Three actresses have been announced to star in the leading role in ‘The Cher Show’ when it tours the UK & Ireland this summer.
The musical opened on Broadway in 2018 and features three different stars as Cher, corresponding with various eras in her life and career.
Producers of the trek have now announced the three actresses who will play Cher: Debbie Kurup as ‘Star’, Danielle Steers as ‘Lady’, and Millie O’Connell as ‘Babe’.
Further casting, including the characters of Bob Mackie, Sonny Bono, and Cher’s parents John and Georgia, will be announced soon.
In addition to documenting the major events of her life, ‘The Cher Show’ also includes a massive 35 Cher songs, such as If I Could Turn Back Time, Believe, Heart of Stone, Song for the Lonely and Strong Enough.
The UK & Ireland tour opens at Leicester’s Curve on April 15, 2022 and runs through April 2023, with choreography by Oti Mabuse, direction by Arlene Phillips, and costume design from Gabriella Slade.
The full list of tour dates is as follows:
15 – 23 April 2022
Leicester Curve
www.curveonline.co.uk
26 – 30 April
Sunderland Empire Theatre
www.atgtickets.com/venues/sunderland-empire
3 – 7 May
Hull New Theatre
www.hulltheatres.co.uk
10 – 14 May
Sheffield Lyceum Theatre
www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk
17 – 21 May
Manchester Opera House
www.atgtickets.com/venues/opera-house-manchester
24 – 28 May
Belfast Grand Opera House
www.goh.co.uk
31 May – 4 June
Blackpool Opera House
www.wintergardensblackpool.co.uk
7 – 11 June
Nottingham Theatre Royal
www.trch.co.uk
14 – 19 June
Canterbury Marlowe Theatre
www.marlowetheatre.com
21 – 25 June
Plymouth Theatre Royal
www.theatreroyal.com
19 – 30 July
Dublin Bord Gáis Energy Theatre
www.bordgaisenergytheatre.ie
2 – 6 August
Birmingham Hippodrome
www.birminghamhippodrome.com
9 – 13 August
Milton Keynes Theatre
www.atgtickets.com/venues/milton-keynes-theatre
16 – 20 August
Southend Cliffs Pavilion
www.southendtheatres.org.uk
23 – 27 August
Cardiff New Theatre
www.newtheatrecardiff.co.uk
30 August – 3 September
Stoke Regent Theatre
www.atgtickets.com /venues/regent-theatre
6 – 10 September
Woking New Victoria Theatre
www.atgtickets.com/venues/new-victoria-theatre
13 – 17 September
Cheltenham Everyman Theatre
www.everymantheatre.org.uk
20 – 24 September
Dartford Orchard Theatre
www.orchardtheatre.co.uk
27 September – 1 October
Glasgow King’s Theatre
www.atgtickets.com/venues/kings-theatre
4 – 8 October
Aberdeen His Majesty’s Theatre
www.aberdeenperformingarts.com
11 – 15 October
Edinburgh Festival Theatre
www.capitaltheatres.com
18 – 22 October
Wolverhampton Grand Theatre
www.grandtheatre.co.uk
25 – 29 October
Bradford The Alhambra Theatre
www.bradford-theatres.co.uk/venues/the-alhambra-theatre
1 – 12 November
Brighton Theatre Royal
www.atgtickets.com/venues/theatre-royal-brighton
15 – 19 November
York Grand Opera House
www.atgtickets.com/venues/grand-opera-house-york
22 – 26 November
Ipswich Regent Theatre
www.ipswichtheatres.co.uk
3 – 7 January 2023
Southampton Mayflower Theatre
www.mayflower.org.uk
10 – 14 January
Northampton Royal & Derngate
www.royalandderngate.co.uk
17 – 21 January
Liverpool Empire Theatre
www.atgtickets.com/venues/liverpool-empire
24 – 28 January
Bristol The Hippodrome
www.atgtickets.com/venues/bristol-hippodrome
31 January – 4 February
Wimbledon New Wimbledon Theatre
www.atgtickets.com/venues/new-wimbledon-theatre
7 – 11 February
Darlington Hippodrome
www.darlingtonhippodrome.co.uk
14 – 18 February
Torquay Princess Theatre
www.atgtickets.com/venues/princess-theatre-torquay
21 – 25 February
Oxford New Theatre
www.atgtickets.com/venues/new-theatre-oxford
28 February – 4 March
Llandudno Venue Cymru
www.venuecymru.co.uk
7 – 11 March
Norwich Theatre Royal
www.norwichtheatre.org
14 – 18 March
Carlisle The Sands Centre
www.thesandscentre.co.uk
