Rebecca Lock & Jena Pandya to star
The new musical based on hit movie Freaky Friday has announced casting for its UK premiere in Manchester.
Freaky Friday is playing at HOME theatre in Manchester from 27 November to 31 December 2025.
The Freaky Friday cast is led by Rebecca Lock (Here & Now The Steps Musical, Elf The Musical) as Katherine, played by Jamie Lee Curtis in the movies; and Jena Pandya (Mamma Mia!, Come Fall in Love – The DDLJ Musical) as her daughter Ellie, played in the movies by Lindsay Lohan.
The wider cast includes Ian Virgo (Jesus Christ Superstar) as Mike, Samantha Ho (Cabaret) as Gretchen, Beth Savill (Hamlet) as Hannah, Jessica Butterworth as Savannah, Ellie Gilbert-Grey as Laurel, Max Mirza (Clueless The Musical) as Adam, Morgan Gregory (The Lightning Thief) as Parker, Dylan Gordon-Jones (Back To The Future) as Wells, Waylon Jacobs (Hamilton) as Dr Ehrin, Tori Scott (The Cher Show) as Torrey, Katharine Pearson (Heathers The Musical) as Danielle, James Stirling (The Three Musketeers) as Grampa Jo, and Catherine Millsom (Sister Act) as Grandma Helene.
Further casting is to be announced.
Freaky Friday is based on the 1972 book by Mary Rodgers, which was turned into a number of hit Disney movies starring Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis.
In Freaky Friday, when an overworked mother and her teenage daughter magically swap bodies they have just one day to put things right again!
The show is created by the team behind Heathers The Musical, with direction by Andy Fickman, and produced by Paul Taylor-Mills.
The show has a book by Bridget Carpenter (Friday Night Lights, Parenthood), and is written by acclaimed Broadway writing team Tom Kitt (music) and Brian Yorkey (lyrics). Their previous shows include Next to Normal, which recently ran at the Donmar Warehouse and in the West End, and If/Then, which earlier this year played in concert at the Savoy Theatre.
The wider creative team includes choreography by Alexzandra Sarmiento (42 Balloons), associate choreographer Sam Wilson-Freeman (& Juliet), set and costume design by David Shields (Heathers The Musical), associate costume design by Reuben Speed (Doctor Faustus), lighting design by Nick Richings (La Cage Aux Folles), music supervisor and arranger Will Parker (Self Esteem presents A Complicated Woman), musical director George Strickland (The Book Thief) and associate director Ben Johnson (Nerds The Musical).
There’s no current news about a London or West End transfer for the production.
Freaky Friday is playing at HOME Manchester from 27 November to 31 December 2025.
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