GREASE THE MUSICAL TOUR
Grease the musical is going on a new UK tour opening at the Leeds Grand Theatre in June 2019.
The Leicester Curve production of Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey's new touring production of the musical Grease will be directed by the Curve's Nikolai Foster and choreographed by Arlene Phillips.
Peter Andre is to star as Teen Angel who appears at the dance at Rydell High School when he performs his big number Beauty School Dropout on certain dates on the tour which is currently ending in Bromley in October 2019. He will alternate the role with Samantha Mumba and Ore Oduba as per the schedule detailed below.
Dan Partridge, Martha Kirby, Louis Gaunt and Rhianne-Louise McCaulsky will star as Danny, Sandy, Kenickie and Rizzo respectively. They join the previously announced Peter Andre playing Teen Angel at most performances.
Also in the cast are Jordan Abey/Doody, Ryan Anderson/Roger, Damian Buhagiar/Sonny, Eloise Davies/Frenchy, Natalie Woods/Jan, Tara Sweeting/Marty, Dale White/Eugene, Jessica Croll/Patty Simcox, Corinna Powlesland/Miss Lynch, Abigail Climer/Cha Cha, Darren Bennett/Vince Fontaine and Will Haswell/Johnny Casino. Completing the cast are Thea Bunting/Cynthia, Emily Beth Harrington/Carly, Jonathan Hermosa Lopez/Bobby, Dom Hutcheson/Mickey, Ruby May Martinwood/Sofia and Lindsay McAllister /Donna Sue.
The musical Grease is a story of love, friendship and growing up with well known musical numbers and fabulous dance routines.Songs include "You're the One That I Want", "Summer Nights", "We Go Together" and "Look At Me I'm Sandra Dee"It is an adaptation of the film of the same name starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton John.
Sandy is an Australian spending her summer holidays in America where she falls in love with uber-cool Danny Zuko. Their love affair ends when Sandy is despatched back to Australia with her parents, but fate intervenes and Sandy's parents move to America.
Sandy ends up at Rydell High - the same school as Danny, but he has a reputation to maintain and can't be seen going out with prim and proper Sandy. Sandy joins the feisty Pink Ladies but can't forget about her summer with Danny. Danny is similarly love struck and after many twists and turns, Sandy transforms herself, leaving behind her good girl persona so that she and Danny are finally united.
Below are the tour dates we have so far.
Leeds Grand Theatre |
19 June-20 July 2019 |
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Southend Cliffs |
23-27 July |
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Sunderland Empire |
30 July-3 August |
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Birmingham Hippodrome |
13-24 August |
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Glasgow King's |
27-31 August |
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Leicester Curve |
3-14 September |
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Dublin Bord Gais |
17-28 September |
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Oxford New |
1-5 October |
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Bromley Churchill |
8-12 October |
Samantha Mumba will play Teen Angel from 17 to 23 September in Dublin, alongside Ore Oduba who stars in the role on 24 and 25 June and from 29 June-16 July at Leeds Grand. , Oduba will also perform at Birmingham Hippodrome on 19, 20 23 and 24 August and King's Theatre, Glasgow from 27 -31 August.
Peter Andre's dates are 19 to 22 June, 26 to 28 June and 17 to 20 July at Leeds Grand Theatre, 24 to 26 July at Cliffs Pavilion, Southend, 30 July to 3 August at Sunderland Empire, 13 to 17 August and 21 and 22 August at Birmingham Hippodrome, 10 to 14 September at Curve, Leicester, 24 to 28 September at Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin, 2 to 5 October at New Theatre, Oxford and 8 to 12 October at Churchill Theatre, Bromley.
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