Eva Price, Sonia Friedman Productions and Michael Harrison in affiliation with the Young Vic Theatre have introduced preliminary casting for the West End switch of the critically acclaimed manufacturing of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!. Reprising their roles from the run on the Young Vic are Raphael Bushay (Mike), Arthur Darvill (Curly McLain), James Patrick Davis (Will Parker), Stavros Demetraki (Ali Hakim), Greg Hicks (Andrew Carnes), Rebekah Hinds (Gertie Cummings), Anoushka Lucas (Laurey Williams), Marie-Astrid Mence (Lead Dancer), Liza Sadovy (Aunt Eller) and Patrick Vaill (Jud Fry), with full casting to be introduced shortly. The manufacturing will open at Wyndham’s Theatre on 28 February 2023, with previews from 16 February, and run till 2 September 2023. The manufacturing is at present nominated for 4 Evening Standard Awards, together with for Best Musical, Best Director and Best Musical Performance for Vaill.
The Producers have put aside quite a lot of £10 tickets for Monday – Wednesday performances which are provided on to these at present under-represented in West End theatre audiences. These are made out there through an outreach programme run by Sita McIntosh of Inclusive Audiences – www.inclusiveaudiences.com.
Reimagined for the stage by Daniel Fish, the manufacturing performed a sold-out run on the Young Vic earlier this 12 months, having beforehand transferred to Broadway from St. Ann’s Warehouse profitable the Tony Award for Best Musical Revival.