GUYS AND DOLLS Comes to Wolverhampton Grand Theatre

GUYS AND DOLLS is currently taking the West End by storm, and now the sizzling New York tale of gamblers, gangsters and nightclub singers comes to Wolverhampton Grand Theatre from Tuesday 19 to Saturday 23 July.

Featuring some of Broadway's greatest show?stopping tunes, including Luck Be a Lady, Sit Down You're Rockin' the Boat and My Time of Day with dazzling choreography by world?renowned Cuban ballet star Carlos Acosta and Andrew Wright (Singin' in the Rain and Barnum). Direction is by New York's Gordon Greenberg - this is one feel?good show you won't want to miss.

Richard Fleeshman plays Sky Masterson and is known to thousands of soap fans as Coronation Street's Craig Harris, a series regular between 2002 - 2006. More recently, Richard originated the role of Sam Wheat in Ghost The Musical in Manchester, the West End's Piccadilly Theatre and then took the role to Broadway playing at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. Richard played the role of Warner Huntington III alongside SheriDan Smith in the West End production ofLegally Blonde and Bobby Strong in Urinetown (St James Theatre).

Maxwell Caulfield plays Nathan Detroit. Film credits include Michael in Grease 2, The Boys Next Door, Empire Records, The Real Blonde, The Parade, The Colbys, Missing Pieces and has appeared in Emmerdale and Casualty.Maxwell's theatrical credits include Singin' in the Rain (UK tour); Chicago (West End); An Inspector Calls (Broadway);Sleuth (US tour), The Sweet Bird of Youth, La Cage Aux Folles, The Woman in Black, Salonika, My Night with Reg, A Little Night Music, The Odd Couple, My Fair Lady, Bedroom Farce (UK tour); Hitting Town, Paradise Lost, Legends(Australian tour); Entertaining Mr. Sloane, The Elephant Man and Class Enemy.

West End star Louise Dearman plays Miss Adelaide. Louise recently starred as Elphaba in the London production of Wicked and is the only actress worldwide to have played both the part of Elphaba and Glinda in the production. Other theatrical credits include Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (UK tour); Grease (Victoria Palace and UK tour); Guys and Dolls (UK tour and Piccadilly); Debbie Does Dallas (Edinburgh Festival); Cats (Cyprus); Evita (UK tour);Tell Me On A Sunday (International tour); Judy (UK tour) and The Waterbabies (Leicester Curve).

Anna O'Byrne plays Sarah Brown and her previous credits include The Phantom Of The Opera (Her Majesty's); Love Never Dies (Australian tour); A Little Night Music (Palace); Strangers on a Train (Gielgud); Barnum (Chichester Festival Theatre); West Side Story (The Production Company); Sweeney Todd (English National Opera); The Threepenny Opera (Malthouse Theatre/Victoria Opera) and The Phantom Of The Opera (Asia Pacific tour).

The cast also includes: JaCK Edwards as Nicely Nicely Johnson, Peter Harding as Arvide Abernathy, Anthony McGillas Lt Brannigan, Mark Sangster as Benny Southstreet, Melanie Marshall as General Cartwright, Craig Pinder as Harry the Horse/Joey Biltmore, CameRon Johnson as Big Julie and Christopher Howell as Rusty Charlie. Completing the cast are: Eamonn Cox, Jamal Crawford, Jonny Godbold, Ross Lee Fowkes, ARon Wild, Kiel Payton, Matthew Whennell-Clark, Ruthie Stephens, Bethany Linsdell, Hannah Cauchi, Chloe Chambers, Danielle Stephen, Abigayle Honeywill and Lucy Ashenden.

Remaining tickets are on sale online at grandtheatre.co.uk, by calling 01902 42 92 12 or in person at the Box Office.

Photo credit: Johan Persson

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