Lisa Maxwell to Star as Judy Garland in END OF THE RAINBOW at Sheffield

West End and Broadway hit, END OF THE RAINBOW, the sensational musical play documenting Judy Garland's explosive 1960's London come-back visits the Lyceum Theatre from Thursday 12 - Saturday 14 May, starring Lisa Maxwell (The Bill, Loose Women) as Judy Garland, with Sam Attwater (Seven Brides For Seven Brothers) and Gary Wilmot (Oklahoma!).

It's 1968 and Judy Garland, a once-glittering star, is in London to make her explosive comeback. But off-stage, holed up in her hotel room, Judy is battling with her young new fiancé, her devoted accompanist, and her destructive addictions. Will she be able to conquer her demons and reclaim her crown as one of history's great musical icons?

Best known for her role as Samantha Nixon in ITV's The Bill and as a panelist on ITV's Loose Women, Lisa Maxwell, in her stage acting debut, plays Judy Garland, alongside musical theatre star Gary Wilmot, recently seen on the Lyceum stage in Oklahoma!, as Anthony, Judy's devoted accompanist and Sam Attwater (Seven Brides For Seven Brothers, Dancing On Ice) as her determined fiancé, Mickey.

Featuring Garland's most memorable songs The Man That Got Away, Come Rain Or Come Shine, The Trolley Song and of course Somewhere Over The Rainbow, End of the Rainbow is a fiercely funny and emotionally charged play filled with Garland's legendary tenacity, razor-sharp wit and once-in-a-generation voice.

END OF THE RAINBOW is at the Lyceum Theatre from Thursday 12 - Saturday 14 May. Tickets can be purchased from Sheffield Theatres' Box Office in-person, by phone on 0114 249 6000 or online at sheffieldtheatres.co.uk and are priced from £19.00 - £29.00 (a transaction fee of £1.50 (£1.00 online) applies to all bookings made at the Box Office, excluding cash). Concessions and group discounts are available.

END OF THE RAINBOW first premiered at the Sydney Opera House in 2005, before playing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2006. It returned to the UK in 2010 in a new production at Northampton Royal & Derngate, transferring to the West End the same year where it ran for 6 months and received four Olivier Award nominations. A Broadway run followed in 2012, where it received three Tony Award nominations. It is written by Peter Quilter, whose plays have been presented in over 40 countries around the world and translated into 30 languages. For END OF THE RAINBOW, Peter received an Olivier Award nomination for Best New Play.

END OF THE RAINBOW is directed by Daniel Buckroyd and designed by David Shields.

IF YOU GO:

END OF THE RAINBOW

Lyceum Theatre

Thu 12 - Sat 14 May

Press Night - Thursday 12 May 7.45pm

Tue - Sat 7.45pm; Sat 3.00pm

Tickets £19.00 - £29.00 - Concessions and groups discounts available

sheffieldtheatres.co.uk

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