International NewsBob Marley Bio-Musical Get Up, Stand Up! Opens October 20 in LondonThe world premiere stars Arinz茅 Kene as Marley.
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Dan Meyer
October 20, 2021
Arinz茅 Kene in rehearsal for Get Up, Stand Up!Craig Sugden
The world premiere of Get Up, Stand Up!, the new bio-musical inspired by the life and songs of Bob Marley, opens October 20. Previews began October 1 in London's West End at the Lyric Theatre.
The musical stars Arinz茅 Kene as the reggae icon alongside Gabrielle Brooks as Rita Marley, Shanay Holmes as Cindy Breakspeare, Sophia Mackay as Judy Mowatt, Melissa Brown-Taylor as Marcia Griffiths, Jacade Simpson as Bunny Wailer, and Natey Jones as Peter Tosh, along with Daniel Bailey, Craig Blake, Charles Blyth, Maxwell Cole, Athena Collins, Michael Duke, Kimmy Edwards, Raphael Estavia, Henry Faber, Cannon Hay, Savanna Jeffrey, Rohan Pinnock-Hamilton, Cleopatra Rey, Julene Robinson, Nate Simpson, Archie Smith, Declan Spaine, Jaime Tait, and Teddy Wills.
Directed by Clint Dyer, the musical features a book by Tony winner Lee Hall, choreography by Shelley Maxwell, set design by Chloe Lamford, costume design by Lisa Duncan, lighting design by Charles Balfour, sound design by Tony Gayle, orchestrations by Simon Hale, and musical direction by Sean Green with casting by Pippa Ailion. Rounding out the creative team are musical supervisor Phil Bateman, sound effects designer Ben Grant, video designer Tal Yarden, and wigs, hair, and make-up designer Campbell Young.
Get Up, Stand Up! was originally slated to begin in February, but those plans were put on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic. The production had initially pushed its opening to June until fall a more likely timeline.
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Go Inside Rehearsal of the World Premiere of Bob Marley Musical Get Up, Stand Up!
Go Inside Rehearsal of the World Premiere of Bob Marley Musical Get Up, Stand Up!
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Sophia Mackay, Gabrielle Brooks, and Melissa Brown Taylor in rehearsal for Get Up, Stand Up!
Natey Jones and Shanay Holmes in rehearsal for Get Up, Stand Up!
Shanay Holmes and Arinz茅 Kene in rehearsal for Get Up, Stand Up!
Sophia Mackay, Gabrielle Brooks, and Melissa Brown Taylor in rehearsal for Get Up, Stand Up!
Natey Jones and Shanay Holmes in rehearsal for Get Up, Stand Up!
Craig Blake, Daniel Bailey, Arinz茅 Kene, and Jacade Simpson in rehearsal for Get Up, Stand Up!
Sophia Mackay, Gabrielle Brooks, Melissa Brown Taylor, and Arinz茅 Kene in rehearsal for Get Up, Stand Up!
Gabrielle Brooks in rehearsal for Get Up, Stand Up!
Arinz茅 Kene in rehearsal for Get Up, Stand Up!
Arinz茅 Kene and cast in rehearsal for Get Up, Stand Up!
Arinz茅 Kene and Shanay Holmes in rehearsal for Get Up, Stand Up!
Gabrielle Brooks, Sophia Mackay, Arinz茅 Kene, and Melissa Brown Taylor in rehearsal for Get Up, Stand Up!
Melissa Brown Taylor, Gabrielle Brooks, and Sophia Mackay in rehearsal for Get Up, Stand Up!
Sophia Mackay, Craig Blake, and Melissa Brown Taylor in rehearsal for Get Up, Stand Up!
Jaime Tait, Kimmy Edwards, Declan Spaine, Natey Jones, Julene Robinson, and Jacade Simpson in rehearsal for Get Up, Stand Up!
Jacade Simpson, Natey Jones, Arinz茅 Kene, and Jaime Tait in rehearsal for Get Up, Stand Up!
Shanay Holmes in rehearsal for Get Up, Stand Up!
Cast in rehearsal for Get Up, Stand Up!
Craig Sugden
Arinz茅 Kene and Shanay Holmes in rehearsal for Get Up, Stand Up!
Cast in rehearsal for Get Up, Stand Up!
Arinze虂 Kene and cast in rehearsal for Get Up, Stand Up!
Arinz茅 Kene in rehearsal for Get Up, Stand Up!
Craig Sugden
Shanay Holmes in rehearsal for Get Up, Stand Up!
Arinz茅 Kene, Sophia Mackay, Gabrielle Brooks, and Melissa Brown Taylor in rehearsal for Get Up, Stand Up!
Nate Simpson, Michael Duke, Kimmy Edwards, Melissa Brown Taylor, Jacade Simpson, Arinze虂 Kene, Daniel Bailey, Henry Faber, and Cleopatra Rey in rehearsal for Get Up, Stand Up!
Shanay Holmes in rehearsal for Get Up, Stand Up!
Craig Blake and Shanay Holmes in rehearsal for Get Up, Stand Up!
