[clockwise] Martha Kirby, Glenn Adamson, Rob Fowler and Sharon Sexton
As previously announced Glenn Adamson (American Idiot, Where is Peter Rabbit?) will return to the role of Strat he previously played on tour in the UK and the US alongside Martha Kirby (Rags The Musical, Grease) who returns to the part of Raven after playing the role on the UK tour, and original leading cast members Rob Fowler (Rocky Horror Show, We Will Rock You) as Falco and Sharon Sexton (The Commitments, Mamma Mia!) as Sloane.
They will be joined by Killian Thomas Lefevre as Tink, Joelle Moses as Zahara, James Chisholm as Jagwire, Kellie Gnauck as Valkyrie, and Danny Whelan as Ledou with Laura Johnson as Kwaiden, Jamie Jukes as Markevitch, Rebecca Lafferty as Scherzzo, James Lowrie as Denym, Rory Maguire as Astroganger, Amy Matthews as Vilmos, Samuel Pope as Hoffman and alternate Strat, Luke Street as Hollander, Leonardo Vieira as O’Dessasuite, Beth Woodcock as Spinotti and Jayme-Lee Zanoncelli as Goddesilla.
Over four years after its debut, the award-winning show is due to return to the place where it all began – the Manchester Opera House – from 11 September to 2 October before embarking on an extensive tour which is currently due to run through to 5 November 2022.
Announcing the tour, producer Michael Cohl said: “We’ve all been through a lot these past 15 months and we now need a really good night out with friends and family.
“Bat Out Of Hell – The Musical will give you the most fun night you can have in the UK and Ireland this year (with your clothes on)! People will once again be able to dance and sing along to these great Steinman songs. This musical was Jim Steinman’s life-long dream and he was incredibly proud of the love the show received from critics and audiences alike. This tour will be in memory of Jim.” (Jim Steinman died in April this year).
Four decades in the making, the theatrical incarnation of Jim Steinman and Meat Loaf’s iconic rock album made its long-awaited debut in 2017 with a preview run at the Manchester Opera House before its official world premiere opening night at the London Coliseum in June 2017. The musical stormed into the Dominion Theatre at the beginning of April 2018 where it remained until January 2019.
A hit with both audiences and critics, the show collected the Evening Standard Radio 2 Audience Award for Best Musical in 2017. The show has also played to packed houses in Toronto, Canada, Oberhausen, Germany and in New York.
Directed by innovative theatre and opera director Jay Scheib, Bat Out Of Hell – The Musical boasts a book, music and lyrics by Steinman, with choreography adapted by Xena Gusthart, musical supervision and additional arrangements by Michael Reed, set and costume design by Jon Bausor, original costume designs by Meentje Nielsen, video design by Finn Ross, lighting design by Patrick Woodroffe, sound design by Gareth Owen, orchestration by Steve Sidwell, original casting by David Grindrod and UK tour casting by Anne Vosser.
One of the biggest selling albums of all time, the turbo-charged 1977 collaboration between songwriter Steinman and vocalist Meat Loaf, forms the basis for the hit stage show which features over 20 of Steinman’s distinctive songs.
Although the ground-breaking album was the inspiration for the new show, the musical marked a return to the work’s original genre – musical theatre. Conceived as a futuristic Peter Pan-style piece entitled Neverland, Steinman’s creation actually started life as a musical written for a workshop in 1974.
Angela Thomas
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