Photos: To Wong Foo The Musical

Production photos have dropped for the Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester’s new production of To Wong Foo The Musical.

The cast features Peter Caulfield (Tammy Faye) as Vida Boheme, with Gregory Haney (Tina, Hamilton) as Noxeema Jackson and Pablo Gómez Jones (In Dreams, Les Misérables) as Chichi Rodríguez.

The cast also includes Carolyn Maitland as Carol Ann, Duncan Burt as Sheriff Dollard, Alexander Kranz as Bobby Ray, Arthur Boan as Tommy Paul, Ayesha Maynard as Beulah June, Emily Ooi as Bobby Lee, Jermaine Woods as Willie Joe/John Jacob, Lee Harris as Ed Earl/Crazy Elijah, Natalie Day as Mary Lou, Scott Hunter as Billy Budd, Susie Fenwick as Clara Pearl, Samantha Bingley as Rose of Sharon, Theo Maddix as Rachel Tensions/Jimmy Jack, plus Jamil Abbasi and Megan Davies-Truin.

The musical is based on the cult 1995 film To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything Julie Newmar, which featured an all-star cast including Patrick Swayze, Wesley Snipes, John Leguizamo, Stockard Channing, Robin Williams and Ru Paul.

Set in 90s New York To Wong Foo tells the story of 3 Drag Queens, Vida, Noxeema and Chichi, who embark on a trip across America to attend the Drag Queen of the Year Finals in Hollywood. When their car breaks down in Middle America, their lives, as well as those in the town, are turned upside down, in this joyous, heartfelt and high camp musical extravaganza!

To Wong Foo The Musical has direction by Douglas Carter Beane, choreography by Jane McMurtrie musical supervision by Brad Simmons, set design by Katie Lias, costume design by Gregory Gale, wig design by Bobbie Zlotnik, make up design by Andrew Sotomayor, sound design by Sam Glossop, lighting design by Jack Weir, video design by Dan Light, musical direction by Andrew Hilton, associate direction by Joseph Houston, intimacy coordination and fight direction by Haruka Kurado, associate costume design by Rachel Tansey and casting by Sarah Leung. The artwork is designed by FEAST Creative with videography by Umbrella Rooms.

To Wong Foo The Musical is playing until 17 December 2023 at Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester.

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