Rehearsals for Burlesque the Musical, the first ever stage adaptation of Steven Antin’s crowd-pleasing movie Burlesque which starred Christina Aguilera (now one of the producers of the stage show) recently began. Further cast and creative team are revealed today (Wednesday 1 May 2024).
Joining the already announced cast of Jess Folley as Ali Rose, Todrick Hall as Sean, George Maguire as Vince, Michael Mather as Jackson, alongside Lucy Campbell (On Stage Swing), Lewis Easter (Ensemble), Yasmin Harrison (Brenda/Ensemble/Dance Captain/2nd Georgie), Billie-Kay (Sophia/Ensemble), Hollie-Ann Lowe (Summer/Ensemble/2nd Cover Nikki), Alessia McDermott (Sally/Ensemble/1st Cover Nikki), Amber Pierson (Off Stage Swing), Jess Qualter (Daphne/Ensemble), Ope Sowande (Trey/Ensemble), B Terry (Georgie/Ensemble) and Lily Wang (Fifi/Ensemble) are:
Nina Ann Nelson, actor and member of the American pop band Citizen Queen as Nikki and the Alternate Ali Rose alongside Joe Atkinson (Off Stage Swing, Assistant Dance Captain), Jade Albertsen (Ensemble), Callum Aylott (On Stage Swing), Evonnee Bentley-Holder (Ensemble), Elly Jay (Off Stage Swing/1st Cover Tess/1st Cover Georgie), Stefan Lagoulis (Ensemble/2nd Cover Jackson & Sean), Callum MacDonald (Ensemble/1st Cover Vince), Tom Mussell (Ensemble/1st Cover Jackson), Ian Oswald (Ensemble/1st Cover Sean), (Ensemble) and Tom Scanlon (Ensemble).
Further casting is yet to be announced.
Burlesque the Musical previews at Manchester Opera House on Thursday 13 June with sold-out performances until Saturday 29 June 2024. It makes its Scottish premiere at Glasgow Theatre Royal where it will run from Wednesday 11 September to Saturday 28 September 2024 then returns to Manchester for a season from Thursday 3 October – Saturday 2 November 2024 prior to a West End run.
Welcome to Burlesque the Musical, the glamorous, gritty and outrageously fun new musical based on the much-loved hit movie.
Discover a club like no other…a place beneath the city lights where the sequins sparkle, seduction shimmers, and a life can change in the flick of a feather boa.
When Ali heads to New York in search of her mother, she finds herself drawn into a dazzling underground world where the beat of the music and the heat of the dance moves will change her life forever. Among this unlikely family of misfits, dreamers and schemers, Ali will unwittingly find her real voice, discover her talent, and find where she really, truly belongs.
Written and produced by Steven Antin, directed and choreographed by Nick Winston, with additional material by Kate Wetherhead, BURLESQUE THE MUSICAL is a scintillating journey of self-discovery that absolutely sizzles with songs by Christina Aguilera, Sia and Diane Warren, alongside additional songs by Todrick Hall and Jess Folley.
