I wish my life were like a
A musical

Alexander S. Bermange

In addition to I Wish My Life Were Like A Musical (which has received a West End Wilma Award, three further award nominations, and 50 five-star reviews for its productions in London, Liverpool, Edinburgh, Basel, Seoul and on film), Alexander S. Bermange’s credits as a composer and lyricist include music and songs for theatre productions such as Spitting Image The Musical in the West End and at Birmingham Rep, Plague Over England in the West End, and the much-toured Murder On Air; 16 musicals including The Route To Happiness, Thirteen Days and the multi-award-winning Shadowless that have been produced in London, around the UK and internationally, spawning numerous cast recordings; one of the Old Vic’s 24 Hour Musicals; and many comic songs for BBC Radio 4 and the BBC World Service (an area of his work also represented in his live shows at the Hippodrome, the Pheasantry and the Other Palace). Alexander’s songs have been recorded and released by dozens of international musical theatre artists, and he topped iTunes’s comedy album chart with Wit & Whimsy, an album celebrating his comedic work which features 23 popular personalities and West End stars. For further information, please visit www.bermange.co.uk

Matthew Parker

Matthew is a multi-award-winning freelance theatre director and former Artistic Director of The Hope Theatre in London. He trained on the Postgraduate Directing Course at Drama Studio London, graduating in 2009. Recent directing includes A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Cambridge Shakespeare Festival), Vinegar Tom (OVO Theatre), Trestle (Jack Studio Theatre & The Maltings Theatre Livestream), The Comedy of Errors and Henry V (both Roman Theatre St Albans) and Brainville At Night (UK tour). While at The Hope Theatre he directed 10 productions to critical acclaim and won the Best Artistic Director OFFIE Award in 2016; the same year The Hope was shortlisted as Fringe Theatre of the Year at The Stage Awards. Matthew has received nine Best Director OFFIE Award nominations for his work since 2015 and won the Best Director of a Musical OFFIE award for his direction of Thrill Me: The Leopold & Loeb Story (Jermyn Street Theatre). More information on his work can be found at www.matthewparker.net.

Luke Harley

Luke trained at Arts Educational Schools, London. Credits include Titanic the Musical (UK & international tour, China, film, Broadway HD), Choir of Man (NCL), I Wish My Life Were Like A Musical (Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Liverpool Festival), Cinderella (Theatre Royal Wakefield), The Producers (international tour), Oklahoma! (BBC Proms), Jack and the Beanstalk (Theatre Royal Windsor), Thoroughly Modern Millie (Kilworth House), and Sweet Charity (Cadogan Hall). Luke is delighted to join the 2024 cast and would like to thank his family and fiancée for their continued support and love.

Sev Keoshgerian

Sev trained at Royal Academy of Music, before performing the lead role in Jack and the Beanstalk (Newbury Corn Exchange). His other credits include The Rocky Horror Show (European tour), Little Women (Park), Little Miss Sunshine: A Road Musical (Arcola and UK tour), and The Musical of Musicals (Above the Stag). Sev also recorded at Abbey Road studios in Buñuel In The Labrynth Of The Turtles.

Jessi O'Donnell

Jessi most recently finished her run in Wicked (Apollo Victoria) where she was ensemble and cover Madame Morrible. Previous credits include Stepping Out (Vaudeville and UK tour), Urinetown (The Vaults), and Prospect High: Brooklyn (Tristan Bates). 

Julie Yammanee

Julie is an Australian actress who has appeared as Emma Parker in Bonnie and Clyde at The Garrick, West End, and in Jerry's Girls at the Menier Chocolate Factory in London. Further stage credits include Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella (Hope Mill), Carousel (Kilworth House), Bonnie and Clyde in Concert (Theatre Royal Drury Lane), Gatsby (Southwark Playhouse), Spamilton (Menier Chocolate Factory), Lazarus (King's Cross), And The Winner Is (Vaults), Aladdin (Hackney Empire), Priscilla Queen of the Desert (UK & international tour), Here Lies Love (National), and Avenue Q (UK tour). Screen credits include Matilda (Netflix / Working Title), and A Christmas Story Christmas (Legendary / Warner Brothers HBO MAX). Julie performed in PLAYMOBIL Princess Academy, Secret Theatres’ Redemption Room, and the Clueless workshop.