The Drifters Girl

The Drifters Girl is a jukebox musical with a book by Ed Curtis based on an idea by Tina Treadwell. It is based on the story and the music of the American vocal group The Drifters and their manager Faye Treadwell.

The Drifters Girl
MusicVarious
LyricsVarious
BookEd Curtis
Tina Treadwell (idea)
BasisStory and music of The Drifters
Premiere9 October 2021: Theatre Royal, Newcastle
Productions2021 Newcastle-upon-Tyne
2021 London

Production history

Newcastle / London (2021- present)

The musical to made it's world premiere at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle on 9 October, running until 23 October 2021 prior to a run in London's West End at the Garrick Theatre from 4 November 2021 until 26 March 2022. The production is directed by Jonathan Church with set designed by Anthony Ward, choreographed by Karen Bruce and produced by Michael Harrison and David Ian. Beverley Knight stars as Faye Treadwell with Adam J. Bernard, Tarinn Callender, Matt Henry and Tosh Wanogho-Maud as The Drifters who also co-created the musical.[1] The musical was originally announced in November 2019 to open in September 2020, however was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Musical numbers

The musical features songs made famous by The Drifters including;

Cast and characters
Character Newcastle / West End (2021)
Faye Treadwell Beverley Knight
The Drifters Adam J. Bernard
Tarinn Callender
Matt Henry
Tosh Wanogho-Maud
Ensemble Marcus Ayton

Ethan Davis

Vanessa Ela Young

Michael James Stewart

Alanna Leslie

Curtis Scott

Dara Ajagbe

Amari Brown

Arabel Harley

Savanna Musoni

References
  1. "The Drifters Girl musical announces full casting". British Theatre. 2021-07-25. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
  2. "Brand new musical The Drifters Girl comes to the Garrick Theatre". Nimax Theatres. 2019-11-01. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
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