Here & Now musical brings Steps hits to Glasgow stage

The King's Theatre is set to host Here & Now as part of its UK and Ireland tour from September 16 to 20.
Rebecca Lock will reprise her role as Caz, while Finty Williams and Blake Patrick Anderson return as Patricia and Robbie, respectively.
River Medway, a fan favourite from RuPaul's Drag Race UK, is returning as Jem.
Edward Baker Duly will play Max and John Stacey as Lesley.
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The principal cast is being joined by new faces, including Jacqui Dubois as Vel, Chris Grahamson as Gareth, and Rosie Singha as Neeta.
Here & Now features Steps' most popular songs and a book by Shaun Kitchener.
It is produced by the band and ROYO, with Pete Waterman.
Rachel Kavanaugh is signed on as director, with Olivier Award-winning Matt Cole as choreographer and Matt Spencer-Smith as musical supervisor, orchestrator, and arranger.
Set in the seaside superstore Better Best Bargains, the story unfolds on a Friday night.
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But when Caz uncovers lies and betrayal on the shelves, her dream summer of love begins to unravel.
The plot follows the characters' journey as they grapple with the possibility of losing happiness or cling to hope for a happy ending.
Additional artistic contributors include Tom Rogers for set design, Gabriella Slade for costume design, Howard Hudson for lighting design, Adam Fisher for sound design, and Sam Cox for wigs, hair, and makeup design.
The cast was selected by Will Burton at Grindrod Burton Casting.
Further casting announcements will be made.

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