Jay McGuiness as Josh Baskin in Big. Picture: Matt Crockett
The musical based on the hit body swap movie Big will finally arrive in London this autumn for a strictly limited nine-week season at the Dominion Theatre.
The show which received its European premiere in Plymouth and Dublin in 2016, and was expected to arrive in London in 2017, will make its West End debut with The Wanted singer and former Strictly Come Dancing champion Jay McGuiness (Rip It Up – The 60s) returning to the central role of Josh Baskin, the boy who becomes magically trapped in the body of a grown man.
Directed and choreographed by Morgan Young, the production’s creative team includes: associate choreographer Helen Rymer; musical supervisor Stuart Morley; set and costume designer Simon Higlett; lighting designer Tim Lutkin; video designer Ian Galloway; and sound designers Terry Jardine and Avgoustos Psillas.
Featuring songs by David Shire and Richard Maltby, with a book by John Weidman, the production will play the Dominion from 6 September until 2 November. The season will also include a gala night in aid of the charity Make-A-Wish on Tuesday 17 September.
The much-loved 1988 Penny Marshall-directed 20th Century Fox film which was written by Gary Ross and Ann Spielberg, earned its star Tom Hanks his first Oscar nomination.
Big The Musical premiered on Broadway in 1996 and was nominated for five Tony Awards despite playing only 196 performances. Two years later a revised version toured the US.
The show is produced in London by Michael Rose, Damien Sanders and Paul Gregg for Encore Theatre Productions Limited,
Angela Thomas
Tickets are available HERE.
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