Further casting announced for world premiere of new musical OPENING NIGHT

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Further casting has been announced for the world premiere of John Cassavetes’ Opening Night, a new musical with book by Ivo van Hove and music and lyrics by Rufus Wainwright, which begins performances at London’s Gielgud Theatre on 6 March 2024.

Joining the previously announced Sheridan Smith as Myrtle will be Hadley Fraser (The Lehman Trilogy, West End) as Manny, Shira Haas (Unorthodox, Netflix) as Nancy, Nicola Hughes (Porgy and Bess, West End) as Sarah, Amy Lennox (Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, West End) as Dorothy and John Marquez (Pygmalion, Old Vic) as David. Further casting to be announced.

Ivo van Hove said: “I am truly delighted to be bringing this new musical to the West End and thrilled we’ve assembled such a stellar cast to join Sheridan. It is a real privilege to be collaborating with the wonderful Rufus Wainwright, fulfilling our ambition of bringing this tale of the trials and tribulations behind the scenes of the theatre to the stage.”

Based on John Cassavetes' legendary film, Opening Night follows a theatre company's preparations to stage a major new play on Broadway. But drama ignites behind the scenes when their leading lady is rocked by tragedy, and her personal turmoil forces everybody to deliver the performance of their lives.

Opening Night is directed and conceived by Ivo van Hove, with set, lighting and video design by Jan Versweyveld, costumes by An D’Huys, sound by Tom Gibbons and Alex Twiselton, orchestrations by Rufus Wainwright, musical supervision and musical direction by Nigel Lilley, movement and choreography by Polly Bennett, and casting by Julia Horan CDG.

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