EastEnders actor Max Bowden has been introduced to star in a brand-new musical titled Midnight Cowboy.
Primarily based on James Leo Herlihy’s e-book of the identical, Midnight Cowboy follows a younger man named Joe Buck (performed by Paul Jacob French), who’s determined to flee his dead-end previous.
Bowden will tackle the function of Rico ‘Ratso’ Rizzo, who crosses paths with Joe after he strikes to New York Metropolis to seek out “wealth and glory”.
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The official synopsis continues: “The pair be a part of forces, ready to do no matter it takes to attain their goals, even when it means surrendering part of themselves. However New York ain’t no dream – it’s a jungle and survival requires sacrifice…”
Different forged members embody Tori Allen-Martin, Elena Breschi, Joanne Henry, Nick Len, Hollie-Ann Lowe, Dean Makowski-Clayton, Christian Maynard, Phoebe Roberts, Tim Rogers, Rohan Tickell and Matthew White.
Midnight Cowboy – which has already been tailored into in an Oscar-winning movie starring Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman – has been tailored for the stage by Bryony Lavery. Behind the soundtrack is award-winning composer Francis ‘Eg’ White.
The musical will open at Southwark Playhouse Elephant on April Four and run till Might 17. Tickets at the moment are obtainable to buy right here.
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Bowden, who exited EastEnders as Ben Mitchell final yr, took to Instagram after information was introduced to share his pleasure over his new function.
“Tremendous excited to be bringing the world premiere of Midnight Cowboy the musical to Southwark playhouse – taking part in the long-lasting function of Rico ‘Ratso’ Rizzo, alongside an incredible forged,” he captioned a photograph of the poster.
“Come and see us from April 4 – Might 17 @swkplay @adamaentertainment. Buzzing for this one.”
EastEnders airs on Mondays-Thursdays at 7.30pm on BBC One. The present additionally streams on BBC iPlayer, the place most episodes drop early at 6am forward of their TV broadcast.
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