Four boys have been given starring roles in the hit West End show Thriller Live. They are the first successful graduates of the Thriller Live MJ Academy. Producers launched the afterschool academy last year to train young boys to take on the demanding role of singing the songs of young Michael Jackson and the Jackson 5 in the hit West End show which is now in its fifth year at the Lyric Theatre.
Torann Opara, 11, from Putney, Emmanuel Sakyi, nine, from Brent, Ramon Smith, 10, from Tooting and Brian Kotelo, 14, from Cambridge will share the coveted role in the West End and on tour. A new cast will also join the West End cast from 2nd April, the same day the show continues its world tour in Scndanavia. Thriller Live has also extended booking to March 2014.
Thriller Live casting director Debbie O’Brien said: “We need at least 6 boys at any one time in the West End and the show is still touring around the world. The sad fact is that as soon as a boy’s voice breaks, he can no longer stay with the production, so we have quite a high turnover.”
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