Yvette Robinson to Succeed Ruthie Henshall in London Woman in White

By: Jan. 23, 2006
ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER
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Ruthie Henshall will depart the London production of The Woman in White on February 4th.

Henshall (Putting It Together on Broadway, Chicago, Les Miserables in London) currently plays heroine Marian Halcombe in Andrew Lloyd Webber's gothic musical romance; she will be replaced by Yvette Robinson on February 6th. Robinson will join a cast that also includes David Burt as Count Fosco, Damian Humbley as Walter Hartright, Alexandra Silber as Laura Fairlie, Michael Cormick as Sir Percival Glyde, Edward Petherbridge as Mr. Fairlie and Elinor Collett as Anne Catherick, the white wraith of the title. All will play their final performance on February 26th, the day that The Woman in White closes at the Palace Theatre in London.

The Woman in White opened in London on September 15th, 2004. Directed by Trevor Nunn (Les Miserables, Chess), the show features music by Lloyd Webber (Evita, Cats, The Phantom of the Opera), lyrics by David Zippel (City of Angels, The Goodbye Girl) and a book by Charlotte Jones (Humble Boy). William Dudley (sets and costumes), Paul Pyant (lighting), and Mick Potter (sound) make up the design team with Wayne McGregor behind the choreography and Simon Lee handling the music supervision.

Robinson, an Australian performer, has appeared in stagings of Les Miserables, Evita, Beauty and the Beast, Miss Saigon, My Fair Lady and others in her native land.

The Broadway production of the show features Maria Friedman, Michael Ball, Adam Brazier, Angela Christian, Ron Bohmer, Jill Paice and Walter Charles. Due to the upcoming completion of Friedman's breast cancer treatment, Judy Kuhn will step in for the star (who plays Marian) from February 14th through March 26th.

For more information, visit www.womaninwhitethemusical.com.



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