Further casting announced for 'The Frogs' at Southwark Playhouse Borough

The musical comedy, which has music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by Burt Shevelove and Nathan Lane, will be directed by Georgie Rankcom.

Further casting has been announced for Stephen Sondheim's The Frogs at Southwark Playhouse Borough. The musical, which will see Glee star Kevin McHale star as Xanthias, begins performances on 23 May.

Joining McHale are Dan Buckley as Dionysos, Joaquin Pedro Valdes as Herakles, Carl Patrick as Charon, Bart Lambert as Shakespeare and Cover Xanthias, Martha Pothen as Shaw and Cover Dionysos, Alison Driver as Ariadne and Swing, Evonnee Bentley-Holder as Ensemble and Cover Shaw and Charon, and Milo McCarthy as Ensemble/Dance Captain, Cover Shakespeare and Herakles.

The musical comedy, which has music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by Burt Shevelove and Nathan Lane, will be directed by Georgie Rankcom. The Frogs reimagines Aristophanes’ ancient Greek satire, following Dionysos, the god of theatre, and his servant Xanthias on a journey to the underworld to find a cure for their ailing world.

Casting for the role of Pluto will be announced in due course.

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Photo credit: Kevin McHale. (Photo courtesy of production)