New show Dorian The Musical is coming to Southwark Playhouse Borough in London this July 2024, starring Alfie Friedman.
Alfie Friedman (The Undeclared War, The Witches of Eastwick, Laughing Boy), son of actor and director Maria Friedman (Merrily We Roll Along), will take the title role in the musical, with further casting to be announced.
Based on Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray, the show is directed by Linnie Reedman (Gatsy, The Last Tycoon) and features music and lyrics by Joe Evans.
The show originally had a short development run at The Other Palace in 2022 starring Elliot Gooch.
The wider creative team includes Set and costume designer Isabelle Van Braeckel, Musical director Aaron Clingham, Lighting designer and production manager Toby Darvill, Sound designer Mike Thacker, and General Management by Carter Dixon McGill.
This new adaptation promises to give the Gothic story a Glam, modern twist with a newly composed score that “sears through the action, propelled by influences from Bowie to Brecht.”
Alfie Friedman is a British actor, writer, and composer-lyricist. He made his screen debut as Gabriel Davies in Peter Kosminsky’s Channel 4 political thriller The Undeclared War, alongside Mark Rylance, Simon Pegg and Alex Jennings. On stage, Alfie starred as Michael Spofford in the West End concert revival of The Witches of Eastwick at the Sondheim Theatre, and also appeared in Legacy at the Menier Chocolate Factory, celebrating the works of Stephen Sondheim, Marvin Hamlisch and Michel Legrand. Alfie is also developing a new musical, Cosmonauts, in collaboration with Simon Lee and director Matt Ryan.
Other stage adaptations of his classic book include the current Kip Williams production of The Picture of Dorian Gray starring Sarah Snook, playing the Theatre Royal Haymarket until 11 May 2024.
Dorian The Musical is playing at Southwark Playhouse Borough from 4 July to 10 August 2024.
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