City of Angels tickets at the Garrick Theatre, London

The Donmar Warehouse’s Olivier Award winning production of CITY OF ANGELS hits the West End!

Josie Rourke’s “ingenious, stupendous revival” (The Telegraph) premiered in 2014, where it was hailed as “a blissful evening” (The Stage) that’s “smart, seductive and very funny” (Evening Standard).

With a swinging score by Cy Coleman and David Zippel and a brilliantly witty book by Larry Gelbart, CITY OF ANGELS is a musical love letter to the glamorous world of old Hollywood and film noir.

City of Angels is booking from 31 August 2020 until 5 September 2020 at the Garrick Theatre, London.

What’s the Story?

A screenwriter with a movie to finish.
A private eye with a case to crack.
But nothing’s black and white when a dame is involved.
And does anyone stick to the script in this city?
This is Tinseltown. You gotta ask yourself: what’s real…and what’s reel…

Who’s in it? City of Angels Cast

The cast features Hadley Fraser (The Winter’s Tale, Young Frankenstein), Rosalie Craig (Company), Rebecca Trehearn (Showboat), Theo James (Divergent, Insurgent, Allegiant), Jonathan Slinger (Charlie and The Chocolate Factory), Nicola Roberts (Girls Aloud, The Masked Singer)  and making her West End debut, Vanessa Williams (Ugly Betty, Desperate Housewives, Kiss Of The Spider Woman, Into The Woods).

The cast also features Marc Elliott, Nick Cavaliere, Adam Fogarty, Mark Penfold, Rob Houchen, Joshua St Clair, Cindy Bellot, Sadie-Jean Shirley, Manuel Pacific and Ryan Reid.

Creative Team

Written by Larry Gelbart with music and lyrics by Cy Coleman and David Zippel.

Directed by Josie Rourke with design by Robert Jones, lighting by Howard Harrison, musical direction by Gareth Valentine, choreography by Stephen Mear, sound design by Terry Jardine and Nick Lidster for Autograph.

Reviews

★★★★★ “Ingenious, delightful and frothing with wit. A stupendous revival.” The Daily Telegraph
★★★★★ “dazzling, thrilling and sizzlingly sexy.” The Arts Desk
★★★★★ “This heavenly musical is easily the punchiest, most intelligent in town. A blissful evening” The Stage
★★★★ “clever, gloriously stylish and elegant revival” “a smart, seductive and very funny show” Evening Standard
★★★★ “Josie Rourke’s dazzling revival… a jazzy delectably tart take on film noir and Tinseltown” Independent
★★★★ “Rosalie Craig is probably the best musical theatre actor of her generation” Time Out
★★★★ The Guardian
★★★★ The Times

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Theo James boards ‘City Of Angels’ musical in London

Divergent star Theo James is the latest actor to join the forthcoming West End transfer of City Of Angels at the Garrick Theatre in London. Josie Rourke's production has an expanding starry cast including American actress Vanessa Williams (Ugly Betty, Desperate Housewives) and former Girls Aloud singer Nicola Roberts in her theatrical stage debut. West End favourites Hadley Fraser (The Winter's Tale, Young Frankenstein), Rosalie Craig (Company) and Rebecca Trehearn (Showboat) will reprise their leading roles from the Donmar Warehouse run with Jonathan Slinger (Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, Urine Town) also joining the cast. Theo James will play 'Stone' the better looking, stronger, more powerful imaginary counterpart to Hadley Fraser's 'Stine'. Whilst James is best know for his film and tv work, the Bristol Old Vic graduate's stage credits include Sex with Strangers alongside Emilia Fox (Silent Witness) at Hampstead Theatre and Closer at Nottingham New Theatre.  Rounding out the cast are Marc Elliott, Nick Cavaliere, Adam Fogarty, Mark Penfold, Rob Houchen, Joshua St Clair, Cindy Bellot, Sadie-Jean Shirley, Manuel Pacific and Ryan Reid. Josie Rourke’s “ingenious, stupendous revival” (The Telegraph) premiered in 2014, when it was hailed as “a blissful evening” (The Stage) that’s “smart, seductive and very funny” (Evening Standard). With a swinging score by Cy Coleman and David Zippel and a witty book by Larry Gelbart, the show is described as a love letter to the glamorous world of old Hollywood and film noir. The show is centred on Hadley Fraser's character, a crime novelist called Stine, who is turning his novel into a film where the people he imagines for celluloid appear in monochrome. The creative team includes design by Robert Jones, lighting by Howard Harrison, musical direction by Gareth Valentine, choreography by Stephen Mear, and sound design by Terry Jardine and Nick Lidster for Autograph. City of Angels is booking from 7 March 2020 until 5 September 202 at the Garrick Theatre, London. City of Angels Tickets are available now.

