Todrick Hall and Michael Mather join cast of BURLESQUE THE MUSICAL
It has been announced that Todrick Hall will play Sean and It’s a Sin star Michael Mather will play Jackson in Burlesque the Musical, the first ever stage adaptation of Steven Antin’s crowd-pleasing movie Burlesque, which starred Christina Aguilera.
Todrick and Michael join the already announced Jess Folley as Ali Rose, Olivier Award-winning George Maguire as Vince, Billie-Kay as Sophia, B Terry as Georgie, West End favourite and TikTok and social media sensation Jess Qualter as Daphne, Yasmin Harrison as Brenda/Dance Captain, Lily Wang as Fifi, Hollie-Ann Lowe as Summer and Alessia McDermott (Ensemble).
Other cast members revealed today are: Ope Sowande as Trey, Lewis Easter (Ensemble), with Callum Aylott, Lucy Campbell and Amber Pierson (Swings).
Steven Antin said: “Todrick Hall’s kinda genius is singular. The kind you rarely see. His work is prolific and masterfully entertaining. The songs he wrote for the show are in a word…iconic. The role of Sean is an anchor/entertainer who has poetry and is wickedly funny. So it was abundantly clear we had to get Todrick to play Sean. And sometimes I dunno if I wanna kiss him or slap him. ❤️ But I DO know I’m a very lucky guy to have him in our show. Very.”
Todrick Hall, who has also written brand new songs for this new production of Burlesque the Musical, added: “The movie of Burlesque was so iconic to so many of us — to now be working with both Steven Antin and Christina Aguilera who are reuniting for this new musical is a dream come true.
“I am beyond excited to be returning to my first love, musical theatre, in such a special way. My first original role and my theatrical composing debut. To be able to bring music that I wrote to life, to share the stage and the writing credit with the star that is Jess Folley is a dream come true! I'm blessed, honoured, flattered and ready to dust off the old heels and let the kids have it 8 shows a week!”
Burlesque the Musical previews at Manchester Opera House on 13 June with sold-out performances until 29 June. Due to the phenomenal success of the show, producers last week confirmed a run at Glasgow Theatre Royal from 11-28 September, followed by a return season in Manchester from 3 October-2 November prior to its West End run. Tickets are available to purchase here.