New musical Rosie reveals full cast for semi-staged West End concert premiere

Complete casting has now been announced for new musical, Rosie, which is scheduled to have its West End premiere for a one-night-only performance.

Rosie tells the true story of Rosie Boote, who grew up in a convent in Ireland before pursuing her ambition to become a performer on the Edwardian West End stage. The musical features an original score and lyrics by Chris Broom.

A studio cast album of Rosie was released in 2024 and went on to receive multiple international songwriting awards. Tunes from the show include “Starlight”, “Suddenly” and “Broken Dreams”.

As previously revealed, the semi-staged performance will feature Lucy Thomas in the title role, alongside Will Callan (Les Misérables) as Geoffrey Taylour Marquis of Headfort, Desmonda Cathabel as Lily Turner, Madalena Alberto (Evita) as Annie Boote, Charles Brunton (101 Dalmatians) as Lord Harrington, Connor Carson (The Rocky Horror Show) as James Walker, Alexander Evans (Bonnie and Clyde) as Lord Ashcroft, Rebecca Gilliland (Dirty Dancing) as Duchess of Westminster, Gavin James (Les Misérables: The Staged Concert) as George Edwardes, Brady Isaacs Pearce (Fiddler On The Roof) as Eleanour Richards, Jackie Pulford (Chosen The Musical) as Mother Superior, Lydia Sterling (MJ The Musical) as Daisy Harris, Helen Woolf (Wicked) as Sister Catherine, Santi Cohen as Young Rosie and Lois Haidar as Young Rosie Standby.

Completing the company will be Sally Ann Triplett as Lady Edith and Dylan Wood as Stanley Roberts.

The full creative team has also been confirmed. Cressida Carré will direct and choreograph the production, with assistant director and choreographer Charlotte Scott. Set design is by Steve Howell, with lighting design by Jamie Platt, sound design by Paul Smith, costume supervision by Rachel Perry, props supervision by Katie Balmforth, musical direction by Yshani Perinpanayagam, assistant musical direction by Erika Gundesen, production management by Pete Kramer, and casting by Sarah-Jane Price. The production is presented by Cavendish Productions, Paul Morrissey Ltd and Darren Bell Productions.

Broom, who also founded Cavendish Records, has previously written for artists including Jonathan Antoine, Alessandra Paonessa and Natalia Krishtopets. Cavendish Productions was formed to expand the company’s stage work and previously presented a showcase of Rosie as part of a Lucy Thomas concert at Theatre Royal Drury Lane.

Rosie will be performed at 7:30pm on Tuesday 17 March 2026 at the Adelphi Theatre, London.