Inside the Rehearsals of…50 First Dates: The Musical, The Other Palace

(c)Pamela Raith

Rehearsal images have been released for the upcoming world stage premiere of 50 First Dates the Musical, which will officially open at The Other Palace Theatre next month.

(c)Pamela Raith

Based upon the Columbia Pictures Motion Picture, the new musical features book, music and lyrics by David Rossmer and Steve Rosen (The Other Josh Cohen) and is directed by multi-Tony Award winner Casey Nicholaw (Hercules, Mean GirlsThe Book of Mormon).

What if every day was your first date? 50 First Dates: The Musical brings the heart, hilarity and tropical sunshine of the iconic rom-com to the stage for the first time ever.

He’s falling for her every day—she’s forgetting him every night. When notorious bachelor Henry meets art teacher Lucy, he thinks he’s finally found “the one”. Until the next morning when she wakes up with no memory of their first date…

(c)Pamela Raith

The production’s cast is led by Georgina Castle (Mean Girls) as Lucy Whitmore and Josh St. Clair (Ghost) as Henry Roth. They are joined by Georgia Arron (Mean Girls) as Sharon,Aizaac Aruna (Stardust) as Miles/Ensemble, Zoë Ann Bown (The Sound Of Music) as Miriam, Emily Olive Boyd (Les Misérables) as Fran, Greg Stylianou Burns (The Lightning Thief) as Ensemble, Cole Dunn (Kinky Boots) as Swing, Samuelle Durojaiye (Jesus Christ Superstar) as Swing, Paul Kemble (Hello, Dolly!) as Swing, John Marquez (The Birthday Party) as Marlin Whitmore, Natasha O’Brien (Mamma Mia) as Delilah, Aiesha Naomi Pease (Wicked) as Ukulele Sue, David Pendlebury (The Phantom Of The Opera) as Sid, Martha Pothen (The Frogs) as Cora, Ricky Rojas (Moulin Rouge!) as Marco, Chad Saint Louis (Cry-Baby) as Sandy, Samantha Thomas (Les Misérables) as Swing and Charlie Toland (Sin The Musical) as Doug Whitmore.

(c)Pamela Raith

50 First Dates the Musical features: set and costume design by Fly Davis (Caroline Or Change), lighting design by Aideen Malone (Fiddler on the Roof), projection design by George Reeve (Hercules), sound design by Adam Fisher (Sunset Boulevard), wig, hair and make-up design by Cynthia De La Rosa (Barcelona), orchestrations and arrangements by Matthew Jackson (Burlesque) and musical supervision and musical director is Richard Beadle (Hamilton). The casting directoris Natalie Gallacher for Natalie Gallacher and Pippa Ailion Casting. Produced by ATG Productions, Bad Robot Live and Gavin Kalin Productions.