BURLESQUE THE MUSICAL announces Scottish premiere in Glasgow and return to Manchester

Following an unprecedented sold-out season at Manchester Opera House in June, producers of the world premiere of Burlesque the Musical have announced that the production will make its Scottish premiere in Glasgow in September, and will then return to the Manchester in October, prior to a West End transfer.

With performances in Manchester from 13-29 June already sold out, the show will return to the city from 3 October - 2 November. Tickets go on sale on 26 January.

Theatre Director of the Palace Theatre & Opera House, Robin Hawkes, said: “Whilst we never doubted that Manchester would react well to being the first ever city to host this hotly anticipated production, we have been completely blown away by the response so far.

“I was lucky enough to attend the show’s development workshop and to see what it has already achieved since then is truly thrilling; therefore it only seems right to offer even more people the chance to see this spectacle before it heads to the West End!

“Audience responses like this reinforce our city as the best place for producers to premiere these new and ground-breaking productions, and we look forward to continuing our ‘Manchester Gets It First’ programme for years to come.”

Performances at Glasgow Theatre Royal are from 11-28 September. Tickets also go on sale on 26 January.

Welcome to Burlesque the Musical, the glamorous, gritty and outrageously fun new musical based on the much-loved hit movie.

Discover a club like no other...a place beneath the city lights where the sequins sparkle, seduction shimmers, and a life can change in the flick of a feather boa.

When Ali heads to New York in search of her mother, she finds herself drawn into a dazzling underground world where the beat of the music and the heat of the dance moves will change her life forever. Among this unlikely family of misfits, dreamers and schemers, Ali will unwittingly find her real voice, discover her talent, and find where she really, truly belongs.

Written by Steven Antin, directed and choreographed by Nick Winston, with additional material by Kate Wetherhead, Burlesque the Musical is a scintillating journey of self-discovery that absolutely sizzles with songs by Christina Aguilera, Sia and Diane Warren, alongside additional songs by Todrick Hall and Jess Folley.

Burlesque is the big new musical that says life isn't fair...it's fabulous!

The musical features set design by Soutra Gilmour, musical arrangements and orchestrations by Tom Curran, costumes by Ryan Dawson Laight, musical supervision by Phil Bateman, musical direction by Chris Poon, and casting by Harry Blumenau. Further information about the show will be announced in due course.

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