Billie the Kid - Cast announced for new British musical at Vaudeville Theatre

Casting has been announced for Billie the Kid, a new British musical at the Vaudeville Theatre.

Natasha J Barnes, Jodie Steele and Yuki Sutton Billie the Kid - a semi-staged musical concert will receive its first live audiences at the Vaudeville Theatre on 13 and 20 November 2023. BOOK TICKETS FOR BILLIE THE KID

Casting includes Natasha J Barnes, Kymberley Cochrane, Harvey Ebbage, Ki Griffin, Beth Hinton-Lever, Tony Jayawardena, Rob Kershaw, Ryan Kopel, Phoebe-Loveday Raymond, Aharon Rayner, Olivia Saunders, Jodie Steele, Yuki Sutton, Hannah Victoria and Yasmin Wilde.

Seventeen-year-old Billie Belle is a girl used to having the odds stacked against her. Born in a Bible Belt town to a delinquent mother, Billie spent her childhood saving discount-store coupons and working night shifts to keep the lights on in her grandma’s tiny trailer. Through it all, Billie has had one person by her side: her childhood sweetheart, Brody Benson. Brody’s a redneck with a heart of gold and they have spent years planning their future together, all pinned on Billie’s hopes for a full-ride scholarship to Charleston City College. But their plans are thrown into chaos when Billie discovers Brody has been trading dirty DMs with David Francis – the school queer punk rocker.

Torn between the pain of this betrayal and her love for her boyfriend, Billie reaches out to David and his gang of misfits. While Billie has put all her energy into thriving within the system, they’ve gone the other way, determined to be wild and joyful outsiders with no fear of offending! Inspired by and united with her new friends, Billie finds herself at the heart of a new kind of love story, one where her happily ever after is with herself in her fight for justice and equality; and the chance to ride out into the sunset on her terms.

Billie the Kid features music and Lyrics by Gez Mercer, book by Conway McDermott and Gez Mercer nd is to be directed by Kerry Kyriacos Michael.

The concerts will feature musical direction by Tom Cagnoni, choreography by Julian Capolei, lighting by Tim Deiling, sound by Sam Vincent, costumes by Stephen Foley, props by Jida Akil, musical supervision by Alex Beetschen, with associate musical direction by Annemarie Lewis Thomas, associate direction by Shelley Williams, associate choreographer - Laura Braid, casting - Andrew Lynford, and casting associate - Sophie Matthew.

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