Michael Ball returns to Chichester this summer in a major new production of Mack and Mabel directed by Jonathan Church, which opens at the Festival Theatre in July, followed by a UK tour from October.
Based on the true romance between Hollywood legends Mack Sennett and Mabel Norman, this musical comedy received eight Tony Award nominations when it opened on Broadway in 1974.
Michael Ball plays Mack Sennett. Recent credits include the BBC television drama That Day we Sang, which reunited him with Sweeney Todd co-star Imelda Staunton. Theatre credits include the title role in Sweeney Todd, Hairspray, Les Miserables, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Passion, Aspects of Love, The Woman in White and Phantom of the Opera. He also has a successful recording and broadcasting career, and will be embarking on a UK concert tour in Spring 2015.
Further casting is to be announced. Choreography is by Stephen Mear, design by Robert Jones.
Mack and Mabel will be at the Festival Theatre, Chichester from 13 July to 5 September 2015. Full details of the Festival 2015 will be announced at the end of February.