and is based upon a current hit Korean play. It is expected that the show will premiere in the UK. The Tomorrow Morning Vocal Selection songbook will be published within the next few months, and will be available to order via this website and from Dress Circle. If you would like to reserve a copy, please use the contacts page and you will be contacted when the books are available. June saw a three day workshop of The Lost Christmas at the Hazlitt Theatre in Maidstone produced by Andy Barnes for Perfect Pitch Musicals. News of a 2009 production of this show will be annuonced soon. May 2009 sees a further development reading of the new draft of Through the Door, written in collaboration with US based bookwriter Judy Freed. The reading is sponsored by Perfect Pitch which produced the West End showcase of the show in November 2009. Suranne Jones (Coronation Street) and Julie Atherton (Avenue Q) will perform songs by LMW at the Theatregoer's Choice awards on February 15, 2009.

The U.S Cast album of Tomorrow Morning was recorded in Chicago at the beginning of December 2008, and plans are currently underway for a 2009/2010 Off-Broadway production. No release date has been announced for the recording.

Tomorrow Morning was nominated for four 2008 Spirit Awards in Connecticut from its production at the Spirit of Broadway Theater: Best New Score, Best New Lyrics, Best New Book and Best New Work. In Chicago, the show has been Jeff Recommended, making it eligible for nominations in the 2008 Jeff Awards.

The Chicago press reviews of Tomorrow Morning have been overwhelmingly favorable. The Tribune said "What could be better value for money?" and called it a "must-see work"; the Sun-Times said it was "deftly structured & neatly observed"... Scroll down this page to find links to more and full reviews.

Suranne Jones (Coronation Street) and Jayne Wisener (Sweeney Todd [film] & Parade {Donmar]) will star in the showcase of The Lost Christmas in the West End in November, at the Trafalgar Studios, London. Plus Avenue Q star Julie Atherton will return to the role of Charlotte in Through the Door, (a role she created in the workshop earlier this year), for the West End Showcase of the show, also at Perfect Pitch. www.perfectpitchmusicals.com

LMW's song Around the Corner will be performed by Zoe Rainey (Hairspray, West End) in the Christmas concert Christmas in New York at the Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, on December 7th 2008.

Keeping musicals in the family, LMW's elder daughter Sophie (8) is currently appearing as Marta von Trapp in The Sound of Music at the London Palladium.

New songs from THROUGH THE DOOR in Perfect Pitch Concert at Edinburgh Festival, 11th August 2008

The fabulous new cast of TOMORROW MORNING in Chicago has been announced as Charissa Armon, Michael Mahler, Emily Thompson and Jonathan Rayson. The show opens at Victory Gardens Greenhouse Theatre on November 9th (previews from Oct 31st) and plays for six weeks only until December 15th. www.tix.com. The production is directed by Tom Mullen, produced by Hilary A. Williams. The creative team includes Dan R. Conley (scenic design), Bill Morey (costume design), Jennifer Kules (lighting design), Mike Tutaj (video design) and Brett Rowe (musical direction).The brand new TOMORROW MORNING website is here, with all booking information for the show.

Avenue Q and Les Mis star Jon Robyns features on the THE LOST CHRISTMAS studio cast album

JULIE ATHERTON, MARK McGEE and SIMON GLEESON star in workshop of THROUGH THE DOOR in May. THROUGH THE DOOR now part of the PERFECT PITCH development network with producer Andy Barnes.

NATAYLIA RONI (The Lion King & BBC's Boogie Beebies) sings "One in Three" from the CR7 Cancer Research UK project in 2002

The short film "DAVID" (featuring "Kristina's Theme", music by LMW, lyrics by Rebecca Grant) wins BEST FILM (under 75 minutes) at the SWANSEA BAY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL.