Beautiful Alum Rebecca LaChance to Star Opposite Michael Ball in Mack & Mabel

From Beautiful understudy to leading lady! Broadway alum Rebecca LaChance will star opposite the previously reported Michael Ball in the U.K.’s Mack & Mabel. The production will play the Festival Theatre, Chichester, July 13 through September 5, prior to a tour of the U.K. and Ireland. Opening night is scheduled for July 21.

LaChance made her Broadway debut in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical as a featured ensemble member while understudying Jessie Mueller in the title role. Other credits include Johnny Baseball, Central Avenue Breakdown and If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.

Based on the true romance between Hollywood legends Mack Sennett and Mabel Normand, the musical comedy received eight Tony Award nominations when it opened on Broadway in 1974. The score includes the classic songs “Time Heals Everything” and “I Won't Send Roses.”