Rehearsal pictures and a new music video have been released of Bronco Billy The Musical, which is coming to Charing Cross Theatre in London later this month.
The behind-the-scenes images show the cast rehearsing the musical, including Emily Benjamin (Cabaret, Bat Our of Hell) in the lead role of Antoinette, plus Tarinn Callender (The Drifters Girl, Come from Away, Hamilton) as ‘Bronco Billy’, Victoria Hamilton-Barritt (The Odyssey, Hex, Cinderella) as ‘Constance’, Gemma Atkins (Mamma Mia!, Wicked) as ‘Dee Dee’, Jonathan Bourne (Nativity! The Musical, The 39 Steps) as ‘Sam’, Josh Butler as ‘Lasso Leonard’, Alice Croft (The Commitments, But I’m a Cheerleader) as ‘Mitzi’, Chris Jared (Amelie) as ‘Lipton’, Karen Mavundukure (Tarantino Live, The Color Purple) as ‘Doc’, Henry Maynard (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child) as ‘Lefty’, Alexander McMorran (Heathers, Come from Away) as ‘Sinclair’, Aharon Rayner (Miss Saigon, Great British Bake Off the Musical) as ‘Joe Eagle’, Helen K Wint (Oklahoma) as ‘Lorraine’ and Silas Wyatt-Barke (Saving Grace, The Prince of Egypt) as ‘John Arlington’.
Swings include Kalisha Amaris (Sister Act) and David Muscat (The Many Deaths of Michael Malloy).
The show has also released a music video of Tarinn Callender, who plays Bronco Billy, singing ‘I’m Gonna Be Strong’ from the show.
Bronco Billy has a book by Dennis Hackin, who also wrote the screenplay of the hit Clint Eastwood movie that the show is based on, along with music and lyrics by Chip Rosenbloom and John Torres, and additional lyrics by Michele Brourman.
The show had its world premiere at the Skylight Theatre Company in Los Angeles in 2019, and won the Ovation Award for Best Book/Original Musical and Best Lyrics and Musical/Original Musical.
Bronco Billy – The Musical is directed by Hunter Bird, and the wider creative team includes Amy Jane Cook for scenic design, Sarah Mercade for costume design, Alexzandra Sarmiento as choreographer, Nick Richings as lighting designer, Andrew Johnson as sound designer, Marcus Carter-Adams as Musical Director, John Bulleid as illusion designer, Rachel Bown-Williams and Ruth Cooper-Brown of RC-Annie Ltd as fight and intimacy directors, Amber Sinclair-Case as associate director, David O as orchestrator and music supervisor, Danny Hackin as associate producer, and Will Burton for casting.
Billed as a thrillingly upbeat musical about love, reinvention, family and living your dream, the show is set in 1979 and centred on a travelling troupe of romantic, fast-drawing, trick-riding, disco-dancing Wild West roustabouts led by Bronco Billy, who meets on-the-run Manhattan heiress Antoinette Lilly.
The musical is produced by Gary Grossman with Hartshorn – Hook Productions, who produced Amelie the Musical and The Immersive Great Gatsby in the West End, and current show The Choir of Man at the Arts Theatre.
Bronco Billy will play the Charing Cross Theatre from 23 January to 7 April 2024.
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Bronco Billy The Musical – Rehearsal Photos
UPDATES: First published 10 January 2024; Updated 22 January 2024 with a music video from the show
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