Catherine
Tyldesley to star in the first ever UK & Ireland tour of the west end hit…
Bonnie
& Clyde The Musical
Bonnie & Clyde
Sunderland Empire
Tuesday 19 – Saturday 23 March 2024
●
Coronation Street and Strictly
Come Dancing Star, Catherine Tyldesley will make her musical theatre debut
in the role of Blanche Barrow visiting Sunderland Empire from 19
March 2024.
● Star of Heathers and Newsies, Alex James-hatton to play the role of Clyde Barrow in Sunderland - sharing the role across the tour with Eastenders’ Danny Hatchard.
●
Bat Out Of Hell’s Katie
Tonkinson to play Bonnie Parker
● The Cher Show’s Sam Ferriday will play Marvin “Buck” Barrow and soul and R&B artist, Jaz Ellington as the Preacher
● Nate Landskroner of Waitress and Heathers will be alternate Clyde
Leading lady and Coronation
Street and Strictly Come Dancing star, Catherine Tyldesley will make
her musical theatre debut as Blanche Barrow sharing the role with Hollyoaks
and Holby City’s Daisy Wood-Davis at certain venues on the tour. Catherine
is joined in Sunderland by Heathers And Newsies star Alex James-Hatton, who
will share the role of Clyde Barrow with Eastenders actor Danny Hatchard
making his musical theatre debut across the tour.
After wowing audiences in the
West End and International Tour of Bat Out of Hell, Katie Tonkinson will
play Bonnie Parker.
Photo Richard Davenport
Photo Richard Davenport
Sam Ferriday, who has appeared in
hit musicals such as Heathers, The Cher Show and Jersey Boys
will play the role of Marvin “Buck” Barrow. R&B and Soul singer-songwriter Jaz
Ellington, who has appeared on The Voice UK and Eurovision: You
Decide, will play the role of The Preacher from 22 Feb - 27 July. Further
casting will be announced soon.
Photo Richard Davenport
The UK & Ireland tour follows
hot on the heels of two hell-raising hit seasons in London’s West End at the
Arts Theatre and the Garrick Theatre. The eagerly awaited West End cast album
was released in July and is available on all streaming platforms.
Photo Richard Davenport
Bonnie & Clyde The Musical is the
story of two small-town kids from the middle of nowhere who became the biggest
folk heroes in all America. They craved adventure - and each other. Fearless,
shameless, and alluring, this is the electrifying story of love, adventure and
crime that captured the attention of an entire nation.
The production features music by
Tony® nominee Frank Wildhorn (Jekyll & Hyde, The Scarlett
Pimpernell), lyrics by Tony® and Oscar® winner Don Black (Sunset
Boulevard, Aspects of Love), a book by Emmy® Award nominee Ivan
Menchell (Blended [movie], The Cemetery Club, Death Note The
Musical).
Photo Richard Davenport
Bonnie & Clyde The Musical is
directed and choreographed by Nick Winston (Director of the feature film Tomorrow
Morning, MAME, The Royal Variety Performance) with Set and
Costume Design by Philip Witcomb (Atlantis, Stones In His Pockets,
MAME), Musical Supervision from Katy Richardson (SIX, Rent,
Jersey Boys), Associate Musical Supervision from Nick Barstow (Next to
Normal, Bonnie & Clyde), Original Arrangements and Orchestrations by John
McDaniel (Patti Lupone: Live, Annie Get Your Gun), Additional
Arrangements & Orchestrations by Jen Green (Fantastically Great Women,
Vanara), Lighting Design by Zoe Spurr (Fantastically Great Women,
Hamlet at Theatre Royal Windsor), Sound Design by Tom Marshall (The
Drifter’s Girl, Nativity The Musical, Curtains), Video Design
by Nina Dunn (The Shark Is Broken, Lazuli Sky), Wig Design by Darren
Ware (Bonnie & Clyde) and Casting Director Jim Arnold CDG (Wicked,
The Prince of Egypt).
Photo Richard Davenport
Bonnie & Clyde The Musical is
presented by Adam Paulden and Jason Haigh-Ellery for DLAP Group, an Olivier
Award-winning production company with West End and UK Touring credits including
Bonnie and Clyde in Concert, Rock of Ages, Company, Fame,
Curtains, The Wedding Singer, The Last Five Years and The
Last King of Scotland. 
Photo Richard Davenport 
Photo Richard Davenport
Tickets:
Bonnie & Clyde will hit Sunderland Empire’s stage from Tuesday 19 – Saturday 23 March 2024. Tickets available from £13 at http://tinyurl.com/SUNDbonnieclydeTickets*A £3.65 transaction fee applies to online bookings.
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