Guest stars announced to join Glee star Kevin McHale in THE FROGS
Four guest stars have been announced who will join the Grammy-nominated and SAG Award winning actor, Kevin McHale, in The Frogs at Southwark Playhouse Borough from 23 May-28 June.
Sharing the role of Pluto across the run of the show are: Victoria Scone (Ru Paul’s Drag Race UK, BBC) who will perform from 23-31 May, Danielle Steers (A Night with Janis Joplin, Peacock Theatre) from 2 - 7 June, multi award-winning stand-up comedian, comedy sketch artist and actor Sooz Kempner from9 - 14 June, and Jo Foster (Why Am I So Single?, West End) from 16 - 21 June.
One more guest star will be announced to perform 23 - 28 June.
The rest of the cast are: Kevin McHale as Xanthias, Dan Buckley as Dionysos, Joaquin Pedro Valdes as Herakles, Carl Patrick as Charon, Bart Lambert as Shakespeare & Cover Xanthias, Martha Pothen as Shaw & Cover Dionysos, Alison Driver as Ariadne & Swing, Evonnee Bentley-Holder as Ensemble & Cover Shaw & Charon, and Milo McCarthy as Ensemble/Dance Captain, Cover Shakespeare & Herakles.
Can art save civilisation? Let’s find out! Shaken by a divided and despairing political climate (sound familiar?), Dionysos and trusty sidekick Xanthias take a leap of faith - straight into Hades. Their mission? Find a cure for an ailing world. But when they reach the River Styx, they encounter Dionysos’ worst nightmare… frogs. Not your average pond dwellers, these amphibians are stubborn beings who resist change and are determined for the status quo to remain the same (sound familiar?) Will our dynamic duo outsmart these swampy naysayers and hop toward humanity’s salvation? Or will they get bogged down in their muddy resistance? This is an ancient tale retold as a laugh-a-minute musical comedy. From the writing team behind A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and Broadway legend Nathan Lane, The Frogs promises a toad-ally unforgettable journey.
The Frogs is directed by Georgie Rankcom, with musical supervision by Ben McQuigg, musical direction by Yshani Perinpanayagam, choreography by Matt Nicholson, set and costume design by Libby Todd, lighting by Samuel Biondolillo, sound by Joshua Robins, orchestrations by Tim Sutton, and casting by Peter Noden.
