Review: THE BODYGUARD National Tour at The Stranahan Theater
The Queen of the Night dazzles Toledo in this exciting production launch.
The Queen of the Night dazzles Toledo in this exciting production launch.
The national tour of THE BODYGUARD, based on the 1992 Whitney Houston film, launches at The Stranahan Theatre in Toledo after five weeks of rehearsals and technical preparations.
The musical based on the 1992 Whitney Houston film will perform at the Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts in Greensboro, North Carolina, featuring Brooke Bailey and Jonathan Blansfield.
As the national tour of The Bodyguard Musical prepares to launch in Toledo, Ohio, director Samantha “Sami” Saltzman and lead cast members Brooke Bailey (Rachel Marron) and Jonathan Blansfield (Frank Farmer) took time to speak with the press about bringing this new production to the stage.
Broadway in Toledo will open its 2026–27 season with the North American tour of The Bodyguard, arriving at the Stranahan Theatre October 15–18, 2026.
The full cast has been set for the new North American tour of THE BODYGUARD the Musical, which will launch in October.
It's been called author Tennessee Williams' best work and is widely known as his favorite.