Lee Brennan to star in Footloose UK tour

911 and The Big Reunion star Lee Brennan will make his musical theatre debut when he joins the cast of Footloose The Musical.

He will play the role of Willard from Tuesday 19th April to Saturday 18th June 2016. 

Brennan will join the UK tour for dates in Oxford, Weston Super Mare, Wimbledon, Liverpool, Belfast, Derry, Torquay and Glasgow.

As previously announced, Gareth Gates will play the role of Willard until 16th April, returning to the show from 20th June 2016. Brennan is one third of pop group 911. One of the biggest pop acts of the 90’s, 911 were one of only five acts in the decade to achieve ten consecutive UK Top Ten Hit Singles, selling over 10 million records around the world and touring the UK four times.

Tell us it's not true! Maureen Nolan to star in Footloose UK tour

Full casting has been announced for the 2016 UK tour of Footloose: The Musical.

Joining the previously announced Gareth Gates as Willard will be the wonderful Maureen Nolan as Vi Moore. In recent years the Nolan sister has been starring as Mrs Johnstone in the UK tour of Blood Brothers (read our 5* review of her performance).

The tour opens at Bridlington Spa on 29th January and is booking until 6th August 2016 at the Bristol Hippodrome. Gates will play Willard from 29th January until 16th April, returning to the show from 20th June 2016.

The cast also includes: Luke Baker as Ren McCormack, Hannah Price as Ariel Moore, Nigel Lister as Reverend Shaw Moore, Nicky Swift as Ethel McCormack, Joanna Sawyer as Rusty, Matthew Tomlinson as Chuck, Natasha Brown as Wendy-Jo, Miracle Chance as Urleen and Scott Haining as Bickie. Completing the cast are Lauren Storer, Natalie Morton-Graham, Luke Thornton and Alex Marshall.

Tour dates announced for Footloose starring Gareth Gates

Further information has been revealed for the previously announced 2016 UK tour of Footloose: The Musical starring Gareth Gates as Willard.

The tour opens at Bridlington Spa on 29th January and is booking until 6th August 2016 at the Bristol Hippodrome. Check out tour dates and venues below.

Gates will play Willard from 29th January until 16th April, returning to the show from 20th June 2016. Further casting is to be announced.

Racky Plews directs with choreography by Matthew Cole, design by Sara Perks and musical supervision by Mark Crossland. 

Gareth Gates to star in Footloose UK tour

Gareth Gates will star as Willard in a new UK tour of Footloose.

Directed and choreographed by Racky Plews, the show is set to open at the Spa Theatre in Bridlington on 29th January 2016. See tour dates below.

Footloose features classic 80s hits, including Holding Out for a Hero, Almost Paradise, Let’s Hear it for the Boy and the title track Footloose.

Based on the 1980s riveting screen sensation, which took the world by storm with its youthful spirit, dazzling dance and electrifying music. Footloose tells the story of city boy Ren who has to move to a rural backwater in America where dancing is banned. All hell breaks out as Ren breaks loose and soon has the whole town up on it’s feet.