High Society revival announces complete tour cast

High Society has sailed out of the Barbican Theatre and will embark on its tour this week – with casting revealed at the final hour.

With music and lyrics by Cole Porter and a book by Arthur Kopit, Rachel Kavanaugh’s production will star Helen George (Tracy Samantha Lord), Freddie Fox (Mike Connor), Nigel Lindsay (Uncle Willie), Julian Ovenden (Dexter Haven), Carly Mercedes Dyer (Liz Imbrie), Malcolm Sinclair (Seth Lord), alongside David Seadon-Young and Naomi Pacquette. Joining the show as Mother Lord will be Josefina Gabrielle. 

Opening in High Wycombe tomorrow night, the show will be touring through to November.

The musical is based on Philip Barry’s play The Philadelphia Story and the score includes Porter standards such as “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire”, “I Love Paris”, “Well, Did You Evah?”, “Just One of Those Things”, “Let’s Misbehave”, “You’re Sensational” and “True Love”, with additional lyrics by Susan Birkenhead. The story follows preparations for a society wedding that begin to unravel as past relationships resurface and an intrusive reporter arrives.

The additional tour cast is made up of James Hume, Bethany Adamson, David Austin-Barnes, Jabari Braham, George Bray, Andrew Coshan, Jordan Crouch, Frances Dee, Aaron Elijah, Tosca Fischer, Jacob Fisher, Heather Jackson, Aoife Kenny, Nell Martin, Isabel Snaas, Thomas Inge, Robin Kent, Imogen Bailey, Lucy Rice and Maddie Harper.

The creative team also features choreographer Anthony Van Laast, musical supervisor Stephen Ridley, who will lead a full orchestra, set designer Tom Rogers, sound designer Adam Fisher, lighting designer Howard Hudson, costume designer Jon Morrell and wigs designer Helen Keane.

High Society is presented by Howard Panter for Trafalgar Theatre Productions and Brian and Dayna Lee in association with the Barbican.