Joe Locke attends the Longchamp x Toiletpaper Pop Revolution launch party.Photo:Dave Benett/Getty
Dave Benett/Getty
Joe Lockeis headed to Broadway!
The 20-year-oldHeartstopperstar will be joining the cast ofSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Streetstarting on Jan. 31,Deadlinefirst reported.
A scene from ‘Sweeney Todd’.Sweeney Todd
As for Locke, the announcement of his latest role at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre comes before he appears in the Disney+ miniseriesAgatha: Darkhold Diaries, and as his star continues to rise from the hit Netflix series.
“He’ll send the demons howling, dearie. The delectable@joelocke03will be playing Tobais Ragg beginning January 31st,“a postfrom the musical’s Instagram account read on Thursday.
“See u on broadway 😭🥰 Jan 31st 🖤🔪,” Locke wrote onInstagramafter the announcement.
MultipleHeartstopperco-stars applauded Locke’s latest achievement in the comment section of his post, including Robie Donovan and Bradley Riches. “U better slay boyyy,” Riches wrote.
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“It’s a mutual thing,” he said. “I need to learn my boundaries and people need to learn their boundaries. Most attention comes from a really good place, and I hope I always appreciate that.”
And theHeartstoppersstar also has a few other dream roles on his radar. In May 2022, the actor toldThe Independentthat he was looking to take on more projects that “mean something” to him.
“I would love to play the first gay Disney prince,” Locke said. “That would be a dream.”
source: people.com
