Groups can enjoy the irresistible score and some of Hollywood’s greatest songs in Irving Berlin’s Top Hat, playing at the Chichester Festival Theatre from 14th July to 6th September.
Hot on the heels of a sell-out new musical (The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry) and last year’s smash hit production of Oliver! which is lighting up the West End, Chichester Festival Theatre has just announced who will be putting on their top hat and brushing off their tails for their next musical extravaganza opening on Monday 14th July.
Leading the company of Irving Berlin’s Top Hat will be Broadway’s Phillip Attmore, winner of the Fred and Adele Astaire Award for Best Male Dancer and a Playbill Breakout Performance Award, making his UK debut as Jerry Travers. Lucy St. Louis comes to Chichester for the first time to play Dale Tremont; her award-winning leading roles include Glinda in Wicked and Christine in The Phantom of the Opera, making history as the first Black actress ever to play either role in the West End.
Joining them, Clive Carter, three-time Olivier Award nominee for Moulin Rouge, Come From Away andInto The Woods, makes his Chichester debut as Horace. Sally Ann Triplett, whose many West End roles include Anything Goes at the National Theatre, Cabaret and Oklahoma!, returns to Chichester (where she last appeared in A Damsel in Distress) to play Madge. Multi Tony and Olivier Award-winner Kathleen Marshall (Anything Goes) directs and choreographs this irresistible new production, guaranteed to send you tapping all the way home. The full cast list can be found at cft.org.uk/events/top-hat.
Exuding sparklingly witty dialogue, stunning choreography, lavish sets and gorgeous costumes, Top Hat’s irresistible score includes some of Hollywood’s greatest songs, the immortal Cheek to Cheek, Let’s Face the Music and Dance, Top Hat, White Tie and Tails and Puttin’ on the Ritz – it’ll certainly put a spring in your step!
A great opportunity to explore Chichester too
If you’ve not stepped out in Chichester before, it’s a gorgeous place to visit. Its Roman and Georgian roots make for a delightful day out with great shopping, galleries and heritage to bolt on to your visit.
The theatre’s own architecture hugs the edge of Oaklands Park with audiences spilling out into deckchairs with Pimm’s on sultry summer nights. We recommend you make the most of the free talks from cast and creatives, a chance to delve deeper with free exhibitions or Backstage Tours, as well as delicious food and drink available from three eateries on site.
Find out more at cft.org.uk/groups
