Casting announced for West End production of MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL
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Full casting has been announced for the eagerly anticipated West End production of Moulin Rouge! The Musical, which opens at the Piccadilly Theatre from 12 November 2021.
Liisi LaFontaine (Dreamgirls) and RADA graduate Jamie Bogyo are set to star as Satine and Christian respectively, alongside Elia Lo Tauro (Santiago), Sophie Carmen-Jones (Nini), Simon Bailey (The Duke), Jason Pennycooke (Toulouse-Lautrec), Johnny Bishop (Baby Doll), Zoe Birkett (Arabia), Timmika Ramsay (La Chocolat) and Clive Carter (Harold Zidler).
Completing the cast are Femi Akinfolarin, Robson Broad, Ian Carlyle, Jonathan Cordin, Anthony Cragg, Katie Ella Dunsden, Adam Gillian, Luke Jackson, Alicia Mencía, Ciro Lourencio Meulens, Georgia Morgan, Melissa Nettleford, Ian Oswald, Craig Ryder, Tinovimbanashe Sibanda, Katie Singh, Ope Sowande, Tanisha Spring, Toyan Thomas-Browne, Amy Thornton, Misty May Tindall, Jon Tsouras, Tommy Wade-Smith and Lily Wang.
Director Alex Timbers said: “Creating Moulin Rouge! The Musical has been a singularly thrilling and unique experience. I am delighted today to announce the incredible group of actors who will bring this production to life in London. We have brought together a thrilling, hugely talented group of artists, and in Liisi and Jamie, we have two outstanding actors to lead our company. We are all so excited to now start creating the show for UK audiences!”
Moulin Rouge! The Musical has a book by John Logan, choreography by Sonya Tayeh, musical supervision, orchestrations and arrangements by Justin Levine, set design by Derek McLane, costumes by Catherine Zuber, lighting by Justin Townsend, and sound by Peter Hylenski.
Exciting news, Besties!
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