Producers of the forthcoming West End revival of Gershwin musical Crazy For You have revealed full casting for the show.
Already announced are the leads of this five-star Chichester Festival Theatre production, which is transferring to London this June, including Olivier-nominated Charlie Stemp (Mary Poppins, Half a Sixpence) as Bobby Child, Carly Anderson (Wicked) as Polly Baker, and Drama Desk Award winner Tom Edden as Bela Zangler
They will be joined in the West End by Natalie Kassanga (Dreamgirls) as Irene Roth, Mathew Craig (We Will Rock You) as Lank Hawkins, Duncan Smith (White Christmas) as Everett Baker, Marilyn Cutts (Funny Girl) as Lottie Child, Sam Harrison (Les Misérables) as Eugene Fodor, Rina Fatania (The Killing of Sister George) as Patricia Fodor, and Jack Wilcox (Anything Goes) as Standby Bobby Child.
The ensemble and chorus includes Kayleigh Thadani, Kate Parr, Lila Anderson, Harriet Samuel-Gray, Imogen Bowtell, Laura Hills, Ella Valentine, Tara Yasmin, Marc Akinfolarin, Lucas Koch, Philip Bertioli, Jason Battersby, Ashley-Jordon Packer, Nicholas Duncan, Nathan Elwick, Liam Wrate, Joshua Nkemdilim, Nell Martin, Bradley Trevethan, Bethan Downing, Ryan Jupp, Jinny Gould, and George Bray.
The show is brought to life on stage by the acclaimed, multi-Tony and Olivier award-winning director and choreographer Susan Stroman.
Crazy For You has a book by Ken Ludwig, and includes Gershwin melodies including Someone to Watch Over Me, I Got Rhythm and They Can’t Take That Away from Me.
Reviews for the show last year at the Chichester Festival Theatre were extraordinary, with five-stars from the Guardian, Telegraph, Daily Mail, Financial Times and more.
Crazy For You starts performances on 24 June 2023 at the Gillian Lynne Theatre, booking to 20 January 2024.
Book tickets to Crazy For You at the Gillian Lynne Theatre in London.
Gillian Lynne Theatre, London
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