Carrie: The Musical - casting announced
Casting news
CASTING has been announced for the London premiere of Carrie: The Musical, which runs at Southwark Playhouse (The Large) from May 6 (previews from May 1) to May 30, 2015.
Leading the cast will be Evelyn Hoskins as Carrie White and Kim Criswell as her mother Margaret.
They will be joined by Sarah McNicholas (as Sue), Greg Miller Burns (Tommy), Gabriella Williams (Chris), Dex Lee (Billy), Jodie Jacobs (Miss Gardner), David Habbin (Mr Stephens), Molly McGuire (Norma), Bobbie Little (Frieda), Emily McGougan (Helen), Patrick Sullivan (George), Olly Dobson (Freddy) and Eddie Myles (Stokes).
Evelyn Hoskins played Thea in the original cast of Spring Awakening at the Lyric Hammersmith and in the West End. Her other theatre credits include Christmas with the Stars (Royal Albert Hall), Cool Rider (Lyric Theatre), This is My Family (Sheffield Crucible) and The Secret Garden (Birmingham Rep).
On television, she has appeared in Misfits (as Lucy) and Casualty (as Shona).
Kim Criswell is an Olivier Award-nominated actress whose career, both here and in the US, spans four decades. In America, she featured in the original Broadway casts of The First, Nine, Baby and The Threepenny Opera, as well as playing Grizabella in the original LA cast of Cats.
In the UK, Criswell’s many theatre credits include Singin’ In The Rain in Concert (Royal Festival Hall), Follies (London Palladium), Company (Hackney Empire), On The Town (Royal Festival Hall) and her Olivier-nominated performance in the title role in Annie Get Your Gun (Prince of Wales Theatre).
Carrie White, a taunted and terrified seventeen-year-old misfit, has a burning secret – a secret that will eventually ignite her revenge. Make your date for the Senior Prom to see who will be crowned Queen, and who will have blood on their hands. After one night with Carrie you will always remember her name.
Carrie has music by Michael Gore, lyrics by Dean Pitchford and book by Lawrence D. Cohen, based on the novel by Stephen King. It is directed by Gary Lloyd, with musical direction by Mark Crossland, design by Tim McQuillen-Wright, lighting by Tim Oliver, sound by Dan Samson, music programming by Gary Hickeson and special effects by Jeremy Chernick.
NB: Preview performances are now sold out, following the best on-sale week of any show in Southwark Playhouse’s 22-year history.
Image: Evelyn Hoskins as Carrie White. Photo credit: The Umbrella Rooms.
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