Zorro Zings into Garrick Without Adam Cooper???

Gipsy Kings musical Zorro may arrive in the West End within the next two months, possibly moving into the Garrick Theatre after Derren Brown’s An Evening of Wonders finishes its scheduled five weeks on 7 June (See News, 27 Feb 2008). However, the musical could look a lot different in town than it did on tour. Of the three principals heading the 30-strong cast, while Matt Rawle is expected to reprise his role as the titular masked man, former Royal Ballet principal Adam Cooper and Aimee Atkinston, who previously co-starred as Ramon and Luisa, are unlikely to accompany the transfer.

The flamenco-fuelled musical is based on the 2005 bestseller by Chilean novelist Isabel Allende about Don Diego de la Vega, a fictional wealthy caballero who defends the people of Spanish California against injustice, and includes Gipsy King standards “Bamboleo”, “Baila Me” and “Djobi Djoba” as well as specially written new songs.

Zorro opened on tour at Eastbourne on 4 March 2008 before continuing to Woking, Southampton, Glasgow, Manchester and Milton Keynes, where it concluded on 12 April (See News, 4 Feb 2008). En route, the £3 million production, directed by Christopher Renshaw, was hit by technical problems that forced the cancellation of some performances (See News, 28 Mar 2008).