Clarke Peters to Star in Five Guys Named Moe Revival in Edinburgh

Clarke Peters will star in a 20th anniversary revival of his Olivier Award-winning musical Five Guys Named Moe at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival, to run August 4 – 29 at McEwan Hall on Underbelly’s Pasture. Paulette Randall will direct the production, which will feature choreography by Peters’ fellow original cast member and Olivier nominee Paul J Medford.

The musical follows broke and newly single Nomax (Peters) as Five Guys Named Moe (Big Moe, Four-Eyed Moe, Eat Moe, No Moe, and Little Moe) emerge from his 1930s-style radio in an attempt to cajole and comfort him. The music comes courtesy of jazz legend Louis Jordan, with hits including “Early In The Morning,” “Choo, Choo, Ch’Boogie” and “Saturday Night Fish Fry.” Additional casting will be announced at a later date.

Peters’ other credits include Trevor Nunn’s 2006 West End production of Porgy and Bess, as well as Chicago and The Iceman Cometh on Broadway. He may be best known for his portrayal of Det. Lester Freamon on television’s The Wire and his current role of Albert Lambreaux on Treme.

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