Principal cast announced for UK & Ireland tour of HERE & NOW from August 2025
Photo credit: Rich Lakos
Producers of the brand new musical HERE & NOW, presented by UK pop sensation Steps, have announced principal casting for the UK & Ireland tour, which opens at Aylesbury Waterside Theatre on 29 August.
Returning from the successful original run in Birmingham will be Rebecca Lock* (ELF – The Musical, West End) as Caz, Finty Williams* (The Baker’s Wife, Menier Chocolate Factory) as Patricia, Blake Patrick Anderson (RENT, Hope Mill Theatre) as Robbie, River Medway (RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, BBC) as Jem, Edward Baker Duly (The King and I, Broadway/West End) as Max, and John Stacey (Kiss Me Kate, Barbican) as Lesley.
Joining the principal cast are new cast members Jacqui Dubois (Ghost The Musical, UK tour) as Vel, Chris Grahamson (NOW That’s What I Call A Musical, UK tour) as Gareth, and Rosie Singha (& Juliet, UK tour) as Neeta.
*Please note Rebecca Lock and Finty Williams are only in the production until November 2025.
Further casting is to be announced.
Featuring Steps’ most beloved hit songs, HERE & NOW has an original book by Shaun Kitchener and is produced by the band and ROYO with Pete Waterman. It is directed by Rachel Kavanaugh, with choreography by Olivier Award-winning Matt Cole, musical supervision, orchestrations and arrangements by Matt Spencer-Smith, set design by Tom Rogers, costumes by Gabriella Slade, lighting by Howard Hudson, sound by Adam Fisher, wigs, hair and makeup design by Sam Cox, and casting by Will Burton for Grindrod Burton Casting.
Welcome to seaside superstore Better Best Bargains, where it's Friday night, the vibe is right, and everyone's dancing in the aisles. But when Caz discovers the shelves are stocked with lies and betrayal, the summer of love she and her friends dreamed of suddenly feels like a tragedy. Have they all lost their chance of a 'happy ever after'? Or does love have other plans in store…
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