⭐ JACKIE BURNS TO LEAD WORLD PREMIERE OF BURLESQUE THE MUSICAL ⭐
Final casting for the world premiere of the stage musical adaptation of BURLESQUE has been announced.
Broadway star Jackie Burns will play Tess, the role of the club owner made famous by Cher in Steven Antin’s crowd-pleasing movie.
Jackie Burns holds the title of Broadway’s longest running Elphaba in Wicked, a role she also played on tour. She replaced Tony Award winning Idina Menzel in the US tour of If/Then where her award-winning performance received rave reviews. Other Broadway/Off-Broadway credits include the Tony Award-winning revival of Hair, Rock of Ages and playing Celine Dion in the cult comedy musical Titanique.
Burns joins the previously announced Jess Folley as Ali Rose, Todrick Hall as Sean, George Maguire as Vince, Michael Mather as Jackson and Nina Ann Nelson as Nikki and the Alternate Ali Rose.
Also starring Joe Atkinson, Jade Albertsen, Callum Aylott, Evonnee Bentley-Holder, Lucy Campbell, Lewis Easter, Yasmin Harrison, Elly Jay, Billie-Kay, Stefan Lagoulis, Hollie-Ann Lowe, Callum MacDonald, Alessia McDermott, Tom Mussell, Ian Oswald, Amber Pierson, Jess Qualter, Tom Scanlon, Ope Sowande, B Terry and Lily Wang.
BURLESQUE THE MUSICAL previews at Manchester Opera House on 13th June 2024 with sold-out performances until 29th June 2024. It makes its Scottish premiere at Glasgow Theatre Royal where it will run from 11th September – 28th September 2024 then returns to Manchester for a season from 3rd October – 2nd November 2024 prior to a West End run.
BURLESQUE – THE MUSICAL is written by Steven Antin, with additional material by Kate Wetherhead, and directed and choreographed by Nick Winston, with songs by Christina Aguilera, Sia and Diane Warren, alongside additional songs by Todrick Hall and Jess Folley.
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