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The Birmingham Rep has announced casting for its forthcoming premiere of new musical Becoming Nancy.
The show is directed and choreographed by two-time Tony winner Jerry Mitchell (The Devil Wears Prada, Legally Blonde, Kinky Boots, BOOP! The Betty Boop Musical, Pretty Woman The Musical).
This powerful new musical about first love, friendship, finding your voice is adapted from Terry Ronald‘s best selling novel.
The show stars Joseph Peacock as David Starr, Joseph Vella as Maxie Boswell, Paige Peddie as Frances Bassey, Genevieve Nicole as Aunt Val, and Mathew Craig as Eddie Starr, with Olivier Award-winners Rebecca Trehearn as Kath Starr, Stephen Ashfield as Hamish McClarnon, and Daisy Greenwood as Abigail Henson.
Casting announced today are Layla Armstrong-Hughes as Marcia Tubbert, Isaac Elder as Squirrel, Tom Andrew Hargreaves as Bus Conductor/Mr Boswell, Sebastian Harwood as Jason Lancaster, Lucas Impey as Dennis Gordon, Dominique McIntyre as Chrissie Starr, Richard Meek as Bob Lord, and Rachel Rawlinson as Muriel/Mrs Boswell. In the ensemble are Shannon Bourne, Joseph Craig, Cameron Gabriel, Ollie Hart-Bradford, Peter Lavery, Zara McLellan and Harry Warburton. Swings are Elliot Copeland (also dance captain), Jessica Daugirda and Jordan Isaac.
Becoming Nancy has a book by Elliot Davis, with music by George Stiles, lyrics by Anthony Drewe, and additional music and lyrics by Terry Ronald, Elliot Davis and George Stiles.
Video: Meet the cast of Becoming Nancy
Director Jerry Mitchell said in a statement: “Becoming Nancy requires a lot of young fresh talent, and I’m so excited to introduce these incredible young performers to British audiences alongside some spectacular West End stars. This beautiful story about finding your true self and the spotlight each of us deserves is going to be a joy to share with audiences of all ages.”
Becoming Nancy runs from 2 October to 2 November 2024 at the Birmingham Rep.
UPDATES: First published 23 July 2024 with initial casting. Updated 30 July 2024 with final casting
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