Location: Piccadilly Theatre

Type of production: Musical

Opened: 26 March 2004

Booking until: 23 April 2005

Running time: 2 hrs 40 mins

Director: Rob Bettinson

Music by: Rob Bettinson and Alan Janes

Cast: Mario Kombou , Lisa Pearce , Gilz Terera

Synopsis:

Musical co-written by Rob Bettinson and Alan Janes, based on the motion picture Jailhouse Rock originally produced by Pandro S. Berman. Directed by Rob Bettinson with designs by Adrian Rees, musical supervision by David Mackay and choreography by Drew Anthony.

Jailhouse Rock The Musical - created by the writer and director of the world-wide smash hit Buddy - is the story of a young man from the wrong side of the tracks who discovers his musical talent whilst doing time and emerges to become the world's greatest rock'n'roll star.

Jailhouse Rock includes classic hits Blue Suede Shoes, Suspicious Minds, Are You Lonesome Tonight? A Fool Such as I, Burnin' Love, The Wonder of You, One Night, Tutti Frutti...and many more!

Hailed as "an amazing show" and "The King of West End Musicals", critics have described Jailhouse Rock as, "a rock 'n' roll spectacular" and "one of the most visually striking musicals you're ever likely to see". They raved "You'd be mad to miss it", and called it "the theatrical event of the year" and "the must see show", proclaiming it as "absolutely brilliant with the entire audience up on its feet jumping and jiving".

"This is one Jailhouse you won't want to leave - supercharged energy - Great songs - Fab story & the hardest working cast in the West End today - Go See!" Sky TV

The cast features (as of April 2004): Mario Kombou as 'Vince', Lisa Peace as 'Peggy van Aulden', Roger Alborough as 'Hawk Houghton' and Gilz Terera as 'Quickly Robinson' with John Banister, Anna Carmichael, Alison Carter, Dominic Colchester, Caroline Dennis, Roxy Harris, Sean Stewart Johnson, Kevin Oliver Jones, Melanie Marcus, Tim Parker, Simon Parrish, Michael Quinn, Benedict Relton, Mark Roper, Jo Servi, Steve Simpson, Annie Wensak, Otto Williams and Gareth Williams.

Alan Janes and Rob Bettinson's previous West End credits together include the musicals Buddy (Victoria Palace Theatre 1989 to 1995, Strand Theatre 1995 to 2002) and 125th Street (Shaftesbury Theatre September 2002 to January 2003). Rob Bettinson previous West End credits also include directing Charles Aznavour's musical Lautrec (Shaftesbury Theatre April to June 2000) and the Neil Simon musical The Goodbye Girl (Albery Theatre April to June 1997).