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The producers of Babies The Musical have revealed casting for the show, ahead of its West End premiere at the Lyric Theatre in London.

The staged concerts will take place on 10, 11 and 12 November 2023.

The cast features Chloe Bell as Grace, Jaina Brock-Patel as Becky, Lucy Carter as Lulu, Lauren Conroy as Jasmine, Jacob Dachtler as Jacob, Ashley Goh as Alex, Christian Maynard as Ben, Morgan Philips as Toby and Shakira Riddell-Morales as Leah.

Read more about the cast, below.

Babies is a musical comedy about nine Year 11 students who are forced to look after baby simulator dolls, and discover that becoming a parent means changing much more than just nappies.

Meet the cast of Babies The Musical

The show features a pop and rock score by 42 Balloons composer Jack Godfrey, and has a book by writer and director Martha Geelan.

The musical played this year’s West End Live in the Summer, and won the British Youth Music Theatre New Music Theatre Award. Development workshops were held for the show in 2022 and 2023 prior to the appearance at West End Live.

Babies has some big backers – with Crossroads Live (The Bodyguard, Annie, Chicago, Cats, The Drifters Girl) and Indigo Productions bringing the concert to the stage.

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Babies The Musical – Cast Bios

Chloe Bell

Training: The Urdang Academy

Credits whilst training: Alex Owens in Flashdance (Maisy Bawden); Velma Kelly in Chicago (Victoria Bush/Lucy Banfield)

Theatre Credits: Grace in Babies – Workshop & West End Live (Martha Geelan); Workhouse Child in Oliver UK Tour (Laurence Connor); Young Fiona in Shrek UK Tour (Nigel Harman)

Jaina Brock-Patel  

Jaina trained at the Guildford School of Acting and graduated in 2019.

Six marked Jaina’s professional stage debut where she played Katherine Howard on the UK tour. Her other stage credits include Eugenius at the Turbine Theatre where she played one of the leads, Janey.

Credits whilst training include: Adele in Jane Eyre and Player in Pippin.

Screen credits include: Sara in Birthday Boy (NFTS)

Lucy Carter

Lucy is an actress from Yorkshire. She holds a 1st class BA in Acting from Manchester School of Theatre, and recently graduated from the Royal Academy of Music with an MA in Musical Theatre.

She was selected to represent RAM at the Stephen Sondheim Student Performer of the Year competition 2023.

Credits while training include Jane Eyre in Jane Eyre, Lucille Frank in Parade, Mother in Ragtime, and Christine Warner in The Beautiful Game.

Lauren Conroy

Training: The Dance School of Scotland, Mountview

Theatre credits include: The Sound of Music (Chichester Festival Theatre); Into The Woods (Theatre Royal Bath)

Screen credits: The Buccaneers (Apple TV+); The Confessions of Frannie Langton (ITVX), Shetland (BBC)

Short film: Mother/Daughter (Chris Young Films)

Workshops: Babies (Crossroads Live/Indigo Productions); Trainspotting (Phil McIntyre Ltd)

Jacob Dachtler

Training: Guildford School of Acting

Professional credits include: Adam in Mamma Mia! The Party (The O2); Will in Halls The Musical (Turbine Theatre); Benjamin Button in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Workshop); Thomas in 1666 (Workshop) 

Credits while training include: Donal in Pirate Queen; Mr Snow in Carousel; Robbie Hart in The Wedding Singer

Ashley Goh 

Ashley previously trained at Savi Arts, New Earth Theatre, ArtsEd and Mountview. Theatre: FURY & ELYSIUM (The Other Palace) THE PHASE (The Vaults), DORIAN: A NEW MUSICAL (The Other Palace), HONEYPOT (the Other Palace), RED RIDING HOOD (Theatre Royal Stratford East), SHIFT ALT RIGHT (online)

Concerts: REPRESENTASIAN (Phoenix Arts Theatre), THE CHAMBER MUSICAL SESSIONS (Garrick Theatre), PRIDE AT THE PALACE (Palace Theatre)

Audio drama: TRICE FORGOTTEN (Rusty Quill)

Christian Maynard

Christian recently starred as Chris in the first original revival of Miss Saigon at Sheffield Crucible. He made his professional debut as Kempe / 1st cover Francois in & Juliet at the Shaftesbury Theatre.

Training: Urdang Academy.

Morgan Phillips

Training: Arts Educational School, Musical Theatre

Credits whilst in training: Paul in A Chorus Line, Catch Me If You Can, The Olivier Awards (2023) and Doctor Zhivago (Lambert Jackson).

Morgan is thrilled to be making his West End Debut following the successful workshop of Babies earlier in the year.

Shakira Riddell-Morales

Shakira trained full-time at the Sylvia Young Theatre school before attending the BRIT School. She is a member of the National Youth Theatre. 

Her credits include Leah in ‘Babies The Musical: Workshop’  for Crossroad Live & Indigo Productions; ‘Fangirls The Musical: Workshop’ for Sonia Friedman Productions; Daize in ‘The Silence And The Noise’ for Papatango Theatre Company; Lubna in ‘Fireworks’ at The Royal Court Theatre; Young Eponine and Young Cosette in ‘Les Miserables’ West End; Understudy Young Eponine in ‘Les Miserables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary’ at the O2.

Other work includes: Dancer for Cush Jumbo at The Evening Standard Awards 2019 with Drew Mconie (choreographer) and Ebony Molina (assistant choreographer); Soloist in ‘Alfie Boe Live – ‘The Bring Him Home Tour’ at the Royal Festival Hall

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