Vincent Jamal Hooper will take on the role of Simba in the Broadway production of The Lion King from 26 September 2023. Hooper will replace Brandon A. McCall, who departs 24 September.
Isabelle McCalla made her debut as Maizy in the Broadway production of Shucked earlier than planned. McCalla was set to begin her run on September 8, but made her debut on 6 September. Caroline Innerbichler left the production on 3 September as she is expecting a baby early next year.
The London production of Moulin Rouge will have a cast change on 16 October 2023 as the West End production enters its third year. Tanisha Spring will play Satine alongside Dom Simpson who will play co-lead Christian. Continuing in their roles, Matt Rixon will play Harold Zidler, Ian Carlyle will play Toulouse-Lautrec and Ben Richards will play The Duke. Joining them will be Ivan De Freitas as Santiago and Charlotte Gooch as Nini, with Anthony Cragg who continues with the cast and steps into the role of Baby Doll, Hannah Jay-Allan as Arabia, Rochelle Sherona – who also remains with the cast as Arabia (maternity cover) -Bernadette Bangura as La Chocolat, and Angela Marie Hurst who will play Alternate Satine.
The 2023-2024 North American tour of Come From Away has announced its cast. (https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Full-Cast-Revealed-for-COME-FROM-AWAY-2023-24-Tour-20230906) The non-Equity production will star Danny Arnold, Kathleen Cameron, Trey DeLuna, Addison Garner, Andrew Harvey, Andrew Hendrick, Hannah Kato, Chelsea LeValley, Kristin Litzenberg, Miranda Luze, Stanton Morales, Candace Alyssa Rhodes, Molly Samson, Jason Tyler Smith, Nathan David Smith, Shawn W. Smith, Dekontee Tucrkile and Andre Williams. The Come From Away US tour will start in Columbia, SC on 17 October.
The new UK tour of Wicked has announced its cast. The cast will be led by Sarah O’Connor (Glinda), Donna Berlin (Madame Morrible), Jed Berry (Boq), Megan Gardiner (Nessarose), and Casey Al-Shaqsy (Standby for Elphaba) will join the previously announced Laura Pick (Elphaba), Carl Man (Fiyero), and Simeon Truby (The Wizard and Doctor Dillamond). Other cast members include Jed Berry (Boq), Megan Gardiner (Nessarose), Casey Al-Shaqsy (Standby for Elphaba), Thomas Charles, Julie Cloke, Charlotte Coggin, Freddie Conway, Áine Curran, Jade Davies, Kamau Davis, Russell Dickson, Maddison Firth, Lydia Gerrard, James Gower-Smith, Shoko Ito, Holly Lawrence, Nick Len, Stephanie Lindo, Will Lucas, Will Luckett, Rozz Mbwembwe, Georgia McElwee, Conor O’Hara, Shereen Osman, Stuart Rouse, Christina Shand, Adam Stickler, and Frazer Woolcott. The 2023-2025 Wicked tour opens at the Edinburgh Playhouse on 7 December 2023 and continues to Bristol, Birmingham, Bradford, Southampton, Liverpool, Dublin, Sunderland, Cardiff, and Manchester.
The North American tour of Hadestown changes casts in Los Angeles next month, with Amaya Braganza as Eurydice, Lana Gordon as Persephone, and Will Mann as Hermes joining the company on 3 October.(https://playbill.com/article/amaya-braganza-will-mann-lana-gordon-more-to-join-cast-of-hadestown-tour) Marla Louissaint, Lizzie Markson, and Hannah Schreer will also step into the roles of The Fates. Matthew Patrick Quinn and J. Antonio Rodriguez will continue as Hades and Orpheus, respectively. Current principals Nathan Lee Graham (Hermes), Maria-Christina Oliveras (Persephone), and Hannah Whitley (Eurydice) as well as Fates Dominique Kempf, Belén Moyano, and Nyla Watson will play their final performances at the Center for the Performing Arts in San Jose, California, October 1. The Workers Chorus will feature Sevon Askew, Jamal Lee Harris, Courtney Lauster, Daniel Tracht, and Racquel Williams. Swings for the tour will include Ian Coulter-Buford, KC Dela Cruz, Colin LeMoine, and Cecilia Trippiedi.