Forever Plaid - full casting announced
Casting news
FULL casting has been announced for Forever Plaid, which runs at St. James Theatre Studio from April 8 (previews from April 5) to April 24, 2016.
Jon Lee (as Jinx) stars alongside Keith Jack (Sparky), Matthew Quinn (Smudge) and Luke Striffler (Francis).
Jon Lee recently played Frankie Valli in Jersey Boys at the Prince Edward Theatre). His other credits include Marius in Les Misérables (Palace Theatre, Queen’s Theatre and 25th anniversary concert at the O2) and the title character in Aladdin (O2). He also played the title role in the original production of Oliver! alongside Jonathan Pryce at the London Palladium.
Lee is well known for being an original member of S Club 7 and was part of the reunion in 2015 which was launched as part of Children In Need and then went on to sell out an 11 date tour to over 100,000 people.
A runner-up in BBC’s Any Dream Will Do, Keith Jack’s credits include Joseph in the UK tour of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat and Ralph in HMS Pinafore (UK Tour).
Matthew Quinn’s theatre credits include Dreamboats and Petticoats (West End), Saturday Night Fever (Theatre Royal Bath and UK Tour) and Carnaby Street (UK Tour).
Luke Striffler’s theatre work includes Hairspray (UK Tour) and Avenue Q (UK Tour). He was a semi-finalist, as part of The Kingdom Tenors, in Britain’s Got Talent 2015.
One of the most popular and successful musicals in America and now performed internationally to great acclaim, Forever Plaid takes audiences on a humorous ‘heavenly’ journey through some of the greatest close-harmony songs of the 50’s.
Forever Plaid is directed and staged by Grant Murphy, with musical direction by Anthony James Gabriele, lighting design by Ben Rogers and set design by Nik Corrall. It is produced by Katy Lipson for Aria Entertainment and Guy James, the producing team behind previous Studio hits Jerry Girl’s, Marry Me a Little and Miss-Leading Ladies. Casting is by Jane Deitch.
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