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Exclusive: further casting announced for Seasons of Larson

The one-off concert takes place on 25 January

Anton Stephans and Noel Sullivan
Anton Stephans and Noel Sullivan

Two more acts have been added to the line-up for Seasons of Larson, a one-off concert celebrating the life and music of legendary Broadway composer Jonathan Larson.

Anton Stephans and Noel Sullivan will join the previously announced Debbie Kurup (Anything Goes), Krysten Cummings and Damien Flood, all previous cast members of Larson’s hit rock musical Rent.

Stephans is best known for his recent appearance on The X Factor, in which he was mentored by Simon Cowell and finished in 6th place. His theatre credits include Porgy and Bess (Savoy Theatre), Sweeney Todd (Chichester Festival Theatre) and Show Boat (Royal Albert Hall).

Sullivan shot to fame as one fifth of the pop group Hear'say. His theatre credits include Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (UK Tour), Rock of Ages (UK Tour) and We Will Rock You (UK Tour).

Directed by Grant Murphy with musical direction by Gareth Bretherton, the show will see the cast perform some of Larson’s most iconic songs and uncover some of his lesser known earlier work.

Jonathan Larson died unexpectedly at the age of 35 on 25 January 1996, the day of the first preview of his musical Rent Off-Broadway. He posthumously received the 1996 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the 1996 Tony Award for Best Musical. The show went on to play on Broadway for 12 years, making it the 10th longest running show in Broadway history.

Seasons of Larson takes place on Monday 25 January at the Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue.