It's official! Alfie Boe & Sally Ann Triplett joining Finding Neverland on Broadway

It has been confirmed that Alfie Boe is joining Finding Neverland on Broadway from 29th March 2016.

Boe takes over as J.M. Barrie from Tony Yazbeck who plays his final performance on 27th March. 

Also joining the cast is West End actress Sally Ann Triplett (The Last Ship/Viva Forever) who will star as Madame du Maurier after Sandy Duncan left the musical for personal reasons. 

There is no confirmation yet on whether Boe will lead the musical's rumoured West End transfer, as previously reported. Boe plays his final performance as Jean Valjean in the Broadway revival of Les Miserables on 28th February.

Richard Fleeshman & Summer Strallen to star in Chichester's A Damsel in Distress

Richard Fleeshman and Summer Strallen will star alongside the previously announced Sally Ann Triplett in A Damsel in Distress at the Chichester Festival Theatre.

The show is based on a novel by P.G. Wodehouse. With songs by George and Ira Gershwin, A Damsel in Distress is well-known from the popular 1937 comedy film. The production runs between 30th May and 27th June 2015.

Fleeshman starred in Ghost the Musical in the West End and on Broadway. His credits also include: Legally Blonde (Savoy), Urinetown (St James) and Bend It like Beckham (workshop). Strallen's credits include The Sound of Music (Palladium) and Top Hat (Aldwych) whilst Triplett's include Viva Forever (Piccadilly) and The Last Ship (Broadway).

GOSSIP: Sally Ann Triplett to star in Chichester's A Damsel In Distress?

According to the Daily Mail, Rob Ashford will direct and choreograph a re-working of A Damsel In Distress. The George and Ira Gershwin stage revue has a book by P. G. Wodehouse. 

Jeremy Sams has updated the piece which will apparently open at the Chichester Festival Theatre in April. Baz Bamigboye reports that Sally Ann Triplett (Viva Forever/The Last Ship) will star in the show.

UPDATE (27/02/15): This gossip has now been confirmed and, according to the Daily Mail, Isla Blair (who is currently appearing in Made In Dagenham) has joined the cast. Chichester have also confirmed details of their new season, click here for info.