Full casting announced for world premiere of new musical MAIDEN VOYAGE
Full casting has been announced for the world première of new musical Maiden Voyage, which plays at Southwark Playhouse Elephant from 19 July-23 August.
Directed by Tara Overfield Wilkinson, the cast includes Chelsea Halfpenny (9 to 5, West End) as Tracy Edwards, Naomi Alade (SIX, West End) as Jo, Laura Tyrer (Chicago, European tour) as Pat, Shahaf Ifhar (Tom Lehrer is Teaching Math and Doesn’t Want to Talk to You, Upstairs at the Gatehouse) as King Hussein, Juliette Artigala (Les Misérables, Théâtre du Châtelet) as Michele/Tanja, Alex Bowen (Mrs Doubtfire, West End) as Dawn Riley, Molly Cleere (Ghost the Musical, UK tour) as Nancy, Sam DeFeo (professional debut) as Mandi, Olivia Hewitt-Jones (Rocky Horror Show, European tour) as Marie Claude, Rowan Macpherson (Babies, The Other Palace) as Sally, Olivia Mitchell (Waitress, UK tour) as Claire, Billy Roberts (Mrs Doubtfire, West End) as Walter/Navigator, and Daniel Robinson (Glory Ride, Charing Cross Theatre) as Howard Gibbons.
This new musical, with a book and lyrics by Mindi Dickstein and music by Carmel Dean, tells the story of how Tracy Edwards skippered the first all female crew aboard a ship called Maiden and made history competing in the 1989/90 Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race.
The production features orchestrations by Michael Starobin, musical direction by Simona Budd, set and costume design by Abby Clarke, lighting by Megan Lucas, and casting by Harry Blumenau.
