About The Show

Smalltown Boy is a jukebox musical featuring some of the biggest New Wave hits from the 1980s. A drama/comedy set in the glitter and grit of New York City’s East Village, the play tells the story of Simon, a 17-year-old runaway. Expelled from a prestigious prep school and about to be banished to a Catholic military academy, this naïve runaway from the wrong side of the Long Island tracks meets a group of teens and is quickly seduced by the New Wave scene. Against the backdrop of Reagan’s America and the looming AIDS crisis, Simon falls in love, crashes hard, and searches for the one thing he’s never had: a place to belong. ​

But – mostly – it’s about finding HOME.

22 ICONIC 80s NEW WAVE SONGS

Portrait of a woman with long, wavy dark hair wearing a purple sleeveless top, sitting indoors against a plain background.

London workshop Cast

A woman with long, curly black hair and medium skin tone, wearing a black lace top and gold hoop earrings, posing against a dark and red textured background.

Aimie Atkinson

Grace Mouat

Close-up portrait of a woman with short, curly dark hair wearing a black fur coat and large hoop earrings.
Close-up of a man with brown wavy hair, hazel eyes, and light stubble, wearing a white shirt, looking directly at the camera with a neutral expression against a plain gray background.
A young person with curly hair, blue eyes, and earrings, wearing jewelry, a black top, and a sheer maroon jacket, taking a selfie against a dark background.
Close-up portrait of a young man with short brown hair and light skin, wearing a dark blue sweater against a muted blue background.
Close-up portrait of a woman with shoulder-length wavy brown hair, blue eyes, and a bright smile, wearing a green top and small gold hoop earrings, against a dark background.
A young man with medium-length wavy dark hair, brown eyes, and a beard, wearing a green and beige sweater, smiling slightly against a soft pink background.

Rosanna Hyland

Lucca Chadwick Patel

Close-up portrait of a young woman with brown hair, brown eyes, and a mole on her chin, wearing a purple top with a bow. She has a neutral expression with slightly parted lips, set against a green background.
A young man with short dark curly hair, light skin, blue eyes, and a beard, wearing an olive-green shirt, standing against a plain neutral brown background.

Liv Andrusier

Jack Butterworth

Close-up portrait of a young woman with blonde hair, blue eyes, and fair skin, wearing a dark jacket with a brown collar, against a blurred background.
Close-up of a young man with styled brown hair, blue eyes, light skin, wearing a dark t-shirt and a blue denim jacket, against a dark gray background.

Kat Ronney

Olly Manley

Adam Filipe

Jo Foster

Benjamin Cameron

Aonghas Ewen

Close-up portrait of a man with dark hair and a beard, wearing a dark jacket, against a neutral background.

Rob Fowler

A middle-aged man with short gray hair, a full beard, wearing a dark jacket, looking at the camera against a dark background.

Paul Robinson

Book by
Jeffrey Fischer-Smith

Music Direction and Orchestrations by
Mark Crossland

Directed by
Jonathan O’Boyle

Dramaturg
Ken Cerniglia

Sound Designer
Chris Whybrow

Producers
Jeffrey Fischer-Smith, Joseph Johnson, Julie Nichols & Nolan Doran

UK General Management
JAS Theatricals

US General Management
Visconti Productions