National Theatre and the Roald Dahl Story Company announced the cast of 53 (!) of the upcoming new musical The Witches, based on the novel by Roald Dahl (who also wrote Matilda). With book & lyrics by Lucy Kirkwood and music & lyrics by Dave Malloy,
The Witches will star Katherine Kingsley as the Grand High Witch, Daniel Rigby as hotel manager Mr Stringer and Sally Ann Triplett (Oklahoma!) as Gran. Playing Luke’s parents are Laura Medforth and Richard David-Caine, while playing Bruno’s parents Mr and Mrs Jenkins are Ekow Quartey and Maggie Service. Irvine Iqbal plays Chef Chevalier.
Playing the witches are Julie Armstrong, Chrissie Bhima, Zoe Birkett, Maddison Bulleyment, Miracle Chance, Daniele Coombe, Molly-May Gardiner, Tiffany Graves, Bobbie Little, Tania Mathurin, Amira Matthews, and Alexandra Waite-Roberts. Completing the team at Hotel Magnificent are Adrian Grove, Jacob Maynard and Ben Redfern. The cast will also be playing multiple roles as part of the ensemble.
Amongst the young cast and playing the hero, Luke, are Bertie Caplan, Frankie Keita and Vishal Soni. Playing Bruno are Cian Eagle-Service, George Menezes Cutts and William Skinner, and playing Helga are Jersey Blu Georgia, Asanda Abbie Masike and Chloe Raphael.
Completing the young ensemble are Nesim Adnan, Alaia Broadbent, Chenai Broadbent, Cristian Buttaci, Sekhani Dumezweni, Rudy Gibson, Florence Gore, Elara Jagger, Annabelle Jones, Jemima Loosen, Charlie Man-Evans, Iesa Miller, Jack Philpott, Sienna Sibley, Savannah Skinner-Henry, Poppy-Mei Soon, Benjamin Spalding, Dylan Trigger, Alice Valeriano, Sasha Watson-Lobo and Stella Yeoman.
Lyndsey Turner directs the show which will start previewing at the National Theatre on 7 November 2023.
The full cast of The Time Traveller’s Wife at London's Apollo Theatre has been announced. Joining the previously announced David Hunter (Henry) and Joanna Woodward (Clare), are Tim Mahendran (Gomez), Hiba Elchikhe (Charisse), Ross Dawes (Henry’s Dad), Sorelle Marsh (Henry’s Mum), Alwyne Taylor (the Librarian), Irfan Damani (Clare’s Dad), Alexandra Doar (Clare’s Mum), Alex Lodge (Jason/Mark) and Helena Pipe (Dr Kendrick).
Also in the cast are Billie Hardy, Daniel George-Wright, Serina Mathew, Nathaniel Purnell and Bobby Windebank. The roles of Young Clare and Alba will be shared by Ava Critchell, Lily Hanna, Poppy Pawson and Holly-Jade Roberts.
The Time Traveller's Wife has a book by Lauren Gunderson and music & lyrics by Joss Stone & Dave Stewart, with additional lyrics by Kait Kerrigan. Bill Buckhurst directs. Performances start 7 October 2023.
The cast of the UK & Ireland tour of Disney's Aladdin has been announced. Yeukayi Ushe will star as Genie, while Gavin Adams – a recent graduate of the Royal Academy of Music – will play Aladdin. Desmonda Cathabel will play Jasmine when the show opens in Edinburgh in October 223, with casting for the role in future venues to be announced in due course.
The cast also features Adam Strong as Jafar, Jo Servi as Sultan, Angelo Paragoso as Iago, Nay-Nay as Babkak, Adam Taylor as Omar and Nelson Bettencourt as Kassim.
The ensemble comprises Hannah Amin, Dammi Aregbeshola, Rico Bakker, Daisy Barnett, Sarah Benbelaid, Erin Gisele Chapman, Tau-En Chien, Zac Frieze, Juan Jackson, James Lim, Harriet Millier, Aaron Elijah Patel, Abbie Platts, Joseph Poulton, Olivier Scheers, Kerry Spark, Ricardo Spriggs, Damien Winchester and Niko Wirachman.
The final cast members of the Australian (Sydney and Melbourne) production of Grease have been announced. Keanu Gonzalez (as Kenickie), Lucy Fraser (Patty Simcox) and Gareth Isaac (Eugene) join the previously announced Annelise Hall (Sandy), Joseph Spanti (Danny), Mackenzie Dunn (Rizzo), Brianna Bishop (Marty), Patti Newton (Miss Lynch for the Melbourne season), Jay Laga’aia (Vince Fontaine) and Marcia Hines (Teen Angel), with Paulini playing the Teen Angel in certain performances.
Other cast members include Catty Hamilton (Frenchy), Caitlin Spears (Jan), Andy Seymour (Roger), Harry Targett (Sonny) and Tom Davis (Doody).
The ensemble includes Fabian Andrés, Oscar Bridges, Laura Joy Bunting, Cristina D’Agostino, Axel Duffy, Daniel Erbacher, Madeleine Mackenzie, Conor Putland, Rose Shannon-Duhigg and Emma Whitefield.