BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Johannes Radebe says 'just got the news' in exciting update
manchestereveningnews.co.ukStrictly Come Dancing star Johannes Radebe has shared an exciting update about an upcoming project that sent fans wild when it was first confirmed.
The dancer is due to return to BBC One dance contest's ballroom this autumn. Johannes has been seen back in rehearsals for the 2024 series, which marks Strictly's 20th anniversary, alongside a number of his co-stars including Karen Hauer, Dianne Buswell, Nancy Xu, Gorka Marquez and Nikita Kuzmin.
But the Strictly star is also looking beyond the show as next year, he'll be taking to the stage in a very different capacity after it was revealed he'd be taking on the lead role in a major musical next year. READ MORE: Freddie Flintoff breaks silence on Top Gear horror crash which left him 'crying every two minutes' The professional, who came second in the dancing competition with John Whaite in 2021 and partnered with Annabel Croft during the most recent series, will tour the country as part of Kinky Boots: The Musical next year with eight shows planned for Manchester's Palace Theatre in February 2025 after kicking off in Leicester on January 17, 2025.
The musical, written by Harvey Fierstein and featuring music from upcoming Glastonbury performer Cyndi Lauper, is based on the 2005 film and follows the story of a man who inherits a shoe factory from his father and, in a quest to save his business, partners with a drag queen to produce a line of high-heeled boots.
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