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Pippa Ailion CDG, Natalie Gallacher CDG
London Casting

Pippa has cast over 200 productions internationally. She was awarded a special recognition Olivier Award in 2023. Natalie has worked with Pippa for 19 years.
Together with Associates Richard Johnston and Grace McInerny, they have cast numerous productions for West End, The Old Vic, Almeida, Regents Park, Chichester Festival Theatre, The Young Vic, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Birmingham Rep, UK and International tours.

Current West End: Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812; Mean Girls; MJ: The Musical; Moulin Rouge!; TINA: The Tina Turner Musical; The Book of Mormon and Disney's The Lion King.

Current UK tours: Come from Away; The Book of Mormon; Dear Evan Hansen and Coming to England.

Selected West End/UK tours: Hello Dolly; Ain't Too Proud; Get Up Stand Up; Come from Away; Disney's Beauty and the Beast; On Your Feet!; Dreamgirls; Funny Girl; Sunny Afternoon; Motown; Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; Wind in the Willows; Memphis; Bend It Like Beckham; Legally Blonde; Wicked; Billy Elliot; Top Hat; We Will Rock You; Here Lies Love; Fela! and Spring Awakening.

Theatre includes: Legally Blonde, Sound of Music, Porgy and Bess, Into the Woods, Ragtime, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Lord of the Flies, The Importance of Being Earnest (Regent's Park Open Air Theatre); Tammy Faye, Spring Awakening, American Psycho, Decade (Almeida); The Sound of Music, Rock Follies, Gypsy, Guys and Dolls, The Pajama Game, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Kiss Me Kate, Love Story (Chichester Festival Theatre / West End); Mandela, Tree, Twelfth Night, Far Away, Generations, Been So Long, The Enchanted Pig, Simply Heavenly (Young Vic); One Love - The Bob Marley Musical, The Rise and Fall of Little Voice, The Wiz, Waiting for Godot and Follow My Leader (Birmingham Rep).

Film Dance Casting: Rocketman; Wonka and Disney's Snow White.

Future Projects: TINA: The Tina Turner Musical (UK tour); Disney's Hercules (West End) and Moulin Rouge! (World Tour).

Awards: Casting Directors Guild award 2020 Come from Away; WhatsOnStage award 2023 for Spring Awakening and Casting Director Guild award 2009.

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The Lion King Creative team

  • Julie Taymor
    Director, Costume Design, Mask/Puppet Co-Design, Additional Lyrics

  • Elton John
    Music

  • Tim Rice
    Lyrics

  • Lebo M
    Additional Music & Lyrics, Additional Vocal Score, Vocal Arrangements, Choral Director

  • Mark Mancina
    Additional Music & Lyrics, Music produced for the stage, Additional Score

  • Roger Allers
    Book

  • Irene Mecchi
    Book

  • Garth Fagan
    Choreographer

  • Richard Hudson
    Scenic Design

  • Donald Holder
    Lighting Design

  • Michael Curry
    Mask and Puppet Co-Designer

  • Michael Ward
    Hair and Makeup Design

  • Steve Canyon Kennedy
    Sound Design

  • Anthony Lyn
    Associate Director

  • Marey Griffith
    Associate Choreographer

  • Clement Ishmael
    Musical Supervisor

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