Full company announced for THE SOUND OF MUSIC at Chichester Festival Theatre
The full company has been announced for Adam Penford’s new production of The Sound of Music, running at Chichester Festival Theatre from 10 July – 3 September.
Joining the previously announced Gina Beck (South Pacific, West End/UK tour) as Maria will be Edward Harrison as Captain von Trapp and opera singer Janis Kelly as Mother Abbess, alongside Ako Mitchell as Max Detweiler, and Emma Williams as Elsa Schraeder.
Completing the cast are Elliott Baker-Costello, Wendy Carr, Lauren Chia, Lauren Conroy (as Liesl), Wendy Ferguson, Hana Ichijo, William Ilkley, Rebekah Lowings, Liam Marcellino, Dylan Mason (as Rolf), Julia J Nagle, Minal Patel, Matt Pettifor, Rebecca Ridout, Tony Stansfield, Annabelle Williams and Penelope Woodman.
The roles of the von Trapp children will be shared by Jesamine-Bleu Gibbs, Barnaby Halliwell, Audrey Kattan, Arrabella McDermott, Gabriel Payne, Mia Raggio, Erin Rushidi, Maya Sewrey, Vishal Soni, Dylan Trigger, Felicity Walton and Sasha Watson-Lobo.
This brand new production of the original stage musical is directed by Adam Penford, with design by Robert Jones, choreography by Lizzi Gee, musical supervision by Gareth Valentine, musical direction by Matt Samer, original orchestrations by Robert Russell Bennett, orchestral adaptation by Larry Blank and Mark Cumberland, lighting by Johanna Town, sound by Paul Groothuis, video design by Hayley Egan, casting by Natalie Gallacher CDG for Pippa Ailion Casting; and children’s casting by Verity Naughton CDG.
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