Danielle Hope and Sam Ferriday will join the cast of the musical Rock of Ages for its UK tour from September.
Danielle Hope will play Sherrie while Sam Ferriday will join the musical as Stacee when it opens at the Churchill Theatre in Bromley on 20th September
Danielle is best-known for having won BBC One’s Over the Rainbow, which led to her professional debut in the lead role of Dorothy in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s production of The Wizard Of Oz at the London Palladium.
Since then, she has starred as Éponine in the West End production of Les Misérables, as Maria in the UK tour of The Sound Of Music, and recently finished touring the UK as Sandy in Grease.
Sam Ferriday’s previous theatre credits include the Jersey Boys UK tour and Ghost The Musical UK tour. He also previously toured with The Blue Man Group across the USA.
Danielle and Sam will join the previously announced Kevin Kennedy who will play Dennis, Zoe Birkett as Justice, Luke Walsh playing Drew, Lucas Rush as Lonny, Andrew Carthy as Franz, Vas Constanti playing Hertz and Rhiannon Chesterman as Regina.
Also joining the cast are Erin Bell, Alexander Day, Joshua Dever, Paris Green, Sinead Kenny, Ryan Lee-Seager, Adam Strong, Saran Webb and Bobby Windebank.
About Rock of Ages
Rock of Ages is an LA love story featuring more than 25 classic rock anthems. The musical comedy features songs including We Built This City, The Final Countdown, Here I Go Again, Can’t Fight this Feeling and I Want To Know What Love Is, played by a live band.
Selected tour dates
• Churchill Theatre, Bromley: 20th - 22nd September
• Swan Theatre, Wycombe: 2nd - 6th October
• New Theatre, Cardiff: 6th - 10th November
• Kings Theatre, Glasgow: 22nd - 26th January
• Regent Theatre, Stoke-On-Trent: 12th - 16th February
• Regent, Ipswich: 5th - 9th March
• Theatre Royal, Nottingham: 2nd - 6th April
• Royal & Derngate, Northampton: 7th - 11th May
• Marlowe, Canterbury: 24th - 29th June
• Empire Theatre, Sunderland: 23rd - 27th July
More dates and venues can be found online. GTOs should contact their chosen theatre for details on booking.
For more information, visit www.rockofagesmusical.co.uk.