Chitty the Musical is a stage musical based on the story Chitty Chitty Bang Bang by Ian Fleming and the 1968 film. It was launched at the London Palladium theatre by Jeremy Sams in 2002. This version of the show closed in September 2005. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1964). ... Ian Fleming Sir Ian Lancaster Fleming (May 28, 1908 – August 12, 1964) was an English author and journalist, best remembered for writing the James Bond series of novels as well as the childrens story, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. ... Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is a 1968 feature film with a script by Roald Dahl and Ken Hughes, and songs by the Sherman Brothers, based on Ian Flemings book Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: The Magical Car . ... The London Palladium in 2004 The London Palladium is one of the most famous of Londons West End theatres. ...

Despite some initial problems with the mechanical flying Chitty used in the show, the show enjoyed a very successful run. A Broadway version of this show opened on April 28, 2005 at the Hilton Theatre in New York City. It was nominated for, but did not win, the following 2005 Tony Awards: Broadway theatre[1] is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ... April 28 is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 247 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Hilton Theatre is a Broadway theatre, located at 213 West 42nd Street. ... What is popularly called the Tony Award (formally, the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre) is an annual award celebrating achievements in live American theater, including musical theater, primarily honoring productions on Broadway in New York. ...

• Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical (Erin Dilly)
• Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical (Marc Kudisch)
• Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical (Jan Maxwell)
• Tony Award for Best Scenic Design of a Musical (Anthony Ward)
• Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Musical (Mark Henderson)

The Broadway production closed on December 31, 2005 after 34 previews and 284 regular performances. The Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical is awarded to the actress who was voted as the best actress in a musical, whether a new production or a revival. ... The Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical is awarded to the actor who is voted the best non-starring actor in a musical, whether a new production or a revival. ... The Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical is awarded to the actress who is voted the best non-starring actress in a musical, whether a new production or a revival. ... Jan Maxwell (born November 20, 1956) is a Tony Award-nominated American stage and television actress. ... The Tony Award for Best Scenic Design is the Tony Award given to a designer for outstanding set design of either a play or musical. ... The Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Musical has been given since 1970. ... December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

After closing in London, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang took to the road on its first European tour. The first stop on this was at the Sunderland Empire, where it previewed from December 9, 2005 and premiered on December 13, 2005. It will tour Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool, Bristol, Southampton and Edinburgh. The Sunderland Empire Theatre is located in High Street West in Sunderland. ... December 9 is the 343rd day (344th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... December 13 is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The City of Manchester is a major city and metropolitan borough in the North of England, historically notable for its central role in the Industrial Revolution. ... The city from above Centenary Square. ... Liverpool waterfront by night, as seen from the Wirral. ... Bristol (IPA: ) is a city, unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England, 115 miles (185 km) west of London and located at With a population of 400,000, and metropolitan area of 550,000, it is Englands sixth, and the United Kingdoms ninth, most populous city... Southampton is a city and major port situated on the south coast of England. ... Edinburgh (pronounced ; Dùn Èideann () in Scottish Gaelic) is the capital of Scotland and its second-largest city. ...

Cast of the London Production

Original Cast

• Michael Ball - Caractacus Potts
• Emma Williams - Truly Scrumptious
• Anton Rodgers - Grandpa Potts
• Brian Blessed - The Baron
• Nichola Mcauliffe - The Baroness
• Richard O'brien - The Child Catcher
• Edward Petheridge - Toymaker
• Ray C. Davis - Coggins
• Emil Wolk - Goran
• David Ross - Boris
• David Henry - Lord Scrumptious
• Luke Newberry /George Gillies/Harry Smith/
• Pax Baldwin / Lawrence Hart / Harry Smith- Jeremy Potts
• Kimberley Fletcher / Carrie Fletcher / Lauren Morgan /
• Lauren Stroud / Fay Morgan / Eliza Bennett - Jemima Potts
• Graham Hoadly - Commentator/Phillips
• Matthew Rixon - Sid/Inventor
• Liza Pulman - Violet
• Steve Elias - Turkey Farmer/Inventor
• Peter Bishop - Inventor
• Nicholas Johnson - Inventor
• Bret Jones - Inventor

