Bright Lights, Big City
Event details
Curtain up. Our BA Third Year students take to the stage in their graduating shows.
Based on the 1984 novel by Jay McInerney, Bright Lights, Big City follows a week in the life of Jamie, a successful young writer who loses himself in the chaos of 1980s New York City.
Based on the 1984 novel by Jay McInerney, Bright Lights, Big City follows a week in the life of Jamie, a successful young writer who loses himself in the chaos of 1980s New York City. Jamie’s dream of becoming a novelist leads him to the Big Apple, where he leaves behind his marriage and stability for the temptations of parties, nightclubs and drugs. As he confronts his past, his future becomes less clear. Fuelled by a cocktail of unrefined grief and chemical escapism, Jamie spirals through a neon-soaked nightmare where the faster he runs the further he falls from himself. Set to a soundtrack resonant with 1980s rock sounds, this musical brings to life the fragility behind the bright lights and the alienation of the big city.
Content warning: contains drug references recommended 16+
Book, Music and Lyrics by Paul Scott Goodman
Based on the novel “Bright Lights, Big City” by Jay McInerney
Orchestrations and Additional Arrangements by Jesse Vargas
Music Direction and Arrangements on the “Bright Lights, Big City” Studio Cast Recording by Roger Butterley
This amateur production of BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CITY is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd.
Casts:
Brooklyn (Fri 20 Mar 14:30 & Sat 21 Mar 19:00) / Manhattan (Fri 20 Mar 19:00 & Sat 21 Mar 14:30)
AMANDA Izzy Mayo / Amber Indiana
CHUCK BEAN Alexander Laurenti (Dance Captain) / Cailan Landscheit
CLARA Katie Lawson / Katie Lucy Smith
COMA BABY/THERESA Cady Cogswell / Sarah Layla Omar
DRUG GIRL Juliette Fomba / Elaine Na
JAMIE Archie Rhodes / Jamie Cushion
MARY/ELISE Jaynie King / Selin Arslan
MICHAEL Noah Turner / Archie Fearon (Vocal Captain)
MOTHER/ELAINE Zoë Forward / Ella Joy Zaveckas
TAD Freddie Harvey / Darragh Bonner
VICKY Emily Faye Baldwin (Vocal Captain) / Arabella Adelaide (Dance Captain)