Lucy Jane Adcock taking over as Miss Adelaide in Guys & Dolls UK tour

Lucy Jane Adcock has announced that she is temporarily taking over from Louise Dearman as Miss Adelaide in the UK touring production of Guys and Dolls. 

Jane Adcock will play her first performance on 3rd May at the Norwich Theatre Royal. She currently understudies Miss Adelaide in the West End production of the show which is directed by Gordon Greenberg with choreography by Carlos Acosta and Andrew Wright.

As previously announced, Dearman is departing the tour due to other commitments. She is scheduled to return as Miss Adelaide on 7th June when Guys and Dolls opens in Glasgow. Dearman will complete the rest of the tour which concludes in Woking on 30th July 2016 (she will not perform on 2nd, 15th or 16th July due to other commitments).

Louise Dearman to return to Guys & Dolls UK tour

Louise Dearman has announced that she will return to the Guys and Dolls UK tour.

The star was originally announced to be playing Miss Adelaide until 20th April 2016, but she has now confirmed that she will return to the production on 7th June when the show opens in Glasgow. Dearman will complete the rest of the tour which concludes in Woking on 30th July 2016 (she will not perform on 2nd, 15th or 16th July due to other commitments).

Dearman previously understudied both Miss Adelaide and Sarah Brown in the 2006 West End production of Guys and Dolls at the Piccadilly Theatre, before taking over as Sarah Brown for the 2007 UK tour. No stranger to playing two roles in the same show, Dearman is the only actress in the world to have played both Elphaba and Glinda in Wicked.

Full casting announced for Guys & Dolls

Full casting has been announced for the West End transfer of Guys and Dolls.

The show will embark on a short UK tour prior to opening at the Savoy Theatre on 6th January 2016 (previews from 10th December 2015) for a limited thirteen week run concluding on 12th March 2016. The production ran at the Chichester Festival Theatre last year.

As previously announced, Sophie Thompson and Jamie Parker will reprise their performances as Miss Adelaide and Sky Masterton. Joining them are David Haig as Nathan Detroit and Siubhan Harrison as Sarah Brown.

Confirmed: Peter Polycarpou & Sophie Thompson to star in Chichester's Guys and Dolls

Chichester Festival Theatre has also confirmed that Peter Polycarpou and Sophie Thompson will star in a revival of Guys and Dolls. The production will open on 11th August, running until 21st September. 

This multi award-winning musical originally opened in 1950, winning five Tony Awards including Best Musical. It includes the hit numbers 'Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ the Boat' and 'My Time of Day' and inspired the award-winning 1955 movie which starred Marlon Brando as Sky Masterson and Frank Sinatra as Nathan Detroit.