Full Circle from the Dress Circle
Long time ago a cocky working class kid and would be David Bowie from Windy Nook (that's up in Geordieland), while hawking his demo around the London record companies with his band in tow, met Tim Rice outside the Piccadilly Hotel. Somehow a friendship began. Now all these years later the cocky kid has his name up in lights alongside the legendary lyricist. Who said dreams don't come true? Of course they take time. And in my case, it's been a long time a coming. A long haul. A very long haul. But I am one of the lucky ones. My name is Stuart Brayson, the unknown composer of From Here To Eternity.
Tonight as I sit in the dress circle I have to pinch myself because up on the stage of the majestic Shaftesbury Theatre a seed of a crazy idea I had in my little bedroom at my Mum's house, a musical of the James Jones classic novel, is being played out in front of my eyes in living breathing colour. I find it hard to describe my feelings to everyone who asks what it's like; must be amazing, you must be in seventh heaven etc. It is amazing, I am in seventh heaven, but most of all I feel very fortunate. Fortunate that Tim Rice stuck by me all these years and fought for me to be given this chance. I suppose it's full circle in the dress circle. And now I am just very proud to be a little part of this incredible production and would like to take this opportunity to thank every single person involved in From Here To Eternity from the bottom of my heart for working so damn hard and making my dream come true.
Yes, indeed, I am one of the lucky ones.
Posted by Stuart Brayson (Music) on 23/10/2013 @ 10:29hrs