Heidi Blickenstaff & Emma Hunton to Lead World Premiere of Freaky Friday Musical

We're freaking out in the best possible way right now! Broadway favorites Heidi Blickenstaff and Emma Hunton are set to star as mom and daughter in the world premiere production of Freaky Friday at Virginia's Signature Theatre. Directed by Christopher Ashley and choreographed by Sergio Trujillo, the previously reported Disney musical will run from October 4 through November 13 in Signature's MAX Theatre. Further casting and creative team members will be announced later.

Based on the 1972 novel by Mary Rodgers and hit Disney films, the tuner will feature a book by Bridget Carpenter, music by Tom Kitt and lyrics by Brian Yorkey. Set in the present day, the show follows Katherine (Blickenstaff) and Ellie Blake (Hunton), an overworked mother and her teenage daughter who magically swap bodies and have just one day to put things right again before mom’s big wedding.

Blickenstaff comes directly from the Broadway company of Something Rotten! where she originated the role of Bea. Other Broadway credits include [title of show], The Addams Family, The Little Mermaid and The Full Monty.

Hunton’s credits include the Broadway production of Spring Awakening, as well as the off-Broadway production of Rent; she appeared as Elphaba in the first National Tour of Wicked and Natalie in the first National Tour of Next to Normal.

The title was developed by Disney expressly for theatrical licensing via Music Theatre International so at present there are no plans for it to end up on the Great White Way.