THE FIRST NEW PRODUCTION IN 25 YEARS OF
GREASE
TO TOUR THE UK AND IRELAND IN 2019
STARRING
PETER ANDRE AS TEEN ANGEL
Cliffs Pavilion, Southend on Sea
23-27 July 2019
GREASE
TO TOUR THE UK AND IRELAND IN 2019
STARRING
PETER ANDRE AS TEEN ANGEL
Cliffs Pavilion, Southend on Sea
23-27 July 2019
The producers of the 2019 UK and Ireland tour and first new production in 25 years of Jim Jacobs & Warren Casey’s iconic musical GREASE are delighted to announce that Dan Partridge, Martha Kirby, Louis Gaunt and Rhianne-Louise McCaulsky will star as Danny, Sandy, Kenickie and Rizzo respectively. They join the previously announced Peter Andre playing Teen Angel at most performances.
Dan Partridge most recently played Rum Tum Tugger in Cats (International Tour), Link in Hairspray (UK Tour) and Pepper in Mamma Mia! (Novello Theatre). Martha Kirby will be graduating for the Guildford School of Acting this summer, 2019, and makes her professional debut as Sandy. Louis Gaunt recently played Will Parker in Oklahoma! (Grange Park Opera), for which he won the 2018 The Stage Debut Award for Best Actor in a Musical, and Manfred in Sweet Charity (Nottingham Playhouse). Rhianne-Louise McCaulsky most recently appeared in Bat Out of Hell – The Musical (Dominion Theatre). Prior to that, she appeared in The Book of Mormon (Prince Of Wales Theatre).
Also in the cast are Jordan Abey as Doody, Ryan Anderson as Roger, Damian Buhagiar as Sonny, Eloise Davies as Frenchy, Natalie Woods as Jan, Tara Sweeting as Marty, Dale White as Eugene, Jessica Croll as Patty Simcox, Corinna Powlesland as Miss Lynch, Abigail Climer as Cha Cha, Darren Bennett as Vince Fontaine and Will Haswell as Johnny Casino. Completing the cast are Thea Bunting as Cynthia, Emily Beth Harrington as Carly, Jonathan Hermosa Lopez as Bobby, Dom Hutcheson as Mickey, Ruby May Martinwood as Sofia and Lindsay McAllister as Donna Sue.
Dan Partridge most recently played Rum Tum Tugger in Cats (International Tour), Link in Hairspray (UK Tour) and Pepper in Mamma Mia! (Novello Theatre). Martha Kirby will be graduating for the Guildford School of Acting this summer, 2019, and makes her professional debut as Sandy. Louis Gaunt recently played Will Parker in Oklahoma! (Grange Park Opera), for which he won the 2018 The Stage Debut Award for Best Actor in a Musical, and Manfred in Sweet Charity (Nottingham Playhouse). Rhianne-Louise McCaulsky most recently appeared in Bat Out of Hell – The Musical (Dominion Theatre). Prior to that, she appeared in The Book of Mormon (Prince Of Wales Theatre).
Also in the cast are Jordan Abey as Doody, Ryan Anderson as Roger, Damian Buhagiar as Sonny, Eloise Davies as Frenchy, Natalie Woods as Jan, Tara Sweeting as Marty, Dale White as Eugene, Jessica Croll as Patty Simcox, Corinna Powlesland as Miss Lynch, Abigail Climer as Cha Cha, Darren Bennett as Vince Fontaine and Will Haswell as Johnny Casino. Completing the cast are Thea Bunting as Cynthia, Emily Beth Harrington as Carly, Jonathan Hermosa Lopez as Bobby, Dom Hutcheson as Mickey, Ruby May Martinwood as Sofia and Lindsay McAllister as Donna Sue.
Producer Colin Ingram said, “At last a new production of GREASE with a cast who look and dance like they are in high school! It’s time to come back to one of the most popular musicals of all time with this new production with grit, energy and sass.”
Curve’s Artistic Director and director of GREASE, Nikolai Foster, said, “This cast are going to blow audiences’ minds with their edge, life-force and sheer exuberance. Just as the 1950s kids who heralded the birth of the teenage movement, these talented young people will breathe new life into this terrific musical.”
