Betty Buckley to play Carlotta in Follies at the Royal Albert Hall

Betty Buckley

As if we couldn't be any more excited about the concert staging of Follies at the Royal Albert Hall, further star casting has been announced!

Tony winner Betty Buckley (Cats / Sunset Boulevard) will play Carlotta in the production which runs for two performances on 28th April 2015. 

Also joining the cast are Charlotte Page (Pygmalion), Peter Polycarpou (The Pajama Game) and Amy Ellen Richardson (Singin' in the Rain).

UPDATE (23/03/15): Final casting has been announced for Follies. Completing the cast are: Lorna Luft and Jos Slovick. The ensemble will feature: Sarah Bakker, CJ Field, Jennifer Davison, Emily Warner, Lucy James and Luke Fetherstone.

They join the previously announced: Jennifer Coolidge, Laura Pitt-Pulford, Alistair Brammer, Alex Hanson, Stefanie Powers, Christine Baranski, Ruthie Henshall, Anita Dobson, Anita Harris, Roy Hudd and Russell Watson.

Katy Treharne and Stuart Matthew Price join Betty Buckley and Paul Nicholas in Dear World at the Charing Cross Theatre

Full casting has been announced for the British premiere of Jerry Herman's musical Dear World, starring Betty Buckley and Paul Nicholas and directed and choreographed by Gillian Lynne. The production will run at the Charing Cross theatre from 4th February until 30th March 2013. Press Night is set for Wednesday 13 February.

Katy Treharne (winner of West End Frame's Understudy Of The Year 2012) and Stuart Matthew Price will star as Nina' and 'Julian', the two young lovers. Peter Land, Robert Meadmore and Jack Rebaldi will star as the 'Presidents', Ayman Safia will play the 'Mute'. The cast also includes Anthony Barclay as the 'Prospector', Brett Brown as the 'Waiter', Paul Hawkyard as the 'Sargeant', Annabel Leventon as 'Constance', Rebecca Lock as 'Gabrielle', Joanna Loxton, and Craig Nicholls. The cast will be led by Tony Award-winning Betty Buckley as 'Countess Aurelia' and Paul Nicholas as 'Sewerman '.