Full casting has been announced for the world premiere of To Wong Foo the Musical, which runs at Hope Mill Theatre from 21 October for a nine-week run.

Written and directed by original 1995 film screenplay writer and multiple Tony Award nominee Douglas Carter Beane, To Wong Foo the Musical has music and lyrics by Lewis Flinn.

The story centres on three drag queens – Vida, Noxeema and Chichi – as they journey across America to attend the Drag Queen of the Year Finals in Hollywood.

Leading the company will be Peter Caulfield (Tammy Faye) as Vida Boheme, Gregory Haney (TINA – The Tina Turner Musical) as Noxeema Jackson, and Pablo Gómez Jones (In Dreams) as Chichi Rodríguez.

Joining them are Carolyn Maitland (Next To Normal) as Carol Ann, WEBF’s very own Duncan Burt (Friendsical) as Sheriff Dollard, Alexander Kranz (professional debut) as Bobby Ray , Arthur Boan (Oklahoma!) as Tommy Paul, Ayesha Maynard (Hairspray) as Beulah June, Emily Ooi (Miss Saigon) as Bobby Lee, Jermaine Woods (Sister Act) as Willie Joe/John Jacob, Lee Harris (Les Misérables) as Ed Earl/Crazy Elijah, Natalie Day (The Mystery of Edwin Drood) as Mary Lou, Scott Hunter (The Play That Goes Wrong) as Billy Budd, Susie Fenwick (Beautiful) as Clara Pearl, Samantha Bingley (Beauty and the Beast) as Rose of Sharon, and Theo Maddix (Cabaret) as Rachel Tensions/Jimmy Jack. Completing the cast are are Jamil Abbasi (The Great British Bake-Off Musical) and Megan Davies-Truin (Jerry Springer the Opera).

The musical has choreography by Jane McMurtrie, with musical supervision by Brad Simmons, set design by Katie Lias, costumes by Gregory Gale, sound by Sam Glossop, lighting by Jack Weir, video design by Dan Light, musical direction by Andrew Hilton, and casting by Sarah Leung.

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