Aston Merrygold was all smiles during the gala screening of The Wizard of Oz at the Gillian Lynne Theatre.
The 36-year-old former JLS member will play the Tin Man in the West End run which began on Thursday.
The singer was announced as part of the cast earlier this month alongside RuPaul’s Drag Race UK winner The Vivienne as The Wicked Witch of the West.
Aston was seen smiling during her performance on Sunday alongside her cast mates as she took the stage for the popular musical.
In a series of snaps, Aston was seen smiling and laughing as she took her final bows alongside Aviva Tulley, who plays Dorothy; Benjamin Yates as The Scarecrow, Emily Bull as Glinda the Good Witch, and Abigail Matthews, who plays Toto.
Aston Merrygold, 36, was all smiles during the gala screening of The Wizard of Oz at the Gillian Lynne Theatre on Sunday as he took his final bow.
![JLS's Aston Merrygold can't hide his smile as he joins his co-stars for the gala performance of The Wizard of Oz in his West End debut. 7 The former JLS member will be performing in Man in the West End run of shows which began on Thursday.](https://whatsnew2day.com/wp-content/uploads/cwv-webp-images/2024/08/1724027130_629_JLSs-Aston-Merrygold-cant-hide-his-smile-as-he-joins.jpeg.webp)
The former JLS member will be performing in Man in the West End run of shows which began on Thursday.
![JLS's Aston Merrygold can't hide his smile as he joins his co-stars for the gala performance of The Wizard of Oz in his West End debut. 9 The singer was announced as part of the cast earlier this month alongside RuPaul's Drag Race UK winner The Vivienne as The Wicked Witch of the West and Aviva Tulley, who plays Dorothy (pictured).](https://whatsnew2day.com/wp-content/uploads/cwv-webp-images/2024/08/1724027132_647_JLSs-Aston-Merrygold-cant-hide-his-smile-as-he-joins.jpeg.webp)
The singer was announced as part of the cast earlier this month alongside RuPaul’s Drag Race UK winner The Vivienne as The Wicked Witch of the West and Aviva Tulley, who plays Dorothy (pictured).
The X Factor contestant will also be joined by Strictly Come Dancing’s Craig Revel Horwood, who will be portraying The Wicked Witch of the West at select locations.
In the photos, the singer, dressed in a brown baker’s-style grey shirt and a brown vest, was all smiles as he sang and danced alongside the production’s Dorothy.
In other photos from the performance, Aston looked out at the audience smiling as he and the rest of the cast lowered the curtain and the audience applauded.
Following the performance, Aston was spotted on the red carpet with his wife Sarah Richards, 40.
The singer approached his wife of two years in a dapper ensemble that included a white shirt, black trousers and black and white brogues.
She accessorized her look with green sunglasses and a green printed silk scarf tied around her neck.
His partner wore a black halterneck dress and opted for a pop of colour with yellow lace-up heels and a white handbag with the words ‘wifey lifey’ written on it.
In another snap, the West End star posed with a photo of himself on the poster and smiled for the camera, while in another set of images he joined his cast mates in posing as a group.
![JLS's Aston Merrygold can't hide his smile as he joins his co-stars for the gala performance of The Wizard of Oz in his West End debut. 11 Following the performance, Aston was spotted on the red carpet with his wife Sarah Richards, 40, wearing a white shirt and black trousers and black and white brogues.](https://whatsnew2day.com/wp-content/uploads/cwv-webp-images/2024/08/1724027135_270_JLSs-Aston-Merrygold-cant-hide-his-smile-as-he-joins.jpeg.webp)
Following the performance, Aston was spotted on the red carpet with his wife Sarah Richards, 40, wearing a white shirt and black trousers and black and white brogues.
![JLS's Aston Merrygold can't hide his smile as he joins his co-stars for the gala performance of The Wizard of Oz in his West End debut. 13 Alongside the runway poster, Aston showed off her accessories, including a pair of green sunglasses and a green patterned silk scarf tied around her neck.](https://whatsnew2day.com/wp-content/uploads/cwv-webp-images/2024/08/1724027137_871_JLSs-Aston-Merrygold-cant-hide-his-smile-as-he-joins.jpeg.webp)
Alongside the runway poster, Aston showed off her accessories, including a pair of green sunglasses and a green patterned silk scarf tied around her neck.
![JLS's Aston Merrygold can't hide his smile as he joins his co-stars for the gala performance of The Wizard of Oz in his West End debut. 15 The singer was all smiles as he posed with his cast, including (from left: The Vivienne, Benjamin Yates, Aviva Tulley and Nic Greenshield).](https://whatsnew2day.com/wp-content/uploads/cwv-webp-images/2024/08/1724027139_759_JLSs-Aston-Merrygold-cant-hide-his-smile-as-he-joins.jpeg.webp)
The singer was all smiles as he posed with his cast, including (from left: The Vivienne, Benjamin Yates, Aviva Tulley and Nic Greenshield).
The singer was all smiles as he casually hugged the rest of the cast, including Vivienne, Benjamin Yates, Aviva Tulley and Nic Greenshield.
Aston’s West End debut comes just six months after his wife gave birth to their third child, a girl.
The JLS star and his professional dancer wife Sarah announced they had welcomed their third child, a baby girl, in March.
The couple, who revealed they named their baby Riley Skye, beamed for a selfie as Sarah cradled her newborn while lying in her hospital bed.
In another image, Aston held his daughter while enjoying skin-to-skin contact shirtless and planted a kiss on her cheek.
The proud parents also shared photos of Sarah looking down at her little girl as she slept in a hospital crib.
She wrote: ‘I’m obsessed with you babe.’
![JLS's Aston Merrygold can't hide his smile as he joins his co-stars for the gala performance of The Wizard of Oz in his West End debut. 17 In the photos, the singer, dressed in a brown baker boy shirt, a grey button-down shirt and a brown vest, was all smiles as he sang and danced alongside the production's Dorothy.](https://whatsnew2day.com/wp-content/uploads/cwv-webp-images/2024/08/1724027141_324_JLSs-Aston-Merrygold-cant-hide-his-smile-as-he-joins.jpeg.webp)
In the photos, the singer, dressed in a brown baker boy shirt, a grey button-down shirt and a brown vest, was all smiles as he sang and danced alongside the production’s Dorothy.
![JLS's Aston Merrygold can't hide his smile as he joins his co-stars for the gala performance of The Wizard of Oz in his West End debut. 19 Aston looked out at the audience smiling as he and the rest of the cast lowered the curtain and the audience applauded.](https://whatsnew2day.com/wp-content/uploads/cwv-webp-images/2024/08/1724027142_424_JLSs-Aston-Merrygold-cant-hide-his-smile-as-he-joins.jpeg.webp)
Aston looked out at the audience smiling as he and the rest of the cast lowered the curtain and the audience applauded.
![JLS's Aston Merrygold can't hide his smile as he joins his co-stars for the gala performance of The Wizard of Oz in his West End debut. 21 Aston's West End debut comes just six months after his wife Sarah Richards, 40, gave birth to their third child, a girl, in March.](https://whatsnew2day.com/wp-content/uploads/cwv-webp-images/2024/08/1724027144_724_JLSs-Aston-Merrygold-cant-hide-his-smile-as-he-joins.jpeg.webp)
Aston’s West End debut comes just six months after his wife Sarah Richards, 40, gave birth to their third child, a girl, in March.
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