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Glasgow Times
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Glasgow Times
Here & Now musical brings Steps hits to Glasgow stage
The King's Theatre is set to host Here & Now as part of its UK and Ireland tour from September 16 to 20. Rebecca Lock will reprise her role as Caz, while Finty Williams and Blake Patrick Anderson return as Patricia and Robbie, respectively. River Medway, a fan favourite from RuPaul's Drag Race UK, is returning as Jem. Edward Baker Duly will play Max and John Stacey as Lesley. READ MORE: Glasgow's Lulu reveals dream to sing to former US President The principal cast is being joined by new faces, including Jacqui Dubois as Vel, Chris Grahamson as Gareth, and Rosie Singha as Neeta. Here & Now features Steps' most popular songs and a book by Shaun Kitchener. It is produced by the band and ROYO, with Pete Waterman. Rachel Kavanaugh is signed on as director, with Olivier Award-winning Matt Cole as choreographer and Matt Spencer-Smith as musical supervisor, orchestrator, and arranger. Set in the seaside superstore Better Best Bargains, the story unfolds on a Friday night. READ MORE: Megastar announces exciting Glasgow gig as part of arena tour But when Caz uncovers lies and betrayal on the shelves, her dream summer of love begins to unravel. The plot follows the characters' journey as they grapple with the possibility of losing happiness or cling to hope for a happy ending. Additional artistic contributors include Tom Rogers for set design, Gabriella Slade for costume design, Howard Hudson for lighting design, Adam Fisher for sound design, and Sam Cox for wigs, hair, and makeup design. The cast was selected by Will Burton at Grindrod Burton Casting. Further casting announcements will be made.
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Worship news: Veterans meal share and neighborhood cookout
Bethel Church: 10202 Broadway — Bethel Church will have 'Steps' beginning at 6:30 p.m. June 2. Steps is a 12-step care and recovery ministry that offers practical steps, care, encouragement, accountability and community to anyone struggling with life hurts. There are groups designed to tackle and overcome addiction, anxiety, trauma, family issues and a host of distress. There will also be a limited online option. Register online St. Matthias Roman Catholic Church: 101 W. Burrell Drive — St. Matthias Roman Catholic Church will have a Northwest Indiana Veterans Village Meal Share on May 25. The event calls for volunteers to prep and deliver meals, with prep from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and meal delivery and serving from noon to 1 p.m. For more information, visit Cathedral of the Holy Angels: 640 Tyler St. — Cathedral of the Holy Angels will have a day of service and 'Neighborhood Cookout with Christ in the City' from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 31. There will be volunteer training at 11 a.m., prep for lunch at 12 p.m., lunch from 1-3 p.m. and cleanup from 3-4 p.m. Those interested can register here: Marquette Park United Methodist Church: 215 N. Grand Blvd. — All are welcome to worship at 11:15 a.m. Sundays at Marquette Park United Methodist Church. There will be refreshments to follow in the Fellowship Hall. River Pointe Country Club: 6700 Country Club Rd. — Bethel Church will have a Men's Golf Scramble beginning at 12 p.m. May 31 at the River Pointe Country Club. All levels of golf are welcome to attend for fun, food and fellowship. The cost is $60 per person and includes green fee, a cart, prizes and dinner. Register here: Bethel Church: 704 W. County Road 700 North — Bethel Church Hobart-Portage campus will have a women's morning Bible study from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on Thursday mornings beginning on June 5. The Bible study will go for eight weeks and will be reading through 'When You Pray' to explore different types of prayers modeled in Scripture. Childcare is available for $25 per child. To register, visit: The Gathering Church: 360 E. Lincoln Hwy — The Gathering Church will have its Worship Night, held on the first Friday of every month, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. June 6. The event is a night of worship and prayer. For more information, call 219-765-2124. St. Michael Parish: 1 W. Wilhelm St. — St. Michael Parish will have a Memorial Day Mass and 150th Time Capsule Burial from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. May 26. This is an outdoor event and those who attend are asked to bring a chair and join in remembrance and hope. For more information, call 219-322-4505. St. John the Evangelist: 11301 W. 93rd Ave. — Young adults, ages 18 to 39, are invited to the 2025 Young Adult Summer Speakers Series, held each Wednesday evening from May 28 to June 25. The first session will begin at 7 p.m. on May 28 with speaker Adam Ayers, who will discuss 'searching truth from doubt to depth.' To submit worship news, email cnance@
Chicago Tribune
23-05-2025
- General
- Chicago Tribune
Worship news: Veterans meal share and neighborhood cookout
