50 First Dates: The Musical, based on the 2004 Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore film of the same name, is coming to London, with opening night at The Other Palace set for this September.
Starring in the lead roles are Georgina Castle (Mean Girls) as Lucy Whitmore, an artist with short-term memory loss, and Josh St Clair (Ghost) as Henry Roth, the commitment-phobe who falls in love with her.
He’s falling for her every day – she’s forgetting him every night. When notorious bachelor Henry meets art teacher Lucy, he thinks he’s finally found “the one.” Until the next morning when she wakes up with no memory of their first date…
Based upon the Columbia Pictures film written by George Wing, 50 First Dates: The Musical has book, music and lyrics by David Rossmer and Steve Rosen (The Other Josh Cohen) and is directed by Casey Nicholaw (Mean Girls, The Book of Mormon).
The production has set and costume design by Fly Davis (Caroline or Change), lighting design by Aideen Malone (Fiddler on the Roof ), video design by George Reeve (Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends), sound design by Adam Fisher (Sunset Boulevard), hair & makeup design by Cynthia De La Rosa (Barcelona), orchestrations & arrangements by Matthew Jackson (Burlesque) and musical supervision & musical director is Richard Beadle (Hamilton). The casting director is Natalie Gallacher for Natalie Gallacher and Pippa Ailion Casting. It is produced by ATG Productions, Bad Robot Live and Gavin Kalin Productions.
50 First Dates: The Musical runs at The Other Palace from September 14 to November 16.
Tickets: 50 First Dates
Top image: 50 First Dates: The Musical artwork (image supplied)