Bonnie Langford will swap Albert Square for 42nd Street when she steps into the role of Dorothy Brock in the hit re-working of classic backstage musical comedy at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.
The star who has just announced she is quitting her role as Carmel Kazemi as part of her character’s current harrowing storyline, will return to her musical theatre roots and the venue where she made her theatre debut at the age of seven in Gone With the Wind from Monday 3 September 2018.
Langford will appear alongside alongside Tom Lister who plays the role of Julian Marsh, Clare Halse, who plays Peggy Sawyer and Ashley Day as Billy Lawlor. The cast also includes: Jasna Ivir (Maggie Jones), Graeme Henderson (Andy Lee), Christopher Howell (Bert Barry), Bruce Montague (Abner Dillon), Mark McKerracher (Mac/Doc/Thug), Emma Caffrey (Anytime Annie) and Matthew Goodgame (Pat Denning).
The casting news was accompanied by the announcement that the production has extended its residency at Drury Lane for a final time, through to Saturday 5 January 2019.
Based on the 1933 Warner Brothers film musical the well-received new version of the show which premiered on Broadway nearly 40 years ago opened in April 2017.
One of the most popular song and dance shows of all time, the production is directed by the show’s co-author Mark Bramble (Barnum, The Three Musketeers), the director of a number of previous productions of the show including the Tony Award-winning Broadway revival in 2001.
Featuring musical theatre standards including ‘We’re in the Money’, ‘Lullaby of Broadway’, ‘I Only Have Eyes For You’ and the title song, the show tells the story of the chorus girl who steps into the spotlight when the leading lady is injured and becomes a star.
Angela Thomas
Tickets for 42nd Street are available HERE.
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