A brand new trailer has dropped for the Menier Chocolate Factory’s new production of Stephen Schwarz musical The Baker’s Wife.
Also check out production and rehearsal photos for the show – see below.
The Baker’s Wife is now playing at the Menier Chocolate Factory to 14 September 2024.
Video: The Baker’s Wife trailer
The Baker’s Wife 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, David Seadon-Young (Aspects of Love) as Antoine, Sutara Gayle (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 also includes Jack Gardner as Philippe; Mark Extance as The Teacher; Matthew Seadon-Young as Priest; Bobbie Chambers, Hana Ichijo and Robyn Rose as the Nieces; and Bart Lambert, David Pendlebury, and Annabelle Williams.
Photos: The Baker’s Wife in London
The show has 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.
The Baker’s Wife has scored a number of great reviews from the critics, including four-star reviews from The Times, TimeOut, and The Stage
Photos: The Baker’s Wife – in rehearsals
Directed by Gordon Greenberg (The Heart of Rock and Roll, Barnum), the creative team also includes 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.
The Baker’s Wife runs at the Menier Chocolate Factory to 14 September 2024.
Book tickets to The Baker’s Wife at the Menier Chocolate Factory in London
UPDATES: First published 27 June 2024 with rehearsal photos; Updated 12 July 2024 with production images; Updated 1 August 2024 with a new trailer
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