Full cast for ”How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” revival announced

The full cast for the new London production of the classic satire How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying has been announced.

The show, which won both the Tony Award for Best Musical and a Pulitzer Prize upon its 1961 debut, features a score by Frank Loesser, also responsible for other hits such as Guys and Dolls. Loesser’s score for How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying includes popular tunes such as “I Believe in You”, “Brotherhood of Man”, and “The Company Way”.

Following the rise of J Pierrepont Finch, who uses a little handbook called How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying (voiced by the famous Michelle Visage) to climb the corporate ladder, it is a satire of big business and all it holds sacred.

As already announced, the production is set to run from 12 May to 17 June at the Southwark Playhouse (Borough) and will feature WhatsOnStage Award winner Tracie Bennett in the role of J B Biggley.

Joining Bennett in the cast are Annie Aitken (she/her, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella) as Hedy LaRue, Taylor Bradshaw (he/him, Spring Awakening) as Mr Bert Bratt, Allie Daniel (she/her, Legally Blonde) as Rosemary Pilkington, Gabrielle Friedman (she/they, Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends) as J Pierrepont Finch, Elliot Gooch (he/him, Dorian: A Rock Musical) as Bud Frump, Grace Kanyamibwa (she/her, The Book of Mormon) as Miss Jones, Danny Lane (he/him, Only Fools and Horses the Musical) as Mr Twimble/Mr Wally Womper, Milo McCarthy (they/them, Birds and the Bees) as Mr Milton Gatch, and Verity Power (she/her, Trump L’Oeil) as Smitty.

The creative team for the production is led by director Georgie Rankcom (they/them), alongside choreographer Alexzandra Sarmiento (she/her), musical director Natalie Pound (she/her), Sophia Pardon (she/her) as the set and costume designer and lighting designer Lucía Sánchez Roldán (she/her),

Sound designer Joshua Robins (he/him) is another team member, as is orchestrator Stuart Morley (he/him), who is responsible for the musical arrangements. The stage manager for the production is Waverley Moran (she/they), the production manager is Misha Mah (they/them), the casting director is Peter Noden (he/him) while Jodee Conrad (she/her) is the producer and general manager.

Tickets for the show are on sale below.