20th Century Boy begins a tour in April. Picture: Robert Day
West End and musical theatre performer Warren Sollars (Mamma Mia!, From Here to Eternity) will lead the cast of the musical 20th Century Boy, playing the Glam Rock legend Marc Bolan. He will be joined by TV stars Sue Jenkins (Brookside, Coronation Street) and Luke Bailey (Waterloo Road, Casualty). 20th Century Boy kicks off its tour in Inverness on 18 April.
Completing the cast are Jade Albertson, Matthew Ashcroft, Lakesha Cammock, Andy Coxon, Llandyl Gove, Nathan Graham, Donna Hines, Christopher Hunt, Peter Manchester, Chris Milford, Katia Sartini, Steve Simmonds, Lucy Sinclair and Naomi Slights.
20th Century Boy is directed and choreographed by Gary Lloyd (Thriller Live, Fame), written by Peter Rowe in association with Lloyd, with music and lyrics by original glam rocker Marc Bolan. The musical is the culmination of five years’ development and is based on an original idea by Brian Dunham, Colin Giffin and Nicky Graham. The original production had critically acclaimed runs at the New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich in September 2011 and the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry in September 2012. This new production will tour throughout the UK from April 2014 and showcases 24 of Marc Bolan and T.Rex’s best-known hits including ‘Ride a White Swan’, ‘I Love to Boogie’ and ‘Get It On’.
Gary Lloyd said: “After working on this very special project for over five years, I am extremely excited to take Marc Bolan’s classic catalogue of songs out on the road in the UK. Marc is still very loved by a whole generation of fans and I really hope this piece will open up some of his greatest hits to a whole new generation. With a remarkable new cast, including Sue Jenkins, Luke Bailey and Warren Sollars, we are celebrating with this number one national tour.”
Designs for 20th Century Boy are by Diego Pitarch, lighting by Ben Cracknell, sound by Chris Whybrow and musical supervision and arrangement by John Maher. 20th Century Boy is produced by Bolanic Productions.
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