The new UK and Ireland tour of hit show Friends! The Musical Parody has announced casting.
A box-office success in New York and Las Vegas, the musical will play a major tour in 2025 ahead of a planned West End run.
The show will star Enzo Benvenuti (The Ballad of Renegade Nell, Disney+) as Ross, Alicia Belgarde (Grease, Tour) as Monica, Daniel Parkinson (Jersey Boys, West End) as Chandler, Eva Hope (AIDA Cruises) as Rachel, Ronnie Burden (Tony and Tina’s Wedding, West End) as Joey, Amelia Atherton (Waitress, Tour) as Phoebe, and Edward Leigh (We Will Rock You, Tour) as Gunther, Tom Selleck and Paolo.
Ensemble covers are Lottie Lester, Meg Darcy, Jared Thompson and Harry Mallaghan.
The Friends! The Musical Parody tour starts at the Barn Theatre in Cirencester on 14 July 2025 and then tours to Nottingham, Sunderland, York, Cheltenham, Wolverhampton, Dublin, Coventry, Woking, Glasgow, Aylesbury, Malvern, Southampton, Milton Keynes, London, Bradford, Edinburgh, Buxton, Shrewsbury, Torquay, Hull, Aberdeen, Chester, Belfast, Cork City, Tunbridge Wells, and Cardiff. See all dates here.
Friends! The Musical Parody promises to be full of iconic moments from all 10 seasons of the hit TV series Friends.
The show has a book and lyrics by Bob and Tobly McSmith, with music by Assaf Gleizner.
Directed by Michael Gyngell (The Full Monty), the creative team also includes Set and lighting design by Andrew Exeter, Sound design by Chris Whybrow, Costume design by Jennie Quirk, Wigs, hair and make-up by Craig Forrest- Thomas, Music supervision by Mark Crossland, and Music arrangements by Charles Olins.
This uncensored, fast-paced romp features an original musical score and showcases the escapades of the world’s most famous group of twenty-somethings as they tackle the challenges of work, life and love in 1990s Manhattan.
Friends! The Musical Parody is produced by Mark Goucher, Matthew Gale, Oskar Eiriksson under licence from Theatre Mogul. The show was originally produced in New York City by Lynn Shore Entertainment, Theater Mogul and McSmith Family Entertainment.
No further details have been revealed about the West End run.
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