Queen of the Night! The Bodyguard to Head Back to the West End, Starring Beverley Knight

We will always love her! The Bodyguard will return to the West End with Beverley Knight playing the title role of Oscar-nominated superstar Rachel Marron. Directed by Thea Sharrock, the production is scheduled to play a limited engagement July 15 through January 7 at the Dominion Theatre.

The Bodyguard received its world premiere at the Adelphi Theatre in November 2012; Knight joined the cast in 2013 in the lead role. The production closed in 2014 before heading out on tour. Knight is a singer, songwriter and record producer who has sold over a million albums in the UK; her additional theater credits include Memphis The Musical and Cats.

Former Secret Service agent turned bodyguard, Frank Farmer, is hired to protect superstar Rachel Marron from an unknown stalker. Each expects to be in charge; what they don’t expect is to fall in love. The show features classic hits including “Queen of the Night,” “So Emotional,” “One Moment in Time,” “Saving All My Love,” “I’m Your Baby Tonight,” “Run to You,” “I Have Nothing,” “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” and “I Will Always Love You.”

Joining Knight in the cast will be Rachel John as Nicki Marron, Carole Stennett as alternate Rachel Marron, Mark Holden as Bill Devaney, Alex Andreas as Tony, Dominic Taylor as Sy Spector, Matthew Stathers as Stalker and Glen Fox as Ray Court. Faye Best, Pablo Ceresuela Torres, Carlos Ugarriza Crespo, Lisa Darnell, Charles Hagerty, Emma Joy Hopkins, Ibinabo Jack, Christopher Jeffers, Verity Jones, Phoebe Liberty, Raul Naranjo Garcia, Mary Lynn Tiep, Michael Wade-Peters, Matthew Wesley, Emmy Willow and Mark Willshire will round out the company.

Based on Lawrence Kasdan’s 1992 film, The Bodyguard features a book by Alex Dinelaris, with designs by Tim Hatley, lighting by Mark Henderson, sound by Richard Brooker, video designs by Duncan McLean, choreography by Karen Bruce, orchestrations by Chris Egan and musical supervision by Richard Beadle.

Final casting, including the role of Frank Farmer and the young boys who will alternate the role of Fletcher, will be announced shortly.