Marisha Wallace, one of the West End and Broadway’s most instantly recognisable voices and beloved leading ladies is heading out on her first ever UK tour.
The star of such smash-hit shows as Dreamgirls, Waitress, Aladdin and The Book of Mormon and very soon Hairspray – will play a series of theatre shows in March 2020.
Beginning at Sale’s Waterside (8 March), Wallace will then play Newbury Corn Exchange (11 March), Horsham Capitol (13 March), Birmingham Hippodrome (14 March), Leeds City Varieties (16 March), Lichfield Garrick (17 March), Glasgow Glee Club (18 March) and London’s Arts Theatre (23 March).
Wallace, who has just completed a critically-acclaimed run in West End hit Waitress and, starred alongside Will Smith in Disney’s big screen summer blockbuster Aladdin, said: “I’m so excited to be heading out on my first ever UK tour. I fell in love with the UK from the moment I first I stepped on stage here. The warmth and love I’ve received from audiences has been really special and I cannot wait to head out to play theatres around the UK – it’s going to be amazing.”
Following her debut UK tour Wallace will take on the iconic role of Motormouth Maybelle in the eagerly-awaited West End return of Hairspray alongside Michael Ball.
Wallace – whose power-packed new single ‘Fight Like A Woman’ is out now – was born and raised in a small town in North Carolina. But the small town never held down her big city dreams. From glittering New York, her huge talent has taken her around the world.
On Broadway, Wallace starred in shows including Disney’s Aladdin, The Book of Mormon and Something Rotten and then here, in the UK, as Effie White in the West End hit Dreamgirls before following this up as Becky in Waitress.
Together with her theatre success, this versatile talent has taken on the mainstream music world by performing at the Royal Albert Hall, the London Palladium and Cadogan Hall with such revered international artists as Seal, James Blunt and Gregory Porter.
And she has just enjoyed success as Todrick Hall’s special guest at his sold-out shows at the London Palladium and the O2 Ritz Manchester.
Her debut tour is presented by concert promoters Cuffe and Taylor. Ben Hatton, director of theatre touring for Cuffe and Taylor, said: “Marisha Wallace is an undoubted star of the West End and Broadway and her special talent is one that is rightly winning plaudits on both sides of the Atlantic.
“We are proud to be presenting Marisha’s debut UK tour and we would advise fans of the West End and musical theatre to get their tickets early because these shows are likely to be among the must-see events of 2020.”
Tickets go on sale at 10am on 1 November 2019 via www.cuffeandtaylor.com
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