The Scarecrow – Paul Keating

Paul Keating cast as the Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz

There’s a very strong rumour that Paul Keating has been cast as the Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz. It’s leant total credibility by tweets from Paul Keating himself:

So Who is Paul Keating?

Well, Paul Keating has a distinguished stage career already.  He was Tommy in the West End production of Pete Townshend’s musical in 1996 gaining an Olivier award nomination.

Paul has also appeared in

* Lost in Yonkers (1992/3) at the Novello Theatre

* Assassins at the New End Theatre.

* Escape from Pterodactyl Island at the Pleasance Theatre

* La Cava (2000) at the Piccadilly Theatre and Victoria Palace Theatre .

* Closer to Heaven, a musical by the Pet Shop Boys and Jonathan Harvey, receiving a second Olivier award.

* The Rose and the Ring at the Hen and Chickens Theatre (2001/2)

* Full Monty at the Prince of Wales Theatre .

* Don Carlos by Frederick Schiller at The Crucible Theatre Sheffield and Gielgud Theatre, London.

* Gladiator Games by Tanika Gupta at the Theatre Royal Stratford East.

* Little Shop of Horrors at the Menier Chocolate Factory and  the Duke of York’s Theatre and Ambassadors Theatre.

* Blowing Whistles, alongside Stuart Laing and newcomer Daniel Finn.

* Tick… tick… BOOM!  at the Duchess Theatre.

Here’s a trailer video from the little Shop of Horrors in which Paul Keating starred opposite Sheridan Smith who is currently in Legally Blonde

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via wizardofozlondon.co.uk