The new musical will run at the Charing Cross Theatre from the 24th March until the 15th June.
Casting has now been announced for the world premiere of Stiletto, which will make its stage debut in London next year.
Directed by David Gilmore, the cast will include: Greg Barnett (as Faustino), Sam Barrett (Luigi), Jack Chambers (Marco), Kelly Hampson (Azzurra), Douglas Hansell (Pietro), Jewelle Hutchinson (Gioia), and Connor Wood (Niccolo). They are joined by Alex Anstey, Aiden Carson, Richard Dawes, Grace Galloway, Jennie Jacobs, Owen Johnston, Cassandra McCowan, Hannah Murdoch, Samuel John Taylor, Sienna Widd.
In Italy during the 18th century, 5,000 boys, almost exclusively from poor families, were castrated annually. Their treble voices intact, castration promised those who survived a chance to earn fame and fortune by singing female roles in the opera. Venice is a city bristling with opportunity where fortunes can be made but life is cheap. Opera stars being the rock stars of their day, young Marco is on course to be an 18th-century Jagger or Bowie, to snag a powerful patron and play leading roles. One day in a busy square he meets Gioia, confident, strong willed…and supremely talented. Marco introduces Gioia to society and his patron, the Contessa Azzurra, but at the end of the evening, a body lies dead and Gioia is hauled off to prison. To free her, Marco must overcome the demons of his past and the morally corrupt forces of the present…
The musical features music and lyrics by Matthew Wilder and book by Tim Luscombe. Meanwhile, the creative team includes: Set Designer: Ceci Calf, Orchestrator: Simon Nathan, Musical Director: Jae Alexander, Costume Designer: Anna Kelsey, Lighting Designer: Ben Ormerod, Sound Designer: Andrew Johnson and Casting: Neil Rutherford.
To book tickets visit: https://charingcrosstheatre.co.uk/theatre/stiletto