Final cast announced for first UK tour production of BURLESQUE THE MUSICAL
Photo credit: Pamela Raith
Final casting has been announced for the first UK tour of Burlesque the Musical, with the company led by Faye Brookes as Tess Richarde, the Burlesque club owner played by the legendary Cher in Steven Antin’s iconic Golden Globe-winning and Best Picture-nominated 2010 film.
Completing the cast are Macy Dermody Blythe (Dick Whittington, Oxford Playhouse) as Queenie/cover Nikki & Ali, Freya Baddeley (professional debut) as Peaches/Ensemble/cover Daphne & Queenie, Kizzi Pink Simpson (CIRQUE - The Greatest Show, UK tour) as Pearl/Ensemble/cover Daphne, Leah Pugh (Aladdin, Cheltenham Everyman) as Daphne, Keith Alexander (Kinky Boots, West End/European tour) as Dash/Ensemble), Owen Stringer (Mamma Mia!, International tour) as Joe/Trucker/cover Vince, Darnell Mathew-James (Kinky Boots, West End) as Trey/Chardonnay/Ensemble/cover Sean), and Cecilia Petrush (MJ the Musical, US National tour) as Alternate Ali, with ensemble, onstage & off stage swings & standbys: Callum Rose, Emma Lloyd, Emily Fitton, Rhys West, and Alexander O’Reilly.
They join the previously announced Brookes as Tess Richarde, Ryan Carter playing both Sean & Ms Loretta, Gracie O’Brien as Ali Rose, Davide Fienauri as Vince, Tyler Davis as Jackson, and Vanessa Ela Young as Nikki.
Burlesque the Musical will open a 24-venue UK tour at Woking Theatre on 25 July, before touring throughout 2026 and 2027, with more dates to be announced.
A second new production of Burlesque the Musical, starring Olivier Award winning Cassidy Janson as Tess, will return to London this September at brand new West End venue, The Arts at Marble Arch.
Full West End cast to be announced soon.
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