Dreams really do come true when you believe. We’re excited to hear the first casting news for Stephen Schwartz and Philip LaZebnik’s stage musical The Prince Of Egypt, having its West End premiere at London’s Dominion Theatre from 5 February to 12 September 2020. Leading the cast as Moses and Ramses will be Luke Brady and Liam Tamne and they will be joined by Christine Allado and Alexia Khadime, in the roles of Tzipporah and Miriam.
The Prince Of Egypt features 10 new songs written by Stephen Schwartz, together with five of his acclaimed songs from the DreamWorks Animation film, including ‘Deliver Us’, ‘All I Ever Wanted’, ‘Through Heaven’s Eyes’ and the Academy Award-winning ‘When You Believe’.The musical is directed by Scott Schwartz with choreography by Sean Cheesman.
Bios
Luke Brady (Moses) trained at RADA and is best known for playing Anthony Hope in Jonathan Kent’s acclaimed production of Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd (West End and Chichester Festival Theatre). His other credits include: The Merchant of Venice, Twelfth Night and The Taming of the Shrew (Shakespeare’s Globe and Tour); and St George and the Dragon (National Theatre).
Liam Tamne (Ramses) most recently starred as Guiseppe Naccarelli in The Light in the Piazza at the South Bank Centre. He has also appeared in: Working (Southwark Playhouse); Spamilton (Menier Chocolate Factory); The Rocky Horror Show (UK Tour); The Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables and Wicked in the West End. He appeared on The Voice (Series 2) and Eurovision: You Decide.
Christine Allado (Tzipporah) starred in the dual role of Peggy Schuyler and Maria Reynolds in the original London cast of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton. Her additional theatre work includes: In The Heights (Kings Cross Theatre); Here Lies Love (National Theatre); and Sweet Charity (Manchester Royal Exchange). Allado has also toured internationally with Andrea Bocelli as a guest artist and sang the role of ‘Maria’ in the BBC’s acclaimed documentary West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic.
Alexia Khadime (Miriam) has played leading roles in multiple West End musicals including: Elphaba in Stephen Schwartz’s Wicked; Nala in Disney’s The Lion King; Eponine in Les Misérables and Nabulungi in the original London cast of The Book of Mormon. Her additional theatre work includes: Welcome To Thebes (National Theatre); Ordinary Days (Trafalgar Studios); and Rita Marley in One Love: The Bob Marley Musical (Birmingham Rep).
We are thrilled to introduce you to the first members of our incredible cast.
— The Prince of Egypt Musical (@PrinceOfEgyptUK) July 18, 2019
Luke Brady as Moses@LiamTamne as Ramses@ChristineAllado as Tzipporah@alexiakhadime as Miriam
We canât wait to begin the journey of a lifetime together. pic.twitter.com/qUKHchQtuC
