Full casting has been confirmed for the upcoming UK theatrical premiere of the Broadway version of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella at Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre.
As previously announced the production which will play the Ancoats’ venue from 1 November until 11 December 2022, will star Grace Mouat (Legally Blonde, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre; & Juliet, Shaftesbury Theatre) as Ella alongside Jacob Fowler (Heathers The Musical, The Other Palace) as Prince Topher.
They will be joined by Annie Aitken (The Phantom of the Opera) as Madame, Julie Yammanee (Carousel) as Marie/Fairy Godmother, Lee Ormsby (Les Misérables) as Sebastian, Matthew McDonald (HMS Pinafore) as Lord Pinkleton and U/S Prince Topher, Katie Ramshaw (Jeremy Jordan in Concert) as Charlotte, Olivia-Faith Kamau (Million Dollar Quartet) as Gabrielle and Adam Filipe (The Prince of Egypt) who will play Jean-Michel.
The venue’s founders Joseph Houston and William Whelton head the creative team for the eagerly anticipated production with Houston as director and Whelton as choreographer. The creative team is completed by musical supervisor Leo Munby, musical director Audra Cramer, with new musical arrangements by Jason Carr, set and costume design by Elly Edowski, projection design by George Reeve, lighting design by Aaron J Dootson and sound design by Adam Fisher. Associate choreographer is Charise Renouf, wig designer is Richard Mawbey, wig supervisor is Lucy Packham-O’Brien, assistant costume designer is Eve Salter, and sound No 1. is Josh Evans, with casting by Jane Deitch and artwork by Steph Pyne.
Announcing the full cast and creative, director Houston said: “We are thrilled to finally share our full cast for Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella. The whole Cinderella casting process was a joy from beginning to end, and the sheer talent that we have assembled is truly remarkable.
“Having Grace Mouat in the title role, is so exciting and I know audiences are in for a treat, seeing her take on such an iconic role, alongside Jacob Fowler, who is also set to stun audiences. We have assembled an incredible creative team to help bring this show to life and we can’t wait for audiences to experience our most ambitious show to date.”
Based on the classic fairy tale, Cinderella was the only piece written specifically for television by the legendary creators of South Pacific, Carousel and The Sound of Music.
Boasting music by Richard Rodgers with lyrics and a book by Oscar Hammerstein, Cinderella debuted on US television in 1957 with Julie Andrews giving an Emmy nominated performance in the title role.
Cinderella was re-made twice for TV – in 1965 with a teenage Lesley Ann Warren starring and in 1997 with pop star Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as her Fairy Godmother.
The small screen musical was first performed on stage at the London Coliseum in 1958 and productions followed across the US and in the Far East. The show was transformed into a Broadway musical featuring a book by Tony Award-nominee Douglas Carter Beane (To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything! Julie Newmar) in 2013.
Angela Thomas
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