LET LOVE
LIFT YOU UP AS MOVIE CLASSIC TAKES TO THE STAGE
An Officer and a Gentleman: The Musical
Newcastle Theatre Royal
Monday 18th – Saturday 23rd June
2018
Be prepared to be swept off your feet when An Officer and a Gentleman The Musical brings love and romance to
Newcastle Theatre Royal.
The brand-new musical, based on the iconic 1982 Oscar-winning film
starring Richard Gere, includes the classic song from the film Up Where We
Belong along, with 80’s classics such as Alone, Don’t Cry Out Loud, Girls Just Want to Have Fun, Toy
Soldiers and Material Girl.
Featuring one of the most iconic romantic scenes ever portrayed on
screen, An Officer and a Gentleman
tells the story of Zack Mayo who is in training to become a US Navy Pilot. When
Zack rolls into boot camp with a bit too much of a swagger, drill Sergeant
Foley doesn’t make life easy for him. When he falls for local girl Paula
Pokrifki and tragedy befalls his friend and fellow candidate, Zack realises the
importance of love and friendship and finds the courage to be himself and win the
heart of the woman he loves. It’s only then he can truly become both an Officer
and a Gentleman.
Four-time Laurence Olivier Award nominated
actress Emma Williams will play ‘Paula Pokrifki’. Emma’s previous credits include ‘Truly
Scrumptious’ in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,
Mrs Henderson Presents and Love Story, all in the West End. Emma
won the What's On Stage Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical for
playing ‘Helen’ in Cameron Mackintosh's revival of Half A Sixpence at the Noel Coward Theatre.
Jonny Fines will play the iconic role of ‘Zack Mayo’ – the role made
famous by Richard Gere in the beloved 80s film. Jonny most recently played the
role of ‘Rooster’ in the West End production of Annie at The Piccadilly Theatre.
Other theatre credits include the UK Tours of The Sound of Music and Avenue
Q.
Ray Shell will play ‘Foley’. Ray is probably most famous for creating the
roles of ‘Rusty’ in Starlight Express
and ‘Nomax’ in Five Guys Named Moe,
both in the West End. His other theatre
credits include the iconic productions of Miss
Saigon and Jesus Christ Superstar.
Ian McIntosh will play ‘Sid Worley’. Ian is an Olivier nominated actor
for his role in the West End production of Beautiful
– The Carole King Musical, his other credits include The Commitments and Rock of
Ages.
Jessica Daley will play ‘Lynette Pomeroy’. Jessica was a finalist on the
BBC 1’s Over The Rainbow and previous
theatre credits include Mamma Mia! In
the West End and the UK Tour of The Sound
of Music.
An Officer and a Gentleman is one of the highest grossing films of all time.
The screenplay is by writer and
director Douglas Day Stewart which was based on his personal experience as a
Naval Officer Candidate. The book is co-written by Douglas and Sharleen Cooper
Cohen. Directed by Nikolai
Foster, Choreographed by Kate
Prince, Musical Supervision by Tony Award-winning Sarah Travis with Set and Costume
design by Olivier Award nominated designer Michael Taylor. Orchestrations are
by George Dyer, Lighting Design is by
Ben Cracknell, Sound Design by Tom Marshall and Video Design by Douglas
O’Connell.
Tickets:
An Officer and a Gentleman plays at Newcastle Theatre Royal from Monday
18 – Saturday 23 June 2018. Tickets are
on sale from Fri 8 Sep at 9am priced from £23.00 and can be purchased at www.theatreroyal.co.uk or from the
Theatre Royal Box Office on 08448 11 21 21 (calls
cost 7ppm plus your phone company’s access charge).
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