Cool Rider is returning to London’s West End for a 10th anniversary concert performance at The London Palladium.
Based on famously so-bad-it’s-good Grease movie sequel Grease 2, the parody musical will be staged in concert on Sunday 14 April 2024 at the London Palladium.
Initial casting includes Aaron Sidwell (The Lord of the Rings, Wicked) as Michael Carrington and Ashleigh Gray (Wicked, Only Fools and Horses The Musical) as Stephanie Zinone, reprising their roles from the original concert production. Cool Rider previously ran in concert productions at the Duchess Theatre and the Lyric Theatre.
Joining Sidwell and Gray will be RuPaul’s Drag Race UK star Kitty Scott-Claus (Death Drop) as The French One, and the show will guest star the original Michael Carrington from the Grease 2, Maxwell Caulfield (Chicago, Guys and Dolls).
The production is produced by TuckShop, in collaboration with Christopher D Clegg and James DP Drury.
The creative team includes Clegg as the director, Lee Freeman handling musical direction and orchestrations, Matt Krzan leading the choreography, Lighting design by Toby Darvill, and sound design by Will Thompson. Cool Rider was originally conceived and co-produced by Clegg and Drury, with original direction by Guy Unsworth.
Cool Rider will be performed at the London Palladium on Sunday 14 April at 7 pm.
Gielgud Theatre, London
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