Grease the Musical announce UK and Ireland tour dates for 2021. The musical was due to tour in 2020 but had to be postponed due to COVID-19.
Following his success starring in the UK and Ireland tour in 2019, Peter Andre will star in the 2021 tour at certain venues. As well as reprising the role of Teen Angel, Andre will also play Vince Fontaine. Further casting to be announced, including who will be playing the role of Teen Angel and Vince Fontaine when Peter Andre is not performing.
Peter Andre is currently scheduled to perform at certain performances in Plymouth, Cardiff, Bristol, Milton Keynes, Dublin, Liverpool, Bromley, Southampton, Nottingham, Manchester, Dartford, Canterbury and Birmingham. Customers are advised to check their local websites for specific dates.
Peter Andre is known for his successful music and television career and became the sixth highest selling artist in the UK in the 1990s with number one hits such as Mysterious Girl, Flava and I Feel You.
GREASE originally opened in Chicago in 1971, followed by a move to Broadway in 1972, where it received seven Tony Award nominations, including one for Best Musical. During the show’s eight-year run, at the time, little known actors including Peter Gallagher, Patrick Swayze and John Travolta all appeared in the production, with Richard Gere understudying many roles before going on to star as Danny Zuko in the 1973 London premiere.
The 1978 film adaptation starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John is the fourth highest-grossing live action musical of all time and celebrated its 40th anniversary this year. The musical features beloved songs, including Summer Nights, Greased Lightnin’, Hopelessly Devoted To You and You’re The One That I Want.
22 – 30 January Theatre Royal Plymouth
1 – 6 February Wales Millennium Centre
8 – 13 February Bristol Hippodrome
16 – 20 February Edinburgh Festival Theatre
22 – 27 February Theatre Royal Norwich
1 – 6 March Milton Keynes Theatre
16 – 27 March Bord Gais Energy Theatre
29 March – 3 April The Alhambra Theatre, Bradford
5 – 10 April Liverpool Empire
12 – 17 April Sheffield Lyceum Theatre
19 – 24 April Churchill Theatre, Bromley
3 – 8 May Stoke Regent Theatre
11 – 15 May Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
18 – 22 May Grand Opera House, Belfast
24 – 29 May Theatre Royal, Nottingham
31 May – 5 June Royal & Derngate Northampton
7 – 19 June Palace Theatre Manchester
21 – 26 June The Orchard Theatre, Dartford
28 June – 3 July The Marlowe, Canterbury
6 – 10 July The Sands Centre, Carlisle
12 – 17 July The Alexandra, Birmingham
Photo: Manuel Harlan
