Peter Andre will return to the stage this Summer in a UK-wide tour of ‘Grease the Musical’.
The Mysterious Girl hitmaker will play Teen Angel and Vince Fontaine in the production, which resumes touring at the Curve, Leicester from 30-31 July 2021, following a stint in the show in 2019.
He is currently scheduled to appear at certain performances in Leicester, Plymouth, Canterbury, Nottingham, Milton Keynes, Woking, Dartford, Bristol, Edinburgh, Manchester, Birmingham, Southampton, Liverpool and Cardiff (full details are available here).
“I was so thrilled to have been returning to ‘Grease’ this year as I had the most wonderful time on the last tour working with our incredible cast and creative team, I can’t wait to get back out there performing with them,” says Peter.
“‘Grease’ is joyous and will truly allow you to escape to a different time, with show-stopping dance routines and some of the most iconic songs of all time.
“It’s a show about solidarity and it celebrates friendship, which is even more important now with how the last 12 months have been,” adds the star. “As the song goes, We Go Together!”
The musical, directed by Nikolai Foster and choreographed by Arlene Phillips, was due to tour in 2020 but had to be postponed due to Covid-19.
‘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.
Meanwhile, 1978 film adaptation starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John is the fourth highest-grossing live action musical of all time.
The musical features beloved songs, including Summer Nights, Greased Lightnin’, Hopelessly Devoted To You and You’re The One That I Want.
