Nativity! The Musical
| Nativity! | |
|---|---|
| The Musical | |
 Official artwork | |
| Music |
Nicky Ager Debbie Isitt |
| Lyrics |
Nicky Ager Debbie Isitt |
| Book | Debbie Isitt |
| Basis | 2009 film Nativity! |
| Premiere | 20 October 2017: Birmingham Repertory Theatre |
| Productions | 2017 UK tour |
Nativity! The Musical is an upcoming stage musical by Debbie Isitt (with music and lyrics by Nicky Ager and Isitt), based on Isitt's 2009 film of the same name (part of the Nativity film series). The plot follows a school teacher, Mr Maddens and his assistant, Mr Poppy who decide to mount a musical version of the nativity. The musical features songs from the film including "Sparkle and Shine", "Nazareth", "One Night One Moment" and "She's The Brightest Star".
The musical will make its world premiere at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre in October 2017 before touring the UK over the festive period.
Production
The musical was announced on 17 November 2016 to make its world premiere at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre from 20 October to 12 November 2017, before touring to Southend Cliffs Pavillion (15 to 19 November), Sheffield Lyceum Theatre (22 to 26 November), Manchester Palace Theatre (29 November to 3 December), Plymouth Theatre Royal (6 to 10 December), Eventim Apollo (13 to 17 December) and Leeds Grand Theatre (20 December to 6 January 2018). The production will be directed by Isitt, choreographed by Andrew Wright, designed by David Woodhead and produced by Jamie Wilson, Entertainment One, Ramin Sabi, Belgrade Theatre, Coventry and Birmingham Repertory Theatre.[1][2]
On 2 May 2017 the principal cast was announced including Daniel Boys as Mr Maddens, Sarah Earnshaw as Jennifer Lore and Simon Lipkin as Mr Poppy (who previously appeared as 'Chief Elf' in Nativity 3: Dude Where's My Donkey?!).[3] Further casting is to be announced.
Cast and Characters
| Character | Workshop (2016) | World premiere cast (2017) |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Maddens | Daniel Boys | |
| Jennifer Lore | Caroline Sheen | Sarah Earnshaw |
| Mr Poppy | Simon Lipkin | |
| Mrs Beaven | N/A | Jemma Churchill |
| Patrick Burns | N/A | Jamie Chapman |
| Ensemble | N/A | Andy Barke |
| Ensemble | N/A | Katia Satari |
| Ensemble | N/A | Gary Davis |
References
- ↑ Desk, BWW News. "NATIVITY! THE MUSICAL 2017 to Head Out on UK Tour Next Autumn". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
- ↑ "Stage musical of Nativity! to open next year | News | The Stage". The Stage. 2016-11-17. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
- ↑ "Casting announced for Nativity! The Musical". WhatsOnStage.com. Retrieved 2017-05-03.