Show Boat - final performance on August 27, 2016
Casting news
DANIEL Evans’ five star Sheffield Crucible production of Show Boat will now play its final West End performance on August 27, 2016.
Producers David Ian, Bob Bartner and Norman Tulchin said: “We could not be more proud of Daniel’s production of Show Boat. This first class cast and creative team have delivered an exceptional production and we are delighted that London audiences have had the opportunity to see this five star show.”
Previously Posted: As rehearsals begin, casting has been announced for the West End transfer of Daniel Evans’ five star Sheffield Theatres’ production of Show Boat, which runs at the New London Theatre from April 25, 2016 (previews from April 9) to January 7, 2017.
Malcolm Sinclair (as Capt. Andy Hawks) and Chris Peluso (Gaylord Ravenal) join original Sheffield cast members Gina Beck (Magnolia Hawks), Lucy Briers (Parthy Ann Hawks), Rebecca Trehearn (Julia La Verne), Emmanuel Kojo (Joe), Sandra Marvin (Queenie), Alex Young (Ellie May Chipley) and Danny Collins (Frank Schultz).
They in turn are joined by John Coates, Adam Dutton, Kit Esuruoso, Nolan Frederick, Linford Johnson, Javar La’Trail Parker, Kate Milner-Evans, Maria Omakinwa, Ryan Pidgen, Mykal Rand, Leo Roberts, Tosh Wanogho-Maud, Christina Bennington, Victoria Hinde, Linda John-Pierre and Simbi Akande, Georgie Ashford, Laura Darton, Joshua Da Costa, Dale Evans and Tom Partridge.
One of the most romantic musicals of all time and set against the backdrop of America’s Deep South at the turn of the 20th Century, Show Boat tells a powerful story of freedom, loyalty and, above all love.
Spanning 40 pivotal years in American history, this epic musical follows the lives and loves of three generations aboard the Cotton Blossom show boat as it plies the Mississippi River and features the timeless songs Ol’ Man River, Make Believe and Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man.
Malcolm Sinclair has most recently been seen in The Meeting at Hampstead Theatre. His other extensive theatre credits include Temple, Ivanov and Privates on Parade (Donmar Warehouse), Quartermaine’s Terms (Wyndham’s Theatre), The Doctor’s Dilemma, The Habit of Art, The Power of Yes, The History Boys, Luther, Richard III, House/Garden and Racing Demon (National Theatre), Rosmersholm and Heartbreak House (Almeida), Dealer’s Choice (Menier Chocolate Factory), Journey’s End (Playhouse Theatre) and My Fair Lady (Theatre Royal Drury Lane).
His screen credits include The Man Who Knew Infinity, Survivor, A Belfast Story, The Young Victoria, Casino Royal and V for Vendetta (film); Virtuoso, Tubby and Enid, Worricker, Silk, Henry V, Parade’s End and Midsomer Murders (TV).
Chris Peluso made his West End debut playing Chris in Miss Saigon at the Prince Edward Theatre. Previously, his Broadway credits include Beautiful The Carole King Musical, Assassins, Elton John’s Lestat and Mamma Mia!
His other US theatre credits include The Glorious Ones (Lincoln Center), Wicked (on tour), West Side Story (Barrington Stage Company), Les Misérables (in Chicago), Bonnie and Clyde (La Jolla Playhouse), Romeo and Juliet (Gulfshore Playhouse) and Miss Saigon (Music Theatre, Wichita).
Gina Beck’s theatre credits include the role of Glinda in Wicked (West End and on tour in the US), Christine in The Phantom of the Opera (Her Majesty’s Theatre) and Cosette in Les Misérables (Queen’s Theatre). She has also appeared on stage in Far From The Madding Crowd (Watermill Theatre), The Kissing Dance (Jermyn Street Theatre), I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change (Arts Theatre), Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris (Charing Cross Theatre), The Belle’s Stratagem (Southwark Playhouse), Peter Pan (Birmingham Rep) and Imagine This (Plymouth Theatre Royal).
As well as The Phantom of the Opera duet at Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 60th birthday concert in Hyde Park, Beck also performed as a soloist in the 25th Anniversary Concert of Les Misérables at the O2 arena.
On screen, her work includes Doctors, The Return of Sherlock Holmes, The Crust and Dogma (TV); Les Misérables (film).
Lucy Briers’ theatre credits include The Seagull and Ivanov (Chichester Festival Theatre), Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies (RSC at the Aldwych Theatre and on Broadway), Top Girls (Chichester Festival Theatre/Duke of York’s Theatre/Out of Joint), Bedroom Farce and Miss Julie (Rose Theatre, Kingston), Ivanov (Donmar Warehouse), Sexual Perversity in Chicago (Norwich Theatre Royal), Some Kind of Bliss (Trafalgar Studios/Brits off Broadway) and The Voysey Inheritance (National Theatre).
Briers has also appeared on screen in Count Arthur Strong, Our Girl, Dark Matters, DCI Banks, The Thick of It, Twenty Twelve, Ashes to Ashes, Einstein and Eddington, The Green Green Grass, Bodies, Fathers and Sons, Shadow Play, Wives and Daughters, Pride and Prejudice, Brittas Empire and Red Dwarf (TV); Genius, Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa, The Children of Men and Perks (film).
Rebecca Trehearn’s theatre credits include Alfie the Musical (Palace Theatre, Watford), Will Rock You (Dominion Theatre), Dirty Dancing (Aldwych Theatre), Aspects of Love (Menier Chocolate Factory), Love Story (Duchess Theatre), Bernarda Alba (Union Theatre), Ghost ( on tour in the UK), Dogfight (Southwark Playhouse) and City of Angels (Donmar Warehouse). On television, her credits are Casualty, A470 and Dim Ond Y Gwir.
Emmanuel Kojo’s theatre work includes Kiss Me Kate (on tour in the UK) and The Scottsboro Boys (Garrick Theatre).
Sandra Marvin’s theatre credits include City of Angels (Donmar Warehouse), Hairspray (Shaftesbury Theatre and on tour in the UK and Ireland), Chicago (Leicester Curve), Ragtime and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre), Porgy and Bess (Savoy Theatre), The New Yorkers (Sadler’s Wells), Cool Hand Luke (Aldwych Theatre) and A Rake’s Progress (Royal Opera House).
Her film credits include the upcoming Florence Foster Jenkins. Marvin has performed with Kate Bush in Before the Dawn, her 22 date residency at the Eventim Hammersmith Apollo, and she also recorded vocals for The Charlatans new album, Modern Nature, and last year joined them on their 2015 tour.
Alex Young’s theatre credits include Bette Midler and Me (The Gilded Balloon, Edinburgh Fringe), Anything Goes (Sheffield Crucible and on tour in the UK), I Can’t Sing! (London Palladium), High Society (on tour in the UK), The Sound of Music (Kilworth House) and Femme Fatale (Upstairs at the Gatehouse).
Danny Collins’ theatre credits include Matthew Bourne’s The Car Man, Edward Scissorhands, Sleeping Beauty, Play Without Words, Nutcracker!, Cinderella and Swan Lake. His other theatre credits include Kiss Me Kate (Proms at the Royal Albert Hall), Drunk (Bridewell Theatre), Slaughter! and Be Mine (McOnie Company), Dance:Radio (The Roundhouse, London and Latitude Festival), On The Town (Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris and The Coliseum with the ENO, London), Sinatra (on tour in the UK), The Wizard of Oz (Southampton Mayflower) and La Traviata (Birmingham Opera Company).
Collins’ screen credits include Matthew Bourne’s Christmas and Search for John Gissing.
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