Full cast line-up for The Glenn Miller Story

Posted on (Updated on 20 Feb 2019)
With **[*The Glenn Miller Story*](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/3142/the-glenn-miller-story-tickets.aspx)** already in full swing at the **[London Coliseum](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/122/london-coliseum.aspx)**, we are officially revealing to you the full cast line-up for this summer's biopic musical about famous trombonist and best-selling recording artist from the swing era **Glenn Miller.**


**Pictured: **Legendary rockstar Tommy Steele performs in the leading role of legendary trombonist Glenn Miller * * * Starring in the titular role as Glenn Miller is **Britain's first Rock and Roll superstar** and 1950s legend **Tommy Steele. **The classic rocker returns to the stage following a brief hiatus, with his last role in the West End being Ebenezer Scrooge in the 2012 **[London Palladium](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/4/london-palladium.aspx) **production of *Scrooge: The Musical. ***Steele **scored his first chart-topping hit with the tune *Singing the Blues *back in 1957 and managed to hit number one before Elvis Presley. His film, *The Tommy Steele Story, *is widely considered to be one of Britain's greatest rock 'n' roll films. Throughout his career, **Steele** has achieved over **20 hit singles** and **12 hit musical films** that include *Half A Sixpence, Finian’s Rainbow,* and *The Happiest Millionaire.* Aside from Scrooge, his other stage credits include *Singin’ in the Rain* and *Hans Anderson.* The highly prolific actor currently holds the record for most performances headlined than any other star in the history of the **[London Palladium](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/4/london-palladium.aspx)**. Starring alongside Tommy Steele is renowned English actress and singer **Marti Webb,** whose theatre credits include *Cats, Annie,*** *[The King and I](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/2933/the-king-and-i-tickets.aspx)****,** ****Tell Me on a Sunday,*** *[42nd Street](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/2453/42nd-street-tickets.aspx)****,*** ****and *Evita.* Her most notable screen credits include *****Diamonds Are Forever, The History of British Musicals* and *The Many Faces of Dame Judi Dench.* *The Glenn Miller Story* cast is completed by **Autumn Draper, Charlie Tighe, Devon McKenzie-Smith, Holly Rostron, Howard Samuels, Jessica Ellen, Jordan Oliver, Linal Haft, Myles Brown, Oliver Ramsdale, Siobhan Diffin, Tim Maxwell-Clarke,** and **Tom Sowinski, **and the ensemble is accompanied by a **16-piece band**. The **swing era dominated radio airwaves** between 1939 and 1943 and in the span of just those four years, trombonist Glenn Miller managed to land **23 number-one hits**, setting an impressive record that not even **The Beatles** or **Elvis Presley** managed to break. *[The Glenn Miller Story](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/3142/the-glenn-miller-story-tickets.aspx)* features the authentic sounds of such tunes as ‘*Chattanooga Choo Choo’, ‘Tuxedo Junction’, ‘Moonlight Serenade’* and ‘*In The Mood’.* The musical is produced by **Bill Kenwright** and features direction by both Kenwright and **Bob Tomson,** as well as choreography by Olivier Award winner **Bill Deamer**. *[The Glenn Miller Story](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/3142/the-glenn-miller-story-tickets.aspx)* is now playing at the [London Coliseum](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/122/london-coliseum.aspx) and will run until 18 August 2018. Don’t miss this summer's hidden musical gem featuring the **legendary Tommy Steele**! * * * Purchase your tickets to *The Glenn Miller Story* [here](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/3142/the-glenn-miller-story-tickets.aspx).

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