West End's THE BODYGUARD Releases Cast Recording Featuring Alexandra Burke Today

London's smash West End production The Bodyguard - The Musical makes its way to the U.S. with the forthcoming release of its hit-filled cast album, coinciding with a new country-wide tour.

The Bodyguard - The Musical (World Premiere Cast Recording) will be released today, November 18, 2016, from First Night Records/R.E.D., and features the outstanding vocals of Alexandra Burke, a previous star of the London cast production and winner of the fifth season of the British television series "The X-Factor."

Based on Lawrence Kasdan's 1992 Oscar-nominatEd Warner Bros. film and adapted by Academy Award-winner Alexander Dinelaris for the stage, The Bodyguard - The Musical (World Premiere Cast Recording), a breathtaking romantic thriller, features classics from the original film, including - of course - the legendary "I Will Always Love You," plus many other feel-good hits.

After its world premiere on December 5, 2012 at London's Adelphi Theatre, The Bodyguard - The Musical was nominated for four Laurence Olivier Awards including Best New Musical and Best Set Design and won Best New Musical at the Whatsonstage Awards. The UK production of the musical recently completed a sell-out UK and Ireland tour and made its triumphant return to London's West End at the Dominion Theatre on July 15, 2016.

The 2016 - 2017 U.S. National Tour, starring Grammy-nominated singer Deborah Cox as Rachel Marron, will commence on November 25, 2016 in Millburn, NJ prior to the official start at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis, MN on January 10, 2017. . Purchase tickets to The Bodyguard - The Musical US Tour here.

For additional information, visit www.thebodyguardmusical.com, or follow the show on Facebook: facebook.com/thebodyguardmusical, Twitter: twitter.com/TheBodyguardUS and Instagram: instagram.com/thebodyguardus.

The Bodyguard - The Musical (World Premiere Cast Recording) track listing is as follows:

1. Rachel Marron Entrance
2. Queen Of The Night
3. How Will I Know
4. Greatest Love Of All
5. Saving All My Love For You
6. Mayan Medley (Million Dollar Bill, I Wanna Dance With Somebody, So Emotional)
7. Run To You
8. I Have Nothing / End Of Act One
9. All The Man That I Need
10. I'm Every Woman
11. Fletcher
12. All At Once
13. Run To You Reprise / Going Home
14. Jesus Loves Me / Phone Call
15. Nicki's Death
16. Jesus Loves Me Reprise
17. One Moment In Time
18. He's My Bodyguard
19. I Will Always Love You
20. I Wanna Dance With Somebody

Dates/locations for the U.S National Tour of The Bodyguard - The Musical are as follows:

Nov 25, 2016 - Jan 1, 2017 Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn, NJ
Jan 10 - 15, 2017 Orpheum Theatre, Minneapolis, MN
Jan 17 - 22, 2017 Fox Cities Performing Arts Center, Appleton, WI
Jan 24 - 29, 2017 Orpheum Theatre, Memphis, TN
Jan 31 - Feb 12, 2017 Oriental Theatre, Chicago, IL
Feb 14 - 19, 2017 Ohio Theatre, Columbus, OH
Feb 21 - 26, 2017 Academy of Music, Philadelphia, PA
Feb 28 - Mar 5, 2017 Hippodrome Theatre, Baltimore, MD
Mar 7 - 12, 2017 Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, Charlotte, NC
Mar 14 - 19, 2017 Durham Performing Arts Center, Durham, NC
Mar 21 - 26, 2017 Tennessee Performing Arts Center, Nashville, TN
Mar 28 - Apr 2, 2017 Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA
Apr 4 - 9, 2017 Saenger Theatre, New Orleans, LA
Apr 12 - 16, 2017 Centennial Hall, Tucson, AZ
Apr 18 - 23, 2017 Community Center Theatre, Sacramento, CA
Apr 25 - 30, 2017 San Jose Center for the Performing Arts, San Jose
May 2 - 21, 2017 Hollywood Pantages, Los Angeles, CA
May 30 - Jun 11, 2017 Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Costa Mesa, CA
Jun 13 - 18, 2017 Civic Theatre, San Diego, CA
Jul 18 - 30, 2017 Music Hall, Dallas, TX
Aug 1 - 6, 2017 Bass Performance Hall, Ft Worth, TX
Aug 8 - 13, 2017 Starlight Theatre, Kansas City, MO
Aug 15 - 20, 2017 Hobby Center, Houston, TX

Additional cities will be announced at a later date.