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Matthew Goodgame (born c.1980) is a professional actor,[1][2] singer and dancer from Kent.
Goodgame has just finished playing Steven Kodaly in 'She Loves Me' at the Chichester Festival Theatre, after playing the role of Danny Zuko in the West End production of GREASE The Musical.Matthew closed the West End Production of Grease. He recently created a Glamorous Trio called THE SPINETTES (http://www.thespinettes.co.uk) and is Managing them as they break through into the Entertainment industry.He made his professional and West End debut in November 2004 playing Billy Flynn in Chicago at the Adelphi Theatre, after winning the Channel 4 series Musicality. Goodgame went on to record his debut album Musicality - The Winners Album with EMI. Since then Goodgame has reprised the role of Billy Flynn on visits to both Singapore and Las Vegas, with the Cellophane Company. Goodgame was asked to perform at Stephen Sondheim's 75th Birthday Gala at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, and also at Gordon Ramsay's 40th Birthday celebrations. Goodgame recently spent eight months out of the country performing as the lead production vocalist for Costa Cruise Lines, in the Caribbean and Europe, and on his return to the UK played the lead role of Jack in the workshop of a new musical, Waiting for the Dawn at the Arts Theatre, London.Matthew Goodgame has recently performed in the German tour of Cats, playing the lead role of Munkustrap.
Matthew Goodgame is currently starring in The Thorn Birds (A New Musical), playing the lead role of Father Ralph de Bricassart, which Richard Chamberlain played in the iconic television miniseries. This is the concluding production of Wales Theatre Company under the direction of Michael Bogdanov. This 16 week tour goes to: Poole, Swansea, Aberystwyth, Malvern, Plymouth, Bradford, Hull, Windsor, Birmingham, Llandudno, Wolverhampton and concluding with a week in Cardiff at the Wales Millennium Centre in July 2009.[dated info]
References
- ^ "Carina Gillespie to Join Matthew Goodgame in London Grease". Broadway.com. 11 January 2011. http://www.broadway.com/shows/grease-london/buzz/154883/carina-gillespie-to-join-matthew-goodgame-in-london-grease/. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
- ^ Conlan, Tara (19 November 2004). "Waitress turns glamorous West End star". Daily Mail. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-326772/Waitress-turns-glamorous-West-End-star.html. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
External links
- Matthew Goodgame at Channel 4's Musicality web site
- Matthew Goodgame at Grease The Musical Website
Categories:- Living people
- English musical theatre actors
- People from Kent
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