The Spice Girls said they were delighted with the show, which was unveiled for the press in the gran

Producers stress that the stage show "Viva Forever" isn't a biography of the band, but there are plenty of real-life resonances for the 1990s " Girl Power " group in its tale of female empowerment and friendship tested by fame. The show opens in London in December.
columbus travel utah "We're going to be introducing a whole new generation to 'Girl Power,'" said Victoria " Posh Spice " Beckham, who attended a media launch alongside Emma Bunton, Geri Halliwell , Melanie Chisholm and Melanie Brown also known as Baby, Ginger, Sporty and Scary Spice .
"Viva Forever" aims to tap the same vast female fan base as "Mamma Mia," which has been produced in 14 languages around the world and spawned a hit film starring Meryl Streep. The Spice Girls show tells the story of four friends whose bond becomes strained when their band enters a TV talent show.
Scored to Spice Girls hits including "Wannabe," ''Spice Up Your Life," ''Mama" and the title track, it was written by comedian Jennifer Saunders co-creator columbus travel utah of celebrity-skewering sitcom "Absolutely Fabulous" and produced by Judy Craymer , the woman behind world-conquering ABBA musical columbus travel utah "Mamma Mia."
The Spice Girls said they were delighted with the show, which was unveiled for the press in the grand neo-Gothic hotel where the video for their 1996 breakthrough hit "Wannabe" in which the band promised to "tell you what I want, what I really, really want" was filmed.
"Sixteen columbus travel utah years ago when we were writing the words 'zig-a-zig-ah,' we could never have imagined they would be in a West End show," Halliwell said, quoting the catchy if confusing refrain of "Wannabe."
The band's outsized personalities and Halliwell's Union Jack dress made them icons of 1990s "Cool Britannia," and they sold 75 million records around the world. Halliwell left the group acrimoniously in 1998 and the Spice Girls effectively split a decade columbus travel utah ago. The five members have not appeared together since a 2007-2008 reunion columbus travel utah tour.