The producers of the eagerly-awaited West End debut of Dear Evan Hansen have announced plans for a weekly digital lottery offering theatregoers the chance to purchase two tickets at a special price of £25 each.
In the week the hit show began preview performances at the Noël Coward Theatre, the team behind the production also released extra tickets, extending the West End run until 2 May 2020.
Produced by Stacey Mindich, the West End run which will reunite the creative team behind the show’s record-breaking Broadway run is due to officially open on 19 November. The first digital lottery draw will take place on Wednesday 13 November.
The London production features Sam Tutty (Once on This Island, Southwark Playhouse) in the title role alongside recent Mountview Academy graduate Lucy Anderson in her professional West End debut as Zoe Murphy. RADA graduate Doug Colling is making his professional stage debut as Connor Murphy along with National Youth Music Theatre performer Marcus Harman in his professional stage debut as the alternate Evan Hansen.
The newcomers feature alongside: Rebecca McKinnis (Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, Apollo Theatre, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, Playhouse Theatre) as Heidi Hansen; Lauren Ward (Caroline, Or Change, Chichester Festival Theatre, Hampstead Theatre, Playhouse Theatre) as Cynthia Murphy; Rupert Young (Plenty, Chichester Festival Theatre, Twelfth Night, Young Vic) as Larry Murphy; Jack Loxton (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time and War Horse, National Theatre and West End) as Jared Kleinman and Nicole Raquel Dennis (Waitress, Adelphi Theatre, Dreamgirls, Savoy Theatre) as Alana Beck.
The cast is completed by Tricia Adele-Turner, David Breeds, Haydn Cox, Natalie Kassanga, Hannah Lindsey, Mark Peachey, Courtney Stapleton, Alex Thomas-Smith and James Winter.
Commenting on the London production, Mindich said: “It’s been a dream of ours to bring Dear Evan Hansen across the pond, and I’m just thrilled that we’ve found the perfect cast to fulfill this dream and introduce this original musical – and its very real and very universal themes – to London. In fact, the entire casting process was a joy for the creative team and me, as we met so many amazingly talented actors who were already familiar with the show and its score.”
Directed by Michael Greif, the show which boasts a book by Steven Levenson, and a score by Tony, Grammy and Academy Award-winning composers Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, debuted on Broadway in 2016. A critic and crowd-pleasing success, the production collected six Tony Awards as well as the Grammy for Best Musical Theater Album.
Dear Evan Hansen features choreography by Danny Mefford, scenic design by David Korins, projection design by Peter Nigrini, costume design by Emily Rebholz, lighting design by Japhy Weideman, sound design by Nevin Steinberg and hair design by David Brian Brown.
Music supervision, orchestrations and additional arrangements are by Alex Lacamoire, Ben Cohn is the associate music supervisor, vocal arrangements and additional arrangements are by Justin Paul and casting is by Jill Green Casting.
Angela Thomas
Tickets for Dear Evan Hansen are available HERE.
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