The production, which made its premiere in Birmingham last year, will embark on a UK and Ireland tour, kicking off later this month and making a stop in London in November.
Blake Patrick Anderson, Jacqui Dubois, Rebecca Lock, Rosie Singha and River Medway. Photo by Rich Lakos
Featuring one of the UK's biggest bands, Steps' most beloved songs, Here and Now is a new musical set in the seaside superstore Better Best Bargains. It's Friday night, the vibe is right, and everyone's dancing in the aisles. However, when Caz discovers the shelves are stocked with lies and betrayal, the summer of love she had dreamed of with her friends suddenly feels like a tragedy.
Ben Darcy (Pretty Woman, Savoy Theatre) will play Ben and Lauren Woolf (I Should Be So Lucky, UK Tour) will play Tracey the previously announced principal cast members Rebecca Lock* (Elf The Musical, Dominion Theatre) as Caz, Jacqui Dubois as Vel, Blake Patrick Anderson as Robbie, Rosie Singha as Neeta, Finty Williams* as Patricia, River Medway as Jem, Chris Grahamson as Gareth, Edward Baker-Duly as Max and John Stacey as Lesley.
The cast for Here and Now is completed by Georgia Christofi (professional debut), Kade Ferraiolo (I Should Be So Lucky, UK Tour), Albert Green (The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, West End), Harry Jack (Les Misérables, West End), Casey Jay (Grease the Musical, Royal Caribbean), Charlie-Jay Johnson (Here & Now, Birmingham Alexandra Theatre), Rosemary Annabella Nkrumah (MAMMA MIA! The Party, O2 Arena), Dean Rickards (professional debut), Markus Södergren (Here & Now, Birmingham Alexandra Theatre), Genevieve Taylor (Wicked, West End) and Jessica Vaux (Starlight Express, Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre).
*Please note Rebecca Lock and Finty Williams will be performing in the production until November 2025, with further casting to be announced in due course.
Brought to the stage with an original book by Shaun Kitchener and produced by the band and ROYO with Peter Waterman, the creative team is completed by director Rachel Kavanaugh, with choreography by Olivier Award-winning Matt Cole and Matt Spencer-Smith as musical supervisor, orchestrator and arranger.
Here and Now will kick off its UK tour at Aylesbury Waterside Theatre on 29 August and will head to London's New Wimbledon Theatre from 4-9 November.
