Little Miss Sunshine, the quirky off-Broadway hit musical embarked on a UK tour, starting at New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich, on 20 May 2019 and now the famous yellow van heads to Theatre Royal Brighton from Tuesday 11th to Saturday 15th June.
This European premiere stars two-time Olivier-award nominee Paul Keating (Tick Tick Boom, The Wizard of Oz – London Palladium, Little Shop of Horrors, The Full Monty), Lucy O’Byrne (Evita, Les Misérables, The Sound of Music), Mark Moraghan (Coronation Street, Holby City, 9 to 5) and Gabriel Vick (Sunny Afternoon, Avenue Q, Les Misérables, EastEnders).
The Hoover family has more than a few troubles, but young Olive has her heart set on winning the Little Miss Sunshine beauty contest. When an invitation to compete comes out of the blue, the Hoovers must pile into their rickety, yellow VW camper van. Can it survive the 800-mile trip from New Mexico to California – and more importantly, can they? This inventive and uplifting musical celebrates the quirks of every family, the potholes in every road, and the power of overcoming our differences.
Based on the Academy Award-winning film by Michael Arndt, Little Miss Sunshine is the offbeat musical comedy created by the Tony Award-winning team of James Lapine (who collaborated with Stephen Sondheim on Into the Woods and Sunday in the Park with George) and William Finn (25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Falsettos). This new production will be directed by the Arcola’s Artistic Director Mehmet Ergen with design by David Woodhead, lighting design by Richard Williamson, choreography by Anthony Whiteman and musical supervision by Mark Crossland.
Little Miss Sunshine appears at Theatre Royal Brighton from Tuesday 11th to Saturday 15th June, with evening performances at 7:45pm and Thursday & Saturday matinees at 2:30pm. Tickets can be purchased online at www.atgtickets.com/brighton or by contacting the box office on 0844 871 7650.
Paul Keating will be talking about his role in Little Miss Sunshine on Uckfield FM’s Weekend What’s-On show from 2pm on Sunday 9th June. Listen live at www.uckfieldfm.co.uk