Directed by the multi-Tony Award winner Casey Nicholaw, a new musical based on one of the most popular rom-coms of all time will make its premiere in London next month.
The cast of 50 First Dates The Musical. Photo by Pamela Raith
With book, music and lyrics by David Rossmer and Steve Rosen, 50 First Dates The Musical features original songs and is inspired by the 2004 beloved romantic comedy film of the same name, starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore.
50 First Dates The Musical, which runs at The Other Palace for a limited run,will be led by Georgina Castle (Mean Girls) as Lucy Whitmore and Josh St. Clair (Ghost The Musical) as Henry Roth.
Based on an iconic love story, 50 First Dates The Musical follows Henry, who falls in love with Lucy, a woman with short-term memory loss. Every day, Lucy forgets everything that happened the day before, so Henry must win her heart all over again every morning.
The cast is completed by Georgia Arron (Mean Girls) as Sharon, Aizaac Aruna (Stardust) as Miles/Ensemble, Zoë Ann Bown (The Sound Of Music) as Miriam, Emily Olive Boyd (Les Misérables) as Fran, Greg Stylianou Burns (The Lightning Thief) as Ensemble, Cole Dunn (Kinky Boots) as Swing, Samuelle Durojaiye (Jesus Christ Superstar) as Swing, Paul Kemble (Hello, Dolly!) as Swing, John Marquez (The Birthday Party) as Marlin Whitmore, Natasha O’Brien (Mamma Mia) as Delilah, Aiesha Naomi Pease (Wicked) as Ukulele Sue, David Pendlebury (The Phantom Of The Opera) as Sid, Martha Pothen (The Frogs) as Cora, Ricky Rojas (Moulin Rouge!) as Marco, Chad Saint Louis (Cry-Baby) as Sandy, Samantha Thomas (Les Misérables) as Swing and Charlie Toland (Sin The Musical) as Doug Whitmore.
The production has set and costume design by Fly Davis (Caroline Or Change), lighting design by Aideen Malone (Fiddler on the Roof), video design by George Reeve (Hercules), sound design by Adam Fisher (Sunset Boulevard), hair and makeup design by Cynthia De La Rosa (Barcelona), orchestrations and arrangements by Matthew Jackson (Burlesque) and musical supervision and musical director is Richard Beadle (Hamilton). The casting director is Natalie Gallacher for Natalie Gallacher and Pippa Ailion Casting. Produced by ATG Productions, Bad Robot Live, and Gavin Kalin Productions.
50 First Dates The Musical will play at The Other Palace from 14 September - 16 November 2025.
