The long-awaited London premiere of the musical, based on the hit 1999 Hollywood movie, heads into London for a limited 14-week season which kicks off at the start of January 2024.
The London cast of Cruel Intentions: The '90s Musical.
The cast has been announced for CRUEL INTENTIONS: THE '90S MUSICAL which heads into The Other Palace from 11 January 2024.
The musical is based on Roger Kumble's classic hit film Cruel Intentions, starring Resse Witherspoon, Ryan Phillippe, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Selma Blair. The movie celebrates its 25th anniversary this year and was inspired by the French novel,Les Liaisons Dangereuses.
The cast and creative team of CRUEL INTENTIONS: THE '90S MUSICAL
Rhianne-Louise McCaulsky (Six) and Daniel Bravo (Witness for the Prosecution) lead the cast as Kathryn and Sebastian the manipulative step-siblings, with Abbie Budden (Peter Pan, Capitol Theatre) as Annette and Rose Galbraith (Sondheim;s Old Friends) as Cecile.
Completing the line-up are Josh Barnett (Newsies) as Blaine, Jess Buckby (42nd Street) as Ms Bunny Caldwell / Dr Greenbaum, Nickcolia King-N’Da (RSC) as Ronald and Barney Wilkinson (Bonnie & Clyde) as Greg, with further casting to be announced.
What is CRUEL INTENTIONS: THE '90S MUSICAL about?
The musical tells the story of step-siblings Sebastian Valmont and Kathryn Merteuil, who are manipulative monsters flushed with their own sexual prowess and engage in a cruel bet. Together they weave a web of secrets and temptation, as the two set out to destroy an innocent girl - and anyone who gets in their way. Their bet creates an explosion of chaos at their exclusive Manhattan high school.
CRUEL INTENTIONS: THE '90S MUSICAL includes a wild nostalgic throwback laced with a soundtrack of the greatest ‘90s pop classics, all performed live, including ‘Bittersweet Symphony’ by The Verve, R.E.M’s ‘Losing My Religion’, Natalie Imbruglia’s ‘Torn’, ‘I Saw the Sign’ by Ace of Base, Christina Aguilera’s ‘Genie in a Bottle’, TLC’s ‘No Scrubs’, Boyz II Men’s ‘I’ll Make Love to You’, *NSYNC’s ‘Bye Bye Bye’, Britney Spears’ ’Sometimes’ and many more.
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THE CRUEL INTENTIONS: THE '90S MUSICAL runs for 14 weeks at The Other Palace from 11 January 2024.