⭐ BENJAMIN WALKER, REBECCA THORNHILL, CILLA SILVIA, IAN MCLARNON, JOS SLOVICK & MORE ANNOUNCED FOR OPENING NIGHT ⭐
Full casting for the world premiere of John Cassavetes’ OPENING NIGHT, a new musical with book by Ivo van Hove and music and lyrics by Rufus Wainwright.
Starring Benjamin Walker as Maurice, Rebecca Thornhill as Kelly, Cilla Silvia as Carla, Ian McLarnon as Leo and Jos Slovick as Gus.
The cast is completed by Robert Finlayson, Daniel Forrester, Jennifer Hepburn, Issy Khogali and Chrissie Perkins.
They join the previously announced Sheridan Smith as Myrtle, Hadley Fraser as Manny, Shira Haas as Nancy, Nicola Hughes as Sarah, Amy Lennox as Dorothy and John Marquez as David.
Based on John Cassavetes’ legendary film, OPENING NIGHT follows a theatre company’s preparations to stage a major new play on Broadway. But drama ignites behind the scenes when their leading lady is rocked by tragedy, and her personal turmoil forces everybody to deliver the performance of their lives.
Directed and conceived by Ivo van Hove, featuring set, lighting & video design by Jan Versweyveld, costume design by An D’Huys, sound design by Tom Gibbons and Alex Twiselton, orchestrations by Rufus Wainwright, musical supervision & direction by Nigel Lilley, movement & choreography by Polly Bennett, casting by Julia Horan CDG and associate director Daniel Raggett.
OPENING NIGHT has a book by Ivo van Hove, with music & lyrics by Rufus Wainwright.
OPENING NIGHT will play a strictly limited season at the Gielgud Theatre in London’s West End from 6th March – 27th July 2024.
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