Last Updated on 5 March 2022 by Showcall Editorial Team

The Cher Show UK and Ireland Tour

The Cher Show UK Tour will open next year with a book by Tony and Olivier Award-winning Rick Elice (Jersey Boys, The Addams Family, Peter and the Starcatcher). This new production will have direction by Arlene Phillips (Saturday Night Fever, Starlight Express, Grease), choreography by Oti Mabuse (two-time Strictly Come Dancing champion) and costume design by Gabriella Slade (Six, In The Heights, Spice World 2019 Tour). The Cher Show UK and Ireland tour will open at Leicester’s Curve on 15 April 2022 and will continue through to 1 April 2023. Tour dates and ticketing links are shown below.

The Producers of The Cher Show Tour have announced that Debbie Kurup, Danielle Steers and Millie O’Connell are to play Cher in the European premiere of the upcoming musical which each playing Cher at a different stage of her iconic career. Debbie will play ‘Star’, Danielle will play ‘Lady’ and Millie will play ‘Babe’.

The Cher Show UK Tour cast — Millie O’Connell, Debbie Kurup and Danielle Steers to play Cher in The Cher Show UK Tour. Photo: Matt Crockett

Arlene Phillips said of directing The Cher Show tour, “I have been a fan of Cher since I first heard I Got You Babe in the mid-sixties and cannot wait to direct her musical. I love stories about strong inspirational legends like Cher and I am proud to be joined in the creative team by two women who have already made a huge impact in their careers: Oti Mabuse as choreographer of the many different genres in the show and Gabriella Slade for the iconic costume designs. This exciting show will be a non-stop journey of Cher’s rollercoaster life, bringing to the audience Cher’s iconic songs, glorious dance numbers, unique costumes and her epic drama. All they need to do is come along and Believe.”

From a young child with big dreams, the shy daughter of an Armenian American truck driver, to the dizzying heights of global stardom, The Cher Show UK Tour tells the incredible story of Cher’s meteoric rise to fame. Cher takes the audience by the hand and introduces them to the influential people in her life, from her mother and Sonny Bono, to fashion designer and costumier Bob Mackie. It shows how she battled the men who underestimated her, fought the conventions and, above all, was a trailblazer for independence.

The musical is packed with 35 of her biggest hits, including ‘If I Could Turn Back Time’, ‘I Got You Babe’, ‘Strong Enough’, ‘The Shoop Shoop Song’ and ‘Believe’.

The Cher Show UK & Ireland Tour will feature lighting design by Ben Cracknell and sound design by Dan Samson. The Music producer for The Cher Show UK will be Gary Hickeson.