Bonnie & Clyde The Musical: Filmed Live, recorded in
January 2022 during two concert performances at London's Theatre Royal
Drury Lane, began streaming on demand June 24. A day earlier, the film was celebrated with a screening at the SVA Theatre.
Jeremy Jordan and Frances Mayli McCann, who co-star in the filmed musical, attended the screening. Other attendees at the screening and discussion included composer Frank Wildhorn, Josh Groban, Eva Noblezada, Douglas Sills, Noah Ricketts, Samantha Pauly, Ashley Loren, Will Reynolds, Haley Swindal, Natalie Walker, Abby DePhillips, and more.
Check out photos from the June 23 event below:
Frank Wildhorn
Frances Mayli McCann and Jeremy Jordan
Frank Wildhorn and Ivan Menchell
Natalie McQueen
Josh Groban and Natalie McQueen
Frances Mayli McCann
Jeremy Jordan
Jeremy Jordan and Frances Mayli McCann
Jeremy Jordan, Frances Mayli McCann, Frank Wildhorn, Natalie McQueen, and Ivan Menchell
Company of Bonnie & Clyde The Musical: Filmed Live
Company of Bonnie & Clyde The Musical: Filmed Live
Frank Wildhorn and Jeremy Jordan
Directed by Nick Winston, the cast of the filmed musical is led by current The Great Gatsby star Jordan as Clyde Barrow, the part he originated in the musical's 2011 Broadway production, opposite McCann, who originated the role of Bonnie Parker in the West End.
The company also includes George Maguire as Buck, Natalie McQueen as
Blanche, Trevor Dion Nicholas as Preacher, Liam Tamne as Ted, Casey
Al-Shaqsy as Stella, Simon Anthony as Cop/Bud/Archie/Deputy Johnson,
Gillian Bevan as Cummie Barrow/Eleanor, Eloise Davies as Trish, Adrian
Grove as Henry Barrow, Debbie Kurup as Governor Miriam Ferguson, Matthew
Malthouse as Bob Alcorn, Jeremy Secomb as Judge/Sheriff Schmid, Russell
Wilcox as Captain Frank Hamer, and Julie Yammanee as Emma Parker.
“Playing Clyde Barrow in Bonnie & Clyde The Musical has been one of the highlights of my career,” said Jordan in an earlier statement. “I was delighted to reprise the role, alongside the fantastic Frances Mayli McCann as Bonnie, for a special concert staging at Theatre Royal Drury Lane in 2022 and am beyond thrilled to be able to share that version of the show with audiences worldwide.”
“Having the opportunity to play Bonnie Parker in the premiere of Bonnie & Clyde in London has been one of the highlights of my career, and playing the role alongside the original Clyde, Broadway star Jeremy Jordan, was such an incredible experience,” added McCann. “I’m thrilled and excited to share our concert from the Drury Lane Theatre in the West End, with audiences across the world!”
“For many, exposure to musical theatre begins at home or in school, and my hope is that worldwide audiences will bring Bonnie & Clyde into their auditoriums and living rooms,” stated producer David Treatman. “We were able to capture an extraordinary presentation of this beloved show in an unusually vital way. There is an electricity that courses through the performances that we were able to translate to the screen through the excellence of the artists involved at every level of the production, and an innovative approach to the taping. While nothing can replace the live experience, our film harnesses the power of cinema to capture its essence, preserving the energy of live performance while embracing the advantages of film, delivering both the danger and excitement of the stage alongside the intimacy and intention of the camera at a price that is more financially accessible.”
Bonnie and Clyde features music Tony nominee nominee Frank Wildhorn (Jekyll & Hyde, The Scarlet Pimpernel), lyrics by Tony winner Don Black (Sunset Boulevard, Aspects of Love), and a book by Emmy nominee Ivan Menchell (Blended, The Cemetery Club).
Bonnie & Clyde played Broadway's Gerald Schoenfeld
Theatre November 4-December 30, 2011, directed by Tony nominee Jeff
Calhoun. Center stage as the title characters were Tony nominees Jordan
and Laura Osnes.
The London concerts also had musical direction by Katy Richardson, lighting design by Zoe Spurr, set and costume design by Philip Whitcomb, and sound design by Tom Marshall. The production team also included production manager Phil McCandlish, company stage manager Graham Harrison, deputy stage manager Anne Baxter, assistant stage manager Tom Fisher, and dialect coach Charmian Hoare with children’s casting by Keston and Keston.
The band comprised assistant musical director Chris Poon, Kate Ingram, Hannah Lawrance, Kobi Pham, Jack Pennifold, Zach Okonkwo, Elliot Lyte, and Annie Blake.
Bonnie & Clyde The Musical: Filmed Live is produced by David Treatman and Brett Sullivan, with executive producers Max Johnson, Adam Paulden, Darren Bell, and Jason Haigh-Ellery.
The film is co-produced by Owen Xu, Mignon Xu, Ryan Lee, Howard Treatman, Sophia Banar, Simon Brook, Allen Lin, Clark Edmund Vaccaro, Lisa Freedman, Chris Oakland, Brandon Hughes, Alex Robertson, and Re: Draft Creative.
The live production was produced by Fourth Wall Live, ADAMA Entertainment, Jason Haigh-Ellery, and David Treatman Creative.
Visit BonnieClydeLive.com.
