For the very first time the original Australian cast recording of Muriel’s Wedding: The Musical® will be released in the UK…
The album will be available on Spotify, Apple, Amazon, Tidal, Deezer, YouTube Music, 7digital with shorter tracks available on Meta and TikTok now. The Australian cast recording features 19 songs with music and lyrics by Australian artists Kate Miller-Heidke and Keir Nuttall with additional songs by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, and Stig Anderson written for ABBA.
The UK album release follows the announcement that the musical will have its UK premiere as a Made at Curve and Global Creatures’ co-production in association with Sydney Theatre Company, at Leicester’s Curve theatre running from 10 April to 10 May 2025.
Initial casting for the run at Curve was revealed in September with Megan Ellis as the iconic Muriel Heslop and Annabel Marlow as Muriel’s sassy, straight-talking friend, Rhonda Epinstall.
Recordings captured at Curve’s recent season preview event of Megan and Annabel singing “Amazing” and Megan performing “The Bouquet” will be released via Curve’s channels in the coming months.
Speaking about the UK cast album release, Carmen Pavlovic for Global Creatures:
“We are thrilled to release the original Australian cast recording of Muriel’s Wedding: The Musical in the UK which has a vibrant musical theatre audience. This soundtrack showcases the ingenious music and lyrics by Kate Miller-Heidke and Keir Nuttal sung by the talented original Australian cast. We can’t wait for UK audiences to experience this music in person at Leicester’s Curve in April next year.”
Based on the classic 1994 motion picture the Made at Curve and Global Creatures co-production of Muriel’s Wedding: The Musical® is directed by Simon Phillips. Book writer PJ Hogan has updated his own screenplay for the stage, and original music for the stage production is written by award-winning multi-platinum selling artists Kate Miller-Heidke and Keir Nuttall, whose work spans the worlds of music theatre, opera, Coachella and Eurovision. The musical includes additional songs by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus & Stig Anderson originally written for ABBA.
MURIEL’S WEDDING THE MUSICAL® will run at Curve 10 April to 10 May 2025.
Tickets are on sale now www.curveonline.co.uk / www.murielsweddingthemusical.com
