101 Dalmatians (2022 musical)

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101 Dalmatians
MusicDouglas Hodge
LyricsDouglas Hodge
BookJohnny McKnight
Zinnie Harris (stage adaptation)
BasisThe Hundred and One Dalmatians
by Dodie Smith
Premiere12 July 2022: Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, London
Productions2022 London

101 Dalmatians is an upcoming musical music and lyrics by Douglas Hodge, a book by Johnny McKnight from a stage adaptation by Zinnie Harris, based on the 1956 children's novel The Hundred and One Dalmatians by Dodie Smith.

Background[]

The musical was originally announced to premiere at the Open Air Theatre in Regent's Park (which is where the story is set) from 16 May to 21 June 2020, with an official opening night on 27 May. Kate Fleetwood was announced to play Cruella de Vil.[1] However, the production was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and was later rescheduled to run from 26 May to 20 June 2021 with previews beginning 15 May.[2] On January 21, 2021, the 2021 run of the production was cancelled due to the continued COVID-19 restrictions.[3]

Production history[]

World premiere: London (2022)[]

The musical will have its world premiere at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre beginning previews 12 July (with an opening night on 21 July) running until 28 August 2022.[4]

The production will be directed by Timothy Sheader and choreographed by Liam Steel, with set designed by Colin Richmond, costumes designed by Katrina Linsdsay and puppetry design and direction by Toby Olié.[5]

On 18 March 2022, the full cast was announced including Kate Fleetwood as Cruella de Vil.[6]

Cast and characters[]

Character London (2022)
Cruella de Vil Kate Fleetwood
Pongo (voice) Danny Collins
Pongo (head) Ben Thompson
Perdi (voice) Emma Lucia
Perdi (head) Yana Penrose
Captain (voice) Tom Peters
Captain (head) Stuart Angell
Jasper George Bukhari
Danielle Karen Fishwick
Dominic Eric Stroud
Casper Jonny Weldon
Madam Doué Grace Wylde
Ensemble Jamil Abbasi
Sonya Cullingford
Joseph Fletcher
Courtney George
CJ Johnson
Kody Mortimer
Swing Jade Davies
Taofique Folarin
Tash Holway
Simon Oskarsson

References[]

  1. ^ Hemley, Matthew (2020-02-21). "Kate Fleetwood to star as Cruella de Vil in 101 Dalmatians musical". The Stageaccess-date=2020-02-23.
  2. ^ Wood, Alex. "101 Dalmations musical to open Regent's Park Open Air Theatre 2021 season". WhatsOnStage. WhatsOnStage.com. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Regent's Park Open Air Theatre cancels new 101 Dalmatians musical 2021 run | WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  4. ^ "101 Dalmatians". Open Air Theatre. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
  5. ^ "Regent's Park Open Air Theatre announce 2020 season". British Theatre. 2019-09-11. Retrieved 2019-09-11.
  6. ^ Wild, Stephi. "Cast Announced For 101 DALMATIANS Musical at Regent's Park". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
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