Michael Ball to mark 40 years at the top with Milton Keynes show
‘It’s going to be exciting, and I can’t wait to see you all’, says star
Michael Ball is has hit the road with his new tour – and it’s on its way to Milton Keynes.
The show will celebrate the launch of a new album of original songs. Called Glow, the record is Ball’s 23rd LP.
Announcing the tour, Ball said: “There’s probably only one thing I enjoy more than being in the studio – and that’s taking it all out on the road and performing those songs as well as all the old favourites to the audiences I love.
"I hope you enjoy the new album, and I hope you come to see us on tour. It’s going to be exciting, and I can’t wait to see you all.”
Michael Ball has a claim to be Britain’s leading musical theatre star. He is a double Olivier Award-winning, Grammy nominated, multi-platinum recording artist and remains a popular radio and TV presenter. He has been at the top of his game for more than 40 years, starring in musical theatre productions in the West End and on Broadway, winning critical acclaim, a devoted following and awards for his stage work and recording career.
Michael’s theatre credits include Edna Turnblad in Hairspray (English National Opera), Javert in Les Misérables – The Staged Concert, Anatoly in Chess (English National Opera), Mack in Mack and Mabel (Chichester/UK Tour), Sweeney Todd in Sweeney Todd (West End) for which he won the Olivier Award for ‘Best Actor in a Musical’, Edna Turnblad in Hairspray (original West End Cast) for which he won the Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical, Kismet (English National Opera), Patience (New York City Opera), The Woman in White (West End/Broadway), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (West End), Passion, The Phantom of the Opera, Aspects of Love (West End/Broadway) and creating the role of Marius in Les Misérables (original West End Cast). His television credits include the Victoria Wood BBC TV film, That Day We Sang, opposite his Sweeney Todd co-star, Imelda Staunton.
Ball has a successful radio broadcasting career which includes his own show on BBC Radio 2 on Sundays. He is also a popular TV presenter - he has hosted The Michael Ball Show on ITV1, his first TV travelogue, Wonderful Wales on Channel 5 and most recently an Easter Sunday special for the BBC.
He often tours the UK as a concert artist and has sold millions of albums over the last 40 years. He has performed in Australia, China, USA, Japan and, in 2007, made his BBC Proms debut, An Evening with Michael Ball at the Royal Albert Hall, which marked the first time a musical theatre star had been given a solo concert at the Proms.
Michael Ball performs at Milton Keynes Theatre on Sunday September 20, supported by Liss Jones. See atgtickets.com/MiltonKeynes to book.