Additional casting announced for COOL RIDER: 10TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT

Additional casting has been announced for the reunion concert of Cool Rider at the London Palladium on 14 April at 7pm, marking the tenth anniversary of the cult-event.

The cult musical sequel, which is a loving, unofficial parody and tribute to everyone’s favourite follow-up movie, played at the Lyric Theatre for two sold out shows, followed by a smash hit run at Duchess Theatre in April 2014 and was immortalised in May 2015 with the Original Studio Cast Recording, which was funded by fans through a Kickstarter.

West End stars Aaron Sidwell and Ashleigh Gray will reunite and reprise their roles of Michael Carrington and Stephanie Zinone respectively, with RuPaul’s Drag Race UK star Kitty Scott-Claus (Death Drop) taking on the role of ‘The French One’ and Grease 2 star Maxwell Caulfield (Chicago, Guys & Dolls), aka the original Michael Carrington, joining the faculty as Mr. Stuart.

Joining them will be Tom Senior (Beauty and the Beast, School of Rock) as Johnny, Hannah Levane (We Will Rock You, Flashdance) as Paulette, Jacob Fowler (Heathers, Before After) as Louis, Courtney Bowman (Legally Blonde, SIX) as Sharon, Kyle Cox (Ain’t Too Proud, Crazy For You) as Goose, Harry Francis (Mary Poppins, Cats) as Davey, and Lucinda Lawrence (9 to 5, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) as Rhonda. The ensemble comprises Selena Barron (Grease), Pamela Blair (Curtains, 42nd Street), Angus Good (Mamma Mia!), David McIntosh (Beauty and the Beast, We Will Rock You), Ashley-Jordon Packer (Beauty and the Beast, Cats), and Emily Ann Potter (Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat, The Wizard of Oz).

Hannah Levane, Harry Francis and Lucinda Lawrence will be reprising their roles from the original runs of Cool Rider, with Levane having appeared in both the Lyric Theatre & Duchess Theatre runs, and Francis and Lawrence both appearing in the Duchess Theatre run. Levane and Lawrence are also featured in the musical’s crowd-funded Original Studio Cast Recording.

The concert will be directed by Christopher D. Clegg, with musical direction and orchestrations by Lee Freeman, choreography by Matt Krzan, original direction by Guy Unsworth, lighting by Toby Darvill, costumes by Ryan Webster, and sound by Will Thompson.

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