Jenna Russell to join the cast of 'Sinatra The Musical'

The new musical based on the life and career of Frank Sinatra features over 20 of his hits including "That’s Life", "One For My Baby", "The Best Is Yet To Come" and "Come Fly With Me".

Olivier Award winner Jenna Russell will join the cast of Sinatra The Musical when the show begins performances at the Aldwych Theatre this June.

Russell, who is currently performing as Maureen Fry alongside Mark Addy in The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, will play Dolly, Frank Sinatra’s mother.

She joins the already announced Joel Harper-Jackson as Frank Sinatra, Ana Villafañe as Ava Gardner, and Phoebe Panaretos as Frank’s first wife, Nancy Sinatra.

The company is completed by Oliver Adam-Reynolds (Nat King Cole/Ensemble), Becky Anderson (Lana Turner/Ensemble), Carl Au (Lee Mortimer/Ensemble), Sam Brown (Tommy Dorsey/Ensemble), Helen Colby (Hedda Hopper/Ensemble), Emma Crossley (Swing), Adam Davidson (Gene Kelly/Ensemble), Alexander Day (Swing and Dance Captain), Christopher GoPaul (Swing), Stuart Hickey (Swing), Jenna Innes (Judy Garland/Ensemble), Marty Maguire (Marty Sinatra), Mia Musakembeva (Ensemble), Melissa Nettleford (Billie Holiday/Ensemble), Samuel Nicholas (Ensemble), Nardia Ruth (Swing), Christina Shand (Swing and Assistant Dance Captain), John Stacey (Mitch Miller/Harry Cohn/Ensemble), Allana Taylor (Marlene Dietrich/Ensemble), and Lee Zarrett (George Evans). Sylvie Regan, Mia Savident, and Felicity Walton share the role of Little Nancy.

The new musical based on the life and career of Frank Sinatra features over 20 of his hits including "That’s Life", "One For My Baby", "The Best Is Yet To Come" and "Come Fly With Me".

Director and choreographer Kathleen Marshall said: "I've been a huge fan of Jenna Russell's ever since I had the great pleasure of seeing her astonishing performance in Sunday in the Park with George on Broadway. I'm so excited to be collaborating with Jenna and with our entire brilliant cast on Sinatra the Musical. We can't wait to welcome audiences into Sinatra's world at the Aldwych Theatre this summer!”

The rest of the creative team includes writer Joe DiPietro, set designer Peter McKintosh, costume designer Jon Morrell, lighting designer Bruno Poet, sound designer Jonathan Deans, video designer Akhila Krishnan, wigs, hair and make-up designer Campbell Young Associates, orchestrator Larry Blank, arrangements by Gareth Valentine and Ian Eisendrath, and dance arrangements by David Chase. The orchestra of seventeen musicians will be supervised by Gareth Valentine.

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Photo credit: Jenna Russell. (Courtesy of production)