Kevin Clifton to lead cast in Rock of Ages tour as Stacee Jaxx

It has just been announced that Strictly Come Dancing's Kevin Clifton will return to the tour of Rock of Ages in the role of Stacee Jaxx at selected performances. The tour will open at The Alexandra Birmingham from the 19th August with Kevin first appearing at the Liverpool Empire on 13 September 2021. 

The full cast for the  tour includes Luke Walsh who first played the lead role of Drew in the 2018/2019 tour and is back to reprise the role in 2021. He is a singer/songwriter with theatre credits including ‘Chess’ (Umeda Arts Theatre, Osaka) and ‘Boybands Forever’ (Germany Tour).

Rhiannon Chesterman played Regina on the previous tour and is returning in the role of Sherrie. Her   previous theatre credits include UK and Ireland tour of ‘Grease’ and ‘Mrs Henderson Presents’ at Noel Coward Theatre, West End. Joe Gash will play the iconic role of Lonny making his theatre debut in the role. Ross Dawes (Phantom of the Opera, Girl from the North Country, Charlie & the Chocolate Factory and Shrek the Musical) will play Dennis Dupree with Gabriella Williams (Sophie in ‘Mamma Mia!’ and ‘Carrie; The Musical’ at Southwark Playhouse) will play Regina and Jenny Fitzpatrick (alternate Tina Turner in The Tina Musical) will play Justice. 

Vas Constanti, Andrew Carthy and Erin Bell will also be returning in their roles from the 2018/2019 tour as Hertz Klinemann, Franz Klinenmann and Constance. They are also joined by returning cast members Adam Strong and Joshua Dever with Scott Hayward, Sam Turrell, Phoebe Samuel-Gray, Siobhan James, Morgan Scott and Janine Somcio.