SCISSORHANDZ: A MUSICAL REINVENTED will open at Southwark Playhouse, Elephant, on 23 January 2025 for an exclusive 10-week engagement closing on 29 March. BOOK TICKETS
Written and directed by Bradley Bredeweg with choreography by Alexzandra Sarmiento, SCISSORHANDZ producers Bradley Bredeweg, Kelley Parker & Brian Pendleton, along with co-producers Lance Bass and Michelle Visage, are delighted to announce Jordan Kai Burnett (Magic Mike Live Las Vegas, Romy & Michele the Musical, Seattle) will star as Scissorhands, a role they originated in the original Los Angeles production, and 4-time Olivier Award nominee, Emma Williams (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Mrs Henderson Presents, Half A Sixpence, Love Story all West End) will star as Peg.
Jordan & Emma will be joined by Dionne Gipson (original Scissorhandz cast member, Los Angeles Pee Wee’s Big Holiday for Netflix) as The Inventor, Lauren Jones (Ragtime, London) as Kim, Annabelle Terry (Who do ya Love?, London West End, Tales from Hans Cristian Anderson, Guilford) as Esmeralda, Ryan O’Connor (original Scissorhandz cast member, Los Angeles) as Helen, Richard Carson (The Hired Man, MAMMA MIA!, Oklahoma!, all West End) as Jim. The Ensemble will be played by Candida Mosoma (Lion King, UK & Ireland Tour, International Tour & South Africa, Pricilla Queen Of The Desert, Johannesburg & Hong Kong), Luke Cairns (Little Women, London), Grace Towning (Mean Girls, West End, 9 to 5, West End).
Jordan Kai Burnett said, “This show may have started as a beautiful pipe dream in a bar in Los Angeles, but it quickly grew into something much more: a safe haven where everyone could come together and celebrate their uniqueness. It’s a space for all of us to be exactly who we are unapologetically. SCISSORHANDZ has this uncanny way of returning just when the world needs it most, and there couldn’t be a better time for me to join the London cast for our European debut. This cast is absolutely wild, with the most insane talent. I think London audiences are about to lose their minds at just how camp, fierce, and electrifying this show is. We are about to set London on fire!”
Emma Williams said, “I think, like many 80’s babies, Edward Scissorhands was one of my first crushes! The outsider, the sublimely unique, the other from another mother, our beloved hero/weirdo…. how could I do anything but say yes to playing Peg? I am beyond excited to delve into this show. Whether you call it a celebration, a tribute, a musical parody, it’s going to be truly EPIC!”
SCISSORHANDZ is a fresh and funny reinvention of Tim Burton’s cult classic Edward Scissorhands. This pop-musical parody extravaganza is a celebration of those who dare to be different, packed with a killer soundtrack featuring the likes of Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga & Alanis Morissette, plus more iconic hits you know and love. This is more than just a musical; it’s a movement!
After a wildly successful, sold-out run in Hollywood, where it captivated audiences and earned rave reviews, SCISSORHANDZ is set to take London by storm.
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