Jason Manford to star in Curtains The Musical at Wolverhampton Grand

From the Tony Award-winning creators of Cabaret and Chicago, this production tells the story of Jessica Cranshaw, star of the new Broadway-bound musical Robbin Hood, who has been murdered on stage on opening night.

The entire cast and crew are suspects, so they call in the local detective, Frank Cioffi, who just happens to be a huge musical theatre fan. With a nose for crime and an ear for music, Frank has his work cut out trying to find the killer whilst giving the show a lifeline.

Detective Frank Cioffi will be played by stand-up comedian, writer, actor, radio and television presenter Jason.

The 37-year-old comedian has many theatre credits to his name including playing Caractacus Potts in the UK Tour of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Leo Bloom in the UK Tour of The Producers.

His London theatrical credits include playing Pirelli in Sweeney Todd at The Adelphi Theatre and Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls at the Royal Albert Hall.

In 2017 Jason released his debut album A Different Stage which reached Top 10 in the UK Charts. He has toured internationally as a stand-up comedian, and is a popular face on UK television having appeared on programmes including Live At The Apollo, Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow, QI, Big Fat Quiz of the Year and 8 Out of 10 Cats.

Jason was nominated for Best Actor at the Royal Television Society Awards for his role as Marty in the BBC One drama Ordinary Lies.

The producing team is made up of Dan Looney, Adam Paulden and Jason Haigh-Ellery for DLAP entertainment. The production was originally produced on Broadway by Roger Berlin, Roger Horchow, Daryl Roth, Jane Bergere, Ted Hartley and Center Theatre Group.

Curtains The Musical comes to Wolverhampton Grand Theatre on March 31 to April 4.

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