John Thomson to join HAIRSPRAY at Blackpool Winter Gardens this Christmas
It has been announced that Cold Feet star John Thomson will take up the role of Wilbur Turnblad in the smash hit UK tour of Hairspray at Blackpool Winter Gardens, from 13 December 2021-2 January 2022.
The show will be Thomson’s first ever musical theatre role, where he will be joining Brenda Edwards (Chicago, We Will Rock You, The X Factor) who plays Motormouth Maybelle, and whom has been in the show since the tour began in June 2021.
West End leading man Alex Bourne (Annie, Mamma Mia!, We Will Rock You) will continue in the role of Edna Turnblad. Joining them will be Katie Brace making her professional stage debut as Tracy Turnblad, with Akeem Ellis-Hyman as Seaweed, Rebecca Thornhill as Velma, Richard Meek as Corny Collins, Ross Clifton as Link Larkin, Jessica Croll as Amber Von Tussle, Rebecca Jane Davies as Penny Pingleton and Charlotte St. Croix as Little Inez.
Completing the ensemble are: Elizabeth Armstrong, Bernadette Bangura, Natalia Brown, Shaquille Brush, Liam Dean, Andrew Dillion, Amandla Elynah, Zoe Heighton, Ceris Hine, Paul Hutton, Jamie Jonathan, Hayley Johnston, Joshua Nkemdilim, Rosie O’Hare, Alexanda O’Reilly, Joshua Pearson, Joseph Poulton and Elliotte Williams-N’Dure.
Hairspray is directed by Paul Kerryson and choreographed by Drew McOnie.
The show is now booking up to April 2022, with select venues on sale here.