Killian Donnelly
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Killian Donnelly is an Irish born musical theatre performer.
He is from Kilmessan
, in County Meath
, Ireland
, where he was a member of the St Mary's Musical Society. He has recently finished playing the role of Enjolras in the West End
production of Les Misérables
. He has one sister and one brother who still live in Ireland, while Killian takes up residence in London. Killian is a tenor and plays piano and guitar.
(Olympia Theatre), Tony in West Side Story
(Solstice Theatre), Ethan in The Full Monty
(Olympia Theatre), Aladdin in Aladdin
(Cork Opera House), Prince Charming in Cinderella
(Gaiety Theatre), Chorus in Sweeney Todd
(Gate Theatre) and Collins in Michael Collins- A Musical Drama (Cork Opera House).
In 2008, he joined the West End production of Les Misérables
as a swing and became second cover Javert and Enjolras in the following season of 2009/10 (playing both), during which he also performed the lead role of Jean Valjean as an emergency cover. With the following cast change he was promoted to principal Enjolras and was officially listed (and performed) as third cover Valjean. He left Les Misérables on the 18th June 2011.
Killian's next role will start in September where he will be playing Raoul in Andrew Lloyd Webber
's The Phantom of The Opera
at Her Majesty's Theatre.
Killian has also featured in commercials for McDonald's
and Jameson Whiskey.
Television includes The Tudors, The Open House, The Late Late Show and Showbands.
He performed in You Should Be Dancing (National Concert Hall) and Les Misérables
(Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Isle of Wight) concerts.
On 3 October 2010, Killian played the role of Courfeyrac in the 25th Anniversary Concert of Les Misérables at The 02 Arena in London.
He is from Kilmessan
Kilmessan
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, in County Meath
County Meath
County Meath is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Mid-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Mide . Meath County Council is the local authority for the county...
, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, where he was a member of the St Mary's Musical Society. He has recently finished playing the role of Enjolras in the West End
West End theatre
West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London's 'Theatreland', the West End. Along with New York's Broadway theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre in the English speaking...
production of Les Misérables
Les Misérables (musical)
Les Misérables , colloquially known as Les Mis or Les Miz , is a musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg, based on the novel of the same name by Victor Hugo....
. He has one sister and one brother who still live in Ireland, while Killian takes up residence in London. Killian is a tenor and plays piano and guitar.
Career
Killian has appeared in many different roles around Ireland and has also directed and written shows. His first theatre role was in 2005 where he featured in the chorus of The Wireman at the Gaiety Theatre. He then continued to play Rod in Singin' In The RainSingin' in the Rain
Singin' in the Rain is a 1952 American comedy musical film starring Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor and Debbie Reynolds and directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, with Kelly also providing the choreography...
(Olympia Theatre), Tony in West Side Story
West Side Story
West Side Story is an American musical with a script by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and choreographed by Jerome Robbins...
(Solstice Theatre), Ethan in The Full Monty
The Full Monty
The Full Monty is a 1997 British comedy film directed by Peter Cattaneo, starring Robert Carlyle, Mark Addy, William Snape, Steve Huison, Tom Wilkinson, Paul Barber, and Hugo Speer. The screenplay was written by Simon Beaufoy...
(Olympia Theatre), Aladdin in Aladdin
Aladdin
Aladdin is a Middle Eastern folk tale. It is one of the tales in The Book of One Thousand and One Nights , and one of the most famous, although it was actually added to the collection by Antoine Galland ....
(Cork Opera House), Prince Charming in Cinderella
Cinderella
"Cinderella; or, The Little Glass Slipper" is a folk tale embodying a myth-element of unjust oppression/triumphant reward. Thousands of variants are known throughout the world. The title character is a young woman living in unfortunate circumstances that are suddenly changed to remarkable fortune...
(Gaiety Theatre), Chorus in Sweeney Todd
Sweeney Todd
Sweeney Todd is a fictional character who first appeared as then antagonist of the Victorian penny dreadful The String of Pearls and he was later introduced as an antihero in the broadway musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street and its film adaptation...
(Gate Theatre) and Collins in Michael Collins- A Musical Drama (Cork Opera House).
In 2008, he joined the West End production of Les Misérables
Les Misérables (musical)
Les Misérables , colloquially known as Les Mis or Les Miz , is a musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg, based on the novel of the same name by Victor Hugo....
as a swing and became second cover Javert and Enjolras in the following season of 2009/10 (playing both), during which he also performed the lead role of Jean Valjean as an emergency cover. With the following cast change he was promoted to principal Enjolras and was officially listed (and performed) as third cover Valjean. He left Les Misérables on the 18th June 2011.
Killian's next role will start in September where he will be playing Raoul in Andrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber is an English composer of musical theatre.Lloyd Webber has achieved great popular success in musical theatre. Several of his musicals have run for more than a decade both in the West End and on Broadway. He has composed 13 musicals, a song cycle, a set of...
's The Phantom of The Opera
The Phantom of the Opera
Le Fantôme de l'Opéra is a novel by French writer Gaston Leroux. It was first published as a serialisation in "Le Gaulois" from September 23, 1909 to January 8, 1910...
at Her Majesty's Theatre.
Killian has also featured in commercials for McDonald's
McDonald's
McDonald's Corporation is the world's largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants, serving around 64 million customers daily in 119 countries. Headquartered in the United States, the company began in 1940 as a barbecue restaurant operated by the eponymous Richard and Maurice McDonald; in 1948...
and Jameson Whiskey.
Television includes The Tudors, The Open House, The Late Late Show and Showbands.
He performed in You Should Be Dancing (National Concert Hall) and Les Misérables
Les Misérables
Les Misérables , translated variously from the French as The Miserable Ones, The Wretched, The Poor Ones, The Wretched Poor, or The Victims), is an 1862 French novel by author Victor Hugo and is widely considered one of the greatest novels of the nineteenth century...
(Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Isle of Wight) concerts.
On 3 October 2010, Killian played the role of Courfeyrac in the 25th Anniversary Concert of Les Misérables at The 02 Arena in London.
External links
- http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2415822/
- http://janephob.blogspot.com/2011/01/review-direct-from-west-end.html