Here's to the ladies who lunch, indeed. The new, gender-swapped Company that found marriage-shy Bobby become Rosalie Craig's marriage-shy Bobbie has extended its run in the West End. The Marianne Elliott-helmed revival (which co-stars two-time Tony winner Patti LuPone as Joanne) will now play through March 30, 2019.
Read Reviews of Marianne Elliott's Reimagined Revival of Sondheim's Company in the West End
Opening to rave reviews at the John Gielgud Theatre October 17, the cast includes Mel Giedroyc as Sarah, Gavin Spokes as Harry (who is married to Sarah), Richard Fleeshman as Andy (April in the original production), George Blagden as PJ (originally Marta), Matthew Seadon-Young as Theo (originally Kathy), Richard Henders and Jennifer Saayeng as David and Jenny, Ashley Campbell as Peter, Daisy Maywood (The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk) as Susan, Michael Colbourne, Francesca Ellis, Ewan Gillies, Grant Neal, Jaimie Pruden, and Ben Lewis playing opposite LuPone as Joanne’s husband Larry.
The cast also includes Jonathan Bailey (Broadchurch, King Lear) as cold-footed groom Jamie (originally written as the female character Amy) and Alex Gaumond (Matilda, We Will Rock You, Sweeney Todd) as his devoted fiancé Paul. Sondheim and Elliott worked together on the script and re-imagined these two characters as a gay couple.The creative team features choreographer Liam Steel, musical supervisor and conductor Joel Fram, designer Bunny Christie, lighting designer Neil Austin, sound designer Ian Dickinson (for Autograph Sound), illusions designer Chris Fisher, orchestrator David Cullen, dance arranger Sam Davis, and casting directors Alastair Coomer CDG and Charlotte Sutton CDG.
The producers of the London revival are Elliott & Harper Productions, Catherine Schreiber, Grove Entertainment, Jujamcyn Theaters, LD Entertainment, David Mirvish, Aged in Wood Productions/Ricardo Hornos, Bob Boyett/Tom Miller, Bruno Wang Productions/Salman Al-Rashid, Across the Pond Theatricals/Trio Theatricalsand Greek Street Productions/Christopher Ketner.
The evening at the Lucille Lortel Theatre will feature acoustic versions of tunes from Lozano's albums.
Da'Vine Joy Randolph and Halle Bailey are also in the cast, with Pharrell Williams producing.
Whitney White directs the Ife Olujobi world premiere for The Public Theater.
Robert Clater will direct the Tony-nominated musical at the outdoor regional theatre.
After a successful run in the iconic cow-shaped Udderbelly, the piece will play Underbelly’s largest venue at the Fringe, the grand McEwan Hall.
The new musical features a book by Beth Malone and Mary Ann Stratton, with music by Emily Saliers of the Indigo Girls.
The one-night-only event will feature seven short plays written by NYC students in 24 hours.
Lissette Feliciano is set to write and direct.
See all-star guests Sarah Paulson, Victoria Pedretti, Brian D'Arcy James, and more on the red carpet.
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