Full casting has been announced for the West End premiere of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button at the Ambassadors Theatre London.
Olivier Award nominee Clare Foster will star as Elowen Keene alongside previously announced Olivier Award winner John Dagleish (Sunny Afternoon, Sylvia, A Christmas Carol) as Benjamin Button.
Clare Foster’s theatre credits include, Travesties at the Menier Chocolate Factory and Apollo Theatre, for which she received an Oliver nomination for Best Supporting Actress, Consent at the Harold Pinter Theatre; Merrily We Roll Along at the Menier Chocolate Factory and Harold Pinter Theatre; Crazy For You at the Novello Theatre, for which she was nominated for a What’s On Stage Award for Best Actress in a Musical; the original West End cast of Avenue Q and most recently Best of Enemies at the Noel Coward Theatre.
Her screen credits include the role of PC Millie Brown in ITV’s The Bill, Nolly, The Crown, Sherlock and Alan Menken’s musical comedy series, Galavant.
Completing the company will also be Katy Ellis. They join Matthew Burns, Jonathan Charles, Oonagh Cox, Anna Fordham, Philippa Hogg, Damien James, Elliot Mackenzie, Ann Marcuson, Jack Quarton and Benedict Salter.
The production has already enjoyed a sold-out run at Southwark Playhouse last year starring Jamie Parker, scoring great reviews from the critics, and winning Best Musical at the Off West End Awards 2024.
The show is based on the short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, and has a book and lyrics by Jethro Compton, and music and lyrics by Darren Clark.
The story was also made into a hit film by David Fincher starring Brad Pitt as a man who ages in reverse, and with Cate Blanchett as his love interest.
The creative team include director and designer Jethro Compton, with co-music supervision, orchestration and arrangements by Mark Aspinall and Darren Clark, choreography by Chi-San Howard, costumes and associate stage design by Anna Kelsey, sound by Luke Swaffield, lighting by Zoe Spurr, musical direction by Mark Aspinall and casting by Ginny Schiller.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is playing at the Ambassadors Theatre from 10 October 2024 to 15 February 2025.
Currently playing at the Ambassadors Theatre is hit fringe musical comedy Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder!.
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