Casting announced for UK tour of THE BALLAD OF JOHNNY & JUNE

Photo credit: Michael Wharley

Casting has been announced for the major new musical of The Ballad of Johnny & June, which begins its UK & Ireland tour at the Churchill Theatre Bromley on 2 March.

Christopher Ryan Grant (The Iceman Cometh, Million Dollar Quartet) brings his acclaimed performance, direct from sell out seasons at La Jolla Playhouse, California and Canada’s acclaimed Citadel Theater as Johnny Cash to the UK & Ireland, along with two-time Drama Desk Award nominee Christina Bianco (Forbidden Broadway, The Wizard of Oz) as June Carter Cash.

Directed by two-time Tony Award winner Des McAnuff, and told through the eyes of their son - songwriter and musician John Carter Cash, who helped create this official production - the acclaimed hit new musical shows why Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash remain one of the most iconic couples in music history, packed with a soundtrack of beloved hits — ‘I Walk the Line’, ‘Ring of Fire’, ‘Hey Porter’, ‘Jackson’, ‘I’ve Been Everywhere’, ‘Wildwood Flower’ and many more.

Love is a burning thing, and no one burned brighter than Johnny Cash and June Carter. He was a small-town musician and storyteller with a voice that stirred the soul. She was a multi-talented performer and a music pioneer. Johnny Cash sold more than 90 million records worldwide, won 13 Grammy Awards and a lifetime achievement award in 1999. June Carter Cash won five Grammy Awards across her illustrious career. The pair married in 1968 and remained together until June’s death in 2003.

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