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The Donmar’s ‘City Of Angels’ gets West End revival

The Olivier Award winning Donmar Warehouse production of City of Angels will return to the West End in 2020. Josie Rourke, former Artistic Director of Donmar Warehouse, will revive her 2014 production at the Garrick Theatre with former cast members Hadley Fraser (Young Frankenstein), Rosalie Craig (Company) and Rebecca Trehearn (A Christmas Carol, Showboat). Also joining the production in her West End debut will be US actress Vanessa Williams, best known to UK audiences for her tv work in shows such as Ugly Betty and Desperate Housewives.  The Emmy, Grammy and Tony nominee made her stage debut as ‘the woman’ in a 1985 production of One Man Band and has since appeared in productions of Kiss Of The Spider Woman, Carmen Jones, Into The Woods, Sondheim on Sondheim The Trip To Bountiful and After Midnight. The cast also features Marc Elliott, Nick Cavaliere, Adam Fogarty, Mark Penfold, Rob Houchen, Joshua St Clair, Cindy Bellot, Sadie-Jean Shirley, Manuel Pacific and Ryan Reid. Described as a musical love letter to the glamorous world of old Hollywood and film noir, the show has a score by Cy Coleman and David Zippel and a book by Larry Gelbart. Rourke has also managed to reunite the original creative team including choreographer Stephen Mear (Mary Poppins, Sunset Boulevard, White Christmas) and designer Robert Jones. Josie Rourke said: “City of Angels was a landmark experience for me at the Donmar. We all longed to hear Cy Coleman’s classic score, and see this incredible design on a bigger stage. “Nica’s passion for the show has brought about this reunion, and I’m very grateful that through her championing, audiences will have the chance to see this classic production in the West End.” Burns added: “Only 17,500 people had the opportunity to see Josie Rourke’s outstandingly brilliant production of this terrific, multi-award-winning musical – the equivalent of only a month in a West End playhouse. “It has taken five years to reunite the original creative team and finally give a wider audience the chance to see this sensationally sexy, musical masterpiece.” City of Angels will run from 7 March 2020 until 5 September 202 at the Garrick Theatre, London. Book tickets to City of Angels at the Garrick Theatre.

First Look: City of Angels at the Donmar Warehouse

Photo first look at City of Angels at the Donmar Warehouse. A major new revival of Broadway and West End hit musical City of Angels opens tomorrow (16 December 2014) at the Donmar Warehouse in London. Timed for the opening, the venue has released two shots from the show. One shot features Hadley Fraser as Stine, the other Katherine Kelly as Carla/Alaura. Both photos are by Johan Persson. Directed by the Donmar's artistic director Josie Rourke, the show stars Samantha Barks, Rosalie Craig, Hadley Fraser and Peter Polycarpou, plus Nick Cavaliere, Cameron Cuffe, Marc Elliott, Adam Fogerty, Katherine Kelly, Kadiff Kirwan, Sandra Marvin, Tam Mutu, Mark Penfold, Jennifer Saayeng, Jo Servi, Rebecca Trehearn and Tim Walton. A witty and award-winning musical celebration of film noir, City of Angels boasts a book by Larry Gelbart, score by Cy Coleman and lyrics by David Zippel. There is currently much interest in whether the show will transfer from the Donmar into the West End. The venue's recent hit, My Night With Reg, was a success for the Donmar and is moving in to the West End's Apollo Theatre in January. PHOTOS [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="590"] Katherine Kelly as Carla/Alaura in City of Angels. Photo: Johan Persson[/caption] [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="590"] Hadley Fraser as Stine in City of Angels. Photo: Johan Persson[/caption]

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