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"Coronation Street musical Street of Dreams has signed up Russell Watson as the star guest performer for the production&amp;#039;s world premiere. The Salford-born tenor will join the show for two nights only at the Manchester Arena on May 9 and 10, headlining the finale song &amp;#039;Ghosts - Take My Hand&amp;#039;.  Written by Street of Dreams composer Trisha Ward, &amp;#039;Ghosts - Take My Hand&amp;#039; celebrates the most iconic characters from Coronation Street&amp;#039;s history. Watson commented: &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s an incredible privilege to be asked to be a part of something so amazing and unique. Coronation Street was a prominent fixture in the Watson household whilst I was growing up, so any opportunity to combine such an iconic brand with exquisite music is one I&amp;#039;d never hesitate in taking on.  &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m so looking forward to coming home and joining old friends on stage - I doubt there&amp;#039;ll be a dry eye in the house!&amp;quot; He added: &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m going to use this as my chance to get a little cameo appearance in the show too - it&amp;#039;ll be my audition! I think I&amp;#039;d make a great love-child of Mike Baldwin!&amp;quot;  Meanwhile, Trisha Ward said: &amp;quot;I am thrilled and delighted Russell Watson is joining the cast for the world premiere of Coronation Street - Street of Dreams to lead my finale song, &amp;#039;Ghosts - Take My Hand&amp;#039;.  &amp;quot;Russell has a voice of extraordinary quality and is a world-class artist. Coming from Manchester himself, he is also the perfect guest star to join us for this - our first ever performance of the show.&amp;quot; Today&amp;#039;s announcement follows previous confirmation that Kym Marsh, Jodie Prenger, Julie Goodyear, Kevin Kennedy and Brian Capron had all signed up for the Manchester premiere. The production sees Paul O&amp;#039;Grady guide the audience through the biggest storylines from Coronation Street&amp;#039;s past with the help of his &amp;#039;Angel of the North&amp;#039; Julie Carp, played by Katy Cavanagh. Following its premiere in Manchester, Street of Dreams will tour to Dublin, Belfast and Newcastle. &amp;gt; Jodie Prenger interview: &amp;#039;Corrie musical role is so exciting&amp;#039; &amp;gt; Corrie&amp;#039;s Katy Cavanagh talks musical, Julie and more - interview &amp;gt; Coronation Street: Kym Marsh talks musical, Michelle future &amp;gt; Read more Coronation Street news and spoilers "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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