Jennlee Shallow and Alexandra Burke to star in The Bodyguard at Wolverhampton Grand

America's Got Talent singer Jennlee Shallow will take on the role of Rachel Marron, with X Factor winner Alexandra Burke playing Rachel at select performances.

Thirty-year-old musician Alexandra will also play Rachael when it comes to Birmingham's Alexandra Theatre next year.

Joining them will be Benoît Maréchal as Frank Farmer, Micha Richardson as Nicki Marron, Peter Landi as Bill Devaney, Craig Berry as Tony, Gary Turner as Sy Spector, Phil Atkinson as The Stalker and Simon Cotton as Ray Court.

The rest of the company includes Rosie Cava-Beale, Callum Clack, Myles Cork, Kerry Crozier, Sia Dauda, Gustav Die, Chris Edgerley, James Lee Harris, Holly Liburd, Jack Loy, Hannah Millichamp, Helen Parsons, Daniil Shmidt, Jessica Simmons, Yiota Theo and Michael Wade Peters.

Alexandra Burke returns to the role of Rachel Marron following her run in the show in both the West End and the subsequent sell out 2015/2016 tour.

She first rose to fame after winning the fifth series of The X Factor and her debut number one single Hallelujah sold over one million copies in the UK, a first for a British female soloist.

Jennlee Shallow’s many theatre credits include Nala in The Lion King in both Australia and Germany, Deena in Dreamgirls and Sarah in Ragtime. Jennlee has also performed in the Cirque du Soleil shows Kooza and Viva Elvis.

The hit musical, based on the film of the same name starring Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner, follows a secret service agent-turned-bodyguard Frank Farmer, who is hired to protect singer Rachel Marron from an unknown stalker.

The show includes classic tunes such as Queen of the Night, I Wanna Dance with Somebody and I Will Always Love You.

The Bodyguard comes to Wolverhampton Grand from June 25 to July 6.

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