Caleb Roberts, David Hunter, Dominic Andersen, Lucie Jones, Andrew Berlin and Grace Mouat in 13 Going On 30 The Musical. Picture: Michael Wharley and Michaela Bodlovic
West End stars David Hunter and Grace Mouat have joined the cast for the upcoming world premiere of the musical based on the hit movie 13 Going On 30.
Best known for his roles in a series of West End hits including Kinky Boots, Waitress and The Time Traveller’s Wife, Hunter will play Matt Flamhaff with Mouat (Six, & Juliet, Mean Girls) stepping into the role of Lucy Whyman.
They will join the previously announced Lucie Jones (Waitress, Adelphi Theatre, Les Misérables, Sondheim Theatre) as Jenna Rink, the 30-year-old magazine editor with a youthful secret originally played by Jennifer Garner in the 2004 romantic comedy. The cast also includes Caleb Roberts (Passing Strange, Old Vic) as Richard, Andrew Berlin (Muriel’s Wedding, Leicester Curve) as Kyle Grandy, Dominic Andersen (Heathers, West End) as Alex, Ross Dawes (The Time Traveller’s Wife, West End) as Wayne, Suzie McAdam (Much Ado About Nothing, West End) as Bev and Iván Fernández Gonzáles (Heathers, Soho Place/UK tour) as Darius Mark.
The cast is completed by Tia Antione-Charles (Mean Girls, West End), George Bray (Crazy for You, West End), Elliot David Parkes (Pretty Woman, UK and Ireland tour/Zurich), Sarah Drake (Mamma Mia! The Party, The O2), Rose Galbraith (Cruel Intentions, The Other Palace), Jenna Innes (Heathers, Soho Place/UK tour), Henry Lawes (Cluedo 2 – The Next Chapter, UK tour), Rachel Moran (The Lightning Thief, The Other Palace), Amy Parker (MinerBirds, New Vic Theatre), Jack Rowell (Hello Again, Union Theatre), Rebecca-Daisy Wellington (The Book of Mormon, West End) and Kevin Yates (Cruel Intentions, UK tour).
The children cast includes Max Bispham, Cyrus Campbell, Melody Caruana, Keira Chansa, Emmeline D’arcy-Walsh, Anna De Oliveira, Azaelea Zona Harris, Hughie Higginson, Bella Hockaday, Clare Keeley, Fearne Lily King I’anson, Amelia Minto, Florence Moluluo, Nyomi Okoro, Marlis Robson, Star Lily Shentall-Lee, Joel Tennant, Maddison Thew, Florrie May Wilkinson, Clark Young, and Hanya Zhang. 13 Going On 30 The Musical is due to play a limited season at the Manchester Opera House from 21 September 2025.
Written by the writers of the hit source material, Josh Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa, and featuring music and lyrics by Michael Weiner and Alan Zachary (First Date, Broadway, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, Disney+), 13 Going On 30 The Musical is directed by Andy Fickman (Heathers, She’s The Man).
The production will feature choreography by Jennifer Weber (& Juliet, West End/Broadway/UK and Ireland tour), set design by Colin Richmond (The Red Shoes, RSC, The Wizard of Oz, UK tour/West End), musical supervision, dance, vocal and incidental music arrangements by Alan Williams (Sunset Boulevard, West End/Broadway), orchestrations by Alan Williams, Michael Weiner and Alan Zachary, lighting design by Howard Hudson (Starlight Express, Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre, & Juliet West End/Broadway/UK and Ireland tour), sound design by Adam Fisher (Kinky Boots, UK and Ireland tour, Sunset Boulevard, West End/Broadway), video design by George Reeve (Hercules the Musical/Oliver!, West End), wigs, hair and make-up design by Sam Cox (Clueless/Moulin Rouge, West End), illusions by Paul Kieve (Matilda, West End, Dynamo, international tour), casting by Will Burton (Here & Now, Birmingham Alexandra/UK tour, Evita, West End), children’s casting and children’s general management by Keston & Keston (The Lion King, West End; Winnie the Pooh, UK and Ireland tour), production management by Simon Gooding and Matt Jones for Gooding Jones Production Management (Sister Act, UK tour), associate direction by Michaela Powell, associate choreography by Rhian Duncan and associate sound design by Harry Baker.
Workshopped over a two-week period at Battersea Arts Centre in October 2023, 13 Going On 30 The Musical is produced by ROYO, Revolution Studios, Wendy Federman and Phil Kenny, with Todd Garner, Marla Levine and Dean Stolber and is executive produced by Jennifer Garner.
Angela Thomas
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