Cake: The Marie Antoinette Playlist will be will be landing at The Lowry in 2 weeks!
Cake: The Marie Antoinette playlist has an award-winning creative team including Olivier winner’s Drew McOnie (In the Heights; Jesus Christ Superstar) and Morgan Lloyd Malcolm (Emilia – The Globe)
Cake combines a multi-genre pop score with 18th century France to retell a story that sparked a revolution. When Marie Antoinette married King Louis, her reputation was already tarnished by gossip. But when she is implicated in a crime to defraud the crown jewellers of a diamond necklace, it is not just her reputation at stake, but the monarchy and France itself.
Cake was originally commissioned by Paul Taylor-Mills (Heathers & In the Heights) and promises to re-define our expectations of what a musical can be.
Casting will include, fresh from her magical run as Mary Poppins on the West End, Zizi Strallen (she/her) stars as Marie Antoinette, with Renée Lamb (she/her), Catherine of Aragon from the original cast of SIX, starring as Jeanne.
The cast is completed by B Terry (they/them) as Nicole, Travis Ross (he/him) as Cardinal with Ope Sowande (he/him) and Megan Bryony Gibbs (she/her) as the ensemble and Lukas Hunt (he/him) and Amie Hibbert (she/her) as swings.
Book – Morgan Lloyd Malcolm
Music and Lyrics – Tasha Taylor Johnson Music- Jack McManus
Direction and Choreography – Drew McOnie
Based on an idea by Paul Taylor-Mills
Performances daily at 8pm from Tuesday 28th March until Saturday 1st April 2023 with matinees at various times.
