Dave Willetts & Marti Webb to Star in 42ND STREET UK Tour from June

West End stars Dave Willetts (Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables, Cats, Ragtime, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers) and Marti Webb (Blood Brothers, Tell Me On a Sunday, Evita, Cats) will join forces to headline the legendary Broadway musical 42nd Street as it embarks on a national tour of the UK from 1st June 2012, playing 23 venues to the end of the year.

From the producers of hugely successful touring hits including Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, 42nd Street is the timeless, inspiring tale of small town Peggy Sawyer’s rise from chorus line to Broadway star.

Winner of the 1980 Tony Award for Best Musical and the 2001 Tony Award for Best Revival, 42nd Street is a true classic. The tour is directed by the show’s author and Broadway director Mark Bramble, and features the stunning sets and costumes from the Broadwayrevival.

The memorable score of hit songs includes ‘Lullaby of Broadway’, ‘We're In The Money’, and one of the great showstoppers, ‘42nd Street’, danced down a flight of steps that light up as bright as the faces of the cast. Audiences are taken to musical comedy heaven with breathtaking routines and glorious choreography. 42nd Street remains the greatest tap dancing musical of all time.

Dave Willetts (Julian Marsh) has headlined countless musicals in the West End and on tour. He has played leads in shows such as Phantom of the Opera and Les Misérables. He headlined Seven Brides for Seven Brothers both on tour and in the West End as well the tour of South Pacific. He recently starred inAndrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Boulevard in the West End.

Marti Webb (Dorothy Brock) is one of Britain’s most popular leading ladies, whose extensive West End credits include lead roles in shows such as Blood Brothers, Tell Me on a Sunday, Song & Dance, Evita, Cats and Thoroughly Modern Millie, to name only afew. She recently headlined the UK tour of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! across the country.

Produced by Martin Dodd for UK Productions, 42nd Street has music and lyrics by Harry Warren and Al Dubin and book by Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble, who also directs. Choreography is by Graeme Henderson and Musical Supervision by Gareth Williams. Set design is by Douglas W Schmidt, with costumes by Roger Kirk, lighting design by David Howe and sound design by Ross Portway and Jon Higson.

www.ukproductions.co.uk

Rhyl Pavilion Fri 1 – Sat 2 June, 01745 330 000

New Theatre, Oxford Tue 5 – Sat 9 June, 0844 871 3020

Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield Tue 12 – Sat 16 June, 0114 249 6000

Grand Opera House, Belfast Tue 19 – Sat 23 June, 028 9024 1919

King’s Theatre, Glasgow Tue 26 – Sat 30 June, 0844 871 7648

New Victoria Theatre, Woking Tue 3 – Sat 7 July, 0844 871 7645

Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham Tue 10 – Sat 14 July, 0844 847 2291

Sunderland Empire Tue 17 – Sat 21 July, 0844 847 2499

Blackpool Grand Theatre Tue 24 – Sat 28 July, 01253 290 190

Theatre Royal, Plymouth Tue 31 July – Sat 4 Aug, 01752 267 222

Eastbourne Congress Theatre Tue 4 – Sat 8 Sept, 01323 412 000

New Wimbledon Theatre Tue 11 – Sat 15 Sept, 0844 871 7646

Alhambra Theatre, Bradford Tue 18 – Sat 22 Sept, 01274 432 000

Cardiff New Theatre Tue 25 – Sat 29 Sept, 029 2087 8889

Southampton Mayflower Tue 2 – Sat 6 Oct, 02380 711 811

Theatre Royal Norwich Tue 9 – Sat 13 Oct, 01603 630 000

Churchill Theatre Bromley Tue 16 – Sat 20 Oct, 0844 871 7677

Palace Theatre, Manchester Tue 23 – Sat 27 Oct, 0844 871 7660

Wolverhampton Grand Theatre Tue 30 Oct – Sat 3 Nov, 01902 429 212

Edinburgh Playhouse Tue 6 – Sat 10 Nov, 0844 871 3014

Liverpool Empire Tue 13 – Sat 17 Nov, 0844 847 2525

Aylesbury Waterside Theatre Tue 20 – Sat 24 Nov, 0844 871 7607

Theatre Royal Nottingham Tue 27 Nov – Sat 1 Dec, 0115 989 5555

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