Two former Queens from hit British musical Six will take to the stage in the UK premiere of hit Broadway musical Be More Chill at London’s The Other Palace in February 2020.
Renee Lamb (Catherine of Aragon in the original Arts Theatre production of SIX) and Millie O’Connell (Anne Boleyn at the Arts Theatre) will appear alongside leading men Scott Folan (Mother of Him, Dammed By Despair) and Blake Patrick Anderson (Closer to Heaven, Starlight Express).
The cast will also include Miracle Chance, Stewart Clarke, Eloise Davies, James Hameed, Miles Paloma, Christopher Fry and Eve Norris. Further company members are to be announced.
Due to play The Other Palace from 12 February until 3 May 2020, Be More Chill is based on the novel of the same name by Ned Vizzini. With original music and lyrics by Joe Iconis and a book by Joe Tracz, Be More Chill was commissioned by and premiered at Two River Theater in Red Bank, New Jersey in 2015.
The show captured the imagination of the online community when the 2015 original cast recording was released on Ghostlight Records and millions of people streamed the album. It soon had a devoted and growing fan base which led to the show’s Off-Broadway debut in 2018 ahead of this year’s Broadway premiere run. When the ‘2019 Broadway Cast Recording’ was released, it debuted at number two on the Cast Albums Chart.
Director Stephen Brackett heads a creative team that includes choreographer Chase Brock, set designer Beowulf Boritt, costume designer Bobby Frederick Tilley, lighting designer Tyler Micoleau, sound designer Ryan Rumery and projection designer Alex Basco Koch. Musical supervision and orchestrations are by Charlie Rosen, with music vocal arrangements by Emily Marshall and UK casting by Will Burton.
Jerry Goehring and Lisa Dozier King are the UK production’s executive producers.
Angela Thomas
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