Workshops of a new jukebox musical titled British Invasion are set to be held in London September 18 and 19, and Tony winner Jerry Mitchell is at the helm. Producers Hal Luftig (Legally Blonde), Craig Haffner, Sherry Wright (Plaza Suite), and Kevin Connor (Here Lies Love) are leading the project.

Rick Elice is penning the book, which puts an original '60s-set story to a soundtrack of hit tunes made famous by The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, Cilla Black, Dusty Springfield, and more. Tom Deering is serving as music supervisor on the project, which was conceived by Herman's Hermits frontman Peter Noone. The project has been in the works since at least 2015, when Mitchell, Luftig, and Elice were attached to a Manhattan workshop.

Performing in the September workshop performances will be Jonny Amies (The Little Big Things) as Peter Noone, Jenna Bonner (The Lion King) as Suki, Daniel Bravo (Cabaret) as Andrew, Stevie Doc (Moulin Rouge! The Musical) as Marianne, Jordan Luke Gage (Bonnie & Clyde) as Mick, Melissa Jacques (Everybody’s Talking About Jamie) as Peter’s Mum, George Maguire (Sunny Afternoon) as Paul McCartney, Kyle Taylor Parker (Kinky Boots) as Geno, Ashley Samuels (Motown The Musical) as the Dealer, and Taila Halford (Mamma Mia!) as Mary Quaint.

The ensemble will feature Ying Ue Li (Shucked), Tom Oliver (Jersey Boys), and Rachel Rawlinson (Bat Out of Hell), with further casting to be announced. Casting is by Jill Green, with Tom Shiels serving as casting associate.

Thomas Hopkins Productions is serving as general manager, and producer of the workshop.

"Before they were big, before Ed Sullivan introduced the Beatles, before British bands took over the world—they were making music for each other at The Bag O’ Nails. I love these songs, and I love that moment when no one yet knew the impact they would have," says Mitchell in a statement. "With British Invasion, we get to re-live that explosion of possibility—the sound, the style, the spirit of a generation discovering itself through music. Developing this show in London, the birthplace of so much of that energy, feels exactly right. This city was the epicenter of a cultural revolution, and it’s thrilling to explore that legacy in the rehearsal room with this extraordinary company. The Bag of Nails, Carnaby, and Kingly Street is the heart of this story and much of that energy feels exactly right."

Mitchell is a three-time Tony honoree, winning for his choreography to La Cage aux Folles and Kinky Boots and receiving an Isabelle Stevenson Award for his philanthropic work with Broadway Bares in 2023. Taking over the direction of The Devil Wears Prada took him to London last year. The Broadway mainstay has since signed on as a producer of U.K. musical King of Pangea and is developing Becoming Nancy there as well. Mitchell was most recently represented on the Main Stem with last season's short-lived BOOP! The Musical.