Dan Looney, Adam Paulden, Jason Haigh-Ellery, Selladoor Worldwide and Gavin Kalin are delighted to announce that Danielle Hope and Sam Ferriday will join the cast of award-winning smash-hit musical Rock Of Ages coming to the Liverpool Empire Tuesday 23rd – Saturday 27th October.

Danielle is perhaps best-known for having won B.B.C. One’s Over the Rainbow, which lead 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, Danielle has starred as Eponine in the West End production of Les Misarables, as Maria in the U.K. tour of The Sound Of Music, and recently finished touring the U.K. as Sandy in Grease.

Sam Ferriday’s previous theatre credits include The Jersey Boys U.K. Tour and Ghost The Musical U.K. Tour. He also previously toured with The Blue Man Group across the U.S.A.

Danielle will play role of ‘Sherrie’ in Liverpool and from the 26th November Jodie Steele will play the role after starring in Heathers The Musical at the Royal Haymarket this autumn. Sam Ferriday will play the role of ‘Stacee Jaxx’ until 9th December

Danielle and Sam will join the previously announced Kevin Kennedy who will play ‘Dennis’, Zoe Birkett ‘Justice’, Luke Walsh ‘Drew’, Lucas Rush ‘Lonny’, Andrew Carthy ‘Franz’, Vas Constanti ‘Hertz’ and Rhiannon Chesterman ‘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

Rock Of Ages is a L.A. love story lavished with over 25 classic rock anthems. Lose yourself in a city and a time where the dreams are as big as the hair, and yes, they can come true

This hilarious musical comedy features the 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 loud and proud by an awesome live band

WARNING: CONTAINS SERIOUS ROCK ‘N’ ROLL DEBAUCHERY.

Now a global smash with extensive runs in London’s West End, on Broadway and in Las Vegas, the show has also been made in to a star-studded Hollywood movie

Rock Of Ages has a book by Chris D’Arienzo and Arrangements and Orchestrations by Ethan Popp. It is directed and choreographed by Nick Winston (The Royal Variety Performance, Annie and The Wedding Singer) designed by Morgan Large (The Woman in White, Top Hat and The Christmasaurus) and has lighting design by Ben Cracknell (Young Frankenstein, Sunset Boulevard and Annie). Sound design is by Ben Harrison (Hairspray, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Million Dollar Quartet) and musical supervision is by Barney Ashworth (Sunny Afternoon, Grease and Mrs Henderson Presents.)

Tickets are priced from £12. To book visit the Empire’s box office, call 0844 871 3017* or buy online at atgtickets.com/Liverpool*

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