Initial casting announced for SPRING AWAKENING 15th Anniversary Reunion Concert

Initial casting has been announced for the 15th Anniversary concert of the original West End production of Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik’s Tony, Olivier and Grammy award-winning musical Spring Awakening, which plays at the Victoria Palace Theatre on 2 June.

The cast includes Lucy May Barker (The Crucible, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre) as Ilse, Natasha Barnes (Hex, National Theatre) as Anna, Harry McEntire (Andor, Disney+) as Ernst, Hayley Gallivan (Wicked, West End) as Martha, Evelyn Hoskins (Waitress, West End/UK tour) as Thea, Edward Judge (The Play That Goes Wrong, West End, UK & International Tour) as Otto, Jamie Muscato (Moulin Rouge, West End) as Melchior, Jos Slovick (Beautiful – The Carole King Musical, UK tour) as Georg, and Charlotte Wakefield (The Great British Bake Off Musical, West End) as Wendla. Other returning cast members include Chris Barton (The Sound of Music, UK tour), Natalie Garner, Mona Goodwin (Misfits, Queen’s Theatre), Gemma O’Duffy (Priscilla: Queen of the Desert, West End). and Richard Southgate (The Dogs of War, Old Red Lion Theatre).

Additional casting is to be announced.

They are joined by the entire returning original London band consisting of Huw Davies (Guitars), Don Richardson (Bass), Matthew Senior (Drums), Vicky Matthews (Cello), Charlie Brown (Violin/Guitar), Rachel Robson (Viola), under the musical direction of Nigel Lilley.

Speaking on the anniversary concert, Duncan Sheik said: “Spring Awakening is the first musical I worked on that managed to get to Broadway and then the West End. Being in London in 2009 for opening night at the Novello with that young and amazing cast was one of the highlights of my life. It is more than exciting that 15 years on, London gets to experience this anniversary concert and I’m honoured that I can be some small part of that.”

This anniversary concert will also be raising funds on behalf of Imogen Kinchin, one of the original producers of the show in 2009, who was diagnosed with stage IV bowel cancer in 2022. Anyone wanting to read more about Imogen’s journey, and to make a donation, can find more information here.

Spring Awakening will be directed by Jamie Armitage, with musical direction by Nigel Lilley, lighting and production management by Toby Darvill, sound by Paul Gatehouse, and original UK casting direction by Pippa Ailion.

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