Kerry Ellis to star in UK premiere of Murder Ballad

The Stage has announced that Kerry Ellis will star in the UK premiere of off-Broadway musical Murder Ballad.

The show will open at the Arts Theatre on 5th October (previews from 29th September) and run until 3rd December 2016.

The show marks the first production from Soundcheck Productions. Murder Ballad is written by Julia Jordan and Juliana Nash. Tickets are on sale from 10am tomorrow. 

Ellis recently toured Italy and East Europe alongside Queen's Brian May with their One Voice show ahead of the release of their upcoming album Anthems II. The duo recently released a new single entitled 'Roll With You'. 

Ellis' theatre credits include: Grizabella in Cats (London Palladium), Helene in Sweet Charity (Cadogan Hall), Meat in We Will Rock You (Dominion), Nancy in Oliver! (Drury Lane), Fantine in Les Miserables (Queen’s), Ellen in Miss Saigon (UK Tour), Beth in The War of the Worlds (World Arena Tour), Svetlana Sergievsky in Chess (Royal Albert Hall), Mimi in RENT (UK Tour), West End Men (Vaudeville), Tell Me on a Sunday (RCCL) and understudy Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady (National/Drury Lane).

Read our most recent solo interview with Kerry

Photo Credit: Matt Crockett