The Marvelous Wonderettes comes to Upstairs at the Gatehouse

TAKE A COTTON-CANDIED MUSICAL TRIP DOWN MEMORY LAND TO THE 1958 SPRINGFIELD HIGH SCHOOL PROM

The Wonderettes: four girls with hopes and dreams as big as their crinoline skirts. The show follows their lives and loves from Prom Night to their 10-year Reunion

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Casting has been announced for the UK Premiere of Off-Broadway smash-hit comedy musical The Marvelous Wonderettes, being produced at Upstairs at the Gatehouse, Highgate Village, from 9 April until 12 May 2019.

Written and created by Roger Bean, the multi-award winning show opened in New York at the Waterside Theatre in 2008 to outstanding critical acclaim. It takes a cotton-candied musical trip down memory lane to the 1958 Springfield High School Prom,The Marvelous WonderetteS where we meet The Wonderettes: four girls with hopes and dreams as big as their crinoline skirts. The show follows their lives and loves from Prom Night to their 10-year Reunion.

The show features Sophie Camble (White Christmas, Chess, 42nd Street) as Missy, Rosie Needham (Legally Blonde) as Cindy Lou, Louise Young (Mamma Mia) as Betty Jean and Kara Taylor Alberts (The Wind in the Willows) as Suzy.

This musical showcases over thirty hit songs from the 1950s and 1960s by artists such as Aretha Franklin, Neil Sedaka, Connie Francis and Dusty Springfield, including “Stupid Cupid”, “Son of a Preacher Man”, “I Only Wanna be with You”, “Secret Love”, “Lipstick on your Collar”, “Respect”, “Rescue Me”, “Dream Lover” and “Heatwave”.

The show is directed by Joseph Hodges, with choreography by Iona Holland, musical direction by Lauren Ronan, design by Emily Bestow, lighting design by Sarah Mc Colgan, sound design by Phil Wilson and casting by Jay Gardner.

LISTINGS

Dates: 9 April until 12 May 2019

Performances: Tuesday – Saturday 7:30pm
Sunday 4:00pm

Box Office: 0208 340 3488

Venue: Upstairs at the Gatehouse Theatre