Faye Brookes to join cast of STRICTLY BALLROOM 2023 UK tour

Coronation Street and musical theatre star Faye Brookes will join the cast of Baz Luhrmann’s Strictly Ballroom The Musical from 27 March, starring in the lead female role of Fran.

Taking over from Maisie Smith, who leaves the show on 25 March, Brookes will join Kevin Clifton (who plays Scott Hastings) in the all-singing, all-dancing extravaganza as it makes its way across the UK & Ireland as part of its huge 10-month tour.

The musical, based on the award-winning global film phenomenon of the same name, inspired the world to dance and spawned the smash-hit TV series Strictly Come Dancing. Directed by Craig Revel Horwood, who co-choreographs with Strictly’s creative director Jason Gilkison, the tour kicked off in Portsmouth on September 2022 and continues until July 2023.

Brookes said: “I’m thrilled to be joining the tour of Strictly Ballroom and can’t wait to work with Craig Revel Horwood, Kevin Clifton and the hugely talented cast. I’m so excited to be playing the role of Fran and making it my own. Bring it on!“

Strictly Ballroom the Musical is a fabulous, feel-good evening full of sequins, singing and salsa. This unmissable kaleidoscope of glitz and glamour is a tonic for the soul and will send your heart soaring and toes tapping long after you leave the theatre!

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