The musical is set to begin performances at The Other Palace from the 11th January 2024.
Casting has been confirmed for the upcoming London premiere of Cruel Intentions: The 90’s Musical, playing at The Other Palace from the 11th January until the 24th April 2024.
Rhianne-Louise McCaulsky (Six) and Daniel Bravo (Witness for the Prosecution) lead the cast as Kathryn and Sebastian the manipulative step-siblings, with Abbie Budden (Peter Pan, TikTok star) as Annette and Rose Galbraith (Old Friends) as Cecile. They are joined by Josh Barnett (Newsies, Last 5 Years) as Blaine, Jess Buckby (42nd Street, Anything Goes) as Ms Bunny Caldwell / Dr Greenbaum, Nickcolia King-N’Da (RSC) as Ronald and Barney Wilkinson (Bonnie & Clyde, Bat out of Hell) as Greg. The final announced casting is Craig Watson, Nathan Lorainey-Dineen, Charlotte O’Rourke and Verity Thompson
Step-siblings Sebastian Valmont and Kathryn Merteuil, manipulative monsters flushed with their own sexual prowess, engage in a cruel bet: Kathryn goads Sebastian into attempting to seduce Annette Hargrove, the headmaster’s virtuous daughter. Weaving a web of secrets and temptation, as the two set out to destroy an innocent girl – and anyone who gets in their way – their vengeful crusade wreaks havoc on the students at their exclusive Manhattan high school and the diabolical duo become entangled in their own mesh of deception and unexpected romance, with explosive results…
Based on Roger Kumble’s classic hit film Cruel Intentions (celebrating its 25th anniversary) starring Reese Witherspoon, Ryan Phillippe, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Selma Blair, the musical is also inspired by the French novel, Les Liaisons Dangereuses. It features plenty of classic 90’s songs from Britney Spears, Boyz II Men, Christina Aguilera, TLC, Natalie Imbruglia, The Verve, *NSYNC and R.E.M.
Roger Kumble said: “The perfect 25th anniversary celebration of my 1999 film about a pair of hedonistic Manhattan step-siblings is seeing it re-imagined on the London stage as a musical. It’s an amazing show with a soundtrack loaded with all the greatest ‘90s guilty pleasures songs. Even people who hate musicals will love it!”
The London premiere of the musical is being produced by Bill Kenwright Ltd, who recently produced the smash hit Heathers The Musical to great success in the West End, on UK tour and at The Other Palace.
Meanwhile, the creative team behind the musical includes: Director Jonathan O’Boyle, Associate Director & Choreographer Gary Lloyd, Set & Costume Designer Polly Sullivan, Lighting Designer Nick Richings, Sound Designer Chris Whybrow, Musical Director Denise Crowley, Associate Choreographer Matt Nicholson, Costume Supervisor Hugo Aguirre and Casting by Will Burton for Grindrod Burton.
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