Lead cast announced for WHITE ROSE musical’s UK premiere
It has been announced that West End stars Collette Guitart and Tobias Turley will head the cast for the UK premiere of the Off-Broadway hit White Rose: The Musical, which will play at Marylebone Theatre from 27 February-13 April.
Guitart (Why Am I So Single?, West End) will play Sophie, alongside Turley (Mamma Mia!, West End) as Hans.
White Rose: The Musical has a book and lyrics by Brian Belding, and music by Natalie Brice, with direction by Will Nunziata, and casting by Harry Blumenau CDG.
White Rose: The Musical is based upon the inspiring true story of a small group of university students in Munich, Germany, who secretly met to write, print and distribute leaflets exposing Hitler’s lies and Nazi deception. Their courage in the face of tyranny would ultimately lead to them paying the supreme sacrifice.
Sophie Scholl arrives in Munich to join her brother, Hans, and study at university. Inspired by a rebellious professor, Sophie and Hans form a small group of students to resist Nazi rule and doctrine. In passionate and articulate leaflets - printed in secret - the White Rose resistance group provides instructions for passive resistance and, ultimately, sabotage. Sophie is passionate, impulsive and bold... dangerous traits in Hitler’s Germany. The words and actions of a nation’s youth defy an oppressive government and would inspire others to do the same.
Creator, Book Writer and Lyricist Brian Belding said: “The true story of the White Rose has inspired me for years. These students were the privileged few who benefited from unjust laws and discrimination and yet they were the ones who ultimately stood up for those who no longer had a voice. They chose to use their privilege for good, risking everything while doing so I created White Rose:The Musical so this amazing story might inspire those struggling to find their own way to take action where they see injustice.”
Further cast and creative team to be announced.
For more info on White Rose: The Musical, please click here.
