New musical 42 Balloons to make fully staged premiere at The Lowry in 2024
New musical 42 Balloons is to have its first fully staged production in 2024.
Following previous concert productions in the West End, the musical by Jack Godfrey will run at The Lowry in Salford from 18 April – 19 May 2024.
Charlie McCullagh and Evelyn Hoskins will star in the show as Larry and Carol respectively.
Using a lawn chair and approximately 42 helium-filled weather balloons, truck driver Larry Walters defied all the odds (and FAA airspace regulations!) to make his lifelong dream a reality and fly sixteen thousand feet above Los Angeles.
No, seriously. In a chair.
42 Balloons is an uplifting musical inspired by the highly improbable true story of how Larry, and his partner Carol Van Deusen, convinced their friends and family to help Larry achieve his lifelong dream – to fly.
Featuring an irresistible, 80s pop-inspired score, 42 BALLOONS questions how far you would go to make your dreams come true.
The production is being produced by Andy and Wendy Barnes from Global Musicals, whose previous work includes Six and The Choir of Man, collaborating with Kevin McCollum from Alchemation.
Directed by Ellie Coote, 42 Balloons has orchestrations & musical supervision by Joe Beighton, choreography by Alexzandra Sarmiento, casting by Pearson Casting CDG, and music direction by Flynn Sturgeon.
The show has been in development over the past five years with Godfrey saying: “After five years of writing and a journey that has at times seemed as unlikely as Larry’s flight, it feels incredibly surreal that we now get to present the full production of 42 Balloons next year. I’m extremely proud of our team, I’m hugely grateful to everyone who has helped us to get to this point and I can’t wait to share this show with everyone.”
For more information and tickets, visit thelowry.com
