So emotional: The Bodyguard heads to Wolverhampton Grand Theatre
Hit musical The Bodyguard opened at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre last night – and will be running for almost two weeks.
The popular show stars Jennlee Shallow as Rachel Marron, but former X-Factor star Alexandra Burke will also play the character at selected performances from July 2 to 6.
Based on Lawrence Kasdan’s 1992 Oscar nominated Warner Brothers movie starring Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner, The Bodyguard, directed by Thea Sharrock with book by Oscar-winning Alex Dinelaris, had its world premiere at the Adelphi Theatre in London’s West End in 2012 and was nominated for four Olivier Awards.
It sees former secret service agent turned bodyguard, Frank Farmer, hired to protect superstar Rachel Marron from an unknown stalker.
Each expects to be in charge; what they don’t expect is to fall in love. The show features a host of irresistible classics including Queen of the Night, So Emotional, One Moment in Time, Saving All My Love, Run to You, I Have Nothing, I Wanna Dance with Somebody and one of the biggest hit songs of all time – I Will Always Love You.
Jennlee's 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.
Joining her and Alexandra Burke 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 Bodyguard has also played in the Netherlands, Germany, South Korea, Canada, Italy, Australia, Madrid, France, and on tour throughout the US and can currently be seen in Stuttgart.
Visit grandtheatre.co.uk for tickets and more. See tomorrow's Express & Star for a full review of the performance.
