West End leading man Killian Donnelly is to star as Charlie Price in the hit Broadway musical
Kinky Boots when it starts previews at the Adelphi Theatre in August. He will leave the musical
Memphis which he is currently starring with Beverley Knight at the Shaftesbury on 4th July to start rehearsals on the 6th with director Jerry Mitchell, book writer Harvey Fierstein and composer Cyndi Lauper. Theatre credits include
The Commitments (Palace Theatre),
Billy Elliot (Victoria Palace Theatre),
The Phantom of the Opera (Her Majesty’s Theatre),
Les Misérables (Queens Theatre),
Michael Collins – A Musical Drama (Cork Opera House),
The Full Monty (Olympia Theatre) and
West Side Story (Solstice Theatre). Killian’s film credits include
Les Misérables (Working Title). He has also appeared on television in
Showbands (RTÉ) and
The Last Furlong (RTÉ).
The singer-actor Matt Henry is playing drag queen Lola. He memorably auditioned for The Voice in 2013 and has theatre credits including
Avenue Q (National Tour),
The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe (Northampton),
The Harder They Come (Theatre Royal Stratford East, Nottingham Playhouse and National Tour),
The Rat Pack Live from Las Vegas, The Frontline (Shakespeare’s Globe),
Hair (English Theatre Frankfurt),
Saturday Night Fever (National Tour) and
Miss Saigon (Cameron Mackintosh). Feature film credits include
Muppets Most Wanted and
Gulliver’s Travels. He bought a pair of women’s heels from eBay and wore them when he met the Kinky Boots casting director as there is one number where Lola has to dance in skinny six-inch stilettos.Henry said
¨I pitched up in heels because I have worn them before, professionally adding that between jobs he has taught models to ‘catwalk’ in heels.
As Lola, I have to wear a lot of heels, and practicing helps to build up the calf muscles,’
Other cast members include
Amy Lennox (Lauren),
Jamie Baughan (Don),
Amy Ross (Nicola) and
Michael Hobbs (George) with
Gemma Atkins, Paul Ayers, Jeremy Batt, Arun Blair-Mangat, Marcus Collins,
Emma Crossley, Jordan Fox, Callum Francis, Robert Grose, Gillian Hardie,Chloe Hart, Sophie Isaacs, Luke Jackson, Robert Jones, Adam Lake,
Catherine Millsom, Sean Needham, Tim Prottey-Jones, Verity Quade, JavierSantos, Dominic Tribuzio, Alan Vicary, Michael Vinsen and Bleu Woodward.
Amy Lennox has numerous theatre credits including
Tracks, The Miniaturists (Arcola Theatre),
The Pink Bedroom (Defibrillator),
9 to 5 (UK Tour),
Soho Cinders (Soho Theatre),
Legally Blonde (Savoy Theatre and UK Tour),
Decade (Headlong Theatre),
The Secret Garden (Birmingham Rep),
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Royal & Derngate/Assembly Rooms),
Peter Pan (West Yorkshire Playhouse),
The Sound of Music (The London Palladium). Amy has appeared on screen in
Wrong Turn 5 (20th Century Fox),
The Cab Ride (Abelle Films) and
Never Let Me Go (DNA Films).
Jamie Baughan has appeared on stage in
Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf (Southwark Playhouse),
Robin Hood (Bolton Octagon),
Chicago (UK and European Tour),
Mirror Teeth (Finborough Theatre),
Dreams of Violence (Out of Joint, Max Stafford-Clark) and
Joe Orton (Phoenix Theatre). Film credits include
Alice in Wonderland – Through the Looking Glass (Disney),
Legend (Working Title),
The Comedian (The Bureau) and
Inkheart (Newline Cinema). Jamie has also appeared on television in
Hollyoaks, The C Word, Casualty, The Song of Lunch, Eastenders and
The Roman Mysteries.
Amy Ross is currently playing Joyce in
Sunny Afternoon at the Harold Pinter Theatre after transferring from The Hampstead Theatre. Other theatre credits include
Jesus Chris Superstar (AEG Live Tour),
Legally Blonde (UK Tour),
Mamma Mia! (West End),
Hairspray (Shaftesbury Theatre),
High School Musical (UK Tour).
Michael Hobbs has appeared on stage in
Darling of the Day (Union Theatre),
Radio Times (Watermill Theatre),
Aladdin (Salisbury Playhouse),
Who Ate All The Pies (Ladida Productions) and
Johnny Johnson (Lost Musicals). Michael has also appeared on screen in
A Fairytale of London Town (Mutt & Jeff Pictures) and
My Week With Marilyn (Trademark Films).