Final casting is announced for the world premiere of Love Goddess, the Rita Hayworth Musical at The Cockpit, London from 18 November to 23 December.
Considered by many to be the most beautiful woman of her day, Fred Astaire’s all-time favourite dance partner, and the bride Orson Welles wanted more than any other woman in the world, there is only one Rita Hayworth. She is still revered as one of the greatest movie stars who ever lived.
Almog Pail (Rita) plays series regular Bianca Kade in the new sci-fi TV series ‘Salvage Marines’. Her stage roles include Odile in ‘Swan Lake Rock Opera’ at Chelsea Music Hall, NYC, Hillary Clinton in ‘Fuel’ by  Joseph Beck, Abingdon Theatre, and Karen in ‘Speed the Plow’, National Theatre of Malta.
Simon Kane (Orson Welles and Harry Cohn) was in ‘Bleak Expectations’ at the Watermill Theatre. On TV he was in ‘Ghosts’ and played Russell in ‘EastEnders’.
Imogen Kinglsey-Smith (Young Rita) is a recent graduate. As a child actor her West End roles included Hortensia in ‘Matilda’ and Angela Robson in ‘Billy Elliott the Musical’.
Jane Quinn (Jules Graham and Volga Cansino) was recently understudy to Patricia Hodge as Amanda in ‘Private Lives’ (Nigel Havers Theatre Company UK tour), ‘Wonderful Town’ (Sir Simon Rattle & LSO – Barbican), Jennyanydots ‘Cats’ (London Palladium).
Joey Simon (Fred Astaire/Eduardo Cansino) is from New York City, making his London stage debut. His US theatre credits include: ‘Singin’ in the Rain’ (Theatre by the Sea), ‘An American in Paris’ and ‘Anything Goes’ (Westchester Broadway Theatre), ‘Spamalot’ (Arkansas Rep).
Love Goddess, presented in collaboration with The Cockpit, is the world premiere of the new full-length musical by Almog Pail & co-writer Stephen Garvey.
The production features five actor-singers portraying over 40 characters, with 12 original songs by Composer-Lyricist and Music Supervisor/Arranger Logan Medland.
Created, co-written and featuring Almog Pail as Rita, book co-written by Stephen Garvey (Off-Broadway: ‘The Bardy Bunch’, ‘Five Golden Rings’),  Music & lyrics by Logan Medland (Broadway: ‘A Bronx Tale’, ‘Dr. Zhivago’ National Tour: ‘Cats’, ‘Jersey Boys’).
Directed by Steve North (‘Sisterhood’, ‘Greensleeves’, ‘Cregan’).
Choreography by Jacqui Jameson (West End: ‘My Fair Lady – Directed by Trevor Nunn, ‘Fosse’ w/Gwen Verdon, ‘Chicago’ w/Joel Grey,Film: ‘Beyond the Sea’, ‘Mamma Mia!’ w/Meryl Streep).
Love Goddess is at The Cockpit Theatre 18 November to 23 December 2022
