The Ultimate Showstopper

Our 'One Night Only' Grand Finale

Here at Take the Stage our huge grand finale has become an iconic moment in every show.

Bring the House Down

We produce a big ensemble number to ‘One Night Only’ from Dreamgirls, featuring every single cast member from every school taking part. The show ends on a spectacular high and everyone leaves the auditorium feeling incredibly proud of their ‘One Night Only’ experience!

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What Does the Finale Involve

What Does the Finale Involve?

  • Individual school bow
  • Huge ensemble chorus with whole cast choreography
  • Confetti (lots of it!)
  • Balloons
  • Pyrotechnics
  • Exclusive TTS t-shirt
  • Professional lighting & sound
  • Professional videography & photography

What makes the TTS finale different?

Every school is visited in person by our TTS choreographers, for a fun finale workshop. There is no cost to the school for this and your students to get experience a workshop with an industry professional.

Our TTS choreographer will tailor your school choreography to the style, age and ability level of your cast.

Professional rehearsal video for your cast to utilise to practise outside of class.

Full cast photo during your school visit to share on social media, creating a buzz about your upcoming show.

Tom Broderick

Tom Broderick

Finale Choreographer

Tom Broderick trained at The Morgan Academy of Performing Arts and then at the Central School of Ballet in London.

After graduating he went to perform ‘Be Captivated’ & ‘Ballesque’ in Edinburgh. Once this short run had finished he started with New Adventures performing ‘Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake’ in both the UK and International tours. Later he played The Nutcracker Prince in the Let’s All Dance production of ‘The Nutcracker’, before returning to New Adventures for ‘Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty. He then went onto to perform Alonzo, Macavity and Mungojerrie in ‘CATS’ aboard the Oasis of the Seas with Royal Caribbean Productions.

After this he went on tour with famous soprano ‘Sarah Brightman’ on her tour of ‘The Royal Christmas Gala’. Most recently he returned to New Adventures to perform in ‘Swan Lake’ once again as part of the ensemble, the Nobleman and also as the understudy prince which he ended up performing on Broadway.

Tom has been a part of the Take the Stage choreographic team since 2019 and is excited to be returning again this year to ‘Keep Dancing!’

Vikki Bussell

Finale Choreographer

After graduating from Masters Performing Arts Vikki began balancing a dancing career with teaching for many of the top performing arts colleges in the country. After years of training the next generation at Masters, Vikki was given the incredible opportunity to become Vice Principal & then promoted to course leader to guide the students & staff through its last few years. Vikki’s passion for teaching & choreography has led to an extensive career as a freelance creative director for various agencies, producing shows internationally & nationally. Vikki is so excited to be part of the TTS team to create choreography & memories with our community of performers.

Vikki Bussell

West End Star

During every Take the Stage finale our cast are joined on stage by a West End Star who opens ‘One Night Only. It’s always an inspiring and exciting moment for our young performers and a chance to realise what’s possible with hard work and dedication, should they wish to pursue a career in the arts. We’ve been lucky enough to welcome some huge West End talent including Natalie Paris, Laura Emmitt, Hana Stewart, Claudia Kariuki, Jenny Fitzpatrick, Sasha Monique, Sophia Ragavelas, Biancha Szynal and Zara MacIntosh, to name a few! Check out some of the incredible performers we have worked with here.