The world premiere of the new musical will take place at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane on the 25th and 26th March.
It has been announced that Jamie Muscato will be joining the cast of Wild About You, the world premiere of the brand new musical being performed in concert in the heart of the West End next month. He will be joining the previously announced Eric McCormack, Rachel Tucker, Oliver Tompsett and Tori Allen-Martin.
Jamie Muscasto is known for his performances as Christian in Moulin Rouge! (Piccadilly Theatre); Guy in Once In Concert (London Palladium); Enjolras in Les Misérables The Staged Concert (Sondheim Theatre); Tony in West Side Story (Leicester Curve); JD in Heathers (Theatre Royal Haymarket/ The Other Palace); Story Edward in Big Fish (The Other Palace); Ben in Lazarus (Kings Cross Theatre); George Jacob Holyoake in A Subject of Scandal and Concern (Finborough Theatre)
When Olivia finds herself in the hospital with limited memory, she must dig through her messy past to figure out which of the loves of her life is her emergency contact, only to understand that her desire to make everyone happy has left no one happy. Through a series of realizations, she reclaims her right to be flawed and loved in all her human complexity. However, as she regains clarity, tragedy strikes. It is then that spectacular Olivia literally moves Heaven and Earth to reconnect with her greatest love – her son.
The musical features music and lyrics by Chilina Kennedy and a book by Eric Holmes.
Chilina Kennedy is an award-winning actress, writer, composer, and the Artistic Producer of Eclipse Theatre Company. She has been writing original music for over 20 years and most recently contributed an original song to the new Canadian song cycle ‘Til Then’. Chilina is the longest running “Carole King” in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical on Broadway, playing over 1,200 performances. Other Broadway roles include “Annie” in Paradise Square and “Mary” in Des McAnuff’s Jesus Christ Superstar (2012).
Meanwhile, Ben Holmes has a proven track record of success on both stage and screen. Eric was a writer on the critically acclaimed TV series The Good Fight on Paramount+ for four seasons. His musical Fly More Than You Fall, co-written with Nat Zegree, received nine regional BroadwayWorld Awards, including Best Musical and Best New Work, at its premiere at the NOORDA Center in Orem, Utah. His musical, BornCountry, that he wrote with his wife Erin Holmes, is receiving a NYC workshop in 2023 helmed by Kenneth Ferrone (Grease Live!)
The musical released a concept album in autumn 2023 featuring performances from Katharine McPhee, Alex Newell, Jackie Burns, Jenn Colella, Joaquina Kalukango, Jessie Mueller, Lea Salonga among others. It was produced by two-time Tony Award-winner Brian Spector and Daniel Edmonds, who also serves as the album’s music supervisor/director, arranger and orchestrator.
This concert production is directed and choreographed by Nick Winston, whose recent credits include Bonnie & Clyde, Annie, Loserville as well as the concert productions of Chess and The Secret Garden.
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