Alexandra Burke, the X Factor star and Sister Act performer, will play Chaka in I’m Every Woman: The Musical at the Peacock Theatre in the West End next year.
Premiering in London on March 11, 2026, the production will begin previews March 5 and run through March 26.
Burke said in a statement, “Almost seventeen years ago, with my late mother by my side, I sang Chaka for my very first non-televised audition for The X Factor. To think that all these years later I’ve been given the opportunity to play the superstar that is Chaka Khan in the West End would have been simply unimaginable for me back then.”
She continued, “Thank you mama for all your love and guidance as I was growing up, you are in my thoughts every day and I’ll be lovingly looking up at you every single show. This truly is a dream role for me, my first originating, and I’m still pinching myself wondering if I’m dreaming! Of course we know and love the classics ‘I’m Every Woman,’ ‘Ain’t Nobody’ and ‘I Feel For You’ but I encourage you to dive deep into her incredible solo and Rufus catalogue, it’s timeless and iconic just like the legend herself.”
Along with telling the story of Khan’s life and career, the musical features her most loved songs, including “I Feel For You,” “Tell Me Something Good,” “Ain’t Nobody,” “Sweet Thing,” “Higher Love,” “Through the Fire,” and, of course, the title track. Included in Khan’s story are run-ins with Joni Mitchell, Prince, Stevie Wonder, and Robert Palmer.