Kylie Minogue will add some superstar stardust to the eagerly anticipated I Should Be So Lucky: The Stock Aitken Waterman Musical.
The pop princess’ special digital appearance in the show was revealed by Mike Stock, Matt Aitken, Pete Waterman, show creator Debbie Isitt and Ambassador Theatre Group Productions along with details of the full cast for the musical which will receive its world premiere at the Manchester Opera House in November.
Revealing her involvement in the show, Minogue said: “I’m thrilled to announce that I will be joining Stock Aitken Waterman in presenting the new musical, I Should Be So Lucky! It is the music that inspired a generation (plus my first five albums!) so to have all the SAW hits in this original story will make for a compelling, funny and heartfelt show. Let’s enjoy the magic all over again!”
Written and directed by Isitt (Nativity! The Musical), the musical trip back to the sound and songs that defined pop in the mid-1980s and early-1990s will be choreographed by the creative director of Strictly Come Dancing and Eurovision 2023, Jason Gilkison.
Commenting on the musical, Stock Aitken Waterman said: “Stock Aitken Waterman are thrilled to be part of this wonderful new adventure. To see our songs take on a new life in the world of musical theatre and working on a collaboration with Debbie Isitt and her talented team is so exciting and very special.”
The cast will be led by Kayla Carter (The Color Purple, Bedknobs and Broomsticks) as Bonnie, Jamie Chapman (Nativity! The Musical, The Mousetrap) as Spencer, Jemma Churchill (Guys and Dolls, Nativity! The Musical) as Ivy, Matthew Croke (Wicked, Aladdin) as Nadeem, Jessica Daley (Mamma Mia!, Les Miserables) as Britney, Gary Davis (Annie, Oklahoma!) as Big Mike, Melissa Jacques (Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, Mamma Mia!) as Shelley, Scott Paige (The Great British Bake Off Musical, Made in Dagenham) as Michael, Billy Roberts (Rock of Ages, Titanic The Musical) as Nathan, Giovanni Spanò (Jesus Christ Superstar, Bat Out of Hell) as Ash, Lucie-Mae Sumner (Mary Poppins, Guys and Dolls) as Ella and Anna Unwin (Aspects of Love) as Olivia. The cast is completed by Tegan Bannister, Ralph Bogard, Elliot Broadfoot, Emma Crossley, Kade Ferraiolo, Sydney Isitt-Ager, Joe Kelly, Aidan Nightingale, James Willoughby Moore, Lauren Woolf and Louie Wood.
Over 30 songs and 10 number one singles from the multi-award-winning songwriting team of Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman will provide the soundtrack for the story of young couple Ella and Nathan as their dream wedding plans go awry.
Produced by Ambassador Theatre Group Productions and Gavin Kalin Productions, the musical will also feature orchestrations and musical direction by George Dyer, set and costume design by Tom Rogers, lighting design by Howard Hudson and sound design by Ben Harrison, with casting by Anne Vosser and production management by Simon Marlow.
The UK tour will play its opening run at the Manchester Opera House from 1-25 November before visiting the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff (27 November-2 December), and Plymouth Theatre Royal (4-9 December). The production will play a Christmas season in Leeds from 12-30 December before heading for the Orchard Theatre in Dartford (8-13 January 2024), the Sheffield Lyceum (16-20 January 2024), the New Wimbledon Theatre (29 January-3 February 2024), the New Oxford Theatre (5-10 February 2024), the King’s Theatre in Glasgow (12-17 February 2024), Hull New Theatre (19-24 February 2024), Milton Keynes Theatre (5-9 March 2024), the Cliffs Pavilion in Southend (11-16 March 2024), the New Victoria Theatre in Woking (18-23 March 2024), the Churchill Theatre in Bromley (25-30 March 2024), Bristol Hippodrome (9-13 April 2024), Liverpool Empire (15-20 April 2024), Sunderland Empire (22-27 April 2024) and His Majesty’s Theatre in Aberdeen from 30 April-4 May 2024.
Angela Thomas
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