Jason Pennycooke

Jason was nominated for an Olivier and What's On Stage award ( which he won) for the role of Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson in Hamilton at Victoria Palace Theatre, and for the role of Bobby Dupree in Memphis The Musical at the Shaftesbury Theatre. He was also Olivier and What's On Stage nominated for the role of 'Jacob' in 'La Cage Aux Folles' at The Playhouse Theatre. Jason has 3 affiliated "Best New Musical" Olivier nominations for shows he choreographed, Soul Sister, Porgy and Bess and The Big Life ( also What's On Stage nominated). Jason can be seen in the 2019 feature film Rocketman as Wilson, starring Taran Egerton and directed by Dexter Fletcher. Jungle Beat Movie as the voice of Lead Wildebeest. Film and T.V includes: Sammy in Mister Lonely (Harmony Korine), Shopping (Paul W..S Anderson), All About The Mckenzies (ITV), and Stay Lucky (YTV). Commercials: Chupa Chups (Here Kitty), Halifax (Our House), Ford KA, Coca-Cola (70's Wedding), Fox Kids (Listen Up Y'all). Radio: The Big Life (BBC World Service), Anthony Newley Birthday Celebrations (BBC World Service). 'Paul' in Kiss Me Kate for the BBC Proms 21 at The Royal Albert Hall, which was aired on Christmas Day on BBC 2 2014, and can still be viewed on the BBC Proms website. Commercially he has danced with and for Mel B, The Spice Girls, Moorcheeba, Toni Braxton, Eternal, Michael Jackson, Muse and many others. He has a Guinness World Record for choreographing 800 dancers performing for Help the Heroes charity match Bath v Wasps 2011 at Twickenham Stadium with Heather Small of M-People. Other Theatre credits include: Father Comes Home From The Wars (The Royal Court), Guys and Dolls (Phoenix Theatre), Kiss Me Kate ( Chichester Festival Theatre and The Old Vic) Cats (UK tour), Starlight Express (Apollo Victoria Theatre), Five Guys Named Moe (Noel Coward Theatre), Rent (Prince of Wales Theatre and 1st UK Tour), Stomp (Vaudeville Theatre), The Rat Pack (Savoy Theatre, Adelphi Theatre and U.S Tour), Soul Train (Victoria Palace Theatre), The Big Life (Apollo Theatre and Theatre Royal Stratford East), Hey Mr Producer (Lyceum Theatre), Robin and the Seven Hoods (Leicester Square Theatre), Simply Heavenly (Young Vic), Golden Boy (Greenwich Theatre), Elegies and Punks and Raging Queens (The Globe), Sammy (TRSE), Time Flows (Trinity Buoy Wharf), White Folks (Tricycle Theatre), Forever Young (Nottingham Playhouse), and Phoenix Dance Company Choreography credits include: Jason can be seen on Gareth Malone's hit BBC 2 reality show "The Naked Choir" as one of the lead mentors. Five Guys Named Moe - Edinburgh's Christmas ( Underbelly Productions Ltd) Into The Woods (Manchester Royal Exchange) Pre-match Mass Movement at Saracens v Wasps rugby match, Wembley stadium with 1000 dancers. Sinatra 100 Concert (Karlstad CCC), Into The Woods (Manchester Royal Exchange) Shrek (Sweden) The Infidel (TRSE) Love 'n' Stuff (TRSE) The Magnets (Australasia tour) Emperors of Soul (European Tour) Soul Sister (Hackney Empire, Savoy Theatre, Euro Tour) The Big Life (Apollo Theatre West End) Choreographer and Resident Director Porgy and Bess The Musical (World Premiere, Savoy Theatre) Olivier Awards 2006 (The Big Life) The Pearl Fishers (Dorset Opera Company) Let There Be Love (Tricycle Theatre) Takeaway a Chinese Musical (TRSE) Songs of Freedom (South Bank Centre) Through the Door (Trafalgar Studios) Millennium Magic (Cardiff Millennium Stadium) Time Flows (Trinity Buoy Wharf), Crazy For You (Wermland Opera, Sweden) End of the Rainbow (Trafalgar Studios, West End and Broadway) Five Guys Named Moe (Theatre at The Mill Belfast) Help the Heroes St. George's Day charity match, with Alexandra Burke and 380 Dancers (Twickenham Stadium) Community Shield Opening Ceremony with Misha B and 200 dancers (Wembley Stadium) I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Saw the Sky (TRSE) Sammy (TRSE) Half a Sixpence (UK tour) Michael Jackson's 'MJ Day' charity performance (The Hippodrome and Hammersmith Apollo) UK Garage Awards Fame Academy Boot Camp UK Unsigned Completing the Band