At the same time as her new album ‘Tomorrow’ is released, West End and Broadway performer Marisha Wallace has announced an all-new UK tour for 2021.
The musical powerhouse – who has dazzled both the Royal Variety Performance and Strictly Come Dancing in recent days – is heading out on a six-date tour next autumn.
Named BBC Radio 2 Album of the Week, ‘Tomorrow’ is a collection of uplifting show songs and singalong pop classics. Wallace, the star of hit stage shows as Dreamgirls, Waitress, Aladdin and The Book of Mormon, will play these dates: King’s Hall Ilkley (24 September), Arts Theatre London (27 September), Arts Centre Aberystwyth (30 September), Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama: Dora Stoutzker Hall Cardiff (1 October), Hippodrome: Patrick Studio Birmingham (2 October) and Lowther Pavilion Lytham (6 October).
Wallace, who will also star alongside Michael Ball in the all-new West End production of Hairspray in 2021, said: “The thing I have absolutely missed the most in 2020 is performing in front of a live audience. My first ever UK tour was halted due to the pandemic earlier this year so it will be wonderful to get back into theatres in 2021 and do what I love the most.
“The response to my new album has been incredible. All the songs on the album have a really personal and special meaning for me, I loved recording them, and I cannot wait to sing these wonderful songs for audiences across the UK.”
UK audiences have taken Wallace to their hearts ever since the girl who grew up on a North Carolina farm arrived in the West End to take on the iconic role of Effie White in Dreamgirls.
Having suffered Covid-19 herself, she spent her recovery putting together a self-recorded version of the classic anthem of hope ‘Tomorrow’ to raise funds for those in the theatre industry affected by lockdown. Wallace independently released the track, which ended up on the BBC Radio 2 playlist and landed the No. 2 spot on the download charts.
Her Decca Records debut includes the barnstorming radio hit ‘Before I Go’ – a powerful anthem of pride, inner strength and empowerment – alongside such classics as ‘Purple Rain’, ‘Climb Every Mountain’, ‘The Show Must Go On’ on which she duets with Michael Ball and‘Alive’ (written by Adele and Sia).
Wallace felt passionately there should be strong female representation on the album and all original tracks are written by women. ‘Free’ is written by JinJin (Little Mix, Paloma Faith), ‘Divine’ by Camille Purcell (Jess Glynne, Little Mix) and ‘Faith’ by Natasha Bedingfield.
You can catch Wallace performing ‘Tomorrow’ at the Royal Variety Performance on ITV1 on 8 December at 8pm. Her performance of ‘Climb Every Mountain’ on BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing was broadcast on BBC1 at 7.30pm on 6 December and can be viewed now on the BBC iPlayer.
Wallace has also recorded songs for the upcoming Christmas movie Jingle Jangle, which will feature in Season 2 of Netflix’s Feel Good.
- Tickets for Marisha Wallace’s tour go on general sale at 9am on 11 December 11 via cuffeandtaylor.com
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