Bobby Conte to Star as David Copperfield in New Musical Based on Charles Dickens's Novel

Bobby Conte, known for roles in Company and The Who’s Tommy, will star as David Copperfield in Charles Dickens’s Copperfield! The New Musical, with book, music, and lyrics by Jeffrey Scharf.

Directed and choreographed by Gabriel Barre, with orchestrations and arrangements by Sonny Paladino, Copperfield! will play the Duke on 42nd Street at New 42 Studios starting on September 29, with opening set for October 19.

Adapted from the Charles Dickens novel, Copperfield! follows David from a difficult childhood through to adulthood as he meets some of Dickens’s most memorable characters, including the loyal Peggotty family, the eccentric Mr. Micawber, the gentle Agnes Wickfield, the charming but reckless Steerforth, and the deceitful Uriah Heep.

The full cast and creative team will be announced soon.

Click here to sign up for first access to a limited number of $18.50 tickets, a nod to 1850, the year the book was published.