Gabriel Vic will take on the central role of the divorced dad who goes to comically extreme lengths to stay close to his kids in the UK premiere of Mrs Doubtfire at Manchester Opera House in September.
Vic, whose extensive CV includes the original West End production of Avenue Q and the UK tour of Little Miss Sunshine will play Daniel Hillard opposite Laura Tebbutt (School of Rock, Gillian Lynne Theatre, Fiddler On the Roof, Chichester Festival Theatre) as Miranda Hillard in the production which will play a strictly limited season at the Manchester Opera House from 2 September to 1 October.
The cast will also include Carla Dixon Hernandez (Matilda the Musical) as Lydia Hillard, Cameron Blakely (The Addams Family) as Frank Hillard, Marcus Collins (The X Factor) as Andre, Dominic Andersen (Heathers) as Stuart, Vanessa Fisher (Legally Blonde) as Wanda Sellner, Ian Talbot (Hairspray) as Mr. Jolly and Aiesha Naomi Pease (Sister Act) as Janet Lundy.
Young performers George Nearn Stuart, Charlie Tumbridge and Fred Wilcox will share the role of Christopher Hillard, with Jessica Bowerman, Darcey Dean and Angelica Pearl Scott alternating the role of Natalie Hillard.
The company will also include Aidan O’Neill, Joshua Dever, Samuel Wilson Freeman, Maria Garrett, Kiera Haynes, AJ Lewis, Adam Lyons, Lisa Mathieson, Ellie Mitchell, Matt Overfield, Tom Scanlon, Vicki Lee Taylor and Rebecca Donnelly, Effie Rae Dyson, Amy Everett, Travis Ross and Paulo Teixeira.
Presented by Kevin McCollum and Jamie Wilson, the musical version of the classic Robin Williams comedy is directed by four-time Tony Award winner Jerry Zaks (Hello, Dolly!) with choreography by Lorin Latarro (Waitress).
Featuring a book by Karey Kirkpatrick and John O’Farrell and original music and lyrics by Wayne Kirkpatrick and Karey Kilpatrick, the high-powered creative team also includes music supervision, arrangements and orchestrations by Ethan Popp (Tina: The Tina Turner Musical ), scenic design by David Korins (Hamilton), costume design by Catherine Zuber (Moulin Rouge! The Musical), lighting design by Philip S. Rosenberg (Pretty Woman The Musical), sound design by Brian Ronan (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical), hair design by David Brian Brown (Frozen), makeup and prosthetics design by Tommy Kurzman (The King and I), casting by Stuart Burt (Cabaret) and musical direction by Elliot Ware (Sunny Afternoon).
Based on the hit 1993 film comedy, the musical received its world premiere in Seattle in 2019 and began previews on Broadway in early March 2020 just before the Covid-closedown. The musical resumed previews in October 2021 ahead of its official opening night in December 2021. Covid also forced another closure from January to April this year, with the production taking its final bow on Broadway on 29 May.
Angela Thomas
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