⭐ JOE CAFFREY, RACHEL IZEN, LUKE BAKER, JESSICA DALEY & MORE ANNOUNCED FOR BILLY ELLIOT ⭐
Further casting has been announced for the new UK production of the iconic musical Billy Elliot.
Joe Caffrey will star as Jackie Elliot, with Luke Baker as Tony Elliot, Jessica Daley as Billy’s Mum and Rachel Izen as Grandma.They all join the previously announced Sally Ann Triplett as Mrs Wilkinson.
Sharing the role of Billy Elliot will be Leo Hollingsworth, Alfie Napolitano, Samuel Newby and Jayden Shentall-Lee.
Sharing the role of Michael will be Bobby Donald, Lucas Haywood, Ethan Shimwell and Prem Masani.
Sharing the role of Debbie will be Pearl Ball, Caitlin Cole, Lola Johnstone and Ellie Copping.
The adult company will be completed by Craig Armstrong as George, Minal Patel as Big Davey, Cameron Johnson as Mr. Braithwaite, Micky Cochrane as Scab, Robin Paley Yorke as Lesley, Christopher Wright as Mr. Wilkinson, Michael Lin as Pit Supervisor, Jonathan Dryden Taylor as Posh Dad, Tori McDougall as Clipboard Woman, Louie Wood as Glaswegian Dancer, and Steph Asamoah and Anna Rossa as community members.
The young company of ballet dancers and boxers will feature Willow Adamson, Maddie Seren Ashley, Oliver Back, Aneeka Kaur Bains, Ella-Rose Blackburn Price, Harvey Clarridge, Lily Corkill, Miley Dalton, Matisse Didier, Isabelle Francis, Ethan Galeotti, Rahul Gandabhai, Isla Granville, Uzziah Gray, Orlaith Rae Hunt, Ava Rose Johnson, Ava Mia Komisarczuk, Kyrelle Lammy, Lienna-Jean Langdon, Tahlia Maddox, Lorcan Murphy, Nesisa Mhindu, Hayden Polanco, Sophie Pirie, Gopal Thacker and Mirabelle Varakantam.
The Made at Curve production will be directed by Curve artistic director Nikolai Foster, with choreography by Lucy Hind, musical supervision & direction by George Dyer, set design by Michael Taylor and costume design by Edd Lindley.
Also joining the creative team are lighting designer and curve associate Ben Cracknell, sound designer Adam Fisher, props supervisor Lizzie Frankl, RYTDS resident assistant director Lilac Yosiphon, Birkbeck trainee director Thyrza Abrahams, associate choreographer James Berkery, dialect coach Elspeth Morrison, fight director Kev McCurdy and head chaperone Helen ‘H’ Mclaren-Frost.
Children’s casting is managed by Jo Hawes, with adult casting led by Curve Associate Kay Magson CDG.
Set in a northern town during the miners’ strike of 1984/5, the show follows Billy’s journey from boxing ring to ballet class where he discovers a passion for dance that unites his family, inspires his community and changes his life forever.
The musical first premiered at London’s Victoria Palace Theatre in 2005 and went on to win a host of international awards, including four Laurence Olivier Awards and ten Tony Awards.
Billy Elliot The Musical features music from Elton John and book and lyrics by Lee Hall. Based on Stephen Daldry’s BAFTA-winning 2000 film starring Jamie Bell and Julie Walters.
The new production of Billy Elliot with play the Curve Leicester, running from 7th July – 14th August 2022.
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