Bethel Church: 10202 Broadway — Bethel Church will have 'Steps' beginning at 6:30 p.m. June 2. Steps is a 12-step care and recovery ministry that offers practical steps, care, encouragement, accountability and community to anyone struggling with life hurts. There are groups designed to tackle and overcome addiction, anxiety, trauma, family issues and a host of distress. There will also be a limited online option. Register online St. Matthias Roman Catholic Church: 101 W. Burrell Drive — St. Matthias Roman Catholic Church will have a Northwest Indiana Veterans Village Meal Share on May 25. The event calls for volunteers to prep and deliver meals, with prep from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and meal delivery and serving from noon to 1 p.m. For more information, visit Cathedral of the Holy Angels: 640 Tyler St. — Cathedral of the Holy Angels will have a day of service and 'Neighborhood Cookout with Christ in the City' from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 31. There will be volunteer training at 11 a.m., prep for lunch at 12 p.m., lunch from 1-3 p.m. and cleanup from 3-4 p.m. Those interested can register here: Marquette Park United Methodist Church: 215 N. Grand Blvd. — All are welcome to worship at 11:15 a.m. Sundays at Marquette Park United Methodist Church. There will be refreshments to follow in the Fellowship Hall. River Pointe Country Club: 6700 Country Club Rd. — Bethel Church will have a Men's Golf Scramble beginning at 12 p.m. May 31 at the River Pointe Country Club. All levels of golf are welcome to attend for fun, food and fellowship. The cost is $60 per person and includes green fee, a cart, prizes and dinner. Register here: Bethel Church: 704 W. County Road 700 North — Bethel Church Hobart-Portage campus will have a women's morning Bible study from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on Thursday mornings beginning on June 5. The Bible study will go for eight weeks and will be reading through 'When You Pray' to explore different types of prayers modeled in Scripture. Childcare is available for $25 per child. To register, visit: The Gathering Church: 360 E. Lincoln Hwy — The Gathering Church will have its Worship Night, held on the first Friday of every month, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. June 6. The event is a night of worship and prayer. For more information, call 219-765-2124. St. Michael Parish: 1 W. Wilhelm St. — St. Michael Parish will have a Memorial Day Mass and 150th Time Capsule Burial from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. May 26. This is an outdoor event and those who attend are asked to bring a chair and join in remembrance and hope. For more information, call 219-322-4505. St. John the Evangelist: 11301 W. 93rd Ave. — Young adults, ages 18 to 39, are invited to the 2025 Young Adult Summer Speakers Series, held each Wednesday evening from May 28 to June 25. The first session will begin at 7 p.m. on May 28 with speaker Adam Ayers, who will discuss 'searching truth from doubt to depth.'
Daily Record
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
Steps fans shocked as they realise they've been singing iconic lyric wrong for over 20 years
The lyrics of the Steps song 5, 6, 7, 8 have always been a bit of a mystery - but it turns out fans have been getting them wrong all along, and they're shocked when they find out what they really are For 28 years, you might have been belting out your favourite Steps lyrics incorrectly. Nowadays, we're fortunate to have the internet at our fingertips, enabling us to quickly search for any song lyrics we desire. However, not so long ago this wasn't an option, leading many to sing incorrect lyrics to their beloved tunes for years. Now, Steps devotees are discovering they've been crooning the wrong words to a massive 90s hit. The British pop band was formed in 1997, and while they had a series of successful covers, including Tragedy, Chain Reaction, and Kylie Minogue 's Better The Devil You Know, one of their biggest hits was an original track titled 5, 6, 7, 8. Launched as a single in 1997 and featuring on their debut album Step One in 1998, the country pop hit became a staple at school discos - but did you realise you've likely been singing the lyrics incorrectly? The discrepancy was highlighted on TikTok by a woman named Lisa Mercer, who regularly posts videos pointing out misheard lyrics in popular songs. In her video about 5, 6, 7, 8, she played a snippet of the song and captioned it: "My obsession from a Western, my dad's called Dave. Or whatever Steps said." This line is from the chorus of the catchy tune, and while those lyrics might be amusing, they're not quite accurate. The end of the line should be "My dance floor date", but fans were quick to confess that they've never known the actual lyrics. Many viewers of Lisa's video remarked that they, too, thought the lyrics were just giving a shout out to someone's dad, with one viewer "seriously" questioning if they had been singing it incorrectly all this time. Another shared a personal connection, saying: "It's funny because my obsession with Western is from my dad, who is called Dave." A third person joined in: "I can't unhear that now!". Confusion didn't spare even those who knew the actual lyrics; many claimed certainty in the comments but were quickly corrected for their lyrical errors. An individual commented: "Isn't it 'I danced all day'? That's what I've been singing." One fan uncertainly posted: "I've been singing 'My obsession for a Western dance for a date. Is that right?". "5, 6, 7, 8" served as Steps' introduction to the music scene in 1997, after each member—Lee Latchford-Evans, Lisa Scott-Lee, Faye Tozer, Claire Richards and Ian "H" Watkins—answered an advertisement in a magazine calling for pop band auditions. Although the track only secured number 14 in the UK singles chart—ranking it among their lower chart positions—it has become their third-best-selling single. The tune achieved remarkable success overseas, claiming the top spot in Australia and reaching number two in both Belgium and New Zealand. Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today. You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland. No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team. All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile, select 'Join Community' and you're in! If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose 'exit group'.
