Further cast revealed for The Baker’s Wife at the Menier Chocolate Factory

Exclusive: The Menier Chocolate Factory has announced casting for The Baker’s Wife, which opens this July at the Southwark venue.

Featuring a score by Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Pippin) and a book by Joseph Stein (Fiddler on the Roof), the musical is set in a provincial French village, where the arrival of a new Baker and his younger wife turns it upside down. It is based on the 1938 French film La Femme du Boulanger by Marcel Pagnol and Jean Giono.

As revealed in our exclusive interview with the pair, Lucie Jones (Wicked, Waitress) will play the Baker’s Wife Genevieve, with Clive Rowe (Sister Act, The Prince of Egypt) will play the Baker. Watch our interview with them at the bottom of the article. 

Joining them will be Bobbie Chambers (Niece), Mark Extance (The Teacher), Josefina Gabrielle (Denise), Jack Gardner (Philippe), Hana Ichijo (Niece), Michael Matus (The Marquis), Robyn Rose (Niece), Matthew Seadon-Young (Priest), David Seadon-Young (Antoine) and Joaquin Pedro Valdes (Dominique).

Gordon Greenberg, who has recently directed The Heart of Rock and Roll on Broadway, will helm the production that will also feature choreography by WhatsOnStage Award winner Matt Cole, designs by Paul Farnsworth, lighting by Paul Anderson, musical supervision and orchestrations by Stuart Morley and musical direction by Dustin Conrad. It was cast internally by the Menier.

Complete casting will be revealed in due course – a few more stars for the show are to be revealed.

The Baker’s Wife will run from 6 July to 14 September 2024, with a press night set for 17 July.