Former X Factor winner Joe McElderry will make his West End debut playing the title role in the forthcoming concert performance of Tommy at the Prince Edward Theatre. The Who's rock opera is being revived on 12th November in aid of the Pure Theatre Development Fund. Last month Joe also joined a charity gala performance of the UK tour of Dirty Dancing.
Joe, who won the 2009 series of X Factor, joins a cast that also includes Daniel Boys (Captain Walker), Hannah Jane Fox (Mrs Walker), David Hunter (Cousin Kevin), Glenn Carter (Uncle Ernie) and Zoe Birkett (The Acid Queen).
