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Open auditions to be held for West End transfer of The Scottsboro Boys

Producers of The Scottsboro Boys have announced plans for open auditions. 

They are searching for an actor to play Eugene. Auditions will be held at Pineapple Dance Studios Monday 28th July 2014. The actor required must be over 18, with a playing age of 13/14, African-American and 5'9" and under. Please find further info below:

Casting announced for West End transfer of The Scottsboro Boys

The Daily Mail has announced casting for the West End transfer of the Young Vic's production of The Scottsboro Boys.

Brandon Victor Dixon will reprise his performance as Patterson, a role he played during the musical's run at the Vineyard Theatre in New York. 

Colman Domingo, who starred in the show's US and Young Vic productions, will feature in the cast alongside Julian Glover, Forrest McClendon and James T. Lane.

The Scottsboro Boys confirms details of West End transfer

The Young Vic's production of The Scottsboro Boys has confirmed the details of its previously rumoured West End transfer.

The musical will open at the Garrick Theatre, replacing Twelve Angry Men, on Monday 20th October 2014 (previews from 4th October). Directed and choreographed by Susan Stroman, tickets go on general sale today (30th April 2014).

Kander and Ebb's final musical premiered Off-Broadway in 2010. It tells the true story of nine young black men, aged between 12 and 19, who were falsely accused of rape by two white women while travelling on a train through Scottsboro, Alabama in the 1930s. Their subsequent trials and appeals, lasting seven years, deeply divided the nation.

GOSSIP: The Scottsboro Boys transferring to the Garrick Theatre?

According to WhatsOnStage, The Scottsboro Boys could transfer to the Garrick Theatre in June. The show received its UK premiere at the Young Vic last year and is nominated for six Olivier Awards.

Scottsboro Boys tells the true story of nine young black men, aged between 12 and 19, who were falsely accused of rape by two white women while travelling on a train through Scottsboro, Alabama in the 1930s. Their subsequent trials and appeals, lasting seven years, deeply divided the nation.

The Scottsboro Boys extends run at The Young Vic

The UK premiere run of The Scottsboro Boys has extended its run at the Young Vic to 21st December 2013. The musical will open on 29th October (previews from 18th October).

The Scottsboro Boys was the last musical co-written by Broadway's legendary writing partners, composer John Kander and and lyricist Fred Ebb (lyricist), who passed away in 2004.

The UK premiere is directed and choreographed by Susan Stroman, who also helmed the world premiere at Off-Broadway's Vineyard Theatre in 2010.

The Scottsboro Boys, which premiered in 2010, tells the true story of nine young black men, aged between 12 and 19, who were falsely accused of rape by two white women while travelling on a train through Scottsboro, Alabama in the 1930s. Their subsequent trials and appeals, lasting seven years, deeply divided the nation.