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Here Comes J. Edgar! A Comedy Musical

Book and Lyrics by Harry Shearer and Tom Leopold & Music by Peter Matz
J. Edgar Theatre Productions presents
Sun 19 Jul - Sun 16 Aug
An irrepressible musical comedy about the love of power and the power of love.
19 Jul
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16 Aug

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As Director of the FBI for almost 50 years, Hoover was the most powerful man in America. Yet behind all the machismo and homophobia was his concealed sexuality, his secret partying and his lifelong love affair with his deputy, Clyde Tolson. Here was a man who stopped at nothing to exert his control - yet underneath the petticoats of power lay his own secrets...


Written by Harry Shearer (The Simpsons and This Is Spinal Tap) and Tom Leopold (Seinfeld and Cheers), with music by Peter Matz (Musical Director for Barbra Streisand and Carol Burnett), this world premiere exposes the private life of J. Edgar Hoover... in the form of a Broadway musical!


Directed by Josh Seymour with choreography by Olivier Award Winner Bill Deamer, this raucous show stars Broadway musical icon Bryan Batt, best known for playing Salvatore Romano in the acclaimed television series Mad Men.


Move over Book of Mormon and The Producers - there's a new comedy musical coming to town.

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Age guidance: 14+


Runtime: 2 hours 25 minutes (including interval)

Content Warnings: Smoking, Haze, Flashing Lights, Death & Illness, Violence, References to Homophobia, Mentions of Self-Harm, Depictions of Firearms and Gunshots and References to Sensitive Material. 
 

Starting times for this show vary. Please note that latecomers will not be admitted. Please ensure you arrive at the venue with plenty of time.


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Cast & Creatives

J Edgar Hoover | Bryan Batt
Walter Winchhell | Marc Elliott
Hugo Bolton | Clyde Tolson
Mother/Mrs Ackerman | Lucy O'Byrne
Helen | Laura Medforth
Boy John/Little Girl | Jess Pratley
Onstage Swing | Isobel Grace Bass 
Lady In Red | Judith Owen
Onstage Swing | Jeremy Batt
John Dillinger/Lyndon B. Johnson | Simon Anthony
Agent Purvis/Ike Eisenhower | Ryan Heenan 
Franklin D. Roosevelt/Tony Clownpants | Alfie Parker
Nurse/Maisie | Martha Pothen
Nurse/Casting Director | Holly Willock
Thad/John F. Kennedy | Reuben Khan
Mother/Mrs Ackerman | Joanna Kirkland 

Book & Lyrics | Harry Shearer & Tom Leopold
Music | Peter Matz
Director | Josh Seymour
Choreographer | Bill Deamer 
Musical Supervisor, Orchestration & Arrangement | Ben Ferguson
Set Designer | Sophia Pardon
Costume Designer | Tom Paris
Lighting Designer | Jamie Platt
Sound Designer | Nick Lodge
Casting Director | Harry Blumenau CDG CSA
Associate Director | Jessica McKenna
Associate Choreographer | Aimee Leigh
Costume Supervisor | Katie Whatman
General Management | James Quaife for Luminous Entertainment Group
Marketing | Cup of Ambition 
PR | David Burns 
Graphic Design | Feast 

 

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