13 Going On 30 musical to release 2025 cast recording

The original UK cast recording of the 13 Going On 30 musical will be released on Friday 4 September 2026 via Decca Records.

The album features the original Manchester cast of the musical, which made its world premiere at Manchester Opera House in September 2025. The production won a WhatsOnStage Award and will make its North American premiere later this year as part of the Mirvish 2026/27 season in Toronto.

The musical is based on the 2004 film starring Jennifer Garner and Mark Ruffalo. It has a book by the film’s writers Josh Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa, with music and lyrics by Michael Weiner and Alan Zachary, whose credits include First Date and High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.

The recording is led by Lucie Jones as Jenna Rink, David Hunter as Matt Flamhaff, Grace Mouat as Lucy Wyman, Caleb Roberts as Richard, Andrew Berlin as Kyle, Amelia Minto as Young Jenna and Max Bispham as Young Matt.

The album also features Dominic Andersen, Tia Antoine-Charles, George Bray, Melody Caruana, Emmeline D’Arcy Walsh, Ross Dawes, Sarah Drake, Iván Fernández González, Rose Galbraith, Jersey Blu Georgia, Hughie Higginson, Henry Lawes, Suzie McAdam, Nyomi Okoro, Amy Parker, Elliot David Parkes, Marlis Robson, Jack Rowell, Star Lily Shentall-Lee, Maddison Thew, Rebecca-Daisy Wellington, Clark Young and Kevin Yates.

The arrangements and orchestrations are by Alan Williams, Michael Weiner and Alan Zachary, with electronic music design by Phij Adams and associate orchestrations by Jerome Van Den Berghe. The album is produced by Williams, Weiner and Zachary, mixed by Joe Rubel, engineered by Luke Farnell and mastered by Lewis Hopkin.

The musicians on the recording are Amy Shackcloth (musical director/keyboard), Ellen Campbell (assistant musical director/keyboard), Pete Hutchison (bass guitar), Bryan Smith and Nick Kendall (guitars), Dan Day (drums), Will Hillman, Ciaran McCabe, Elaine Ambridge and Clodagh Kennedy (violins), and Dave Hornberger (cello).

The production is produced by ROYO, Revolution Studios, Wendy Federman and Phil Kenny, with Todd Garner, Marla Levine and Dean Stolber, and executive produced by Garner.