The full cast is announced for the West End premiere of Broken Wings, a major new musical, an autobiographical tale of tragic love based on Lebanese-born poet Kahlil Gibran’s 1912 masterpiece.
Broken Wings with Book Music & Lyrics by West End star Nadim Naaman (The Phantom of the Opera) and Music and Lyrics by Dana Al Fardan, one of The Middle East’s leading contemporary composers, will premiere as a semi-staged production with 9-piece orchestra, at the Theatre Royal Haymarket from August 1 – 4.
Co-Writer Nadim Naaman leads the cast as the iconic Gibran, the show’s narrator. His co-stars are Hiba Elchikhe (Princess Jasmine in the Australian production of Disney’s Aladdin) as Selma Karamy and Rob Houchen (Marius in the West End production of Les Misérables and Titanic at Charing Cross Theatre) as Gibran’s teenage self.
The cast also features Adam Linstead as Farris, Soophia Foroughi as Mother, Nadeem Crowe as Karim, Irvine Iqbal as Bishop Bulos Galib and Sami Lamine as Mansour Bey Galib. Robert Hannouch, Nikita Johal and Lauren James Ray make up the ensemble.
Watch Rob Houchen Perform Selma from Broken Wings
