Casting has been announced for Dogfight, the new book musical based on the 1991 movie of the same name starring River Phoenix and Lili Taylor.
Heading the London cast in the central roles of Eddie and Rose are Jamie Muscato (The Light Princess, Les Miserables, Rock of Ages, Love Story and Spring Awakening) and Laura Jane Matthewson in her London stage debut in a starring role.
Joining them are Emily Olive Boyd, Cellen Chugg Jones, Nicholas Corre (West End Men), Matthew Cutts (Victor/Victoria, Starlight Express, Saturday Night Fever and Grease), Joshua Dowen (Cool Rider), Ciaran Joyce (Les Misérables, The Story of Tracy Beaker), Amanda Minihan (Merrily We Roll Along, Sister Act, The Producers), Rebecca Trehearn (Ghost on tour, Love Story, Dirty Dancing, We Will Rock You, Aspects of Love) and Samuel J. Weir (Parade, Carnival of the Animals, Monkee Business, Les Misérables feature film).
