They join a cast which features many West End favourites including: Fra Fee as Candide, Cassidy Janson as Paquette, Ben Lewis as Govenor and Vanderdendur, Scarlett Strallen as Cunegonde and David Thaxton as Maximillian. The cast also includes: Carly Anderson, Jeremy Batt, Michael Cahill, Christopher Jacobsen, Frankie Jenna, Rachel Spurrell, Helen Walsh and Matt Wilman.
With music by Leonard Bernstein, book adapted from Voltaire by Hugh Wheeler, lyrics by Richard Wilbur with additional lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, John Latouche, Lillian Hellman, Dorothy Parker and Leonard Bernstein, Candide is set to run at the Menier Chocolate Factory this Christmas. The production will open on 2nd December 2013 (previews from 22nd November) and runs until to 22nd February 2014.
From Westphalia to the far reaches of the New World, Candide's journey of discovery is anything but dull. Through anguish, happiness, loss and love this is a whirlwind adventure that seeks to prove 'life is happiness indeed'. Leonard Bernstein's joyous musical comedy features a now-classic Overture, 'Make Our Garden Grow' (both of which were performed on the Last Night of the Proms, watch video below) and 'Glitter and Be Gay'.
Jackie Clune most recently played Violet in the national tour of the musical 9 to 5. Her other stage credits include the international tour of Mamma Mia, playing Mrs Wilkinson in Billy Elliot at the Victoria Palace Theatre and Mogadishu at the Lyric Hammersmith.
James Dreyfus' London theatre credits include the Emcee in Cabaret (Lyric), Carmen Ghia in The Producers (Drury Lane), Breakfast at Tiffany's (Haymarket), The Common Pursuit (Menier Chocolate Factory) and Lady In The Dark (National) for which he won an Olivier Award.
The production is directed by Matthew White whose credits include The Last Five Years, Little Shop of Horrorsand Sweet Charity for the Chocolate Factory and, most recently, Top Hat - 2013 Olivier award winner Best New Musical.
Choreography is by Adam Cooper whose choreography credits include On Your Toes (Leicester Haymarket & Royal Festival Hall - Critics' Circle National Dance Award for Best Choreography); Carousel (Savoy) and Grand Hotel (Donmar - Olivier nomination).
The creative team includes David Charles Abell (Musical Supervision), Paul Farnsworth (Set & Costume Design), Paul Anderson (Lighting Design), Gareth Owen (Sound Design), Seann Alderking (Musical Direction) and Jason Carr (Orchestrations).
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