Full company announced to join Charlie Stemp in CRAZY FOR YOU at Chichester Festival Theatre
It has been announced that Charlie Stemp and Carly Anderson will lead the cast of Susan Stroman’s new production of the musical comedy Crazy For You, running at Chichester Festival Theatre from 11 July – 4 September.
Completing the cast are Marc Akinfolarin (Moose), Lila Anderson (Vera), Merryl Ansah (Irene Roth), Simon Anthony (Sam), Craig Bartley (Mingo), Jason Battersby (Junior), Evonnee Bentley-Holder (Sheila), Imogen Bowtell (Elaine), Kyle Cox (Wyatt), Mathew Craig (Lank Hawkins), Bethan Downing (swing), Jacqui Dubois (Patricia Fodor), Nicholas Duncan (Jimmy), Tom Edden (Bela Zangler), Nathan Elwick (Custus), Don Gallagher (Everett Baker), Adrian Grove (Eugene Fodor), Laura Hills (Mitzi), Ryan Jupp (swing), Matthew Malthouse (Pete), Nell Martin (swing/dance captain), Joshua Nkemdilim (Billy), Kate Parr (Patsy), Sadie-Jean Shirley (Tess), Gay Soper (Lottie Child), Bradley Trevethan (swing), Ella Valentine (Margie) and Tara Yasmin (Louise).
This hilarious, riotously entertaining musical is packed with glorious Gershwin melodies (including ‘Someone to Watch Over Me’, ‘Embraceable You’, ‘I Got Rhythm’ and ‘They Can’t Take That Away from Me’), and its stunning tap-dance routines are guaranteed to set the spirits soaring.
The witty book and dialogue are written by Ken Ludwig, who also wrote this season’s Murder on the Orient Express and is the author of the Tony Award-winning Lend Me a Tenor.
This brand new production, which celebrates the work’s 30th anniversary, is directed and choreographed by Susan Stroman, making her Chichester Festival Theatre debut.
The production has set design by Beowulf Boritt; with costumes by William Ivey Long, lighting by Ken Billington, musical direction by Alan Williams, and sound by Kai Harada, with new orchestrations by Doug Besterman and Mark Cumberland, original orchestrations by William David Brohn, new arrangements by David Krane and original arrangements by Peter Howard.
