Anyone Can Whistle cast revealed
Stephen Sondheim & Arthur Laurents' Anyone Can Whistle opens this April at the Southwark Playhouse in London. The cast is headed up by Alex Young as Cora Hoover Hooper, the morally bankrupt Mayoress of an actually bankrupt American township, with Chrystine Symone and Jordan Broatch announced as Nurse Fay
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Alex Young: Cora Hoover Hooper
Chrystine Symone: Nurse Fay Apple
Jordan Broatch: J Bowden Hapgood
Danny Lane: Comptroller Schub
Samuel Clifford: Treasurer Cooley
Renan Teodoro: Chief Magrueder
Nathan Taylor: Dr Detmold
Kathryn Akin: Mrs Schroeder
Marisha Morgan: Baby Joan
Teddy Hinde: John
Hana Ichijo: June
Shane Convery: George
Jensen Tudtud: Martin
This 1964 political satire divided audiences on its all-too-brief release in 1964, when it infamously ran for just 12 previews and nine performances.
According to the Southwark Playhouse: "The musical is a political satire about conformity and the ostracisation of those considered ‘other’ in society. Set in a fictional town where the government controls everything, even the miracles, this fast paced and off-the-wall musical is as hilarious as it is subversive."
Matthew Rankcom, who will direct, says of the show: "Anyone Can Whistle may have been an early flop for Sondheim but, in looking at it for a contemporary audience, it feels current and daring in its treatment of gender norms and political corruption. There's a reason this story has endured, and by embracing the joy and diversity of this incredible cast, I think audiences will be surprised at how much this show speaks to our 21st century society."
Anyone Can Whistle
Southwark Playhouse
Previews: 1 April 2022
Press night: 5 April 2022
Matthew Rankcom: Director
Natalie Pound: Musical Director
Lisa Stevens: Choreographer
Charlie Ingles: Orchestrator
Cory Shipp: Set & Costumer Designer
Alex Musgrave: Lighting Designer
Alex Conder: Assistant Director
