More casting has been revealed for the upcoming U.K. run of Stephen Sondheim, Burt Shevelove, and Nathan Lane's The Frogs, set to play London's Southwark Playhouse Borough beginning May 23 ahead of a May 27 opening night. The run will continue through June 28, with Georgie Rankcom at the helm.

As previously announced, Glee star Kevin McHale is leading the cast as Xanthias, McHale's U.K. stage debut. Newly announced to be joining him are Dan Buckley as Dionysos, Joaquin Pedro Valdes as Herakles, Carl Patrick as Charon, Bart Lambert as Shakespeare, Martha Pothen as Shaw, and Alison Driver as Ariadne, along with ensemblists Evonee Bentley-Holder and Milo McCarthy. Additional casting, by Peter Noden, will be revealed in the coming weeks.

Originally adapted by book writer Shevelove, the Southwark production will use the additional adaptive work done by Lane for the 2004 Broadway revival. The creative team will include musical supervisor Ben McQuigg, musical director Yshani Perinpanayagam, choreographer Matt Nicholson, set and costume designer Libby Todd, lighting designer Samuel Biondolillo, sound designer Joshua Robins, and orchestrator Tim Sutton. Adam Smith will serve as production manager, with Waverley Moran as stage manager and Evie Graham-Brown as assistant stage manager.

Set in a divided and despairing political climate, The Frogs follows Dionysos and trusty sidekick Xanthias as they take a leap of faith straight into Hades to find a cure for an ailing world. When they reach the River Styx, they encounter Dionysos’ worst nightmare: frogs. The musical is one of Sondheim's rarer works, originally written in 1971 for a student-directed production performed in Yale's swimming pool.

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