STARS of stage and screen Bruno Langley, Bernie Nolan, Noel Sullivan and Victoria Hamilton-Barritt are to star in Flashdance The Musical when it stops in Southampton on its world premiere tour next week.
Set in Pittsburgh, USA, Flashdance - The Musical tells the story of 18 year old Alex, a welder by day and flashdancer' by night, whose dream is to obtain a place at the prestigious Shipley Dance Academy.
This tale about holding on to your dreams and love against all the odds features an iconic score including Maniac, Manhunt, Gloria, I Love Rock and Roll and the Academy Award winning title track Flashdance - What a Feeling.
It is based on the Paramount Pictures film and choreographed by Arlene Phillips of Strictly Come Dancing fame.
Taking the lead of Alex Owens will be Victoria Hamilton-Barritt. Victoria's West End theatre credits include Mamma Mia!, Fame and Desperately Seeking Susan.
Bruno Langley, best known for playing Todd Grimshaw in Coronation Street, will play Jimmy.
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The lead singer of the Nolan Sisters and a TV regular in Brookside and The Bill, Bernie plays Hannah Owens.
Nick is played by Noel Sullivan, best known as one fifth of the band Hear'say.
n Tickets for the show, which runs from Tuesday to Saturday, are available from the box office on 023 8071 1811 or online at mayflower.org.uk.
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