Dusty – The Dusty Springfield Musical Explained

Dusty
Subtitle:	The Dusty Springfield Musical
Music:	Various
Lyrics:	Various
Basis:	The life and music of Dusty Springfield
Productions:	2018 UK tour

Dusty – The Dusty Springfield Musical is a jukebox musical by Jonathan Harvey based on the life and music of singer Dusty Springfield, featuring songs sung by Springfield.

Production

The musical made its world premiere at the Theatre Royal, Bath from 23 June to 7 July 2018, before touring to Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield (10 to 14 July), Theatre Royal, Newcastle (17 to 21 July) and The Lowry, Salford (24 to 28 July). The production was directed by Maria Friedman and starring Katherine Kingsley in the title role.^[1]

Cast and characters

!Character!2018 cast^[2]

Dusty Springfield	Katherine Kingsley
Billings / Ray	Rufus Hound
Kay	Roberta Taylor
Ensemble / Alternate Dusty	Tricia Adele-Turner
Morgan	Adam Bailey
Kiki	Alex Bowen
Pat	Esther Coles
Lois	Joanna Francis
Wexler	Paul Grunert
Ruby	Ella Kenion

See also

• Dusty – The Original Pop Diva, a 2006 Australian jukebox musical based on the life of Dusty Springfield

References

1. Web site: Dusty The New Dusty Springfield Musical Tour. 2018-04-16. British Theatre. en-GB. 2019-08-30.
2. Web site: DUSTY announces further casting, including Rufus Hound and Roberta Taylor. The Corner Shop PR. en. 2019-08-30.