British jukebox musical
I Should Be So Lucky jukebox musical written by Debbie Isitt , which uses the music of the pop writing team Stock Aitken Waterman .
Creative team
The show is written and directed by the creator of the Nativity! Debbie Isitt , choreographed by Jason Gilkison , the creative director of Strictly Come Dancing , and features orchestrations and musical direction from George Dyer , who has previously collaborated with Isitt on Nativity! The Musical [ 1] Ambassador Theatre Group and Gavin Kalin Productions.[ 2]
Plot
The original story for the show was devised by Isitt.[ 3] [ 4]
Musical numbers
I Should Be So Lucky makes use of the back catalogue of songs written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman . Before the full soundtrack was known, WhatsOnStage said the small selection of these songs that were going to be in the show would include "no less than ten number one singles ." More specifically, the titular song "I Should Be So Lucky ", "Never Gonna Give You Up ", "Love in the First Degree " and "Especially for You " were the first to be announced.[ 3]
Songs used in the musical
Production history
The world premiere production is planned to open with a residency at the Manchester Opera House on 1 November 2023. This will be followed by a UK & Ireland tour that will begin at the Wales Millennium Centre , followed by Theatre Royal, Plymouth , the Grand Theatre, Leeds and finally at the Mayflower Theatre , Southampton . According to the initial announcement, this tour was due to close on 27 January 2024 but more dates were subsequently added extending the tour to 11 May 2024.[ 5] The New Wimbledon Theatre , The New Theatre, Oxford , Kings Theatre, Glasgow , Hull New Theatre , The Milton Keynes Theatre , The Southend Cliffs Pavilion , The New Victoria Theatre, Woking , Churchill Theatre, Bromley , The Alexandra, Birmingham , The Bristol Hippodrome , The Liverpool Empire , Sunderland Empire Theatre , His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen , and finally the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin .
Cast
Cast by Anne Vosser, the original cast for the show was announced on 18 July after an official press launch at Manchester's Lawn Club in the same city as the show's premiere.[ 6]
Lucie-Mae Sumner as Ella
Billy Roberts as Nathan
Jamie Chapman as Spencer
Jemma Churchill as IvyJessica Daley as BritneyDominic Anderson as Revel Harrington III
Matthew Croke as Nadeem
Melissa Jacques as Shelly
Scott Paige as Michael
Giovanni Spano as Ash
Kayla Carter as Bonnie
Gary Davis as Big Mike
Anna Unwin as Olivia
Ralph Bogard as Hassan
Sydney Isitt-Ager as Helen[ 7] It was also announced that Kylie Minogue , the singer of "I Should Be So Lucky ", would appear in a "specially created digital character."[ 8] [ 9]
References
^ Jackson, Daisy (22 March 2023). "Massive new musical featuring songs by Kylie Minogue and Rick Astley to have world premiere in Manchester" . The Manc . Retrieved 6 April 2023 . ^ Admin (21 March 2023). "I Should Be So Lucky Musical UK Tour Announced" . LondonTheatre1 . Retrieved 28 July 2023 . ^ a b "I Should Be So Lucky, based on the catalogue of Stock Aitken Waterman hits, to premiere this autumn | WhatsOnStage" . www.whatsonstage.com . Retrieved 6 April 2023 .^ Pop, Retro (16 March 2023). "Stock Aitken Waterman musical I Should Be So Lucky sets world premiere for January 2024" . Retropop - Fashionably Nostalgic | News, Interviews, Reviews, and more.. . Retrieved 6 April 2023 . ^ "Stock Aitken Waterman musical I Should Be So Lucky to open this year" . The Stage . Retrieved 6 April 2023 .^ Bourne, Dianne (20 July 2023). "The songs, the story, and Kylie's role - new details on SAW musical premiere" . Manchester Evening News . Retrieved 28 July 2023 . ^ "I Should Be So Lucky musical confirms complete cast" . 18 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023 .^ Wiegand, Chris (18 July 2023). "Kylie Minogue to appear digitally in new Stock Aitken Waterman musical" . The Guardian . ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 28 July 2023 . ^ "Kylie Minogue to appear digitally in I Should Be So Lucky musical" . The Stage . Retrieved 28 July 2023 .
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