Liverpool Empire are thrilled to welcome Alexandra Burke to the venue next February where she will reprise her role of Rachel Marron in the West End smash-hit musical, The Bodyguard.
Alexandra Burke returns to the role of ‘Rachel Marron’ following her triumphant run in the show in both the West End and the subsequent sell out U.K. tour which came to the King’s Theatre in March 2015. She first rose to fame after winning the fifth series of The X Factor and her debut number one single Hallelujah sold over one million copies in the U.K., a first for a British female soloist. She most recently appeared as Svetlana in Chess at the London Coliseum and will soon appear as Roxie in Chicago at the West End’s Phoenix Theatre. Last year she reached the final of Strictly Come Dancing. Her other theatre credits include Deloris Van Cartier in the national tour of the musical Sister Act.
Alexandra Burke will perform the role of ‘Rachel Marron’ at all evening performances only except Tuesday 5th March.
Based on Lawrence Kasdan’s 1992 Oscar nominated Warner Bros. movie starring Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner, The Bodyguard, directed by Thea Sharrock with book by Oscar winning (Birdman) Alex Dinelaris, had its world premiere at the Adelphi Theatre in London’s West End in 2012 and was nominated for four Olivier Awards. A sell out 18-month U.K. and Ireland tour followed, before the show returned to the West End at the Dominion Theatre. The Bodyguard has also played in the Netherlands, Germany, South Korea, Canada, Italy, Australia, Madrid, France, and on tour throughout the U.S. and can currently be seen in Stuttgart.
Former Secret Service agent turned bodyguard, Frank Farmer, is hired to protect superstar Rachel Marron from an unknown stalker. Each expects to be in charge; what they don’t expect is to fall in love. A romantic thriller, The Bodyguard features a host of irresistible classics including Queen of the Night, So Emotional, One Moment in Time, Saving All My Love, Run to You, I Have Nothing, I Wanna Dance with Somebody and one of the biggest hit songs of all time – I Will Always Love You.
*Alexandra Burke will perform the role of ‘Rachel Marron’ at all evening performances only excluding Tuesday 5th March, 7.30pm. She will not perform at any matinees. The producers of The Bodyguard cannot guarantee the appearance of any particular artist, which is always subject to illness and holidays
Tickets for The Bodyguard at the Liverpool Empire Theatre from Tuesday 26th to Saturday 9th March 2019 are on sale now. Tickets are priced from £12.
To book, visit the Empire Theatre Box office.