Casting has been announced for the upcoming UK tour of 42nd Street from its run at the Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury, commencing on 13 July.

Samantha Womack* (The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, West End) will star as Dorothy Brock, alongside Michael Praed* (Darker Shores, Theatre Royal Windsor) as Julian Marsh, Faye Tozer (Singin’ in the Rain, UK tour) as Maggie Jones, Les Dennis (Only Fools and Horses, West End) as Bert Barry and Nicole-Lily Baisden (Anything Goes, West End) as Peggy Sawyer.

The cast will be completed by Sam Lips (Strictly Ballroom, UK tour) as Billy Lawlor, with Erica-Jayne Alden, George Beet, Charlie Bishop, Kevin Brewis, Olly Christopher, Briana Craig, Jordan Crouch, Rhianna Dorris, Ashleigh Graham, Alyn Hawke, Aimee Hodnett, Connor Hughes, Deja Linton, Sarah-Marie Maxwell, Greta McKinnon, Ben Middleton, Benjamin Mundy, Anthony Ofoegbu and Jessica Wright.

*As previously announced, Ruthie Henshall and Adam Garcia will play Dorothy Brock and Julian Marsh respectively at Curve Theatre, Leicester and Sadlers Wells, prior to the wider tour commencing.

Following its run in Canterbury, the production will visit Leeds, Bristol, Plymouth, Cardiff, Glasgow, Milton Keynes, Liverpool, Manchester, Southampton, Newcastle, Woking and Belfast. Further cities are to be announced.

This new production will be directed by Jonathan Church, with choreography and design by Olivier Award winners Bill Deamer and Rob Jones, lighting by Ben Cracknell, sound by Ian Dickinson and Gareth Tucker, video design by Jon Driscoll, musical supervision by Jennifer Whyte and orchestrations by Larry Blank.

42nd Street is a larger-than-life, massively entertaining celebration of musicals and the irrepressible spirit of Broadway that’s guaranteed to lift anyone’s spirits. 

42nd Street has music by Harry Warren, lyrics by Al Dubin, and a book by Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble, based on the novel by Bradford Ropes. Original direction and dances were by Gower Champion.

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