Overview
- Producers and Southwark Playhouse announced on Tuesday that Andrew Barth Feldman will star in the title role of NERO, with previews set to begin November 2 and an official opening on November 6, 2026.
- The musical is written by Steven Sater (book and lyrics) with music by Duncan Sheik and will be directed by Lindsay Posner, joining a named creative team that includes choreographer James Cousins and musical supervisor Phil Bateman.
- SeenSee Company and Park Myung‑sung are producing the world premiere at the Southwark Playhouse Elephant and Lambert Jackson is listed as general manager, with tickets on sale now and further casting to be announced.
- The production updates a project that has been in development since at least 2006 with earlier workshops and stagings in San Francisco, New York and at Carnegie Mellon University, now advancing to a fully mounted London run.
- For Feldman this engagement is a major career milestone because it is his London stage debut and brings his Broadway and film profile to a transatlantic theatre audience, with the announced team indicating a full-scale premiere rather than a workshop presentation.