Gaten Matarazzo has found another very exciting job-Strange things Project: West End Revival rent.
The young star’s outing as Mark Cohen will mark his London stage debut, with the musical set to open in September at the Duke of York’s Theatre. Cohen, narrator rentis a struggling documentary filmmaker living in New York City during the AIDS crisis of the early 1990s.
Luke Sheppard, who last month won an Olivier Award for… Paddington: The Musicalwill direct again renthis second time at the helm of the show after his success at Hope Mill Theater five years ago. “This is it rent “In the hands of a new generation of artists who love and adore this piece, and with Gaten Matarazzo playing Mark, it promises to be an exciting experience,” Sheppard said Tuesday.
The rock musical, created by Jonathan Larson, premiered Off-Broadway in 1996 before transferring to Broadway, where it won a Pulitzer Prize and several Tony Awards.
Producers Chris Harper and Sonia Friedman spoke about reviving the film rent: “We were thrilled when we saw Luke Sheppard perform for the first time at Hope Mill Theater in 2020 – it felt immediate, emotional and absolutely vital.”
They continued: “Jonathan Larson’s music remains as powerful and resounding as ever, and Luke has found a way to honor its legacy while making it sound excitingly new to today’s audiences.” “We can’t wait to share this production and everything we have planned. It promises to be a truly special theatrical event.”
Matarazzo will balance the show around the new film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda Eightwhich also stars Amanda Seyfried, Rachel Ziegler, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Philippa Soo, Jonathan Groff, Trammell Tillman, and Paul Jordan Janssen.
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