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The first production pictures have been released of Layton Williams as he takes over the lead role in Everybody’s Talking About Jamie on the West End.
The cast gets a major overhaul for 2019 as Shane Richie, Hayley Tamaddon, Sejal Keshwala and Sabrina Sandhu all join.
Williams, who has picked up the baton from John McCrea who performed since the show’s opening in 2017, is best known for Jack Whitehall's Bad Education, playing Kylie in BBC series Beautiful People and the title role in Billy Elliot on the West End.
The musical follows 16 year old Jamie New, who wants to go to his school prom in a dress. He may not know what the future holds, but he’s sure he’ll be a star. With the help of his mum and a local drag legend, Loco Chanelle, he begins to work out who he is, defy prejudice and step into the spotlight.
With music by Dan Gillespie Sells and a book and lyrics by Tom MacRae, the show is inspired by BBC documentary, Jamie: Drag Queen at 16.
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie is booking at the Apollo Theatre until September 28.
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