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Full casting announced for What’s It All About? Bacharach Reimagined

An international cast has been gathered for the production at the Menier Chocolate Factory

Kyle Riabko with Burt Bacharach
Kyle Riabko with Burt Bacharach
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Full casting has been announced for What's it all About? Bacharach Reimagined at the Menier Chocolate Factory, which opens on 3 July.

Joining the previously announced Kyle Riabko (Spring Awakening, Hair) will be Daniel Bailen (member of The Bailen Brothers), Greg Coulson (member of The Selecter), Anastacia McCleskey (The Book of Mormon, Priscilla Queen of the Desert), Stephanie McKeon (The Commitments), singer/songwriter Renato Paris and James Williams (Lullaby).

The score features a plethora of Bacharach hits, including "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head", "Alfie", "I Say a Little Prayer", "Close to You", "The Look of Love" and "Magic Moments".

The production, which is directed by Steven Hoggett, premiered in 2013 at New York Theatre Workshop, where it became the venue's longest running show.

What's It All About? Bacharach Reimagined runs at the Menier Chocolate Factory from 3 July to 5 September.