Mitchell to direct BECOMING NANCY musical in the UK

[jacobsnchz14]

Posted: 1/23/24 at 9:34am

New Musical BECOMING NANCY, Directed and Choreographed by Jerry Mitchell, Will Make its UK Premiere in October (broadwayworld.com)

Becoming Nancy is a coming of age story that has a huge-heart.  A new musical that weaves a story of family bonds, first loves, and the courage it takes to find your own spotlight.  

It is based on the extraordinarily moving coming of age novel by Terry Ronald and directed and choreographed by the Tony Award-winning Jerry Mitchell.  The book is by Elliot Davis, music is by George Stiles and lyrics are by Anthony Drewe with additional music and lyrics by Terry Ronald, Elliot Davis and George Stiles.  (Stiles and Drew's production of Honk! won the Olivier Award for Best Musical in 2000.)

Jerry Mitchell has been working in London since he first served as Associate Choreographer to Sir Cameron Mackintosh on Follies starring Diana Rigg and Julia McKenzie. Since then Jerry has directed and choreographed 3 Olivier Award-winning musicals in the West End.  He directed and choreographed Kinky Boots and Legally Blonde and choreographed Hairspray.  The Tony Award-winning director and choreographer was returning to New York from the UK in 2013 and came across the book Becoming Nancy at Heathrow Airport.  By the time he reached the US he knew he had to make the story into a musical.

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 1/23/24 at 9:42am

This got a decent response out of Atlanta, right?
 

This is a funny credit considering one of the people is already billed with a music or lyric credit:

additional music and lyrics by Terry Ronald, Elliot Davis and George Stiles

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 1/23/24 at 10:51am

I find it interesting the press release makes no mention of the previous Atlanta production…

[MrsSallyAdams]

Posted: 10/5/24 at 7:35pm

Becoming Nancy begins performances at the Birmingham Rep on October 7, 2024. It's good fortune that this is timed with the release of Heartstopper season three. There's an audience for a good boy meets boy musical. It's surprising how few there are. Particularly ones where no one dies. 

They've recorded six songs and posted them online. You can listen to them on Spotify or on the production website. Becoming Nancy Musical - Official Website

Becoming Nancy | Birmingham Rep (birmingham-rep.co.uk)

Becoming Nancy - Rehearsal Room Teaser (youtube.com)

 

 

[TBFL]

Posted: 10/6/24 at 7:37am

Im seeing this next week. 

I've got a recording of the Atlanta production, which had a surprisingly large number of West End people in it - Sally Ann-Triplett, Stephen Ashfield,  Lizzie Bea... but this is not the same production as quite a few songs have been cut and new ones added and on a podcast the writers said that they have given the show much more of a 70s disco sound, rather than the usual Stiles and Drew sound - though that is still very evident in the score. On The night bus sounds very similar to Wishing For The Normal from Soho Cinders