One day: the musical is headed to the West End, and theater star Jimmy Muscato is in advanced talks to reprise his role as Dexter, a source close to the production said. Hollywood Reporter.
The stage production of David Nichols’s beloved 2009 novel opened at Edinburgh’s Royal Lyceum Theater in March this year, with The Great GatsbyMoscato plays Dexter and Sharon Rose (Hamilton) Like Emma. The success of the production has sparked rumors of a move to the West End, says the source THR is going.
Prolific stage actor Moscato, who has just begun his starring role as The Emcee in nightclub In The Kit Kat Club, the focus is once again on Dexter in a West End performance. The musical follows the enduring relationship between Dex and Emma, from their first meeting on 15 July 1988 – St Swithin’s Day – through the life-changing moments that unfold on the same date each year.
The musical was adapted for the stage by David Greig, with songs by Abner and Amanda Ramirez of Gunswim and additional music by Freya Catherine Smith. Production directed by Max Webster (Life of Pi, The importance of being serious).
Moscato would next appear as The Phantom in concert shows Love never dies At the London Palladium next October, with previous stage credits including leading roles in Moulin Rouge! Musical, Heathersand his Olivier-nominated performance in Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812. Last year, he played the titular role of Jay Gatsby in the London Coliseum’s production The Great Gatsbyalongside Frances Miley McCann, Corbin Bleu, and Amber Davies.
Nichols’s book has sold more than six million copies worldwide and has been translated into more than 40 different languages. Previous modifications to One day They include the hit Netflix series with Leo Woodall and Ambika Maude, which catapulted the duo to international fame, as well as the 2011 film with Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess, which grossed nearly $60 million at the box office.
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