Full casting has been announced for the eagerly anticipated nine-week limited season of Big The Musical at the Dominion Theatre this autumn.
Joining the previously announced star line-up of Jay McGuiness, Matthew Kelly, Wendi Peters and Kimberley Walsh as Josh Baskin, Mrs Baskin, Susan Lawrence and George MacMillan respectively are Lori Haley Fox as Mrs Kopecki/Miss Watson and Edward Handoll as Paul Seymour.
Harrison Dadswell, Jamie O’Connor and Jake Simon will share the role of Young Josh with Jobe Hart, Austen Phelan and Theo Wilkinson will alternate the role of Billy.
The cast will also include: Charlie Bull, Colin Burnicle, Christie-Lee Crosson, Vicki Davids, Alex Fobbester, Leanne Garretty, Stuart Hickey, Matt Holland, Tash Holway, Ross McLaren, Richard Murphy, Eddie Myles, Katharine Pearson, Anton Fosh, Gemma Fuller, Gary Murphy and Katy Osborne.
There will be two teams of children in the musical – Olufemi Alaka, Coco Cousin-Brown, Asher Ezeguiel, Ellis Griffiths, Imogen Law Hing Choy, Noah Leggott, Amaya Lucas, Cassia McCarthy, Ophelia Parsons, Bailey Razdan, Lucinda Wicks and Chanel Zinyemba.
Based on the hit 1980s body swap film Big, the musical version which made its European debut in Plymouth and Dublin in 2016, is due to arrive in the West End for the first time in September with The Wanted singer and Strictly Come Dancing champion McGuiness (Rip It Up – The 60s, West End) returning to the central role of Josh Baskin, the boy who becomes magically trapped in the body of a grown man.
Former Coronation Street regular Peters (Wonderland, Oh, What a Lovely War! UK tours) will play Josh’s mother, Mrs Baskin, with former pop star turned musical theatre favourite Walsh (Shrek The Musical, Elf The Musical, West End) co-starring as Susan Lawrence, the high-flying executive who is charmed by the 30-year-old man with the childlike spirit. Stage and screen star Kelly (Spamalot, Legally Blonde national tours) will play the pivotal role of toy company boss George MacMillan.
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.
Angela Thomas
Tickets for Big are available HERE.
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