Craig Revel Horwood

Craig Revel Horwood recently starred as the Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz UK Tour (selected venues).

Craig is directing and choreographing NOW That’s What I Call A Musical – playing a major UK tour from September 2024.

Craig Revel Horwood is one of Britain’s best loved actors, entertainers, directors and choreographers.

He has appeared as a Judge on all series of the hit BBC One entertainment show Strictly Come Dancing.

He also both directs and appears in the annual Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour. He created the touring show Strictly Confidential, was Head Judge on Dancing with the stars New Zealand and is currently Head Judge on Dancing with the Stars Australia.

Craig started his career as a performer in musical theatre in his home country of Australia, moving to London to appear in many West End musicals including Miss Saigon and Crazy for You. After many years, he returned to the West End starring as Miss Hannigan in Annie, which he also twice successfully toured around the UK. He has starred in pantomime every year for Crossroads, with roles including the Wicked Queen in Snow White, Captain Hook in Peter Pan and the Wicked Stepmother in Cinderella.

Craig’s work as a director and choreographer has included productions of The Witches of Eastwick and Copacabana at the Watermill Theatre Newbury, Fiddler on the Roof on a national tour, Chess on tour in the UK and in Toronto, and The Hot Mikado on a national tour.

In the West End he his directing and choreographing work includes Sunset Boulevard, My One and Only, and Spend Spend Spend, the last two of which were nominated for an Olivier Award for Best Choreography. Craig has also choreographed several musicals and operas in Europe, and choreographed Paradise Moscow for Opera North, and created work for the Ballet Boyz.

In 2022, Craig Directed and Co-Choreographed a new production of the musical Strictly Ballroom starring Kevin Clifton.

In 2012 Craig won the BBC2 series Maestro at the Opera, the final of which saw him conduct Act 2 of La Boheme at the Royal Opera House. He has also won Celebrity Masterchef and discovered his Australian roots in Who Do You Think You Are.

In 2022 Craig toured the UK in his solo show All Balls and Glitter and in 2023 Craig reprised the role of Miss Hannigan in the UK Tour of Annie.

Craig has three volumes of memoirs published, and his debut novel ‘Dances and Dreams on Diamond Street’ was published in 2020.

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