RUTHIE HENSHALL, JULIAN OVENDEN AND ALEXANDER HANSON LEAD CAST IN WORLD PREMIERE OF MARGUERITEA NEW MUSICAL BY
MICHEL LEGRAND, ALAIN BOUBLIL, CLAUDE-MICHEL SCHÖNBERG AND HERBERT KRETZMER
FINAL PRODUCT ION FROM THE THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET COMPANY UNDER THE DIRECTION OF JONATHAN KENT
The final production in Jonathan Kent’s Theatre Royal Haymarket Season will be the world
premiere of Marguerite, a new musical with music by Michel Legrand, book by Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schönberg and Jonathan Kent, lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer from the original French lyrics by Alain Boublil and orchestrations and arrangements by Michel Legrand and Seann Alderking. Choreography is by Arthur Pita. Marguerite will run at the Haymarket from 7 May, with press night on 20 May. Designs are by Paul Brown, with lighting by Mark Henderson and sound by Paul Groothuis who have all collaborated with Kent throughout the season.
Marguerite is produced internationally by Marguerite Productions, The Theatre Royal Haymarket Company and Bob Boyett.
A love story set in Paris during the Second World War, Marguerite draws inspiration from one of the greatest of romantic novels, La Dame aux Camélias by Alexandre Dumas. Marguerite is the beautiful and notorious mistress of a high-ranking German officer. Armand is a young musician half her age who falls obsessively in love with her. Their dangerous love story is played out against the background of Occupied Paris.
Ruthie Henshall, the award-winning West End and Broadway actress, returns to the London stage to play the title role alongside Julian Ovenden who will play Armand and Alexander Hanson who will play German officer, Otto.
The cast includes Annalene Beechey (Annette), Matt Cross (Pierrot), Don Gallagher (Georges), Alexander Hanson (Otto), Ruthie Henshall (Marguerite), Julian Ovenden (Armand) and Simon Thomas (Lucien), with Mark Carroll, Keiron Crook, James Doherty, Siubhan Harrison, Jon-Paul Hevey, Julia Nagle, Duncan Smith, Gay Soper, Phillip Sutton and Lucy Williamson.
In September last year the newly created Theatre Royal Haymarket Company presented their first season of productions under the direction of Jonathan Kent. The opening production - William Wycherley’s restoration comedy The Country Wife starring David Haig, Patricia Hodge and Toby Stephens – has been followed by Edward Bond’s The Sea. With a cast led by Eileen Atkins and David Haig, The Sea continues its run at the Haymarket until 19 April.
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