Cake: The Marie Antoinette Playlist
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‘The birth of the next big thing in musical theatre’ – All That Dazzles
‘A buzzing, catchy, endearing belter of a show’ – Whats On Stage
‘A wonderfully relative coming-of-age story, packed with humour and heart’ – West End Best Friend
“BABY, BABY, BABY!!! I think we have a new smash-hit British musical on our hands”- @ShanTossell
Following electrifying try-out performances at The Lyric Theatre last year, Bill Kenwright Ltd and Paul-Taylor Mills present the brand-new musical, come gig, come ballet, now back for a full reign. This time, one of the most prolific monarchs in history has found her (rightful) home at a palace…The Other Palace, to be exact
Combining a multi-genre pop score with 18th century France, Cake: The Marie Antoinette Playlist, retells a story that sparked a revolution.
Marie Antoinette’s reign was blighted by gossip and scandal. But when she is implicated in a crime to defraud the crown jewellers of a diamond necklace, it is not just her reputation at stake, but the monarchy and France itself.
Reprising their roles will be West End star Zizi Strallen (Mary Poppins; Strictly Ballroom) as Marie Antoinette, and the original Catherine of Aragon in the award-winning musical SIX, Renée Lamb (Be More Chill; SIX) as Jeanne with further casting to be announced.
Cake was originally commissioned by Paul Taylor-Mills (Heathers; In the Heights; My Son’s A Queer) and promises to re-define our expectations of what a musical can be.
Cast:
Zizi Strallen as Marie Antoinette
Renée Lamb as Jeanne
Millie O’Connell as Nicole
Travis Ross as Cardinal
Lila Eccles as Ensemble / Cover Marie
Zara MacIntosh as Ensemble / Cover Jeanne
Emma Robotham-Hunt as Ensemble / Cover Nicole
Tarik Frimpong as Ensemble / Cover Cardinal
Sunny Lee as Ensemble / Swing
Manu Sarswat as Ensemble / Swing
Band
Dan de Cruz: Musical Supervisor / Keys 1
Migdalia Van Der Hoven: Drums
Alexander Zane: Keys 2
Creatives:
Book: Morgan Lloyd Malcolm and Tasha Taylor Johnson
Original Choreography: Drew McOnie
Music and lyrics: Jack McManus and Tasha Taylor-Johnson
Director: Bronagh Lagan based on the original staging by Drew McOnie
Choreographer: Christopher Tendai based on the original choreography by Drew McOnie
Original Set & Costume Designs: Sami Fendall
Sound Design: Dan Samson
Lighting Designer: Joshie Harriette
Video Design: Matt Powell
Musical Supervisor / Keys 1: Dan de Cruz
Casting: Will Burton
Produced by Bill Kenwright Ltd and Paul Taylor-Mills
This production continues to support the new writing development fund at The Other Palace. 50p from each ticket sold on all future productions in the main house, will be allocated to a ringfenced fund specifically to support the development of new writing and emerging playwrights.