FULL CAST ANNOUNCED FOR THE FIRST EVER TOUR OF ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER’S SMASH-HIT WEST END & BROADWAY MUSICAL
A star-studded cast has been revealed ahead of School of Rock – The Musical’s visit to The Alexandra as part of the production’s first ever UK and Ireland tour.
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s smash-hit, Olivier Award-winning West End show comes to the Second City between January 31 – February 5, 2022.
Jake Sharp is getting the band back together and will lead the cast as Dewey Finn having previously performed the role in the West End. Alex Tomkins will perform in the role at certain performances. They are joined by Rebecca Lock asRosalie Mullins, Matthew Rowland as Ned Schneebly and Nadia Violet Johnson as Patty Di Marco.
The remaining adult cast comprise Ryan Bearpark, James Bisp, Joanna O’Hare, Samuel Haughton, Tom Hext, Harveen Mann, Richard Morse, Annell Odartey, Amy Oxley, Helena Pipe, Michaela Powell, Richard Vorster and Craig Watson.
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One of three incredibly talented teams of 12 children will perform live alongside Dewey each night and will stick it to the man when the bell rings for the new school term in September.
They feature (including covers) Eva McGrath (13, from Birmingham) and Emerson Sutton (13, from the West Midlands) who will play Freddy and Joseph Sheppard (12, from the West Midlands) who will play Zack.
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Based on the hilarious hit movie, this new musical follows Dewey Finn – a failed, wannabe rock star who decides to earn a few extra bucks by posing as a substitute teacher at a prestigious prep school. There he turns a class of straight-A students into a guitar-shredding, bass-slapping, mind-blowing rock band – sensationally performed live by the production’s young actors every night with roof-raising energy! While teaching these pint-sized prodigies what it means to truly rock, Dewey falls for the school’s beautiful, but uptight headmistress, helping her rediscover the wild child within.
School of Rock – The Musical features new music written by Andrew Lloyd Webber with lyrics by Glenn Slater (The Little Mermaid, Sister Act) and a book by Julian Fellowes. Originally directed by Laurence Connor (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, London Palladium 2019) with choreography by JoAnn M Hunter, set and costume designs by Anna Louizos, lighting design by Natasha Katz, sound design by Mick Potter and music supervision by John Rigby.
School of Rock – The Musical debuted at Broadway’s Winter Garden Theatre in New York in 2015 and ran for more than three years, picking up four Tony nominations along the way. It transferred to London in late 2016 and ran for more than three years at the New London Theatre, winning an Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music.
For the production’s first UK and Ireland tour, Christopher Key takes the reins as Associate Director, Maria Graciano is Associate choreographer and Musical Supervision is by Matt Smith. Adam Fisher and Stuart Porter complete the team as Associate Sound and Lighting Designers.
The UK & Ireland Tour of School of Rock – The Musical is produced by David Ian for Crossroads Live by arrangement with the Really Useful Group.