Steps musical Here and Now issues tour cast update

Here and Now has announced a casting update, in effect from later this month.

Featuring the songs of hit UK pop group Steps, the new musical, which is nominated at this year’s WhatsOnStage Awards, is touring through to May 2026.

Last year, it enjoyed a record-breaking world premiere run at the Alexandra in Birmingham, where it was described in the WhatsOnStage review as being “foot kickin’, finger clickin’, leather slapping, hand clappin’.”

Set in a seaside superstore, the musical explores themes of love and betrayal. Written by Shaun Kitchener and featuring Steps’ well-known hits such as “Tragedy”, “Stomp”, “5,6,7,8”, and “One for Sorrow”, the show is directed by Rachel Kavanaugh and choreographed by Matt Cole.

Playing Patricia from 23 January will be Sally Ann Matthews. She takes over from the originator of the role, Finty Williams, who departed the show in December.

She joins Lara Denning as Caz, Blake Patrick Anderson as Robbie, River Medway as Jem, Jacqui Dubois as Vel, Chris Grahamson as Gareth, Rosie Singha as Neeta, Edward Baker Duly as Max, and John Stacey as Lesley. Ben Darcy plays Ben and Lauren Woolf plays Tracey.

Also in the cast are Georgia Christofi, Kade Ferraiolo, Albert Green, Harry Jack, Casey Jay, Charlie-Jay Johnson, Rosemary Annabella Nkrumah, Dean Rickards, Markus Södergren, Genevieve Taylor and Jessica Vaux. Jack Palmer has joined as Off Stage Swing.

Musical supervision, orchestrations and arrangements by Matt Spencer-Smith, set design by Tom Rogers, costume design by Gabriella Slade, lighting design by Howard Hudson, sound design by Adam Fisher, wigs and hair design by Sam Cox, make-up design by Jackie Saundercock, casting by Will Burton for Grindrod Burton Casting, Music Technology by PhijAdams and Production Management by Setting Line.

See a list of tour dates and get tickets here.