42nd Street new casting for London’s west end theatre starring Ruthie Henshall, Adam Garcia & Les Dennis

New casting has been announced for 42nd Street at Curve, Leicester and Sadler’s Wells.Olivier Award-winning actress Ruthie Henshall will star as Dorothy Brock, alongside Olivier-nominee Adam Garcia as Julian Marsh, stage and TV personality Les Dennis as Bert Barry and Nicole-Lily Baisden as Peggy Sawyer.They will be joined by Sam Lips as Billy Lawlor, with Erica-Jayne Alden, George Beet, Charlie Bishop, Briana Craig, Ashleigh Graham, Alyn Hawke, Aimee Hodnett, Connor Hughes, Sarah-Marie Maxwell, Ben Middleton, Benjamin Mundy, Anthony Ofoegbu and Jessica Wright.

What is 42nd Street?

“42nd Street” is a popular Broadway musical that premiered in 1980 than has come to London to rave reviews. It is based on the novel by Bradford Ropes and the 1933 film adaptation of the same name. The musical tells the story of Peggy Sawyer, a young and talented chorus girl who gets her big break when the leading lady of a new Broadway show is injured and Peggy is given the chance to take her place. The show features popular songs such as “We’re in the Money”, “Lullaby of Broadway”, and “Shuffle Off to Buffalo”, and is known for its large and elaborate dance numbers. “42nd Street” has been revived multiple times on Broadway and has also been adapted into a successful West End production and a popular film.

Ruthie Henshall recently appeared as Fosca in a reimagining of Sondheim’s Passion at the Hope Mill Theatre. Her extensive theatrical credits include Grizabella in Cats, Fantine in Les Miserables, Nancy in Oliver!, Roxie Hart, Velma Kelly and Mama Morton in Chicago, Mrs Wilkinson in Billy Elliot and Amalia Balash in She Loves Me, for which she won the Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical.

Adam Garcia’s theatre credits include The Artilleryman in The War of the Worlds, Damien Karras in The Exorcist, Fiyero in Wicked, and Bill Calhoun in Kiss Me, Kate and Tony Manero in Saturday Night Fever, both of which received Olivier Award nominations for his roles.

The production opens at Curve, Leicester on Wednesday 17^th May 2023, followed by a season at Sadler’s Wells, London from Wednesday 7 June until 2 July 2023 before embarking on a UK tour.

Book tickets to 42nd Street at Sadler’s Wells London.