Casting announced for Matthew Harvey’s WHATEVER HAPPENS NEXT Album

British composer and musical theatre performer Matthew Harvey has announced the cast for his debut album, Whatever Happens Next, available to stream on 30 September. 

The first track of the album ‘The Road’ - From Now Or Never is available to stream now. 

The album, supported by charity Help Musicians, features original songs from five new musicals by Matthew Harvey including the critically acclaimed Now Or Never, which was live-streamed in one single take from The Barn Theatre during the pandemic, and Reveries, a new musical supported by the MGC Futures Bursary which Matthew was awarded in 2022. 

Whatever Happens Next features Eloise Davies (SpongeBob Squarepants), Hadley Fraser (Les Miserables), Ahmed Hamad (The Color Purple), Tyrone Huntley (Jesus Christ Superstar), Irvine Iqbal (Rumi), Alexia Khadime (Wicked), Emma Kingston (The Band’s Visit), Nicholas McLean (Kinky Boots), Sharon Rose (Sylvia), Katie Shearman (The Sound of Music) and Courtney Stapleton (Beauty and The Beast). 

Matthew Harvey said: “Having the opportunity to record Whatever Happens Next has been life-changing for me. It’s never been more difficult to get your work out there and without the generous support of Help Musicians and the MGC Futures Bursary I could never have made this happen. With this album out in the world I’m hoping I can get my music in front of the right people and, one day, see these songs come to life on a stage. 

“I chose this selection of songs because I want Whatever Happens Next to represent me as composer, so that anyone who listens to it feels like they’ve got to know me and the type of musicals I want to write; there’s a real range of styles sung by some truly incredible voices on there. I hope there’s something for everyone.”