The Drifters Girl

The Drifters Girl is a jukebox musical with a book by Ed Curtis based on an idea by Tina Treadwell. It is based on the story of the American vocal group The Drifters and their manager Faye Treadwell, and features their music.

Production history[]

The musical made its world premiere at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle on 9 October, running until 23 October 2021 prior to a run in London's West End at the Garrick Theatre from 4 November 2021 until 26 March 2022. The production is directed by Jonathan Church with a set designed by Anthony Ward, costumes by Faye Fullerton, choreographed by Karen Bruce, lighting design by Ben Cracknell, sound design by Tom Marshall, and music direction by Chris Egan.^[1] The show is produced by Michael Harrison and David Ian. Beverley Knight stars as Faye Treadwell with Adam J. Bernard, Tarinn Callender, Matt Henry and Tosh Wanogho-Maud as The Drifters who also co-created the musical.^[2] The musical was originally announced in November 2019 to open in September 2020, however was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[3]

The production received two Laurence Olivier Award nominations in 2022, for Best New Musical and Best Actress in a Musical.^[4] Knight also received a WhatsOnStage Award nomination for her performance.^[5]

Musical numbers[]

The musical features songs made famous by The Drifters including;

• "Save The Last Dance For Me"
• "Under The Boardwalk"
• "Kissin’ In The Back Row Of The Movies"
• "Stand By Me"
• "Come On Over To My Place"
• "Saturday Night At The Movies"
• "Harlem Child"
• "You're More Than Just a Number in My Little Red Book"
• "There Goes My First Love"

Cast and characters[]

Awards and nominations[]

External links[]

• Official website

References[]