Location: Shaftesbury Theatre

Type of production: Musical

Opened: 15 August 2006

Booking until: 17 February 2007

Running time: 2hrs 30mins

Author/Playwright: Based on the Music of Boney M

Director: Andy Goldberg

Music by: Boney M and Frank Farian Productions

Cast: Sarah Moyle , Harvey , Javine

Synopsis:

A new musical based on the music of Boney M and songs from the Frank Farian catalogue with book by Amani Naphtali. Directed by Andy Goldberg with choreography by Sean Cheesman, designs by Jon Morrell, lighting by David Hersey and sound by Nick Lister.

Daddy Cool is set in multicultural London and tells the story of 'Sunny', a young man who lives for his music. Caught up in local rivalry between East and West London crews, he meets and falls in love with 'Rose', daughter of the East End's notorious club owner 'Ma Baker'. Echoing Romeo and Juliet, the lovers' relationship fuels the hostility between the two gangs, leaving their families face to face with past secrets and forcing them to confront their future.

Daddy Cool features the music of Boney M and other Frank Farian artists including Milli Vanilli and No Mercy, and will include classics such as Rivers of Babylon, Brown Girl In The Ring, Ma Baker, Girl You Know It's True, Where Do You Go, One Way Ticket, Mary's Boychild. Many of the numbers, originally written in the 70s and 80s, have been re-interpreted with contemporary musical influences whilst still retaining the elements that made the songs such huge hits.

With over 800 million sales of Boney M albums around the world, including 22 Number One hits, the group was a phenomenon and their music has reached far and wide during the past 30 years.

Daddy Cool stars former So Solid Crew member and winner of Channel 4's The Games, Harvey ("Shake"). Harvey has already made his big screen debut, starring in Out For A Kill opposite Stephen Segal in 2003. This winter will also see Harvey back in the charts as he releases his new single Won't Back Down. Speaking about Daddy Cool, Harvey said "I'm thrilled to be making my West End debut in such a bold new musical, and before you start thinking 'jazz hands', you'd better stop right there! This show is seriously cool."

The following Daddy Cool related items are available to buy online:
• Boney M: 32 Super Hits CD
• Boney M: The Greatest Hits CD
• Boney M: The Magic of Boney M CD

In 1975 Frank Farian put together a band fronted by black dancers, called Boney M. The band had their first hit single with Daddy Cool, and went on to have 38 top 10 hits between 1975 and 1988. This included 15 number ones in Germany and 22 top tens in England, with 5 number ones. Three Boney M singles now grace the Top 10 all-time bestseller list in England - Mary's Boy Child, Rivers of Babylon and Brown Girl In the Ring. In 1978 Frank won the Carl Allen award for being the producer with the highest sales of that year, after 2.2 million copies of Mary's Boy Child were sold in 4 weeks. In 1985 Boney M finally broke up after 10 years, but their music was back in 1992, with the release of the Boney M Megamix. The song made the Top 5 in the British charts. In 1997 Frank was also awarded the Echo Lifetime Achievement Award.