The promoters of hit new musical FANGIRLS have released a first-look teaser video for the show.
The UK premiere of this acclaimed Australian musical will take place at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre in July 2024, with the mighty West End and Broadway producer Sonia Friedman (Stranger Things: The First Shadow, The Hills of California) behind the show.
Yve Blake has written and composed Fangirls, and the London production will be directed by its Aussie director Paige Rattray.
Casting for the musical was announced last month, and sees Jasmine Elcock (she/her) (The Crucible, Britain’s Got Talent) star as Edna, with Miracle Chance (she/her) (Starter for Ten, The Witches) as Brianna, Mary Malone (she/her) (Burnt at the Stake) as Jules, Gracie McGonigal (she/her) (The Little Big Things) as Lily, and Terique Jarrett (he/him) (Daddy) as Salty.
The cast also features Eve De Leon Allen (they/them) (The House with Chicken) as Dom/Ensemble, Max Gill (he/she/they) (Bugsy Malone) as Greta/Ensemble, Lena Pattie Jones (she/her) as Ash/Ensemble, and Nicky Wong Rush (he/him/they/them) (The Wedding Singer) as Dancer.
Fangirls is billed as a thrilling and subversive musical comedy about the danger of underestimating teenage girls!
Meet Edna: she’s 14, she’s a misfit, and she’s in love with Harry. There’s just one problem: Harry’s in the world’s biggest boy band, has 38 million fans, and doesn’t know she exists. When Harry’s band announces a tour stop in Edna’s hometown of Sydney, Australia, she knows this is her destiny – her one chance to meet him. But how on EARTH will she get Harry’s attention?! And exactly how far is she prepared to go in the name of love?
Also in the creative team for the show are: Production Design by David Fleischer; Choreography by Ebony Williams; Video Design by Ash J Woodward; Lighting Design by Jessica Hung Han Yun; Sound Design by Tony Gayle; Vocal Arranger and Orchestrations by Zara Stanton; Music Producer David Muratore; Associate Choreographer Alex Sarmiento; Associate Musical Director Laurence Stannard; Original Vocal Arranger Alice Chance; and Original Dramaturg Jonathan Ware.
Fangirls plays the Lyric Hammersmith from 13 July to 24 August 2024. Currently running at the Lyric Hammersmith is Faith Healer until 13 April, and then Minority Report from 19 April.
Book tickets to FANGIRLS at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre in London
Bonus Video: TEDxSydney – Yve Blake on “Why are Fangirls scary?”
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