Cruel Intentions
A must-see experience in New York and Los Angeles and following a sold-out, critically acclaimed production in the Assembly Palais du Variété spiegeltent at the 2019 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Cruel Intentions: The ’90s Musical, from the producers of smash hit Heathers the Musical, has arrived in London.
Step-siblings Sebastian Valmont and Kathryn Merteuil, manipulative monsters flushed with their own sexual prowess, engage in a cruel bet: Kathryn goads Sebastian into attempting to seduce Annette Hargrove, the headmaster’s virtuous daughter.
Weaving a web of secrets and temptation, as the two set out to destroy an innocent girl — and anyone who gets in their way — their vengeful crusade wreaks havoc on the students at their exclusive Manhattan high school and the diabolical duo become entangled in their own web of deception and unexpected romance, with explosive results…
Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the hit film Cruel Intentions starring Reese Witherspoon, Ryan Phillippe, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Selma Blair and inspired by Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Cruel Intentions: The ‘90s Musical is a wild nostalgic throwback laced with a soundtrack of the greatest ‘90s pop classics including Losing My Religion, Torn, The Sign, No Scrubs, Genie in a Bottle, I’ll Make Love To You, Bye Bye Bye, Sometimes and, of course, Bittersweet Symphony.
CAST
DANIEL BRAVO
Sebastian Valmont
RHIANNE-LOUISE MCCAULSKY
Katheryn Merteuil
ABBIE BUDDEN
Annette Hargrove
ROSE GAILBRAITH
Cecile Caldwell / Marci Greenbaum
JOSH BARNETT
Blaine Tuttle
BARNEY WILKINSON
Greg McConnell
NICKCOLIA KING-N’DA
Ronald Clifford
JESS BUCKBY
Bunny Caldwell / Dr Greenbaum
NATHAN LORAINEY-DINEEN
Ensemble
CHARLOTTE O’ROUKE
Ensemble
VERITY THOMPSON
Ensemble
CRAIG WATSON
Ensemble
Creative Team
Created by
Jordan Ross, Lindsey Rosin and Roger Kumble
Based on the original hit film by
Roger Kumble
Originally produced by
Eva Price
Directed by
Jonathan O’Boyle
Choreographer/Associate Director
Gary Lloyd
Set & Costume Designer
Polly Sullivan
Lighting Designer
Nick Richings
Sound Designer
Chris Whybrow
Musical Director
Denise Crowley
Associate Choreographer
Matt Nicholson
Casting Director
Will Burton for Grindrod Burton
Production Photography: Pamela Raith
Reviews
★★★★★ ‘Very funny, very sexy and very entertaining.’
Daily Star Sunday
★★★★‘Daniel Bravo and Rhianne-Louise McCaulsky make a winningly unpleasant central pairing.’
The Times
★★★★‘A sexy, smirky, tongue-in-someone-else’s cheek riot, gleefully politically incorrect.’
Evening Standard
★★★★ ‘A sexy, sultry ‘90s campfest with a killer soundtrack and a stellar cast.’
Broadway World UK
★★★★ ‘Pure nostalgic fun. Deliciously sly. Laugh-out-loud funny.’
Time Out
★★★★ ‘Thrilling. Dark, rollicking and stylish, this is a fun, foul-mouthed addition to the roster of current London stage musicals.’
WhatsOnStage
★★★★★ ‘If you want to let your hair down, you will be living for every single minute of this exceptional show. It really is the tonic we all need.’
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