Bedknobs and Broomsticks The Musical Gets Ready For UK Tour
We’ve got some awesome news for our UK Disney Musical Theater fans! According to a recent piece in Playbill, the live-action animated film Bedknobs and Broomsticks is ready to hit theaters throughout the UK.
The company shared the news today that the cast has been officially assembled. The production will kick off on August 14th a Newcastle’s Theatre Royale before it begins touring through May 2022!
The film originally starred Angela Lansbury as Miss Eglantine Price. The production built on the popularity of another famous musical/live action hybrid Mary Poppins. The Sherman Brothers we even on had to provide the awesome tunes.
According to the report in Playbill, Neil Bartram has written some new songs for the stage version along with lyricist Brian Hill. The project is being directed by Candice Edmunds and Jamie Harrison.
Casting news has just been announced. Dianne Pilkington (Wicked, Young Frankenstein) will play Price opposite Charles Brunton (Matilda, Love Never Dies) as Emelius Browne.
Other cast members include Mark Anderson, Jessica Aubrey, Georgie Buckland, Kayla Carter, Jonathan Cobb, Jacqui Dubois, Matthew Elliot-Campbell, Sam Lupton, Rob Madge, Vinnie Monachello, Nathaniel Morrison, Conor O’Hara, Sadie-Jean Shirley, Robin Simoes Da Silva, Emma Thornett, and Susannah Van Den Berg.
We’re told that the Rawlins children will be played by Dexter Barry, Izabella Bucknett, Haydn Court, Poppy-Houghton, Evie Lightman and Aiden Oti.
For those unfamiliar, the story follows three orphaned children who are evacuated from London during the blitz and must go and live with the mysterious Eglantine Price. The soon discover that Eglantine is a trainee witch and they join forces with her to search for a secret spell that will defeat the enemy once and for all.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICzH71A1pkY
The production will also feature set and illusion design by Jamie Harrison, costume design by Gabriella Slade, orchestrations by Simon Hale, musical supervision by Tom Murray, choreography and movement direction by Neil Bettles, sound design by Gareth Fry, lighting design by Simon Wilkinson, and production management by Gary Beestone.
Bedknobs and Broomsticks is produced by Michael Harrison by special arrangement with Disney Theatrical Productions.
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