Aston Merrygold had a big smile on his face at the gala performance of The Wizard of Oz at the Gillian Lynne Theatre.
The former JLS member, 36, plays the Tin Man in a series of West End performances which started on Thursday.
The singer was announced earlier this month as part of the cast, alongside RuPaul’s Drag Race UK winner The Vivienne, as The Wicked Witch of the West.
Aston was spotted laughing while performing alongside his cast mates on Sunday as he took to the stage of the hit musical.
In a number of photos, Aston is seen smiling as he takes his final bow 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 in high spirits at the gala performance of The Wizard of Oz at the Gillian Lynne Theatre on Sunday as he took his final bow
The former JLS member stars in Man in the series of West End performances 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 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 play The Wicked Witch of the West at a number of locations.
In the photos, the singer was dressed in a brown baker’s boy suit, a gray shirt and a brown vest, smiling as he sang and danced alongside Dorothy, the production’s lead singer.
In other photos from the performance, Aston grinned out at the audience as he and the rest of the cast fired the starting gun and the crowd applauded.
After the performance, Aston was spotted on the red carpet with his 40-year-old wife Sarah Richards.
The singer dressed cozily together with his wife of two years in a stylish ensemble consisting of a white shirt, black trousers and white-and-black brogues.
He completed his look with green sunglasses and a green patterned silk scarf around his neck.
His partner wore a black halter dress and went for a colorful accent with yellow lace-up heels and a white clutch that read “wifey lifey” on it.
In another photo, the West End star posed with a picture of himself from the poster and beamed into the camera, while in another series of photos he posed with his cast mates as a group.
After the performance, Aston was spotted on the red carpet with his wife Sarah Richards, 40. They wore a white shirt, black trousers and white and black brogues.
While working on the poster for the shows, Aston showed off his accessories, including green sunglasses and a green patterned silk scarf around his neck.
The singer had a big smile on his face as he posed with his cast, including (left to right: The Vivienne, Benjamin Yates, Aviva Tulley and Nic Greenshield)
The singer had a big smile on his face as he casually threw his arms around the rest of the cast, including The 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 in March that they welcomed their third child, a girl.
The couple, who revealed they named their little miracle Riley Skye, beamed as they snapped a selfie as Sarah held their newborn as she lay in her hospital bed.
In another photo, Aston holds their daughter while having shirtless skin-to-skin contact, and gives her a kiss on the cheek.
The proud parents also shared photos of Sarah watching their daughter sleep in a hospital bed.
She wrote: ‘Obsessed with you baby girl’.
In the photos, the singer, dressed in a brown baker’s boy, gray shirt and brown vest, smiled as he sang and danced alongside production manager Dorothy
Aston grinned at the audience as he and the rest of the cast opened their curtain as the audience applauded
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
