Alexandra Burke has joined the cast of the hit West End musical The Bodyguard, to play the leading role of Oscar-nominatedsuperstar Rachel Marron. Burke plays opposite Tristan Gemmill who continues in the role of Rachel's bodyguard, Frank Farmer. The Bodyguard, playing at the Adelphi Theatre, runs to 29 August 2014. Check out a first look at Burke in the production below!
On 2 June this year, Alexandra Burke will join the cast of the hit West End musical The Bodyguard, to play the leading role of Oscar-nominated superstar Rachel Marron. Burke will play opposite Tristan Gemmill who continues in the role of Rachel's bodyguard, Frank Farmer.
Following the recent confirmation that Beverley Knight will be leading MEMPHIS in the West End, the star has set her departure date from THE BODYGUARD for May 31. Now, The Daily Mail reports that The X Factor's 2008 champion Alexandra Burke will take her place at the Adelphi Theatre, beginning June 2.
The world's most loved musical is coming to South Afica! This lavish show, the highly acclaimed London Palladium production, is presented by Pieter Toerien, David Ian and The Really Useful Group, and tells the story of the Von Trapp family's flight across the mountains from Austria, with its unforgettable score that includes some of the most memorable songs ever performed on the musical stage including "My Favourite Things", "Edelweiss", "Do-Re-Mi", "Sixteen Going on Seventeen", "The Lonely Goatherd", "Climb Ev'ry Mountain", and the title song "The Sound of Music". Featuring an all-star South African cast, THE SOUND OF MUSIC is a must-see on the 2014 theatrical calendar.
The Bodyguard has been announced as one of the 16 West End productions eligible to receive the BBC Radio 2 Audience Award at this year's Olivier Awards 2014 ceremony on 13 April. The Audience Award is the only Olivier Award decided entirely by members of the public. Voting, which is now open, is at www.olivierawards.com/vote On 4 March four shortlisted productions will be announced. The winning show will then be announced, along with the rest of the winners, on the night of the ceremony at the Royal Opera House.
The Tony, Olivier and Grammy Award-winning Best Musical JERSEY BOYS, which has been delighting audiences in London for six years, will be touring the United Kingdom for the first time from September 2014, whilst the production also continues in London at its new home of the Piccadilly Theatre from March 2014.
Beverley Knight told the Daily Mail she has extended her run in the West End production of THE BODYGUARD through May 31, 2014. The musical is booking through August 2014.
Starring Beverley Knight as Rachel Marron and Tristan Gemmill as Frank Farmer and based on Lawrence Kasdan's 1992 Oscar nominated Warner Bros. film, Thea Sharrock's hit West End production of The Bodyguard announces the release of over 300,000 tickets for sale, taking booking at the Adelphi Theatre to30 August 2014.
Strictly Come Dancing 2011 finalist, Jason Donovan, is set to make a special appearance as celebrity judge for Ghost Is Dancing for Children In Need charity night, at the Mayflower Theatre, Southampton today 3 November.
For the last 5 months 12 terrified technicians from the Ghost The Musical touring company have been taught to dance by 12 professional dancers from the cast all in aid of the BBC's Children in Need Appeal.
London's West End theater producers Michael Harrison and David Ian's screen-to-stage adaptation of the 1992 massive film 'The Bodyguard,' which originally starred the late Whitney Houston, who played the fictional singing superstar Rachel Marron, and Kevin Costner, who played the title role, in the celluloid version, have recently released a new promo trailer for 'The Bodyguard's' ongoing run at the Adelphi Theatre in London (Strand, London WC2R 0NS, United Kingdom).
Multi award-winning recording artist Beverley Knight leads the cast of Thea Sharrock's hit West End production ofThe Bodyguard in the role of Oscar-nominated superstar Rachel Marron. Starring opposite Knight, and playing the iconic title role of Rachel's bodyguard Frank Farmer, is Tristan Gemmill.
Strictly Come Dancing 2011 finalist, Jason Donovan, is set to make a special appearance as celebrity judge for Ghost Is Dancing for Children In Need charity night, at the Mayflower Theatre, Southampton on Sunday 3 November.
Multi award-winning recording artist Beverley Knight leads the cast of Thea Sharrock's hit West End production of The Bodyguard in the role of Oscar-nominated superstar Rachel Marron. Starring opposite Knight, and playing the iconic title role of Rachel's bodyguard Frank Farmer, is Tristan Gemmill.
As reported by the Daily Mail, superstar singer and Oscar-winner Adele is in talks to to star as singer Dusty Springfield in an upcoming film, rumored to be written by David Stenn (Boardwalk Empire). If the film gets picked up by a studio, it could begin production by 2015.
For the last 5 months 12 terrified technicians from the Ghost The Musical touring company have been taught to dance by 12 professional dancers from the cast all in aid of the BBC's Children in Need Appeal.
Tonight, Monday 9 September 2013, multi award-winning recording artist Beverley Knight joins the cast of the hit West End musical The Bodyguard in the lead role of Oscar-nominated superstar Rachel Marron. Also joining the cast is Tristan Gemmill who takes on the role of Rachel's bodyguard, Frank Farmer.
The smash hit West End musical GHOST the Musical, based on the Academy Award winning film, will be haunting the King's Theatre from Tuesday 1st until Saturday 12th October.