Full and final casting has been revealed for the Menier Chocolate Factory’s forthcoming revival of Stephen Schwarz musical The Baker’s Wife.
Joining the cast are Sutara Gayle (Silent Witness, Tina – The Tina Turner Musical) as Therese, Norman Pace (Hale and Pace, Hairspray) as Claude, Liam Tamne (Bonnie & Clyde, Wicked) as Barnaby, and Finty Williams (Angelina Ballerina, The Ocean at the End of the Lane) as Hortense.
The cast will also include Bart Lambert, David Pendlebury, and Annabelle Williams.
Already announced are West End stars Lucie Jones (Les Miserables, Wicked) as Geneviève, the Baker’s Wife, and Clive Rowe (Sister Act The Musical, A Christmas Carol) as Aimable, the Baker, alongside Joaquin Pedro Valdes (Death Note) as Dominique, Josefina Gabrielle (Les Miserables) as Denise, Michael Matus (Hex) as The Marquis, and David Seadon-Young (Aspects of Love) as Antoine.
The cast also includes Jack Gardner as Philippe, Mark Extance as The Teacher, Matthew Seadon-Young as Priest, and Bobbie Chambers, Hana Ichijo and Robyn Rose as the Nieces.
Directed by Gordon Greenberg (The Heart of Rock and Roll, Barnum), The Baker’s Wife runs from 6 July to 14 September 2024 at the Menier Chocolate Factory.
The show boasts music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Pippin, Godspell), a book by Joseph Stein (The Fiddler on the Roof), and is based on the 1938 French film by Marcel Pagnol and Jean Giono,
Also in the creative team are Olivier Award winner Choreographer Matt Cole (Newsies), Designer Paul Farnsworth, Lighting Designer Paul Anderson, Musical Supervisor and Orchestrator Stuart Morley and Musical Director Dustin Conrad.
Currently playing at the Menier is Jerry Herman revue Jerry’s Girls starring Cassidy Janson, Jessica Martin and Julie Yammanee, directed by Hannah Chissick, and also choreographed by Matt Cole.
Clive Rowe is currently starring alongside Beverley Knight in Sister Act at the Dominion Theatre in London.
The Baker’s Wife runs at the Menier Chocolate Factory from 6 July to 14 September 2024.
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