John Barr

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As Time Goes By

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Released: Dec 23, 2010

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As Time Goes By
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Come What May
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Genre: Lyrical / Melodramatic Popular Song / Showtunes
Location London, Un
Profile Views: 60185
Last Login: 4/20/2013
Member Since 10/9/2006
Website www.johnbarr.net
Record Label Dress Circle / LMLMusic
Type of Label Unsigned
Bio
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 - : Ed Kleban in A CLASS ACT - The Landor Theatre-Nominated for Best Male Performance - Offie Awards (2013). Tateh in RAGTIME at The Landor Theatre. Charles Guiteau in Sondheim's ASSASSINS (Nominated for an Offie Best Performance Awards (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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"Yesterday's the past, tomorrow's the future, but today is a GIFT. That's why it's called the present." All of John's CD's are now available on iTunes / LMLMusic - www.lmlmusic.com / Dress Circle - www.dresscircle.com & CDBaby - www.cdbaby.com and Amazon
Influences
Barbra Streisand - this is where it all started for me at the tender age of 12, Liza Minnelli - and continued...you get the picture..., Stevie Wonder, Bernadette Peters, Len Cariou, Michael Rupert, All 3 Members of the Original London Cast of Side By Side By Sondheim - Julia, Milly and David, Robert Preston, Barry Manilow, Joel Grey, Babyface, Peabo Bryson, Nancy Wilson, Martin Smith, Elaine Paige, Patti Lupone, Ella Fitzgerald, Ethel Merman, Sammy Davies, Jnr, Frank Sinatra, Whitney Houston, Alison Fraser, Ann Hampton Callaway, Brian Lane Green, Nat King Cole, Elaine Stritch, Angela Lansbury, Nancy LaMott, Tony Bennett, Julie Wilson, Barbara Cook, Anthony Newley & Judy Garland. FAV SINGERS - Conner Reeves, Matt Monroe, Terence Trent D'Arby, George Michael, Brian Kennedy, Jennifer Holliday, Sam Harris, Idina Menzel, Shoshana Bean, Lee Lessack, Mariah Carey, Oleta Adams, Tom Jones, Michael Jackson, Carleen Anderson, Shirley Bassey, Jack Jones, Luther Vandross, Eric Benet, Diana Schuur, Jocelyn Brown, Eva Cassidy, Billy Porter, Yolanda Adams, Sandi Patti, Ann Hampton Callaway, Diana Krall, Robin McKelle, Linda Eder, Matt Monroe, Pink & Mary Martin. FAV COMPOSERS & LYRICISTS - Stephen Schwartz, John Bucchino, Jason Carr, Stephen Sondheim, The Gershwins, Johnny Mercer, George Stiles and Anthony Drewe, Harold Arlen, Jule Styne, Leonard Bernstein, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Rodgers & Hart, Gilbert & Sullivan, Jason Robert Brown, Laurence O'Keefe, William Finn, Anthony Newley & Leslie Bricusse & John Kander & Fred Ebb. FRIENDS WITH GREAT VOICES - Alison Jiear, Frances Ruffelle, Jenna Russell, Clare Burt, Stephen Schwartz, Catherine Porter, Glyn Kerslake, Nina Ferro, Ria Jones, Linzi Hateley, Rebecca Storm, Susie Fenwick, Deven May, Rebecca Vere, Maria Friedman, Maurey Richards & David McAlmont. But WATCH OUT for 2 very 'Up and Coming' Talents who I Adore and Love... Georgina Hagen & Eliza Doolittle - just LOVE their Voice's. FAV SHOWS - Sweeney Todd, Evita, Wicked, March of the Falsetto's, Side By Side By Sondheim, Falsettoland, In Trousers, Into The Woods, Children Of Eden, Once on this Island, Peg, Ragtime, Blues in the Night, Company, Flora, The Red Menace, On The 20th Century, Tap Dance Kid, Sunday in the Park With George, Pacific Overtures, Pippin, The Bakers Wife, Kiss of the Spider Woman, A Little Night Music, Les Miserables, BatBoy The Musical, Stop the World I Want to Get Off, Smokey Joe's Café, Godspell & Dreamgirls.
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Er - Let me think... Me...LOL

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John Barr

All CD's are now on iTunes & Spotify - Enjoy :-) Jonny x
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