The London premiere of the musical will run at its custom-built Tottenham Court Road venue from the 21st May.
Casting has now been announced for the London premiere of underground musical OSCAR at the Crown, which arrives in the city following runs in New York and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Mark Mauriello will relocate from New York to London, to reprise his titular role as Wilde with Elizabeth Chalmers is the only other returning member from the show’s Edinburgh Festival production as Wilde’s wife Constance.
They are joined by Zak Marx who will take on the role of Wilde’s aristocratic lover, Lord Alfred “Bosie” Douglas, Zofia Weretka, reprising the role of Vicki, which she originated in its New York run, Elinor Morris will make her professional London debut as Ramona in the show, alongside Luke Farrugia (Frank’s Closet, The Lion King: Rhythm of the Pridelands) as Sonja.
Meanwhile, Erika will be played by Kelis Alleyne and the dystopian world’s Exiles will be played by , Isidro Ridout, Ran Marner, Natalie Yin, Ella Daini, alongside Estelle Denison-French as the show’s on stage swing.
The world is ending, and all that remains are jaw dropping vocals, reality TV, and the complete works of Oscar Wilde. Fun, right?
The production has been created by The Neon Coven; Mark Mauriello; composer, lyricist and choreographer Andrew Barret Cox and director Shira Milikowsky.
It is being brought to London by ROYO, which creates and produces theatre and live entertainment around the world and is one of the UK’s biggest commissioners of new musicals, with hit productions including The Steps musical, Here & Now, 13 Going on 30 The Musical and Kinky Boots.
Writers Andrew Barret Cox and Mark Mauriello say: “It’s a dream to finally bring OSCAR to London, especially alongside a team bold and mad enough to open a whole new nightclub for the show to call home. Absolutely crazy.”
To book tickets visit: https://oscaratthecrown.com/