Choreographer Arlene Philips said, “I’m so thrilled to have the opportunity to choreograph a new production of GREASE. This new production is going to be edgy, vibrant and certainly takes a new look at this very exciting musical. The cast are incredible, many of them fresh out of college and ready to burst onto the stage.”
Curve’s Artistic Director and director of GREASE, Nikolai Foster, said, “This cast are going to blow audiences’ minds with their edge, life-force and sheer exuberance. Just as the 1950s kids who heralded the birth of the teenage movement, these talented young people will breathe new life into this terrific musical.”
Choreographer Arlene Philips said, “I’m so thrilled to have the opportunity to choreograph a new production of GREASE. This new production is going to be edgy, vibrant and certainly takes a new look at this very exciting musical. The cast are incredible, many of them fresh out of college and ready to burst onto the stage.”
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GREASE originally opened in Chicago in 1971, followed by a move to Broadway in 1972, where it received seven Tony Award nominations, including one for Best Musical. During the show's eight-year run, at the time, little known actors, including Peter Gallagher, Patrick Swayze and John Travolta, all appeared in the production, with Richard Gere understudying many roles before going on to star as Danny Zuko in the 1973 London premiere.
The 1978 film adaptation starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton John, when adjusted for inflation, is the highest-grossing live action musical of all time and celebrated its 40th anniversary last year. The musical features beloved songs, including Summer Nights, Greased Lightnin’, Hopelessly Devoted To You and You’re The One That I Want. GREASE is directed by Nikolai Foster and choreographed by Arlene Philips, with designs by Colin Richmond, orchestrations and musical supervision by Sarah Travis, lighting design by Guy Hoare and sound design by Tom Marshall. |
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This new production of GREASE is produced by Colin Ingram for InTheatre Productions, Donovan Mannato, William Sinclair, Ricardo Marques, Hunter Arnold and Curve.
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2019 TOUR SCHEDULE
19 June – 20 July Leeds Grand Theatre 0844 848 2700 www.leedsgrandtheatre.com
23 – 27 July Cliffs Pavilion, Southend 01702 351135 www.thecliffspavilion.co.uk
PETER ANDRE WILL PERFORM IN SOUTHEND ON 24, 25 & 26 JULY
30 July – 3 August Sunderland Empire 0844 871 3022 www.atgtickets.com/venues/sunderland
13 – 24 August Birmingham Hippodrome 0844 338 5000 www.birminghamhippodrome.com
27 – 31 August King's Theatre, Glasgow 0844 871 7648 www.atgtickets.com/venues/glasgow
3 – 14 September Curve, Leicester 0116 242 3595 www.curveonline.co.uk
17 – 28 September Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin 0844 847 2455 www.bordgaisenergytheatre.ie
1 – 5 October New Theatre, Oxford 0844 871 3020 www.atgtickets.com/oxford
8 – 12 October Churchill Theatre, Bromley 020 3285 6000 churchilltheatre.co.uk
15 – 19 October Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff 029 2063 6464 www.wmc.org.uk
19 June – 20 July Leeds Grand Theatre 0844 848 2700 www.leedsgrandtheatre.com
23 – 27 July Cliffs Pavilion, Southend 01702 351135 www.thecliffspavilion.co.uk
PETER ANDRE WILL PERFORM IN SOUTHEND ON 24, 25 & 26 JULY
30 July – 3 August Sunderland Empire 0844 871 3022 www.atgtickets.com/venues/sunderland
13 – 24 August Birmingham Hippodrome 0844 338 5000 www.birminghamhippodrome.com
27 – 31 August King's Theatre, Glasgow 0844 871 7648 www.atgtickets.com/venues/glasgow
3 – 14 September Curve, Leicester 0116 242 3595 www.curveonline.co.uk
17 – 28 September Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin 0844 847 2455 www.bordgaisenergytheatre.ie
1 – 5 October New Theatre, Oxford 0844 871 3020 www.atgtickets.com/oxford
8 – 12 October Churchill Theatre, Bromley 020 3285 6000 churchilltheatre.co.uk
15 – 19 October Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff 029 2063 6464 www.wmc.org.uk