The Wanted singer has appeared in many a major musical since 2019, from the UK tour of &Juliet to the London debut of Big the Musical – where he was praised for "charming" and "starry-eyed" version of Tom Hanks's original role.
"It was always something that I loved. It always felt like a safe way of getting attention, because everyone on some level, likes a little bit of attention. But in the first year of auditioning, one of my auditions was for a big record label boy band, and obviously that just took me down that path, and I loved that a lot.
"But I think I'm definitely reverting to type in that I am back on stage, but in in a 'telling a story way', versus the 'wearing skinny jeans and trying to look cool way'."
"When you're up there, making jokes or talking about how happy you are to be there and that your parents are in the crowd, all those are very close to Jay the person. With musicals, it's not that at all. It's like you've been given a task, and you've got to tell this story and the only thing that soothes you is if you do it really well."
The Sea Witch is a prequel to the Little Mermaid based on the book by Sarah Henning. Telling the story of the fairy-tale villain, it follows Evie, a witch surviving in a world where magic is outlawed. When her fate collides with Annemette, a mermaid with a secret of her own, both are driven toward a reckoning that will reshape their futures forever.
Speaking about the story with McGuiness, there are definitely links to be made with Wicked, as the origin story of another iconic villain. Yet the singer made it clear that this story can definitely stand on its own and actually has much closer links with the romantasy genre.
"If you read the ACOTAR series, or if you love Bridgerton, then this might be in your wheelhouse. And then this crossover does exist with people that love romantasy and shows like Six – so if that's you then you can hold on to your ticket really tightly."
The show is first coming to the West End for just two concerts on the 1st March with McGuiness joined by West End stars Michelle Visage, Natalie Paris and Mazz Murray. The cast has hopes for a longer theatre run, which McGuiness is eager to be a part of.
"And I would absolutely love to be a part of that."
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