News: Full cast announced for Bat Out of Hell the Musical UK and Ireland tour

Full cast has been announced for the upcoming Bat Out of Hell the Musical UK and Ireland tour, which opens this September.

Featuring Jim Steinman and Meat Loaf’s greatest hits, this tour includes the return of Glenn Adamson (American Idiot) as Strat and Martha Kirby (Grease) as Raven, plus original leading cast members Rob Fowler (Bat Out of Hell) as Falco and Sharon Sexton (Bat Out of Hell) as Sloane. Further casting includes Killian Thomas Lefevre as Tink, Joelle Moses as Zahara, James Chisholm as Jagwire, Kellie Gnauck as Valkyrie and Danny Whelan as Ledoux.

Also in the cast are Laura Johnson as Kwaiden, Jamie Jukes as Markevitch, Rebecca Lafferty as Scherzzo, James Lowrie as Denym, Rory Maguire as Astroganger, Amy Matthews as Vilmos, Samuel Pope as Hoffman and alternate Strat, Luke Street as Hollander, Leonardo Vieira as O’Dessasuite, Beth Woodcock as Spinotti and Jayme-Lee Zanoncelli as Goddesilla.

Bat Out of Hell the Musical originally played limited at Manchester Opera House, the London Coliseum and the West End’s Dominion Theatre from 2017 to 2019, as well as in Canada, Germany and at New York’s City Centre.

With the electrifying rock songs of Steinman, the show is an epic story of rebellious youth and passion as Strat, the immortal leader of The Lost, has fallen in love with Raven, the beautiful daughter of the tyrannical ruler Falco.

The production has book, music and lyrics by Jim Steinman, direction by Jay Scheib, choreography adapted by Xena Gusthart, musical supervision and additional arrangements by Michael Reed, set and costume design by Jon Bausor, original costume design by Meentje Nielsen, original wig design by Linda McKnight, video design by Finn Ross, lighting design by Patrick Woodroffe, sound design by Gareth Owen, orchestration by Steve Sidwell, original casting by David Grindrod CDG and UK tour casting by Anne Vosser.

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