Originating in New York the 1940s, then quickly catching on in London’s West End, Kiss Me Kate has rightfully earned its place as an iconic musical hailing from the Golden Age of Broadway. Cole Porter’s musical within a musical tells the story of an ex-husband and wife, who star in a musical version of Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew”. Earlier this year, the Steam team produced, directed and edited the most recent production of Kiss Me Kate at London’s Barbican Theatre, into a feature film. You can catch it in cinemas in the UK from this Sunday, the 17th of November.
Disney has just announced the launch of a new electrifying musical - Hercules; coming to London’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane in the summer of 2025. Steam was tasked with creating a pre-sale teaser with a slightly more contemporary and upbeat feel to match the show’s fresh take on the classic Hercules tale.
Steam was asked to produce digital out-of-home content at the Outernet space in Central London, as part of a take-over celebrating Lion King’s 25th Anniversary in London’s West End. Created with assets from previous trailers, it reflected a wider campaign across London’s premiere digital outdoor advertising spaces. Alongside the screens, we created a 7.1 surround sound mix inside the Outernet main space, to accompany a 5-minute animation created by the superb @nexusstories
Tomorrow (October 19th), The Lion King team will celebrate 25 years of hit shows in London’s West End. Earlier in the year, Steam was asked to create an updated set of assets reflecting the characters and costumes that populate the iconic world of #lionking .
Based on the iconic 80s cinematic hit of the same name, Back To The Future is now also an electrifying musical experience that had its Broadway premiere at the Winter Garden Theatre in the summer of 2023. Steam recently made a for-television commercial to announce the next stage in this production’s life: a 30-city USA tour.
The Oliver Award Winning Stranger Things: The First Shadow, is currently on an extended run at the Phoenix Theatre in London’s West End. Steam was tasked with producing a video campaign for audiences in the UK, US and in the upside-down.
Here at Steam, we have a track record of producing chart-worthy campaigns for musical icons, and the promos we created for Cher Forever is no exception.
The legendary #cher is set to release her new LP titled “Cher Forever”, containing freshly remastered versions of all of her greatest hits, later this year.
Oliver! returns to the West End later this year after a successful opening in Chichester, and we recently travelled to @chichesterft to produce a brand new trailer for the show.
We’re excited to announce our Live Film of Audra McDonald: Live at the London Palladium, will air tonight on PBS. Directed by Ben Crabb, produced and posted by us, tune in for some wonderful renditions of Broadway classics.
It has been a great year for us at Steam Motion and Sound, and as we prepare for the next year, we have put together some highlights from this year.
🎶Sampa The Great | Final Form
We were in New York in June to capture content for the spectacular Here Lies Love, which has just opened on Broadway. The immersive musical - Directed by Alex Timbers, with music from David Byrne and Fat Boy Slim - was a joy to film.
Last April we were on Broadway capturing the sensational new show A Strange Loop; The Tony Award & Pulitzer Prize winning musical will be opening at The Barbican this June.
