Catherine Tate and Dean John-Wilson lead the cast of Miss Atomic Bomb
Casting news
AWARD-winning Catherine Tate and Dean John-Wilson, who takes the lead role in Disney’s Aladdin this summer, will lead the cast in the new musical comedy Miss Atomic Bomb, which runs at St James Theatre for a strictly limited five week season – from March 14 (previews from March 7) to April 9, 2016.
Joining them will be Florence Andrews (A Little Night Music, Annie Get Your Gun), Simon Lipkin (The Lorax, Assassins, Rock of Ages, Avenue Q) and Daniel Boys (Any Dream Will Do, Avenue Q, Spamalot).
Completing the cast will be Michelle Andrews, Stephane Anelli, Charles Brunton, Jessica Buckby, Cavin Cornwall, Olivia Fines, Ryan Gover, Alyn Hawke, Sion Lloyd, Suzie McAdam, Kirk Patterson and the youngest member of the musical theatre dynasty, Sasi Strallen.
Welcome to Las Vegas in 1952, where every mushroom cloud has a silver lining and fallout is your friend.
As the US military proudly tests its atomic bombs within sight of the Vegas strip, tourists are flocking into town to cheer the blasts and see who will be crowned the Miss Atomic Bomb beauty queen.
But in the midst of this euphoria, farm girl Candy’s (Florence Andrews) sheep have mysteriously died, her fashionista friend Myrna (Catherine Tate) is designing clothes for pigs, young soldier Joey (Dean John-Wilson) has deserted the army, and his hapless hotel manager brother Lou (Simon Lipkin) desperately needs an atomic gimmick. In a city controlled by the military and the mob, time is running out for our four friends.
Inspired by the bomb tests and beauty pageants of the era, Miss Atomic Bomb is described as a radiant new musical comedy co-directed by the Olivier Award-winning choreographer Bill Deamer (Top Hat and specialist choreography for BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing) and Adam Long (The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged).
Featuring original songs by Adam Long, Gabriel Vick and Alex Jackson-Long, Miss Atomic Bomb has musical supervision and orchestrations by Matthew Brind, conductor and arranger for The X Factor and with West End credits including Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown and Legally Blonde The Musical.
Musical supervision and arrangements are by Richard John, designs by Ti Green, lighting by Tim Deiling and sound by Gareth Owen. Associate Choreographer is Kylie Anne Cruikshanks.
Catherine Tate’s stage credits include Assassins (Menier Chocolate Factory), The Vote (Donmar Warehouse), Much Ado About Nothing (Wyndham’s Theatre), Season’s Greetings (National Theatre), Under the Blue Sky (Duke of York’s Theatre), Some Girls (Gielgud Theatre) and A Servant to Two Masters (Ambassadors Theatre).
Tate is known to television audiences for her multi awarding-winning Catherine Tate Show, Catherine Tate’s ‘Nan’ specials, Big School, Doctor Who and The Office (USA). Her forthcoming one off comedy film Do Not Disturb airs on Gold later this month. She has also appeared in films such as Superbob, Nativity 3 – Dude, Where’s My Donkey, Gulliver’s Travels, Monte Carlo, Starter for Ten and Scenes of a Sexual Nature.
Dean John-Wilson’s stage credits include Songs For A New World (St James Theatre), Here Lies Love (National Theatre), From Here To Eternity (Shaftesbury Theatre), Super Ordinary (Soho Theatre), Bare (Union Theatre) and Sister Act: The Musical (UK Tour). In May, following the run of Miss Atomic Bomb, he will be joining the West End cast of Disney’s Aladdin, playing the title role at the Prince Edward Theatre.
To view trailer visit www.youtube.com/.
For more information or to book tickets call 0844 2642140 or visit www.stjamestheatre.co.uk/theatre/miss-atomic-bomb/.