For The Record – The Most Record-Breaking Musical in The World

This sparkling new comedic musical revue promises to be the most record-breaking show ever staged.  

And that’s because it playfully pays tribute to (and lovingly lampoons) record breakers and their diverse passions, proficiencies and peculiarities.  

From the fastest talker to the loudest snorer, and from the highest-pitched voice to the lowest-hanging beard, the songs wittily depict a kaleidoscope of unique individuals boasting surprising skills, curious collections, bizarre body modifications and death-defying diets – and reveal the motivations, struggles and rewards that inspire, accompany and arise from their endeavours.  

With music and lyrics by Alexander S. Bermange (writer of the award-winning I Wish My Life Were Like A Musical, which has amassed nearly 60 five-star reviews across 11 international productions since premiering at the Crazy Coqs), directed by Katharine Farmer (whose credits include Park Theatre, Southwark Playhouse, Arcola Theatre, and The Other Palace) and boasting a stellar cast of West End regulars. 

Cast:
Lizzie Bea (Sister Mary Robert in Sister Act),
Dean John-Wilson (Aladdin in Aladdin),
Simon-Anthony Rhoden (A. Burr in Hamilton),
Helen Woolf (Glinda in Wicked).

Lizzie Bea

Theatre: Sister Mary Robert in Sister Act (Dominion Theatre, Hammersmith Apollo and UK Tour), Martha Dunnstock in Heathers (The Other Palace), Tracy Turnblad in Hairspray (London Coliseum), Ensemble in A Christmas Carol (Dominion Theatre), Abigail Henson in the World Premiere of Becoming Nancy (Alliance Theatre, Atlanta), Pat in Kinky Boots (UK Tour), u/s Kelly, Betty & Val in Fat Friends the Musical (UK Tour), Rose in Dino Story and Ducky Daddles in Chicken Little (From Page to Stage – The Other Palace), Actress 2 in The Shakespeare Revue (UK Tour), Bee/Mother Pig in The 3 Little Pigs (UK & International Tour), Polly Parish in The Other School (St James Theatre).

Workshops: Penny in Sumo Girls (table read for Feature Film), Amy in [Large and] In Charge (Paper Mug), Abigail Henson in Becoming Nancy (London and New York casts), Martha Dunnstock in Heathers (The Other Palace).

Recordings: Little Bo Frilly in The Three Billy Goats Gruff (Stiles and Drewe), Ella in Where’s Charley’s Aunt? and Flo Bates in Half a Sixpence (Demo Recordings – both for Cameron Mackintosh Ltd).

Dean John-Wilson

Theatre: Your Lie in April: The Musical (Harold Pinter Theatre); The King & I (UK Tour); Passion (Hope Mill Theatre); Cruel Intentions (Edinburgh Festival); The Distance You Have Come (Sevan Productions); The Dreamers (Abbey Road Studios); The King & I (London Palladium); Aladdin (Prince Edward Theatre); Songs For a New World (St James’ Theatre); Here Lies Love (National Theatre); Tim Rice’s From Here to Eternity (Shaftesbury Theatre); Sister Act: The Musical UK Tour.

Film: We Die Young (Midsummer Sky Ltd)

Television: Masters Of Air (Amblin/Playtone/Apple TV), Doctors (BBC)

Concert highlights: ‘The Deadliest Man Alive’ in Spies Are Forever in Concert (Gillian Lynne Theatre), ‘Ryota Watari’ in Your Lie in April The Musical in Concert (Theatre Royal Drury Lane), ‘L’ in Death Note the Musical in Concert (London Palladium) and leading the company of Here Lies Love in singing ‘Child of the Philippines’ at the 60th London Evening Standard Theatre Awards.

Simon-Anthony Rhoden

Theatre: Dwayne in The Hot Wing King (National Theatre), Aaron Burr in Hamilton (Victoria Palace Theatre), Robert Catesby in Treason – Concert (Theatre Royal Drury Lane), Lola/Simon in Kinky Boots (Adelphi Theatre), Harpo in The Color Purple (The Leicester Curve), Lance in Beauty’s Legacy (The Keeper’s Daughter), Jim Conley in ‘Parade’ (Edinburgh Fringe).

Screen & Radio: The Color Purple – At Home (Leicester Curve), Temple 2 (Sky/Hera), Feel Good (Objective Fiction/E4/Netflix), Let it Snow (Endor/Sky TV), Quartet for the End of Time (BBC Radio 4)

Helen Woolf

Theatre: ‘Glinda’ in Wicked (West End & UK Tour); Cover ‘Glinda’ and ‘Nessarose’ in Wicked (Apollo Victoria); ‘Mrs Lambchop’ in Flat Stanley (Hull Truck); Cover ‘Glinda’ in Wicked (Original UK & Ireland Tour); ‘Rachel’ in Friends: The Opera (Comedy Central Television)

Workshops: Goodbye Barcelona (Arcola Theatre) Little Me (Riverside Studios)

Concerts: Helen is also an experienced concert performer singing at venues including; The Royal Albert Hall, Cadogan Hall, The Royal Festival Hall, Hackney Empire, The Other Palace, Crazy Coqs, The Actors Church & Wilton’s Music Hall.