BamseScenen presenterer: A Big Bold Bear Xmas

BamseScenen presents: A Big Bold Bear Xmas BamseScenen, Oslo Pride, and Chateau Neuf invite you to a somewhat different Christmas concert: A Big Bold Bear Xmas! You might be thinking, is one more Christmas concert really necessary? And our answer is yes, it is. Because A Big Bold Bear Xmas offers a palette of expressions. We are reimagining familiar songs in colors and outfits you wouldn't expect. "O Helga Natt" in Dolly Parton style? The Christmas Evening Song with electric guitar, bass, and drums? Our four fabulous soloists and musical quartet will surprise you with their creativity. So if you want to hear Last Christmas for the hundredth time this year, you'd better look elsewhere. But if you are looking for an atypical Christmas concert, this is the right concert for you! Soloists: Jannike Kruse has participated in a number of theater productions and musicals, appeared in several TV series and films, contributed to various Radioteater productions, and provided the Norwegian voice for several cartoon characters. She has sung with various orchestras both domestically and internationally, and has contributed to a number of albums. Jannike has also produced the show concerts Musical Stories and Leading Ladies, in which she performs herself, and which are still being staged across the country. Frimann Brustad is a pop artist and songwriter from Oslo. With his own music, dance, and a strong stage presence, he has built a reputation as a live artist over the last ten years. He graduated from the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts and will be featured in The Voice Norway in 2026. Elisabeth Ellingsen is a Norwegian musical artist residing in London, where she works on both small and large stages. She is educated at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts and the Norwegian Institute of Musical Theatre. Elisabeth has participated in numerous productions both at home and abroad, such as the Christmas mother in "Putti Plutti Pott", singer in "A very British Christmas" (Germany Tour), and Nicki in "Sweet Charity", to name a few. She has been part of the Broadway Backwards ensemble since 2016 and is very excited to be singing in the Christmas spirit with Oslo Pride and BamseScenen. Erik Wenberg Jacobsen is a Norwegian singer and actor, educated at the Music Conservatory in Trondheim. Throughout a long career, he has performed numerous major musical roles, including Jean Valjean in Les Misérables, Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof, and Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar. He has also participated in productions such as West Side Story, Evita, and My Fair Lady, and portrayed Jakob Weidemann in Kjærligheten er blå – a musical about Jakob Weidemann. Orchestra: Conductor and Arranger – Geir Langslet Drums – Rolf Øyvind Hæg Guitar – Svein Dag Hauge Bass – Geir Kristian Breivik BamseScenen has been one of the stages in Oslo Pride Park since 2015 and annually offers a varied program that accommodates up-and-coming artists, the popular, the quirky, the humorous, and the truly legendary. Here, new voices meet recognizable favorites in a stage program that ranges from concerts and tribute shows to performing arts and live podcasts. The stage hosts several concerts that return each year, such as Tammy T and Broadway Backwards.