Jerry Hall to Return to the West End in High Society

Jerry Hall will return to the West End in the musical High Society. The production, directed by Ian Talbot, will begin performances at the Shaftesbury Theatre on October 1.

Based on the play The Philadelphia Story and the movie High Society, the tuner centers on a pretentious socialite, Tracy Lord, who is set to marry an equally pretentious executive when her ex-husband Dexter Haven arrives and stirs things up. Additional complications arise when tabloid reporter Mike Connor, who is there to cover the wedding, also falls for Lord. High Society features music and lyrics by Cole Porter and a book by Arthur Kopit.

Hall will play Mother Lord in this production of High Society. The cast will also include Katherine Kingsley as Tracy Lord, Graham Bickley as Dexter Haven, Paul Robinson as Mike Connor, Ria Jones as Liz Imbrie, James Jordan as Seth Lord, Royston Kean as Uncle Willie, Claire Redcliffe as Dinah Lord and Bryan Torfeh as George Kittredge.

Hall, still probably best known for being a supermodel and the ex-wife of Mick Jagger, was the second Mrs. Robinson in the West End production of The Graduate. Though she received less than stellar notices, she was still a big box office draw and later appeared in part of the U.S. tour of the play. Hall's other U.K. theatrical credits include The Vagina Monologues, Bus Stop, Picasso's Women and Benchmark. She appeared in the West End last year--making cameos in six shows in one night to help promote London theater.

High Society will officially open on October 10.