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The producers of Rock Of Ages are thrilled to announce that Kevin Kennedy will star as Dennis Dupree in the UK and Ireland tour of the show when it comes to Crewe Lyceum Theatre 9th-13th May.
Kevin Kennedy
Kevin Kennedy is probably best known for his portrayal of Curly Watts in Coronation Street.
His West End theatre credits include Amos in Chicago at the Adelphi Theatre and We Will Rock You at the Dominion Theatre.
Kevin has played both Caractacus Potts and The Child Catcher in the hit musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, becoming the first actor to have played both roles.
He appeared as Dennis Dupree in the 2018 UK tour of Rock Of Ages and has also appeared in the national tours of the musicals The Rocky Horror Show, The Commitments and Kay Mellor’s Fat Friends.
Rock Of Ages
Rock Of Ages is the hilarious musical comedy lavished with over 25 classic rock anthems – including: We Built This City, The Final Countdown, Wanted Dead or Alive, Here I Go Again, Can’t Fight This Feeling and I Want To Know What Love Is – played loud and proud by an awesome live band.
Leave it all behind and lose yourself in a city and a time where the dreams are as big as the hair – and, yes, they can come true!
Now a global smash with hit seasons on Broadway, London’s West End and Las Vegas and a star-studded Hollywood movie version, this show promises you the best party night out around.
Rick Of Ages has a book by Chris D’Arienzo and arrangements and orchestrations by Ethan Popp.
Creative team
The full creative team includes: Nick Winston (director of the feature film Tomorrow Morning, Mame, The Royal Variety Performance) who directs and choreographs the show; set and costume design by Morgan Large (The Woman in White, Joseph and the Technicolour Dreamcoat, and Tell Me On A Sunday); lighting cesign by Ben Cracknell (Sunset Boulevard, Pantoland at the Palladium, Priscilla Queen of the Desert); sound design by Ben Harrison (Mame, Priscilla Queen of the Desert and Fame); and video and projection design by Duncan McLean (The Car Man, Nutcracker! and Magic Goes Wrong).
The casting director is Jim Arnold, the associate director is Victoria Gimby, the associate choreographer is Ryan-Lee Seager and the associate lighting designer is Chris Vaughan.
Costume supervision is by Lee Tassie and production management by Phil McCandlish.
