Lulu returns to the West End after 30 years to join the cast of 42nd Street at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in the role of Dorothy Brock.
Lulu made her acting debut at the age of 16, starring with Sidney Poitier in the unforgettable To Sir With Love – and taking the title song to No. 1 in the US for five weeks.
She has worked with Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Cash, The Beatles, David Bowie in addition to her acting career. Her West End debut was in the Richard Eyre National Theatre production of Guys & Dolls and other credits include: Peter Pan; playing Tom Courtenay’s wife in Whatever Happened to Harold Smith; and Song & Dance; as well as stepping into Julie Walters’ shoes in the much-loved Adrian Mole TV series. She also recently appeared in the cult comedy film Absolutely Fabulous.
Lulu’s career highlights include the unforgettable ‘Shout’, her Bowie collaboration ‘The Man Who Sold the World”, a Bond theme song and a No. 1 with Take That.
She is a multi-award winning artist, including Ivor Novello and Grammy nominations for the worldwide hit she penned for Tina Turner, ‘I Don’t Wanna Fight’. She has also just completed a 44 date tour of the UK and in 2017 toured Australia and the US with her band.
Also joining the cast of 42nd Street is Ashley Day as Billy Lawlor. Day performed the role of Jerry Mulligan in the recent West End production of An American in Paris. Other theatrical credits include Kiss Me, Kate (Opera North), Oklahoma! (national tour), The Book of Mormon (West End), The Wizard of Oz (London Palladium), High School Musical (national tour), On the Town (English National Opera), Evita (West End), Mary Poppins (West End), Matthew Bourne’s Nutcracker (Sadler’s Wells) and Oliver! (West End).
The role of ‘Julian Marsh’ will continue to be performed by Tom Lister, who played Carl King in Emmerdale for eight years and had recently starred as Wild Bill Hickok in the UK Tour of Calamity Jane.
Clare Halse, will continue as Peggy Sawyer. She most recently appeared in the acclaimed production of Gypsy as Marjorie May at the Savoy Theatre.
42nd Street is directed by the show’s co-author Mark Bramble (whose other hit shows include Barnum, Treasure Island, The Three Musketeers, The Grand Tour) and director of many award-winning previous productions of 42nd Street on Broadway and around the world.
The cast also includes: Jasna Ivir is Maggie Jones, Graeme Henderson is Andy Lee, Christopher Howell is Bert Barry, Bruce Montague is Abner Dillon, Mark McKerracher is Mac/Doc/Thug and Emma Caffrey is Anytime Annie. Matthew Goodgame joins as Pat Denning.
The 45 piece ensemble comprises Clare Rickard, Ella Martine, Hannah Amin, Lucy Andic, Sara Bispham, Pamela Blair, Abi Curruthers, Danielle Cato, Lisa Dent, Natasha Ferguson, Madeleine Francis, Maria Garrett, Maddie Harper, Leah Harris, Rebecca Herszenhorn, Bethany Huckle, Sarah Kacey, Annie Kitchen, Jenny Legg, Hannah–Faith Marram, Billie Kay, Katy Riches, Zoe Rogers, Jessica Stent, Josephina Camble, Gabrielle Cocca, Emma Johnson, Jasmine Kerr, Lucy Renouf, Christina Shard, Freddie Clements, Martin McCarthy, Zac Watts, Steph Parry, Thomas Audibert, George Beet, Philip Bertioli, Joel Cooper, Matt Cox, Adam Denman, Luke George, Ryan Gover, Alyn Hawke, Tom Partridge, James-Royden Lyley and Liam Wrate.
42nd Street is presented in London by Michael Linnit and Michael Grade together with The Global Group of Companies for Gate Ventures with executive producer Johnny Hon.
Tickets for 42nd Street are available HERE
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