| Luke Kennedy | |
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| Born | Townsville, Australia, Australia |
Luke Kennedy is an Australian performer best known for touring internationally with The Ten Tenors and performing the title role in Jesus Christ Superstar in various productions around the country.
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Luke Kennedy began his performance career in Townsville, North Queensland where he performed in numerous local productions from the age of 16 onwards, including Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar, Marius in Les Misérables and Mary Sunshine in Chicago. He moved to Brisbane in 2002 to again play the title role in Jesus Christ Superstar for independent theatre company Harvest Rain Theatre Company. He continued with the company in their productions of The Wiz as the Lion, Alice, Beauty and the Beast as the Beast and Cain/Japheth in Children of Eden. In 2007, Luke played the role of Jamie in Jason Robert Brown's The Last Five Years co-starring Brisbane-based actress Naomi Price and directed by Tim O'Connor for [1] (Oscar Theatre Company/Judith Wright Centre).
Luke joined international touring group The Ten Tenors in early 2008 [2][3] and in nearly two years on the road, he performed shows on nearly every continent in the world. Highlights of his time with TTT include the 2009 Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon which was broadcast to 32 million people across North America, the 2008 Emirates Melbourne Cup and the DVD recording of Amigos Para Siempre: Live in Madrid in August 2009 with the RTVE Orchestra.
Luke returned to Brisbane in early 2010 to perform in Songs for a New World and Harvest Rain 25 for Harvest Rain Theatre Company. In August, he played the title role in the critically acclaimed production of Jesus Christ Superstar [4] at the QPAC Playhouse, which will have a return season in February 2011. He released his debut album Overexposed in July 2010 and reprised the title role in Jesus Christ Superstar, this time for the Gilbert and Sullivan Soc. of South Australia in Adelaide, South Australia.[5] Luke will appear for the fifth time as Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar in June 2011 for Harvest Rain Theatre Company.
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Jesus Christ Superstar | Jesus | Directed by David Lampard (G&S Society of South Australia) |
| 2010 | Jesus Christ Superstar | Jesus | Directed by Tim O'Connor (Harvest Rain Theatre Company / QPAC) |
| 2010 | Songs for a New World | Man | Directed by Tim O'Connor (Harvest Rain Theatre Company / Judith Wright Centre) |
| 2010 | Harvest Rain 25 | Soloist | Directed by Tim O'Connor (Harvest Rain Theatre Company / QPAC) |
| 2007 | Carols in the City | Quartet | Produced by Leisa Barry-Smith (Channel Ten) |
| 2007 | Best of Broadway and Beyond | Soloist | Directed by Tim O'Connor (Harvest Rain Theatre Company) |
| 2007 | Alice | Various | Directed by Tim O'Connor (Harvest Rain Theatre Company) |
| 2007 | The Last Five Years | Jamie | Directed by Tim O'Connor (Oscar Theatre Company/The Judith Wright Centre) |
| 2007 | Children of Eden | Cain/Japheth | Directed by Tim O'Connor (Harvest Rain Theatre Company) |
| 2006 | Carols in the City | Quartet | Produced by Leisa Barry-Smith (Channel Ten) |
| 2006 | Disney's Beauty and the Beast | Beast | Directed by Tim O'Connor (Harvest Rain Theatre Company) |