Urinetown The Musical - Marc Elliott joins cast
Casting news
MARC Elliott, EastEnders‘ Syed Masood, has joined the previously announced Richard Fleeshman, Jenna Russell and Jonathan Slinger in the cast of Urinetown The Musical, which runs at St James Theatre from March 11 (previews from February 22) to May 3, 2014.
The former EastEnders regular will play Mr. McQueen. Elliott’s previous stage credits include Tape (Trafalgar Studios), Wild Turkey (Troy Café), The History Boys (National Theatre), Bells and Chaos (Birmingham Rep), The Maids (Lyric Hammersmith) and Lord of the Flies (Royal Shakespeare Company).
Elliott’s other screen work includes Midsomer Murders, Holby City, The Invisibles, The Bill, MI High and Lewis.
Other newly announced cast members include Chris Bennett (Swing), Alasdair Buchan (Swing), Karis Jack (Little Sally), Aaron Lee Lambert (Billy Boy Bill), Jeff Nicholson (Tiny Tom), Adam Pearce (Officer Barrel) and Charlotte Scott (Swing).
Jamie Lloyd directs this tale of greed, corruption, love and revolution set in a time when water is worth its weight in gold.
In a city of the future that has been inflicted with a terrible drought, business tycoon Caldwell B. Cladwell has made his fortune through bribery and the monopolisation of all public toilets. With a brutal police force maintaining law and order, it’s not a place to get caught short! Risk it and you will be sent off to a place no one returns from – the infamous Urinetown.
The city needs a revolution and every revolution needs a hero… however unlikely.
Read more about Urinetown The Musical.