Ensemble Michael Ball (born Michael Ashley Ball, on 27 June 1962 in Bromsgrove, England) is a British actor and singer, best known for musical theatre roles such as Marius in Les Misérables, Alex in Aspects of Love, and Caractacus Potts in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. ... Emma T.R. Williams Vyssotsky was an American astronomer. ... Anton Rodgers (born 10 January 1933, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire) is a British actor. ... Blessed (centre) as Exeter in Henry V Brian Blessed (born October 9, 1937) is an English actor. ... David Ross is a Canadian trampolining coach and manufacturer of trampolines and trampoline equipment. ... David Henry at the 2006 Ironman Pro David Henry is an American bodybuilder Competitive History 2001 NPC Nationals, Middleweight, 11th 2002 NPC Nationals, Middleweight, 1st 2002 NPC USA Championships, Middleweight, 2nd 2004 Florida Pro Xtreme Challenge, 10th 2004 Ironman Pro Invitational, 6th 2004 San Francisco Pro Invitational, 8th 2005 Arnold... Nicholas Johnson is best known for his controversial term as a dissenting Federal Communications Commission commissioner, 1966-1973, and his book, How to Talk Back to Your Television Set. ...

• Helen Baker, Steve Elias, Dave Lee, Julie Barnes, Darren J. Fawthrop, Rory Locke, Peter Bishop, Nia Fisher, Gary Milner, Darren Carnall, Ben Garner, Liza Pulman, Stuart Chaffer, Jocelyn Hawkyard, Matthew Rixon, Ben Clare, Emma Hennigan, Tommi Sliiden, Lisa Joanne Cook, Nicholas Johnson, Scarlett Strallen, Phyllida Crowley-Smith, Bret Jones, Emma Kerslake, Flik Swan, Lyndsey Wise, Ray C. Davis, Robert Kramer,

Swings

• Leo Bidwell, Ross Dawes, Remy Martyn, Philip Comley, Maria Holley, Claire Morland

2003 - 2005 Cast

• Brian Conley - Caractacus Potts
• Gary Wilmot - Caractacus Potts
• Jason Donovan - Caractacus Potts
• Caroline Sheen - Truly Scrumptious
• Scarlett Strallen - Truly Scrumptious
• Anton Rodgers - Grandpa Potts (From Opening Night Until 13 September 2003)
• Russ Abbot - Grandpa Potts (From 15 September 2003 to 13 March 2004)
• Victor Spinetti - Baron Bomburst
• Sandra Dickinson - Baroness Bomburst
• Paul O'grady - The Child Catcher (From 16 September 2002 to 7 December 2002)
• Peter Polycarpou - The Child Catcher (From 9 December 2003 to 15 March 2003)
• Derek Griffiths - The Child Catcher (From 17 March 2003 to 23 July 2003)
• Wayne Sleep - The Child Catcher (From 24 July 2003 to 13 March 2004)
• Lionel Blair - The Child Catcher (From March 2004 to 7 September 2004)
• Stephen Gately- The Child Catcher
• Freddie Lees - Toymaker
• Ray C. Davis - Coggins/Inventor
• Ian Hughes - Goran
• Christopher Brand - Boris
• David Henry - Lord Scrumptious/Captain
• Daniel Bartlett/Christopher Parkinson/Michael Keane
• Jack Montgomery /Perry Millward / Myles Taylor / Sonny Martin - Jeremy Potts
• Christine Tucker / Leah-Verity White / Sydney White
• Isabel Wroe Wright / Shannon Stroud / Georgia Davies-Legg / Becky Carewe Jeffries / Georgia Figgis - Jemima Potts
• Graham Hoadly - Commentator/Phillips
• Peter Gallagher - Sid/Inventor
• Scarlett Strallen - Violet
• Cliff Brayshaw - Turkey Farmer/Inventor
• Peter Bishop - Inventor/Caractacus Potts
• Chris Andrew Mellon - Inventor
• Bret Jones - Inventor

Ensemble Brian Conley (born 1961 in Paddington, London, United Kingdom) is an accomplished British comedian with an act fashioned in the tradition of the bow tied end of the pier entertainer and targeted at the over forties. ... Gary Wilmot Gary Owen Wilmot (born 8th May, 1954 in Kensington, London) is a British actor, writer, comedian, impressionist and singer. ... Donovan on the cover of the Especially For You single with Kylie Minogue Jason Sean Donovan (born June 1, 1968) is an Australian actor and singer, with world-wide record sales in the region of 30 million copies (singles, albums, compilation inclusions, etc). ... Anton Rodgers (born 10 January 1933, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire) is a British actor. ... Russ Abbot (born 16 September 1947 in Chester, UK is a British musician, comedian, and actor. ... Victor Spinetti is a Welsh comic actor. ... Sandra Dickinson (born 20 October 1948) is a American actor, born in Washington DC. She has often played the dumb blonde. ... Peter Polycarpou is a British TV actor. ... Derek Griffiths (born Woking, July 15, 1946) was a star of numerous childrens television programmes in the 1960s to 1980s. ... Wayne Sleep (born 1948) is an English dancer. ... Lionel Blair (born 12 December 1931 in Montreal, Canada) (real name Lionel Ogus) is a British actor, choreographer, tap dancer and television presenter. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... David Henry at the 2006 Ironman Pro David Henry is an American bodybuilder Competitive History 2001 NPC Nationals, Middleweight, 11th 2002 NPC Nationals, Middleweight, 1st 2002 NPC USA Championships, Middleweight, 2nd 2004 Florida Pro Xtreme Challenge, 10th 2004 Ironman Pro Invitational, 6th 2004 San Francisco Pro Invitational, 8th 2005 Arnold... Peter Killian Gallagher (born August 19, 1955 in New York City, and raised in Armonk) is an American actor of Irish Catholic descent. ...

