Big – The Musical

Further casting has been announced for the West End premiere of Big The Musical which opens at the Dominion Theatre this September. Former pop-singer and Girls Aloud alum Kimberley Walsh will play love-interest Susan, with Wendi Peters, best known for playing Cilla Battersby Brown in Coronation Street, playing Josh's mum Mrs Baskin, and Matthew Kelly to play toy company CEO George MacMillan. The trio of top class actors join Jay McGuinness, who will lead the cast as Josh Baskin in the film-to-stage musical.  Walsh previously starred as Jovie in Elf The Musical at the Dominion Theatre and as Princess Fiona in Shrek The Musical at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane.  In addition to her much loved role as Cilla on Coronation Street, Wendi Peters extensive theatre credits include the Vagina Monologues, White Christmas, Salad Days, Quartet, Wonderland and Oh What a Lovely War. Matthew's many tv and theatre credits include Cold Blood, Benidorm, Bleak House, Of Mice and Men (Savoy Theatre) and Waiting For Godot with Ian McKellan and Roger Rees, though he is probably best known for presenting You Bet! and Stars in their Eyes Based on the smash-hit movie starring Tom Hanks, BIG The Musical tells the story of Josh Baskin, a 12-year-old boy who longs to be big. When a mysterious carnival machine grants his wish he finds himself trapped inside an adult's body and is forced to live and work in a grown-up world. Comedy and fun ensues  as his child-like innocence has a transforming effect on the adults he encounters. Big The Musical is booking from 6 September 2019 until 2 November 2019 at the Dominion Theatre, London.

Jay McGuinness will star in the West End premiere of Big The Musical, which opens at the Dominion Theatre this autumn. The Strictly Come Dancing winner and former singer in The Wanted will play Josh Baskin in the musical stage adaptation of the classic 1980s Tom Hanks film 'Big'. The musical tells the story of Josh Baskin, a 12-year-old boy who hates being little, until one night at the carnival the mysterious Zoltar arcade machine grants his wish to be big – and he wakes up as an adult. Comedy and fun ensues in this much loved story. McGuiness previously starred in the European and UK tour of Big The Musical alongside Diana Vickers, Gary Wilmot and The Hoosiers' Irwin Sparkes. Jay McGuiness is currently starring in the West End production of Rip It Up, with Strictly contestants Aston Merrygold (JLS), Harry Judd (McFly) and Olympic champion Louis Smith. Big The Musical will open in September for a strictly limited 9 week run at the Dominion Theatre in London Find tickets to Big The Musical Watch the trailer from the European & UK tour of Big The Musical

Denise Van Outen, Diana Vickers and Gary Wilmot will star in a new musical version of Tom Hank’s 1998 film Big. The cast will also feature former lead singer of The Hoosiers Irwin Sparkes and Jay McGuiness from boy band The Wanted. Based on the film Big, the new musical comedy is about a boy who makes a wish ‘to be big’ and then wakes up in the body of 30 year old but with all the sensibilities of his 12 year old self. The production opens at the Theatre Royal, Plymouth on 5 November 2016 running through to 12 November 2016 and then moves to Dublin’s Bord Gais Theatre running from 7 December 2016 until 7 January 2017. The show will then likely transfer into the West End in 2017. BOOKING Booking opens soon. Sign-up to our email alerts to be the first to hear about booking >