Pop goes the musical

They are more used to performing to packed stadiums, but stars of rock and pop are now turning their attention to other arenas. When the Pet Shop Boys' first ballet score is performed at Sadler's Wells in London next month it will be the first of a glut of productions featuring music written by mainstream popular artists. Others include Ghost: The Musical from Eurythmics' Dave Stewart and an opera, The Tell-Tale Heart, by Stewart Copeland, the former Police drummer.

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