Award-winning star of stage and screen Sheridan Smith and internationally acclaimed singer songwriter Rufus Wainwright have teased a new project.
Rufus Wainwright sent a tweet last night on X, teasing that “Something exciting coming this Friday with Sheridan Smith… any guesses?”
Rufus and Sheridan are pictured with Dan Gillespie Sells, frontman of The Feeling, and composer of music for shows including Everybody’s Talking About Jamie – which is back in London next year at the Peacock Theatre, and recent @sohoplace show Brokeback Mountain. It is unclear whether Gillespie Sells is involved in the project.
Assuming it’s a musical, then bringing together Rufus Wainwright’s music with the singing and acting chops of Sheridan Smith sounds like an incredible combination.
Possibly related to this project, major West End producer Playful Productions (A Little Life, Dr. Strangelove, The House of Bernarda Alba, MJ The Musical, Moulin Rouge!) also put out a new photo of Sheridan on their socials, teasing the announcement of a new project; as did theatre owner Delfont Macktintosh Theatres, who own the Gielgud, Sondheim, Victoria Palace, Noel Coward, Novello, Prince Edwar, Wyndham’s and Prince of Wales Theatres.
Sheridan Smith will be appearing on Zoe Ball’s Radio 3 Breakfast Show tomorrow (10 November 2023), with the website teasing that “Sheridan Smith has an announcement!”
Sheridan Smith last performed in the West End earlier this year in Shirley Valentine at the Duke of York’s Theatre, where her performance has celebrated by critics and audiences alike. Her other West End credits include Funny Girl, and Legally Blonde The Musical.
Sheridan’s TV work includes forthcoming drama The Castaways, plus Gangsta Granny Strikes Again, Rosie Molloy Gives Up Everything, Cilla, Mrs Biggs, The C word, Two Pints of Lager & A Packet of Crisps, The Royle Family, and Gavin and Stacey. On film, her credits include The Railway Children Return, Hysteria, Tower Block, Quartet, Powder Room and The Huntsman: Winter’s War.
Rufus Wainwright’s new album ‘Folkocracy,’ is out now.
We can’t wait to bring you news of their new project tomorrow – stay tuned for details.
CONFIRMED: This project has now been confirmed as OPENING NIGHT: A New Musical.
Book tickets to Opening Night at the Gielgud Theatre in London
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