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Frances Mayli McCann and Jordan Luke Gage to star in BONNIE AND CLYDE THE MUSICAL

Photo credit: Darren Bell

It has been announced that Frances Mayli McCann and Jordan Luke Gage will star as the titular Bonnie and Clyde in the West End premiere of the cult-sensation Bonnie and Clyde the Musical, opening at the Arts Theatre from 9 April.

Following the extraordinary reaction to her performance as ‘Bonnie’ in Bonnie and Clyde In Concert in January 2022, Olivier-Award nominated Frances Mayli McCann reprises the role in this full production at The Arts Theatre, performing alongside West End star Jordan Luke Gage as ‘Clyde’. 

They join the previously announced Natalie McQueen as ‘Blanche Barrow’ and George Maguire as ‘Buck Barrow’. The full company includes Cleve September as ‘Ted’ and Ako Mitchell as ‘Preacher’, Pippa Winslow as ‘Cumie Barrow/Governor Miriam Ferguson/Eleanore’, Gracie Lai as ‘Emma Parker/Stella’, Alistair So as ‘Sheriff Schmid’, Alexander Evans as ‘Henry Barrow/Deputy Johnson’, Ross Dawes as ‘Captain Frank Hamer’, Barney Wilkinson as ‘Bud/Archie’ and swings Charlie McCullagh and Annie Guy. Casting for the roles of ‘Trish’ and Young ‘Bonnie’ and ‘Clyde’ to be announced.

Bonnie and Clyde the Musical has a book by Ivan Menchell, a Tony Award nominated score by Frank Wildhorn, and lyrics by Don Black, with direction by Nick Winston, set and costume design by Philip Witcomb, musical supervision from Katy Richardson, lighting by Zoe Spurr, sound by Tom Marshall, video by Nina Dunn, musical direction by Nick Barstow, and associate direction/choreography by Megan Louch.

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