Producers of Then, Now & Next have announced full casting for the new musical which stars Alice Fearn (Come From Away).
Julie Atherton directs Tori Allen-Martin (Park Bench, Park Theatre), Justin Brett (Million Dollar Quartet, West End), Peter Hannah (Waitress, West End) and Joaquin Pedro Valdes (Disney’s The Lion King, Death Note The Musical)alongside the previously announced Alice Fearn (Wicked, Come From Away, Les Miserables). Ahead of previews, the cast will perform for the first time at this year’s West End Live on 17 and 18 June.
Joining the company are stage manager Zoe Leonard, assistant stage manager Odette Robertson, and sound technician Amber Carey. In the band are musical director and keys player Honor Halford-MacLeod, guitarist James William-Pattison, cellist Alice Luddington and percussionist Tom Bennett.
Members of the creative team already announced include Musical director Honor Halford-MacLeod; Movement director Alexzandra Sarmiento; Set and costume designer Bob Sterrett; Lighting designer Adam King; Sound designer Raffaela Pancucci; Production manager Titch Gosling; and Dramaturgy Kate Golledge
Running from 23 June 2023 at Southwark Playhouse, the new musical is written by Christopher J Orton (My Land’s Shore) and Jon Robyns (currently playing the Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera) in a first-time collaboration for the pair.
Producer Paul Virides says today “Chris and Jon have written the most beautiful show, complemented perfectly by Ben’s stunning orchestrations. But no piece of theatre exists only on paper, and I’m thrilled at the team that have decided to jump in and join us on and off stage to give life to this 100% original, brand new British musical. Alice, Peter, Joaquin, Tori and Justin are individually and all together a fantastically talented group of people that bring so much to the table – and with Julie in the director’s chair, audiences at Southwark are in for a treat!”
The musical centres on Alex Shaw, played by Fearn, and follows her touring over two decades and multiple lovers. Billed as an uplifting story that questions how relationships can change over time and explores what it takes to truly heal. Alice Fearn’s major West End credits include Come From Away and Wicked.
Then, Now & Next will run from 23 June until 29 July 2023 at Southwark Playhouse, London.
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