CRAZY FOR YOU COMES TO SUNDERLAND
STARRING TOM CHAMBERS AS ‘BOBBY’
AND CHARLOTTE WAKEFIELD AS ‘POPPY’
Crazy For You
Sunderland Empire
Tuesday 24th - Saturday 28th April
2018
Following
rave reviews and a successful season at the Watermill Theatre, Jamie Wilson,
Gavin Kalin and the Watermill Theatre are delighted to announce a national tour
of the musical Crazy For You starring Tom Chambers as ‘Bobby’ and Charlotte Wakefield as ‘Polly’. The tour will open at the Theatre
Royal, Plymouth on 17 August 2017 with a date at Sunderland Empire 24-28 April 2018.
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High energy, high kicking and gloriously glamorous Crazy For You is the ultimate feel-good
musical with a fabulous score from the Gershwin brothers’ songbook.
Mistaken identities, plot twists, heartbreak, happiness and a wealth of
memorable tunes, including I Got Rhythm, They Can’t Take That Away From
Me, Nice Work If You Can Get It and Embraceable You, all
feature in this exhilarating celebration of the great Broadway
musicals.
Crazy For You is directed by The Watermill’s
Artistic and Executive Director, Paul
Hart, with musical arrangements by Catherine Jayes. It is choreographed by Nathan M. Wright and is designed by Diego Pitarch. Lighting design is by Howard Hudson with sound design by Tom Marshall.
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Tom Chambers created the role of Jerry Travers in
the West
End
musical “Top Hat”, for which he was nominated for an Olivier Award for Best
Actor in a Musical. His other stage credits include a recent UK tour of “Private Lives”
and “White Christmas” in the West End. Tom’s TV credits include the BBC dramas “Holby City” and “Waterloo Road”. He also won the 6th season
of “Strictly Come Dancing” in 2008.
Charlotte Wakefield made her West End debut as Wendla in
“Spring Awakening”, for which she was nominated for an Olivier Award. She
played ‘Maria’ in the critically acclaimed production of “The Sound of Music”
at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre receiving nominations for Best Actress in a
Musical at both the Evening Standard and Olivier Awards. Her other theatre
credits include Sophie in “Mamma Mia!” in the West End, Truly Scrumptious in
“Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” and Laurey in “Oklahoma!”, both on national tour.
Crazy For You has Music and Lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin, Book by Ken
Ludwig, co-conception by Ken Ludwig and Mike Ockrent. It is inspired by
material by Guy Bolton and John McGowan. Crazy For You was
originally produced on Broadway by Roger Horchow and Elizabeth Williams.
Original Broadway Choreography by Susan Stroman.
Tickets are now
on sale.
Group Bookings: 0330 1027531
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