Glenn Slater joins the cast as Marley
London Musical Theatre Orchestra has announced the full casting for the 2017 production of its concert version of A Christmas Carol which returns to London’s Lyceum Theatre with two performances of the festive favourite on 11 and 18 December.
Now confirmed to star alongside previous names announced are: Olivier Award nominee Sophie-Louise Dann (Lend Me a Tenor, Made in Dagenham, Bend It Like Beckham, The Girls) as Mrs Fezziwig, Glenn Carter (Jersey Boys, Jesus Christ Superstar) as Marley, Nicholas Colicos (Kiss Me, Kate, Mamma Mia!, The Producers) as Mr Fezziwig, Rebecca Lock (Mary Poppins, Mamma Mia!) as Mrs Cratchit and newcomer Cameron Potts as Fred Anderson/Young Scrooge.
Alongside the newly-announced cast members, multi award-winning stage and screen actor Robert Lindsay (Citizen Smith, My Family, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels) returns to the role of Ebenezer Scrooge.
He is joined by Lucie Jones (Les Misérables, We Will Rock You) as Emily/the Ghost of Christmas Future, Hugh Maynard (The Lion King, Miss Saigon) as the Ghost of Christmas Present, Gemma Sutton (Gypsy, The Go-Between, Strictly Ballroom) as the Ghost of Christmas Past and Olivier nominee Michael Xavier (Prince of Broadway, Into the Woods, Sunset Boulevard) as Bob Cratchit.
The concert includes the LMTO Chorus comprising of: Paul Bradshaw, Christopher Cameron, Lucy Carne, Elissa Churchill, Beth Clarence, Rhiannon Doyle, David Fearn, Owen Gardiner, Austin Garrett, Barry Keenan, Laura Messin, Terri O’Ryan, Rebecca Ridout, Tim Southgate, Charlotte Vaughan and David Zachary.
The Charles Dickens classic gets the full Broadway treatment from Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, Aladdin), Lynn Ahrens (Ragtime, Seussical) and Mike Ockrent (Crazy For You, Me and My Girl).
The musical ran for ten years at New York’s Madison Square Garden, where The New York Times called it “a tonic for adults, and for children a transfixing journey”.
The London Musical Theatre Orchestra is conducted by founder Freddie Tapner, who said: “We’re delighted to announce our full cast today. I’m particularly excited that real life husband and wife, Nicholas Colicos and Sophie-Louise Dann, will play Dickens’ famous married couple, Mr and Mrs Fezziwig. In total, there will be a company of over 60 performing this gorgeous Alan Menken score on the Lyceum Theatre stage. I can’t wait for our audience to hear the show!”
Conductor Tapner is joined in the creative team by director Shaun Kerrison, sound designer Nick Lidster for Autograph and lighting designer Mike Robertson.
www.lmto.org/whats-on/christmas-carol-2017
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