Star-studded cast announced for award-winning Everybody’s Talking about Jamie at The Lowry

Casting has been announced for the critically acclaimed musical, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, which is set to visit The Lowry this September.

Following a record-breaking three-year West End residency, sold out UK & Ireland Tour and Amazon studios award-winning film, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie is set to hit The Lowry from Thursday 7^th to Sunday 17^th September 2023.

Jamie New is sixteen and lives on a council estate in Sheffield. Jamie doesn’t quite fit in. Jamie is terrified about the future. Jamie is going to be a sensation. Supported by his brilliant loving mum and surrounded by his friends, Jamie overcomes prejudice, beats the bullies and steps out of the darkness, into the spotlight.

The cast includes Ivano Turco (Get Up, Stand Up!, Cinderella) as Jamie New, Rebecca McKinnis (Everybody’s Talking About Jamie West End, Dear Evan Hansen, We Will Rock You, Les Misérables) as Margaret New,  Shobna Gulati (The Rise and Fall of Little Voice, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie West End and Film, Coronation Street, Brassic) as Ray, Talia Palamathanan (Everybody’s Talking About Jamie Tour and film) as Pritti, with John Partridge(Eastenders, The View Upstairs, La Cage Aux Folles, Chicago, A Chorus Line, CATS) as Hugo/Loco. Further casting to be announced.

Nica Burns, Producer of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie said: “We are absolutely delighted to be announcing a cracking cast for our second national tour. A huge welcome to two new talented stars to the cast of Jamie:  Ivano Turco in the title role and John Partridge as his mentors, Hugo/Loco Chanelle.

“We thank all our audiences for the incredible reception they have given us and look forward to sharing our joyful musical once again on tour round the UK.”

The show opens at The Lowry on 7 September 2023 before visiting Sunderland, Nottingham, Bromley, Birmingham, Cardiff, Brighton, Leeds, Blackpool, Llandudno, Oxford, Newcastle, Wolverhampton, Woking, Sheffield, Liverpool and Glasgow with further tour dates to be announced.

John Partridge said: “I have loved this show since the first time I saw it. Never before has an LGBTQ+ musical, a story that at its heart is about diversity and inclusion,  been more relevant. The fact that I get to kick off this UK tour in Manchester, the place of my birth, and bring it back to the West End is a full circle moment. Excited and honoured.”

Everybody’s Talking About Jamie is at The Lowry Thu 7 – Sun 17 September 2023. For more information, visit The Lowry’s website.