Full casting announced for West End transfer of THE GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF MUSICAL

Full casting has been announced for the West End transfer of The Great British Bake Off Musical, which opens at the Noël Coward Theatre for a limited twelve-week run from 25 February - 13 May 2023. 

Joining the principal line-up are four-time Olivier Award-nominee and BAFTA-nominee Haydn Gwynne (Billy Elliot the Musical) as Pam Lee, the iconically stylish, sharp-tongued judge, along with former Pop Idol contestant turned West End singing sensation Zoe Birkett (Moulin Rouge! The Musical) as one half of the comedy presenter duo Kim, and rising star Grace Mouat (Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella) will play contestant Izzy.

Georgie Westall (The Rocky Horror Show), Stuart Hickey (Come From Away) and Jamil Abbasi, making his West End debut, join as understudies and Aanya Shah, Amelie Rouse and Maisy Mein will play the child role of Lily.

This heart-warming and funny new British musical captivated audiences in a triumphant run at the Everyman Theatre in Cheltenham this summer and is directed by Rachel Kavanaugh, with a score written by multi-award-winning duo Jake Brunger (book and lyrics) and Pippa Cleary (music and lyrics).

Inspired by the TV show, The Great British Bake Off Musical follows the amateur bakers as they seek to impress the judges and battle their way to be crowned Star Baker. The audience are taken on a rollercoaster of a journey with memorable songs and dance as the bakers face trials, tribulations and baking failures, bringing them together in a story of friendship and romance along the way.

The new cast members announced today join many of the original cast reprising their performances; award-winning West End and Broadway actor John Owen Jones (Les Misèrables) as he returns for his starring role as Phil Hollinghurst, the esteemed blue-eyed, silver-fox judge, along with Scott Paige (The Addams Family), Claire Moore (Mary Poppins), Catriana Sandison (We Will Rock You), Charlotte Wakefield (The Boy In The Dress), Damian Humbley (Merrily We Roll Along), Jay Saighal (Hedda Gabler), Michael Cahill (Martin Guerre), and making his West End debut Aharon Rayner.

Created by Mark Goucher Productions in association with Creative Director and Executive Producer Richard McKerrow and the producers of the TV phenomenon, Love Productions, this musical comedy has perfectly reimagined the nation’s favourite baking show into a warm-hearted comedy musical. The Great British Bake Off was co-created by Anna Beattie and Richard McKerrow.

The original creative team includes: choreographer Georgina Lamb, set, costume and cake designer Alice Power, lighting designer Ben Cracknell, sound designer Ben Harrison, orchestrator Tom Curran, musical supervisor Mark Collins, and casting director Jim Arnold CDG.

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