The Bodyguard the musical at the Adelphi theatre, London
250,000 new tickets are now on sale for the hit new musical, The Bodyguard at the Adelphi theatre in London’s West End.
The Bodyguard the Musical is the stage adaptation of the hugely successful 1992 film, starring Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner.
The Bodyguard is a romantic thriller and tells the story of former Secret Service agent turned bodyguard, Frank Farmer, who is hired to protect Rachel Marron (Heather Headley), a pop music icon from an unknown stalker. The show in London includes a host of Whitney Houston classic songs including the iconic ‘I Will Always Love You’.
Thea Sharrock’s hit show The Bodyguard, which opened in December last year, announced the release of over 250,000 tickets for sale, taking booking at the Adelphi Theatre up to 28 September 2013.
Singing sensation Heather Headley stars as Rachel Marron and has received critical acclaim for her role plus a recently announced nomination as Best Actress in a musical at the forthcoming What’s On Stage 2013 Awards.
You will have to be quick to book tickets to catch Heather, as she is only scheduled to perform up until the 10th August 2013. Please note also that due to the strenuous nature of the role and the amazing vocal range that Heather does not appear at either the Wednesday or Saturday matinees. Heather is also not scheduled to appear on the following dates:
- Monday 18th March to Saturday 23rd March
- Monday to Wednesday 13th to 15th May
- Monday to Wednesday 17th to 20th June
- Monday to Wednesday 15th to 17th July
Lloyd Owen who stars as Frank Farmer is also leaving the show on the 8th September 2013.
As yet no new cast announcements have been made, but watch this space we will bring news of the new casting as soon as we have it.
The Bodyguard the musical at the Adlephi theatre in London
The Bodyguard has received six nominations in all for the What’s On Stage Awards 2013. As well as Heather Headley being nominated for Best Actress in a musical, Lloyd Owen has also received a nomination for Best Actor in a Musical.
The What’s On Stage Awards are the only major UK theatre awards to be decided by the ticket-buying audience. So it is somewhat of a surprise that the Bodyguard has received so many nominations as it only had its opening night at the Adelphi theatre in London’s West End on the 5th December 2012.
Based on the 1992 film with songs by Whitney Houston the original film soundtrack won the 1994 Grammy Award for Album of the Year. The stage musical features many of Whitney Houston’s greatest hits, including I Wanna Dance With Somebody, Saving All My Love and One Moment in Time, as well as the legendary I Will Always Love You, which became the biggest selling single by a female artist in music history. Sadly Whitney passed away in February 2012 so she won’t be able to see the legacy of her musical.
Amongst the prestigious awards that The Bodyguard has been nominated for also include;
Best New Musical, Best Director for Thea Sharrock, Best Set Designer for Tim Hatley, which is not surprising seeing the amazing special effects and lighting and Best Supporting Actress in a Musical for Debbie Kurup.
