Further tour dates for the UK and Ireland tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s award-winning musical SUNSET BOULEVARD starring Ria Jones as ‘Norma Desmond’ and Danny Mac as ‘Joe Gillis’ have been announced. Directed by Nikolai Foster, the tour will officially open at Curve, Leicester on Thursday 28 September.
SUNSET BOULEVARD also features Adam Pearce as ‘Max Von Mayerling’, Molly Lynch as ‘Betty Schaefer’, Dougie Carter as ‘Artie Green’ and Carl Sanderson as ‘Cecil B DeMille’. The rest of the company includes Bernadette Bangura, Matthew Barrow, Benjamin Chambers, Joanna Goodwin, Kristoffer Hellström, Iain Mattley, James Meunier, Gemma Naylor, Fiona O’Carroll, Joanna O’Hare, Jessica Paul, Sam Peggs, Tom Vincent and Barney Wilkinson.
Last year, Ria Jones played the role of ‘Norma Desmond’ at the London Coliseum when Glenn Close was indisposed, receiving rave reviews and standing ovations for her performance. Ria has recently starred as ‘Dorothy Brock’ in “42nd Street” at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. Her West End credits include ‘Fantine’ in “Les Misérables”, ‘Grizabella’ in “Cats” and ‘Florence’ in “Chess”. Her touring credits include ‘Alex’ in “The Witches of Eastwick”, ‘Mrs Overall’ in “Acorn Antiques – The Musical”, ‘Reno Sweeney’ in “Anything Goes” and ‘The Narrator’ in “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”.
Danny Mac captured the nation’s hearts and received overwhelming support during his incredible time on BBC1’s “Strictly Come Dancing” making it all the way to the final. He most recently starred as ‘Gabey’ in “On The Town” at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre. His other musical theatre credits include “Wicked” and “Legally Blonde”.
Check out these production images of Danny Mac in action…
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One of the all-time great musicals, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Tony Award®-winning (Best Musical, Best Original Score and Best Book of a Musical) masterpiece SUNSET BOULEVARD is a compelling story of romance and obsession, based on Billy Wilder’s legendary film, with Don Black and Christopher Hampton’s wonderful book and lyrics. This much-loved score includes the title number Sunset Boulevard, With One Look, As If We Never Said Goodbye, The Greatest Star Of All and The Perfect Year and will be performed by a full orchestra.
In her mansion on Sunset Boulevard, faded, silent-screen goddess, Norma Desmond, lives in a fantasy world. Impoverished screen writer, Joe Gillis, on the run from debt collectors, stumbles into her reclusive world. Persuaded to work on Norma’s ‘masterpiece’, a film script that she believes will put her back in front of the cameras, he is seduced by her and her luxurious life-style. Joe becomes entrapped in a claustrophobic world until his love for another woman leads him to try and break free with dramatic consequences.
SUNSET BOULEVARD TOUR DATES
SATURDAY 16 SEPTEMBER – SATURDAY 30 SEPTEMBER
CURVE, LEICESTER
TUESDAY 3 OCTOBER – SATURDAY 7 OCTOBER
EDINBURGH PLAYHOUSE
MONDAY 9 OCTOBER – SATURDAY 14 OCTOBER
NEWCASTLE THEATRE ROYAL
MONDAY 16 OCTOBER – SATURDAY 21 OCTOBER
SWANSEA GRAND THEATRE
MONDAY 23 OCTOBER – SATURDAY 4 NOVEMBER
MANCHESTER PALACE
MONDAY 6 NOVEMBER – SATURDAY 11 NOVEMBER
HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE, ABERDEEN
MONDAY 13 NOVEMBER – SATURDAY 18 NOVEMBER
BIRMINGHAM HIPPODROME
TUESDAY 21 NOVEMBER – SATURDAY 25 NOVEMBER
BORD GAIS ENERGY THEATRE, DUBLIN
TUESDAY 28 NOVEMBER – SATURDAY 2 DECEMBER 2017
MILTON KEYNES THEATRE
TUESDAY 9 JANUARY – SATURDAY 13 JANUARY 2018
BRISTOL HIPPODROME
DANNY MAC WILL NOT BE PERFORMING AT THIS VENUE
TUESDAY 16 JANUARY – SATURDAY 20 JANUARY
MAYFLOWER THEATRE, SOUTHAMPTON
DANNY MAC WILL NOT BE PERFORMING AT THIS VENUE
MONDAY 22 JANUARY – SATURDAY 27 JANUARY
NEW VICTORIA THEATRE, WOKING
DANNY MAC WILL NOT BE PERFORMING AT THIS VENUE
MONDAY 29 JANUARY – SATURDAY 3 FEBRUARY
THE CLIFFS PAVILLION, SOUTHEND
MONDAY 5 FEBRUARY – SATURDAY 10 FEBRUARY
THE ALHAMBRA THEATRE, BRADFORD
MONDAY 19 FEBRUARY – SATURDAY 24 FEBRUARY
LIVERPOOL EMPIRE
MONDAY 26 FEBRUARY – SATURDAY 3 MARCH
WALES MILLENNIUM CENTRE, CARDIFF
DANNY MAC WILL NOT BE PERFORMING ON MONDAY 26 FEBRUARY
MONDAY 5 MARCH – SATURDAY 10 MARCH
IPSWICH REGENT THEATRE
MONDAY 12 MARCH – SATURDAY 17 MARCH
THEATRE ROYAL, PLYMOUTH
MONDAY 9 APRIL – SATURDAY 14 APRIL
NEW WIMBLEDON THEATRE
MONDAY 16 APRIL – SATURDAY 21 APRIL
THE MARLOWE THEATRE, CANTERBURY
MONDAY 23 APRIL – SATURDAY 28 APRIL
SHEFFIELD LYCEUM
Photos: Manuel Harlan
