Further casting announced for THE FROGS at Southwark Playhouse
Further casting has been announced for The Frogs at Southwark Playhouse Borough, playing from 23 May-28 June.
Joining the previously announced Grammy-nominated and SAG Award winning actor Kevin McHale as Xanthias will be Dan Buckley (Fisherman’s Friends: The Musical, UK tour) as Dionysos, Joaquin Pedro Valdes (Alfred Hitchcock Presents - The Musical, Theatre Royal Bath) as Herakles, Carl Patrick (Sinatra the Musical, Birmingham Rep) as Charon, Bart Lambert (The Baker’s Wife, Menier Chocolate Factory) as Shakespeare and cover Xanthias, Martha Pothen (NOW That’s What I Call A Musical, UK tour) as Shaw and cover Dionysos, Alison Driver (Madagascar, UK tour) as Ariadne and Swing, Evonnee Bentley-Holder (Burlesque the Musical, Manchester Opera House) as Ensemble and Cover Shaw/Charon, and Milo McCarthy (Coram Boy, Chichester Festival Theatre) as Ensemble/Dance Captain and cover Shakespeare/Herakles. Casting for the role of Pluto will be announced next month.
Can art save civilisation? Let’s find out! Shaken by a divided and despairing political climate (sound familiar?), Dionysos and trusty sidekick Xanthias take a leap of faith - straight into Hades. Their mission? Find a cure for an ailing world. But when they reach the River Styx, they encounter Dionysos’ worst nightmare… frogs. Not your average pond dwellers, these amphibians are stubborn beings who resist change and are determined for the status quo to remain the same (sound familiar?) Will our dynamic duo outsmart these swampy naysayers and hop toward humanity’s salvation? Or will they get bogged down in their muddy resistance? This is an ancient tale retold as a laugh-a-minute musical comedy. From the writing team behind A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and Broadway legend Nathan Lane, The Frogs promises a toad-ally unforgettable journey.
The Frogs is directed by Georgie Rankcom, with musical supervision by Ben McQuigg, musical direction by Yshani Perinpanayagam, choreography by Matt Nicholson, set and costume design by Libby Todd, lighting by Samuel Biondolillo, sound by Joshua Robins, orchestrations by Tim Sutton, and casting by Peter Noden.