Times
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Times
Claire Richards: ‘On my first big trip with Steps we were squished into economy by the loo'
The singer Claire Richards, 47, grew up in Hillingdon, Greater London. She is a member of Steps, the UK's most successful mixed-sex pop group of all time, and has also released two albums as a solo artist (My Wildest Dreams in 2019 and Euphoria, a covers album, in 2023). She met her husband, Reece, when he was a publicist for Steps' record company, before he retrained as an electrician. They live in Surrey with their children, Charlie, 17, and Daisy, 15. In the Nineties, the glory days of pop, it was the norm to film music videos in incredible locations. We filmed When I Said Goodbye in Rome, zipping across from the Spanish Steps to the Trevi Fountain; the year before that we jetted off to Havana, Cuba to shoot The Last Thing on My Mind. Havana was such an interesting and visually striking place to record a video, and we spent a week there, driving around its colourful streets in big old American classic cars that were falling apart, taking silly photos on the beach … • Read our full guide to Havana In September 1997, Steps flew to Spain and filmed the video for 5,6,7,8 on a beach in Estepona. We all shared a big apartment in Malaga and spent a couple of evenings going out in Puerto Banus in Marbella. I'm not a big drinker, but having just turned 20, I got so drunk at the wrap party that the next day I had the worst hangover I've ever experienced. H [Ian 'H' Watkins] ended up dragging me out of bed 20 minutes before we had to leave for the airport; I felt so ill. Flying long haul and going straight into work was a real travel lowlight from those days. The band's first big trip was to Singapore on a night flight in 1998. Faye [Tozer], Lisa [Scott-Lee] and I were squished into the rear economy seats by the toilet, with no recline. After a few days in Singapore we flew economy to Australia, landing at 6am; by 10am we were doing a photoshoot on the steps of Sydney Town Hall. We spent one week in Sydney and then Melbourne, doing promotion, and the jet lag was horrendous. For the duration of the trip I was wide awake all night and could barely speak because I was so tired. Our packed schedule meant we never had time to really explore. It was relentless. Aged 17, just before joining my first band, TSD, I visited Tenerife with a friend. We stayed in a dodgy hotel, close to Los Cristianos. It was one of those places where you get given a free drink at the front of every club. It was dreadful. We only had £200 between us to cover our food and drink for a week and by the end we'd had a big argument and weren't speaking to each other. Needless to say, we are no longer friends. Before initial rehearsals for Steps began, when I was 19, my parents booked us all on a package holiday to the Dominican Republic in the Caribbean — a far cry from some of the caravan parks in France we visited when I was young. This was about 28 years ago, when the country wasn't as developed as a tourist destination. The first hotel we went to was awful; the buffet was outside and everything was covered in flies. My mum refused to stay there and fortunately we were moved to a beautiful hotel, where my sister and I felt so grown-up, going to the in-house nightclub inside the hotel while our parents had dinner. It was the perfect holiday just before my life went crazy. After Steps got back together and toured the world in 2018, I treated the family to a couple of nights at the Mandarin Oriental in Kuala Lumpur to explore the city; we then flew to Langkawi and stayed in an incredible villa at the Four Seasons there, with a hammock out the front. Both hotels were spectacular and our base in the cooler Langkawi was particularly idyllic after the humidity of Kuala Lumpur. We were visited by a small monkey called Michael who came for an apple every day. • 10 of the best islands in Malaysia Escape rooms are an obsession of mine, and we did two when we were in New York a few years ago. I'm trying to tick them off around the world — so far I've done Paris, Bournemouth, Windsor, San Francisco — and the best ones are in America. I'm normally the one in the corner shouting at everybody. I'm quite competitive, really. Here & Now — The Steps Musical is touring the UK and Ireland from August 2025 through to May 2026 (