• Ruth Anderson, Catie Marie Entwistle, Caroline Miller, Peter Bishop, Emma Harris, Scarlett Strallen, Stephanie Bron, Tim Harwood, Flik Swan, Stuart Chaffer, Emma Hennigan, Daniel Tanner, Matthew Clark, Philip Comley, Michael John, Bret Jones, Jean Pierre, Van Der Spuy, Chris Crompton, Robert Kramer, Lyndsey Wise, Ray C Davis, Sarah Meade, , Ross Dawes, Chris Andrew Mellon

Swings

• Leo Bidwell, Claire Morland, Ben Clare, Karl Stephens, Blake Clayfield, Oliver Tydman, Maria Holley,

Final London Cast

• Jason Donovan - Caractacus Potts
• Jo Gibb - Truly Scrumptious
• Tony Adams - Grandpa Potts
• Christopher Biggins - Baron Bomburst
• Louise Gold - Baroness Bomburst
• Alvin Stardust - The Child Catcher
• Freddie Lees - Toymaker
• Ray C. Davis - Coggins/Inventor
• Christopher Ryan - Goran
• Richard Long - Boris
• David Henry - Lord Scrumptious/Captain
• Joe Ashman / Richard Smith / Patrick Harper - Jeremy Potts
• Georgia Grant / Natasha Jules Bernard / Kirsty Downing - Jemima Potts
• Graham Hoadly - Commentator/Phillips
• Jaymz Denning - Sid/Inventor
• Catie Marie Entwistle - Violet
• Cliff Brayshaw - Turkey Farmer/Inventor
• Robert Traynor - Inventor
• Ben Stock - Inventor
• Nigel Garton - Inventor

Ensemble Donovan on the cover of the Especially For You single with Kylie Minogue Jason Sean Donovan (born June 1, 1968) is an Australian actor and singer, with world-wide record sales in the region of 30 million copies (singles, albums, compilation inclusions, etc). ... Tony Adams (born December 11, 1940) is a Welsh actor, best known for his performances in two British television soap operas. ... Christopher Biggins (born 16 December 1948 in Oldham, Lancashire) is a British actor well recognised on British television. ... Louise Gold is a British singer-actress and Spitting Image puppeteer, formerly a The Muppet Show puppeteer. ... Alvin Stardust (born 27 September 1942) is a musican, born Bernard William Jewry in Muswell Hill, London, UK. He made his stage debut in pantomine at the age of 4. ... Christopher Ryan is an English actor who trained at East 15 Acting School in London. ... Richard Long may be: Richard Long (actor) Richard Long (artist) Richard Long (broadcaster) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... David Henry at the 2006 Ironman Pro David Henry is an American bodybuilder Competitive History 2001 NPC Nationals, Middleweight, 11th 2002 NPC Nationals, Middleweight, 1st 2002 NPC USA Championships, Middleweight, 2nd 2004 Florida Pro Xtreme Challenge, 10th 2004 Ironman Pro Invitational, 6th 2004 San Francisco Pro Invitational, 8th 2005 Arnold...

• Stephanie Bron, Aaron Francis, Sarah Meade, Philip Catchpole, Teddy French, Alice Mogg, Ray C Davis, Nigel Garton, Grant Neal, Katiejane Derbyshire, Paul Gyngell, Hayley Reed, Emma Dodd, Helen Harper, Ben Stock, Adrian Edmeades, Simon Harvey, Carrie Sutton, Catie Marie Entwistle, Derek Hough, Robert Traynor, Ross Fountain, Robert Kramer, Lisa Walker

Swings

• Justin Barley, Samuel Hall, Leo Bidwell, Claire Morland, Michael Broughton, Kate Tydman, Chadd Garvie