John Barr

Location:
London, US
Type:
Artist / Band / Musician
Genre:
Showtunes / Melodramatic Popular Song / Lounge
Site(s):
Label:
Dress Circle / LMLMusic
Trained at The Sylvia Young Theatre School.
He made his West End Debut at the age of 12 in OLIVER at the Albery Theatre. Since then John has had a varied career appearing on Stage, TV, Film, Cabaret, Concerts and Recordings.
THEATRE - Tateh in RAGTIME at The Landor Theatre. Charles Guiteau in Sondheim's ASSASSINS (Nominated for an Offie Best Performance Award-2010) at The Union Theatre. Greta in BENT-The Landor Theatre (2010). Amos Hart in CHICAGO - Plenary Hall, Kuala Lumper (2008). Skimbleshanks in CATS - Larnaca Municipal Amphitheatre, Cyprus (2009). Maisie in DIAMOND-The Kings Head Theatre. David in COMPANY-The Derby Playhouse. Dr. Thomas Parker in BATBOY THE MUSICAL-The British Premiere Production-The Shaftesbury Theatre, London & The West Yorkshire Playhouse. RAGTIME-The Piccadilly Theatre, London. Koko in THE MIKADO & Njegus in THE MERRY WIDOW-Opera Della Luna. HEY, MR PRODUCER!-Lyceum Theatre, London. Harry in FLORA THE RED MENACE and Snoopy in SNOOPY-THE MUSICAL both at the Cambridge Arts Theatre. The Tenor in BERLIN TO BROADWAY-The Water Rats. Cliff in IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR-The Theatre Royal, York. Original Cast Member Andrew Lloyd Webbers ASPECTS OF LOVE. Feuilly in LES MISERABLES-The Palace Theatre, London. Che in EVITA-The Opera House, Manchester. Artist V in COWARDY CUSTARD-Theatr Clwyd. Peter Pan in PETER PAN (play version) Perth Theatre. Tobias in Sondheim's-SWEENEY TODD-The Watermill Theatre, Newbury.
FILM - Convict 5 in LES MISERABLES - The Movie. Directed by Tom Hooper - due for release Dec 2012.
TELEVISION - THE BILL, THE PURPLE PEOPLE EATER, THE 1987 ROYAL VARIETY SHOW & WEDNESDAY AT EIGHT.
SOLO RECORDINGS - John has recorded 5 Solo CD's - A SMALL AFFAIR,
IN WHATEVER TIME WE HAVE on the DRESS CIRCLE Label, A DIFFERENT CORNER, ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN & ALL I AM on the DRESS CIRCLE & LML Labels.
CAST RECORDINGS - BATBOY THE MUSICAL, MATADOR, GODSPELL, OSCAR, LISTEN UP, SCRAPBOOK, THE FLY & DRACULA.
RADIO - Principal cast member for the BBC Radio 2's Musical Series-Simon in JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, Bill Calhoun in KISS ME, KATE, Motel in FIDDLER ON THE ROOF with Anthony Newley, Paul in A CHORUS LINE with David Soul & Donna McKechnie, and a regular Guest on SONGS FROM THE SHOWS & FRIDAY NIGHT IS MUSIC NIGHT.
PANTOMIME - Widow Twankey in Aladdin - The Milton Keynes Theatre 2011/2012. The King in Jack & The Beanstalk- the Central Theatre, Chatham. Dandini in CINDERELLA-the Capitol Theatre, Horsham 09/10. Pixie (Ugly Sister) in CINDERELLA-the Churchill Theatre, Bromley 08/09 with Steve Guttenberg. Mona (Ugly Sister Debut) in CINDERELLA-the Richmond Theatre 07/08. Squire Grumpwell in MOTHER GOOSE-the Churchill Theatre, Bromley 06/07. Snowman in JACK & THE BEANSTALK-the Hackney Empire 05/06. Josh the Jester in SLEEPING BEAUTY-the Paul Robeson Theatre, Hounslow 02/03. Jack in JACK & THE BEANSTALK-the Greenwich Theatre, 01/02. Dame–Debut as Christabel Crusoe in ROBINSON CRUSOE-the Corn Exchange, Newbury 2000/01. Buttons in CINDERELLA-the Corn Exchange, Newbury 1999/00. Aladdin in ALADDIN-the Eden Court Theatre, Inverness 1996/97. Slap in MOTHER GOOSE-the Horsham Arts Centre 1995/96. Peter Pan in PETER PAN-the Hawth Theatre, Crawley 1993/94.
CABARET - He has performed his own Cabaret show's in some of the most prestigious cabaret rooms all over the world - London,
New York, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Washington D.C, Chicago, Sydney, Venice, Switzerland, Denmark and on the QE2.
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