Full West End casting has recently been announced for An American in Paris, set to descend on the Dominion Theatre from 4 March 2017. Christopher Wheeldon’s reinvention of the Oscar-winning film – that starred Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron – will see Broadway stars Robert Fairchild (as Jerry Mulligan) and Leanne Cope (as Lise Dassin) star in the Tony-Award-winning new musical. Joining the cast will be Haydn Oakley as Henri Baurel, Zoë Rainey as Milo Davenport, David Seadon-Young as Adam Hochberg and Jane Asher as Madame Baurel. Ashley Day will be the alternate Jerry Mulligan (and will assume the role from Monday 19 June 2017).
An American in Paris features the music and lyrics of George and Ira Gershwin, and a new book by Craig Lucas. Directly following celebrated engagements in Paris and New York, this critically acclaimed and multi award-winning new musical bursts into life in the West End next year, with the official opening night on Tuesday 21 March 2017: a major North American tour also begins in October 2016. Jerry Mulligan is an American GI striving to make it as a painter in a city suddenly bursting with hope and possibility. Following a chance encounter with a beautiful young dancer named Lise, the streets of Paris become the backdrop to a sensuous, modern romance of art, friendship and love in the aftermath of war…
In a career spanning more than six decades, Asher has appeared in many films and television series including Alfie with Michael Caine and A Voyage Round My Father with Laurence Olivier (BAFTA nomination, ‘Best Actress’). She made her West End stage debut in 1960 and has subsequently played leading roles at the Royal Court, National Theatre, Bristol Old Vic, Edinburgh Festival and on Broadway.
Oakley recently played in Sunset Boulevard at the London Coliseum. His other credits include the original casts of The Book of Mormon and Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown in the West End.
Rainey has most recently been part of the acclaimed Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company season at the Garrick Theatre, appearing as ‘Nessarose’ in Wicked (Apollo Victoria Theatre).
Seadon-Young recently played in Ghost The Musical (UK Tour and Australian Tour). His other recent credits include A Damsel in Distress (Chichester Festival Theatre), Assassins (Menier Chocolate Factory) and ‘Sky’ in Mamma Mia! (International Tour).
Day was recently in the original London cast of The Book of Mormon. His other credits include ‘Curly’ in Oklahoma! (UK Tour), ‘Dream Gabey’ in Leonard Bernstein’s On The Town (ENO), ‘Troy Bolton’ in High School Musical (UK Tour) and the original London casts of Mary Poppins, The Wizard of Oz and the Michael Grandage production of Evita.