Faye Tozer stars in Tailor-Made new musical at Arts Theatre
New musical The Tailor-Made Man, about gay silent screen star William Haines, will receive its world premiere at the Arts Theatre next year.
Billed as “a powerful story about Hollywood and its
system and hypocrisy”, The Tailor-Made Man tells the story of William “Billy” Haines, who was one of MGM’s biggest stars in the 1920s but was fired when he refused to deny his homosexuality. His defiance led to his
second and even more successful career as an interior designer to the
stars, and a lifelong relationship with his former
stand-in Jimmy Shields.
The Tailor-Made Man was originally written as a play by Claudio Macor, who wrote the book for and will direct the musical premiere. The “musical adaptation” is by Amy Rosenthal, with
music by Duncan Walsh Atkins and Adam Meggido (Showstoppers!) and lyrics by Meggido.
Faye Tozer is a member of Brit award-winning pop group Steps, who have
recently reformed. After Steps originally split up in 2001, Tozer made her musical
theatre debut in the tour of Tell Me on a Sunday. Subsequent theatre
tours have included Love Shack, Me and My Girl, Dial M for Murder and
Over the Rainbow. She also starred in the ill-fated Saucy Jack and the Space Vixens at The Venue (now the Leicester Square Theatre) in 2005.
Dylan Turner‘s West End theatre includes Chariots of
Fire, Rock of Ages, Life is a Dream, Mamma Mia! and Grease, as well as
the UK tours of Chicago and Footloose.
The Tailor-Made Man will choreographed by Nathan M Wright, with design by Sophia Simensky, lighting by Humphrey McDermott, sound by Tom Marshall and musical direction by Duncan Walsh Atkins. It’s produced in London by Stephen McGill.
