Gary Trainor will play Nathan Rothschild
A cast of Broadway and West End actors will feature in the UK premiere of the musical Rothschild & Sons which will open the new season at London’s Park Theatre in January 2018 (24 January until 17 February, press night is 29 January).
Tony nominee Robert Cuccioli as Mayer and Glory Crampton as Gutele, will play the roles they created to great acclaim in the New York premiere of Rothschild & Sons, while School of Rock’s Gary Trainor will take the part of Nathan Rothschild.
Rothschild & Sons, a musical by Broadway songwriting legends Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick (Fiddler On the Roof, She Loves Me) and Tony-nominated writer Sherman Yellen, directed by Jeffrey B. Moss, is the story of Mayer Rothschild, his wife and sons, who despite being trapped behind ghetto walls, dream of a day when they are no longer locked in or anyone like them locked out.
The story follows the rise of the Rothschild family from their humble home in the Jewish ghetto in Frankfurt, Germany, to the heights of European prominence. Mayer Rothschild is an ambitious young merchant anxious to make something of himself in a world that openly despises Jews. He marries, has five sons, and ultimately, by use of his quick wit and perseverance, transforms his family into an international banking empire serving the royal courts of Europe. But Mayer’s main objective is to see the ghetto walls torn down before he dies and for this he, his wife and his sons, are prepared to risk everything.
Robert Cuccioli returns to Rothschild & Sons. Picture: Carol Rosegg
Inspired by the book The Rothschilds by Frederic Morton, the show made its Broadway debut in 1970 and was revived Off-Broadway in 1990. The re-imagined musical includes several never-before-heard songs in its UK premiere.
Robert Cuccioli, making his West End debut, is best known for his critically acclaimed performance in the Broadway hit Jekyll & Hyde. Cuccioli made his Broadway debut as Inspector Javert in Les Miserables, and was most recently seen on Broadway as Dr. Norman Osborn/The Green Goblin in Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark.
Glory Crampton is a veteran of more than 40 Broadway productions. She performed the role of Christine in The Phantom of the Opera as well as starring in The Fantasticks, My Fair Lady, Hello, Dolly!, Carousel and Guys and Dolls, amongst many others.
Gary Trainor, whose past work includes the West End productions of Beautiful – The Carole King Musical, I Can’t Sing! and The Shawshank Redemption, comes to Rothschild & Sons fresh from playing the role of Dewey in School of Rock.
Others in the cast are: David Delve, Richard Dempsey, Tom Giles, Tom Lloyd, Kris-Marc Joseph, Joanna Strand, Tony Timberlake and Stephen Webb.
The creative team includes: musical director Ben van Tienan, choreographer Denis Jones, costume designer Pam Tait, lighting designer Jack Weir, with video and projection designed by Louise Rhoades-Brown.
Rothschild & Sons is presented by the Park Theatre and Arnold Mittelman.
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