Alexandra Burke returns to the role of Rachel Marron when The Bodyguard goes on tour in February 2015. Picture: Alessandro Pinna
Following her sell-out run at the Adelphi Theatre in London’s West End, three-time Brit nominee and X Factor winner Alexandra Burke will star in the leading role of Rachel Marron in the forthcoming UK and Ireland tour of Thea Sharrock’s hit musical The Bodyguard. The tour opens at the Mayflower Theatre, Southampton on 12 February 2015.
Alexandra Burke said: “I couldn’t be happier to be joining the tour and I’m excited to get started. Being on the theatre stage has brought me great happiness. It is an honour to have been asked to join the team and I look forward to creating new and long lasting memories with the cast.”
Alexandra Burke rose to fame after winning the fifth series of The X Factor. Her debut number one single ‘Hallelujah’ sold more than one million copies in the UK. Burke’s first album, Overcome, saw the release of her subsequent number one singles ‘Bad Boys’ and ‘Start Without You’. In 2011 she embarked on her first solo tour and was invited by Beyoncé to support her on tour. Later this year sees the release of her third studio album.
Alexandra Burke will perform the role of Rachel Marron at all evening performances. At the matinee performances, the part will be played by Zoe Birkett.
Zoe Birkett is probably best known as the highest placing female contestant in ITV’s Pop Idol, 2002. Since then she has appeared in the West End productions of Priscilla Queen of the Desert and originated the female lead in Thriller Live. Her other theatre credits include the Acid Queen in Tommy and Maureen in Rent.
The Bodyguard features a host of Whitney Houston classics including ‘Queen of the Night’, ‘So Emotional’, ‘One Moment in Time’, ‘Saving All My Love’, ‘I’m Your Baby Tonight’, ‘Run to You’, I Have Nothing, I Wanna Dance with Somebody and one of the biggest selling songs of all time – I Will Always Love You.
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