Manchester Theatre News & Reviews
In Conversation with RUTHIE HENSHALL discussing Nine The Musical in Concert at Lowry
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We chatted to Ruthie Henshall who is appearing in Nine The Musical in Concert at Lowry, Salford on Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd February 2025.
A Hope Mill Theatre Production
In celebration of our ninth birthday, we’re presenting NINE the Musical in Concert.
Starring Broadway and West End sensation Ramin Karimloo, our production of the Tony Award winning NINE at Lowry in Salford tells the story of movie director Guido Conti, who is staring down the barrel of a mid-life crisis and a bad case of creative block.
With only a week left before shooting begins, he desperately searches for answers and inspiration from his wife, his mistress, his muse and his mother.
As his chaotic profession steadily destroys his personal life, Guido must find a balance between creating art and succumbing to its obsessive demands.
Nine the musical won the 1982 Tony Award for Best Musical and Best Original Score, with hits including ‘Be Italian’, ‘Unusual Way’, ‘Cinema Italiano’ and many more. It was released as a movie in 2009, featuring an all-star cast including Daniel Day-Lewis, Nicole Kidman, Judi Dench, Penelope Cruz and Sophia Loren.
Joining Ramin will be Ruthie Henshall (Chicago, Billy Elliot) as Liliane la Fleur. Also appearing will be Amber Davies (Pretty Woman, Back to the Future) as Stephanie, Josefina Gabrielle (Les Miserables, Oaklahoma!) as Guido’s Mother, Victoria Hamilton-Barritt (HEX, Cinderella) as Luisa, Melissa James (Moulin Rouge, Gypsy) as Claudia, Danielle Steers (Just For One Day, Bat Out of Hell the Musical) as Sarraghina and Zizi Strallen (Mary Poppins, Strictly Ballroom) as Carla.
Ramin Karimloo’s stage credits include: Piquillo in Songbird (Washington National Opera), Gomez Addams in The Addams Family (London Palladium), Nicky Arnstein in Funny Girl (August Wilson Theatre, NYC), Shams in Rumi: The Musical (London Coliseum), Anatoly in Chess (Umeda Arts Theatre, Osaka & Tokyo International Forum), Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar (Theatre Orb, Tokyo), Che in Evita (Theatre Orb, Tokyo & Vancouver Opera), Gleb Vaganov in Anastasia (Broadway, NYC), Archibald Craven in The Secret Garden (Lincoln Centre), Jean Valjean in Les Miserables (Toronto, London & NYC, Tony Award Nominee), The Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera (London, Italy & Monte Carlo) & The Phantom in Love Never Dies (London, Olivier Award Nominee).
Ramin said: “I have always wanted to play Guido and do the musical NINE, I just love the story, I love the music and can’t wait to work with an incredible group of artists led by strong women. I think this is going to be an incredible process and I’m really looking forward to working with Joe and Will up in Manchester.”
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Karen Ryder asks the questions.
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