Craig Revel Horwood to play Miss Hannigan in Annie musical next year
HE'S back on Strictly Come Dancing tonight, but next year Craig Revel Horwood will be taking on a rather different role.
It's been revealed that the 49-year-old choreographer and theatre director is set to play cruel orphanage supervisor Miss Hannigan in the stage musical of Annie in summer 2015.
Craig, who is known for his sharp tongue and blunt opinions on Strictly Come Dancing, will make his debut in Newcastle in July and will then go on tour to several other cities and towns.
However, this isn't the first time that Craig would have taken to the stage.
The Australian star played the part of the Queen in Snow White and the Seven Dwarves back in 2009 and has gone on to play that role several times since.
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Craig may find himself getting booed tonight as Strictly Come Dancing returns to BBC1 and the first half of the contestants take to the dance floor.
He has already been giving his opinion on some of the celebrities, and earlier this week took a swipe at Judy Murray.
Speaking on ITV's Loose Women, Craig said he was left unimpressed when he watched 55-year-old Judy take part in a group dance earlier this month on the preview edition of the BBC1 show.
"Anton [du Beke] is the perfect person for Judy," the 49-year-old said. "I have only seen 30 seconds of her dancing and that was enough. I think Anton really has his work cut out."