The musical, based on the novel by James Leo Herlihy and triple Academy Award-winning 1969 film, will be performed in London from the 4th April until the 17th May.
ADAMA Entertainment have announced that the world premiere of brand new musical Midnight Cowboy will head to the Southwark Playhouse next spring.
This new adaptation of James Leo Herlihy’s novel will feature a book by Bryony Lavery (writer of the Tony-nominated play Frozen) and a soundtrack by three-time Ivor Novello Award-winning composer Francis “Eg” White.
Joe Buck is a young man desperate to escape his dead-end past. Leaving everything behind, to seek wealth and glory in the big city, he meets a man just as lost as he is – Rico ‘Ratso’ Rizzo. The pair join forces, prepared to do whatever it takes to achieve their dreams, even if it means surrendering a part of themselves. But New York ain’t no dream – it’s a jungle and survival requires sacrifice…
While casting has yet to be announced, the production is directed and choreographed by Nick Winston, with musical arrangements, orchestrations and musical supervision by Charlie Ingles, set and lighting design by Andrew Exeter, costume design by Sophia Pardon and sound design by Yvonne Gilbert. Musical direction is by Ellie Verkerk, associate direction and choreography by Libby Watts, associate set design by Natalia Alvarez, props supervision by Katie Balmforth, costume supervision by Josh Bamling, intimacy direction by Lucy Fennell and dialect coaching by Mary Howland.
To book tickets visit: https://southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/productions/midnight-cowboy/