
This may seem a long way off, and now even further that the tour has been moved on to January 2023, but we figured with our obsession with all things Strictly, this is a good thing to get in the diary. STRICTLY BALLROOM THE MUSICAL is definitely not based on the TV series but very much on the fantastic Baz Luhrmann directed movie. If you haven’t seen the film then make sure you catch it, and the stage show too, they’re both really good.
There is a perfect link with the TV Show however, the musical is starring Strictly Come Dancing’s KEVIN CLIFTON. And if that wasn’t enough of our favourite Saturday evening show, the tour has direction from dancer, choreographer, theatre director and our favourite TV Judge, CRAIG REVEL HORWOOD.
First of all, the original film – TRAILER.
The movie, unbelievably, came out 27 years ago and was directed and co-written by Baz Luhrmann. It was actually his directorial début, and the first of what he called his The Red Curtain Trilogy. You’ll certainly know the other two. It was followed by Romeo + Juliet, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes (Homeland), and Moulin Rouge with Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor, which incidentally is also making its way onto the stage.