Olivier winner Operation Mincemeat begins performances at the Golden Theatre February 15, ahead of a March 20 opening night, and the motley crew has been fully assembled.
The musical is written and composed by comedy group SpitLip, comprising David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson, and Zo毛 Roberts. Director Robert Hastie will reprise his work for the Broadway bow, along with choreographer Jenny Arnold.
As previously announced, the original London cast, including Cumming, Claire-Marie Hall,Hodgson, Olivier winner Jak Malone, and Roberts, will each make their respective Broadway debuts in the transfer. They will be joined by understudies Brandon Contreras, Sam Hartley, Jessi Kirtley, Gerianne P茅rez and Amanda Jill Robinson.
The creative team will include Olivier nominated set and costume designer Ben Stones (Standing at the Sky鈥檚 Edge), Tony and Olivier winning lighting designer Mark Henderson (The History Boys), Tony nominated sound designer Mike Walker (Charlie & The Chocolate Factory), Tony nominated orchestrator Steve Sidwell (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical), Olivier nominated music director and supervisor Joe Bunker (Spring Awakening), production stage manager Karen Moore (Elf) and casting director Carrie Gardner (&Juliet).
Set in 1943, Operation Mincemeat explores the true story of a secret military operation meant to turn the tide of the war. With the Allies losing, the British military develop an idea: to use the well-dressed corpse of a homeless man to feed Hitler and his advisors incorrect information. The show opened in London's West End in 2023, going on to win two 2024 Olivier Awards, including Best New Musical and Best Actor in a Supporting Role, for Jak Malone.
The story has previously been adapted into three books, a TV episode, a play, and two films. The latest adaptation was the 2022 movie starring Colin Firth, Matthew Macfadyen, Kelly Macdonald, Penelope Wilton, and Mark Gatiss.
The Broadway run is being produced by Avalon in association with SpitLip.
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