X Factor 2016 winner Matt Terry will step into the role of Stacee Jax in the touring production of glam rock jukebox musical Rock of Ages early next year.
Terry who made his musical theatre debut in the stage adaptation of Dreamworks hit animated movie Madagascar in 2018 and also toured internationally in Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical will take on the role of the rock star famously played by Tom Cruise on screen from 25 January until 9 July 2022.
He will join Luke Walsh (Boybands Forever, Germany tour) as Drew, Rhiannon Chesterman (The Wedding Singer, Troubadour Theatre) as Sherrie, with Joe Gash in his theatre debut in the pivotal role of Lonny. The cast also includes Ross Dawes (Saturday Night Fever, London Palladium) as Dennis Dupree, Gabriella Williams (Mamma Mia! Novello Theatre) as Regina, Jenny Fitzpatrick (Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, Aldwych Theatre) as Justice, Vas Constanti (In The Heights, King’s Cross Theatre) as Hertz, Andrew Carthy (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Theatre Royal Drury Lane) as Franz and Erin Bell (The Wedding Singer UK tour) as Constance.
The cast is completed by Billy Roberts, Joshua Dever, Scott Hayward, Siobhan James, Phoebe Samuel-Gray, Morgan Scott, Janine Somcio and Sam Turrell. The band is made up of musical director Liam Holmes on keys, Liam Stevenson (guitar 1), Alex Ward (guitar 2), Elliot Mason (bass guitar) and Vito Guerrieri (drums).
Presented by Dan Looney, Adam Paulden, Jason Haigh-Ellery and Richard Klin for DLAP Entertainment Group, Sue Gilad and Larry Rogowsky, the production is directed and choreographed by Nick Winston with set and costume design by Morgan Large, lighting design by Ben Cracknell, sound design by Ben Harrison, video and projection design by Duncan McLean and casting by Jim Arnold.
The creative team also includes associate director Victoria Gimby, associate choreographer Ryan-Lee Seager and associate lighting designer Chris Vaughan. Costume supervision is by Lee Tassie and production management is by Phil McCandish. The crew is made up of company stage manager Paul C Deavin, deputy stage manager Sophie Mason, assistant stage manager/book cover Mali-Beth Rose, technical stage manager Benjamin Larkin, sound 1 Robbie Matthews, sound 2 Sam Roberts and head of wardrobe Chaja Nadia Verkerk.
Celebrating the classic soft rock of the 1980s, the musical features a book by Chris D’Arienzo and orchestrations and arrangements by Ethan Popp. The original Broadway production opened in 2009 and was the 29th longest-running musical in Broadway history when it closed in 2015. The production was nominated for five Tony Awards in 2009 including Best Musical and Best Actor for the original leading man, former American Idol favourite Constantine Maroulis.
The show made its West End debut in 2011, the year before the release of the film version and three years before the first UK tour. The sold-out second tour launched in Manchester in 2018 and ran until the summer of 2019 with former pop star Anthony Costa, ex Coronation Street favourite Kevin Kennedy and Six’s Jodie Steele also among the touring cast.
Angela Thomas
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