Television doctor, Strictly contestant and author Dr Ranj Singh is making his musical theatre debut in the upcoming & JULIET which comes to Oxford later this year.
& Juliet is the hilarious new musical that flips the script on the greatest love story ever told and asks, what would happen next if Juliet didn’t end it all over Romeo? It comes to the New Theatre from September 2 to 7.
This show was created by David West Read, the Emmy-winning writer from “Schitt’s Creek” and its score is a playlist of pop anthems as iconic as her name, including Britney Spears’ “…Baby One More Time,” Katy Perry’s “Roar” and chart toppers “Since U Been Gone,” “It’s My Life,” “I Want It That Way,” and “Can’t Stop the Feeling!”
Dr Ranj will make his musical theatre debut playing the role of Lance in the upcoming UK and Ireland tour. He joins the previously announced Matt Cardle as Shakespeare, Gerardine Sacdalan as Juliet, Lara Denning as Anne, Sandra Marvin as Angelique, Jack Danson as Romeo, Kyle Cox as Francois and Jordan Broatch as May.
Dr Ranj said
“I am absolutely overjoyed to be making my musical theatre debut in & Juliet, a show I’ve been a fan of since it first opened. I know it’s a bit of a change from my usual work, but not many people will know how hard I’ve been working behind the scenes to make this happen, and it’s an absolute dream come true. I can’t wait to work with the incredible Luke Sheppard and the entire creative team and have the time of my life this year, showing the UK what I’m made of alongside an exceptionally talented and diverse cast. Bring it on!”
As well as an NHS doctor and author, Dr Ranj is co-creating presenter of BAFTA-award-winning CBeebies series, Get Well Soon, one of the resident doctors on the BBC1’s Morning Live, was a regular presenter on ITV This Morning and has fronted a string of television shows. His foray into music and dance started in 2018, when he swapped his scrubs for sequins as a BBC Strictly Come Dancing contestant, partnered with Janette Manrara.
Then at the start of 2021, Dr Ranj performed on ITV All Star Musicals and received high praise from the judges, including Elaine Paige herself. This led to him starring in his own sold-out West End show Scrubs to Sparkles later that year, alongside a host of famous faces.
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