Daniel Mays will step back into the role of Nathan Detroit in Nicholas Hytner’s critically acclaimed immersive production of the classic musical Guys & Dolls at the Bridge Theatre later this month.
Mays (The Red Lion, National Theatre, Fisherman’s Friends) will rejoin the hit show on 16 October alongside the production’s new Sky Masterson, George Ioannides (On Your Feet!, Curve/London Coliseum/National tour, An Officer and a Gentleman, Curve/Leicester Square Theatre/National tour).
The cast changes follow on from the confirmation that the musical’s run has been extended again with tickets on sale for performances at the south London venue up to 31 August 2024.
Mays and Ioannides will join Cedric Neal (Back to the Future The Musical, Adelphi Theatre, Motown The Musical, Shaftesbury Theatre) as Nicely Nicely Johnson, Celinde Schoenmaker (Les Misérables, Sondheim Theatre, The Phantom of the Opera, Her Majesty’s Theatre) as Sarah Brown and Marisha Wallace (Hairspray, London Coliseum, Oklahoma! Young Vic) as Miss Adelaide.
The cast also includes Jordan Castle (Pirate Queen, London Coliseum, The Rocky Horror Show, European tour) as Harry the Horse, Cornelius Clarke (Guys & Dolls, Savoy Theatre/Phoenix Theatre, My Fair Lady, Kilworth Theatre) as Lieutenant Brannigan, Cameron Johnson (Nativity The Musical, Birmingham Rep) as Big Jule, Anthony O’Donnell (Under Milk Wood, National Theatre, Glengarry Glen Ross, Donmar Warehouse) as Arvide Abernathy, Mark Oxtoby (Hex, National Theatre, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Theatre Royal Drury Lane) as Benny Southstreet, Ryan Pidgen (South Pacific, Chichester Festival Theatre, Matilda, The Cambridge Theatre) as Rusty Charlie and Katy Secombe (Les Misérables, Sondheim Theatre, The Music Man, Chichester Festival Theatre) as General Cartwright.
Completing the cast are Iroy Abesamis, Simon Anthony, Lydia Bannister, Kathryn Barnes, Callum Bell, Cindy Belliot, Petrelle Dias, Ike Fallon, Leslie Garcia Bowman, Robbie McMillan, Perry O’Dea, James Revell, Charlotte Scott, Tinovimbanashe Sibanda, Isabel Snaas, Sasha Wareham and Dale White in the ensemble.
The production has set and costume designs by Bunny Christie and Deborah Andrews, choreography by Arlene Phillips with James Cousins, lighting by Paule Constable, sound by Paul Arditti and orchestrations by Charlie Rosen, with associate direction by James Cousins and casting by Charlotte Sutton.
Inspired by the distinctive work of celebrated writer and newspaperman Damon Runyon, the much-loved Broadway musical features music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows
Angela Thomas
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