Noel Sullivan to star in new musical THE RHYTHMICS at Southwark Playhouse
It has been announced today that Noel Sullivan will star as ‘Grey’ in the premiere of brand-new life affirming musical The Rhythmics at the Southwark Playhouse from 2 December 2021-8 January.
Recent graduate Zweyla Mitchell Dos Santos will make her professional debut alongside Sullivan, playing ‘Silva’.
A brand-new music video for one of the numbers in the show, ‘Daddy, You’re My Hero’, has also been released, with the leads coming together for the first time performing together.
With book and lyrics by Metta's Artistic Director P Burton-Morgan, and music and lyrics from Stiles + Drewe award winner Ben Glasstone, The Rhythmics explores the crisis of masculinity via a collection of oddballs belting their way through a thrillingly catchy guitar-led score. Full casting will be announced shortly.
Hapless single-dad Grey is in a rut. Teenage daughter Silva packs him off to revive his rockstar dreams, successfully auditioning for ‘Nick & the Rhythmics' only to realise... he’s actually signed up for an All-male Rhythmic Gymnastics troupe. Against the odds these burly blokes make it as far as the World Championships - twirling their ‘ribbons of fire’ - and along the way Grey finally learns to commit to life. Calendar Girls meets The Full Monty in this joyous new British musical.
P Burton-Morgan said: “I’m thrilled to collaborate with the gorgeous talent that is Noel Sullivan and delighted to be giving Zweyla her professional debut - she’s a star in the making. It feels crazier than ever right now to be premiering a completely original new British musical - but with the astonishing responses to The Rhythmics cast album and now this stellar cast joining our brilliant creative team I know the show is in safe hands!”
The Rhythmics is directed by P Burton-Morgan, with choreography by Mark Smith, musical supervision by Ellie Verkerk, musical direction by Erika Gundesen, sound by James Nicholson, costumes by Francine Huin-Wah, and set and lighting design by Will Reynolds .
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