⭐ CRAZY FOR YOU – CHICHESTER FESTIVAL THEATRE REVIVAL – FULL CAST & CREATIVES ANNOUNCED ⭐
The full cast & creatives have been announced for Chichester Festival Theatre’s highly anticipated revival of Crazy for You.
Charlie Stemp (Mary Poppins) will lead as Bobby Child with Carly Anderson (Wicked) as Polly Baker.
They are joined by (in alphabetical order) Marc Akinfolarin (Moose), Lila Anderson (Vera), Merryl Ansah (Irene Roth), Simon Anthony (Sam), Craig Bartley (Mingo), Jason Battersby (Junior), Evonnee Bentley-Holder (Sheila), Imogen Bowtell (Elaine), Kyle Cox (Wyatt), Mathew Craig (Lank Hawkins), Bethan Downing (swing), Jacqui Dubois (Patricia Fodor), Nicholas Duncan (Jimmy), Tom Edden (Bela Zangler), Nathan Elwick (Custus), Don Gallagher (Everett Baker), Adrian Grove (Eugene Fodor), Laura Hills (Mitzi), Ryan Jupp (swing), Matthew Malthouse (Pete), Nell Martin (swing/dance captain), Joshua Nkemdilim (Billy), Kate Parr (Patsy), Sadie-Jean Shirley (Tess), Gay Soper (Lottie Child), Bradley Trevethan (swing), Ella Valentine (Margie) and Tara Yasmin (Louise).
This hilarious, riotously entertaining musical is packed with glorious Gershwin melodies (including Someone to Watch Over Me, Embraceable You, I Got Rhythm and They Can’t Take That Away from Me), with stunning tap dance routines guaranteed to set the spirits soaring. The witty book and dialogue are written by Ken Ludwig, author of the Tony Award-winning Lend Me a Tenor.
This brand new production, which celebrates the work’s 30th anniversary, is directed and choreographed by Susan Stroman: true Broadway royalty and winner of five Tony and two Olivier Awards for productions including The Producers, Contact and The Scottsboro Boys.
The show will feature set design by Beowulf Boritt, costume design by William Ivey Long, lighting design by Ken Billington, musical direction by Alan Williams, sound design by Kai Harada, with new orchestrations by Doug Besterman and Mark Cumberland, original orchestrations by William David Brohn, new arrangements by David Krane and original arrangements by Peter Howard. Wigs, hair amd make-up design by Campbell Young Associates, fight direction by Rc-Annie and casting by Jill Green.
Crazy For You will play the Chichester Festival Theatre, running from 11th July – 4th September 2022, with tickets on sale now.
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Tickets & more info – https://www.cft.org.uk/whats-on/event/crazy-for-you
