Strictly Come Dancing professionals and one finalist will take centre stage at the Garrick Theatre for a 16-week season in the West End transfer of Here Come The Boys.
Following on from a successful UK tour Aljaž Škorjanec, Graziano di Prima, Pasha Kovalev and Robin Windsor will step out for the club-set show which will be hosted by Strictly’s 2019 celebrity runner-up CBBC presenter Karim Zeroual. With capacity at the Garrick Theatre reduced to comply with Covid-19 safety guidelines, the show will run from 27 January until 15 May 2021.
Directed and choreographed by Gareth Walker, the show showcases the stars’ dancefloor skills as they battle it out to be crowned ‘King of the Dance’ by the audience.
Commenting the production’s West End season Škorjanec, a 19-time Slovenian champion in Ballroom, Latin and Ten Dance who claimed the Glitterball in his first year on Strictly 2013 (with celebrity partner Abbey Clancy) said: “I am delighted to welcome such an amazing cast to join me in Here Come The Boys at the Garrick Theatre.
“I had such a great time on tour last year, so to bring this show into the West End is a dream come true. I can’t wait to battle it out with these boys and let the audience decide as there can only be one King of the Dance! Seriously though, it’s going to be bigger and better than before and I can’t wait! 2020 has been a really tough year for everyone, and this is going to be the perfect antidote and start to 2021.”
Kovalev who was a professional partner on the BBC show for eight years, winning the Glitterball in 2014 when partnered with Caroline Flack, said: “I was so upset when the 2020 Here Come The Boys tour was postponed due to the pandemic so to hear that we’re taking it into the West End is truly amazing!
“This show, with the incredible cast of other dancers, is going to blow the audience away. It’s a dance marathon and only one of us will end up as King of the Dance… and of course that’s going to be me!”
A relative newcomer to the Saturday night show, Di Prima who made his Strictly debut in 2018 said: “I was home in Sicily in the middle of the pandemic so I was in need of some good news…. then my agent called and I couldn’t believe that I was being asked to star in Here Come The Boys and to top it off play the West End!
“I’d heard how incredible the show was back in 2019 so am super excited to be involved in this brand new production. We’ll be opening in London’s West End with great friends and my lovely fiancée Giada Lini… what could be better!”
Windsor who previously co-starred in the West End in Burn The Floor with fellow Strictly favourite Kristina Rihanoff, commented: “I’d heard how good Here Come The Boys was on tour so when Aljaž asked me to join the cast I didn’t have to think twice.
“I have so missed dancing and am really looking forward to working with him and Pasha again and getting to know Graziano and I loved what Karim did in the 2019 series. I am going head to head with four great dancers to see who might be crowned King of the Dance and I can’t wait! It’s full-on dance!’
Zeroual who will also get to show off the dance skills that took him to last year’s Strictly finals added: “To be asked to join the cast of Here Come The Boys was so unexpected. To be honest I was a bit nervous at first but with some encouragement from Aljaž I knew I had to do it.
“I’ll be hosting the show, spinning some records and showing off a few of my tricks. I have a few surprises up my sleeve that the audience won’t be expecting!
“This show has it all… great dance routines, a world champion beatboxer, fantastic music and some audience participation. If you want a good time after a difficult year this is the perfect ticket!”
Angela Thomas
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