Barrowman Stars in London Cinderella Pantomime in Dec.

By: Jul. 20, 2005
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It won't take much stretch of imagination to read that John Barrowman has been cast as Prince Charming in Cinderella. 

This won't be the Rodgers and Hammerstein Cinderella, however, but rather an English pantomime version at London's New Wimbledon Theatre.  The show, presented by First Family Entertainment (a partnership between Clear Channel Entertainment and the Ambassador Theatre Group), will run from December 9th to 23rd, and Barrowman joins a cast that already includes Susan Hampshire, Richard Wilson, Naomi Wilkinson and Peter Duncan.  The musical is a cousin of the pantomime, where songs, spectacle and broad comedy (often in the form of its man-as-a-woman "dame") mingle warmly. 

Barrowman was recently cast alongside Rob Lowe in the West End debut of A Few Good Men; the show will start previews on August 18th.  In 2003, he reprised his star-making turn as Billy Crocker in the National Theatre's production of Anything Goes; he had originally made his West End debut in the role opposite Elaine Paige in 1989.  His many West End credits include Grease!, The Phantom of the Opera, The Fix, Hair, Aspects of Love, Miss Saigon, Beauty and the Beast and Chicago, and he has appeared in the States in two Sondheim shows--Broadway's Putting It Together and as Bobby in Company at the Kennedy Center.  Barrowman has appeared on TV on "Central Park West," and "Titans," and currently plays Captain Jack on the BBC series "Dr. Who."  Recently seen in the movie musical, De-Lovely, he will appear as the Lead Tenor Stormtrooper in the upcoming film version of The Producers. 

Tickets to Cinderella, ranging in price from £9 to £21, can be purchased by visiting www.theambassadors.com or www.ticketmaster.co.uk.  For more information on Barrowman, visit www.barrowmanonline.com.

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