UK premiere announced for LITTLE DANCER - A NEW MUSICAL IN CONCERT
It has been announced that Little Dancer – A New Musical In Concert will make its highly anticipated UK premiere at Theatre Royal Drury Lane on 27 July for one night only.
Inspired by the real-life story behind Edgar Degas’ iconic sculpture, Little Dancer opened to rave reviews and sold-out runs in the US, in both Washington D.C and Seattle.
Little Dancer features the Olivier and Tony Award-winning team of Lynn Ahrens (book and lyrics), with music by Stephen Flaherty, and direction and choreography by two-time Olivier and five-time Tony Award-winner Susan Stroman.
Tiler Peck, principal dancer with New York City Ballet, Olivier Award-nominated choreographer and one of the most celebrated ballerinas of her generation, will reprise her critically acclaimed role as Young Marie van Goethem. Tiler can currently be seen on screens in the new hit TV series, Etoile.
Olivier Award-nominated actor and singer Julian Ovenden (South Pacific, West End/UK tour) will play Edgar Degas, alongside Olivier Award-nominated actress Laura Pitt-Pulford (Standing at the Sky’s Edge, West End) as Adult Marie.
Set in the harsh backstage world of the Paris Opera Ballet, Little Dancer is inspired by the story of Marie van Goethem, the young ballerina who posed for Edgar Degas and became the most famous dancer in the world. As Marie navigates poverty, ambition, and the challenges of being a young woman in a man’s world, she becomes the heart of one of the most celebrated artworks in history.
Susan Stroman said: "I find Little Dancer to be a life-affirming piece of theater. It was certainly inspiring and uplifting to create. To me, the show is beautiful, entertaining, interesting, but most importantly, profound. Marie wanted to be a great dancer, and inadvertently, through art, became the most famous dancer in the world.”
Further casting and creative team to be announced.
