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BIO

Jason was nominated for an Olivier for the role of Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson in the original cast of Hamilton, West End. He was also nominated for an Olivier for the role of Bobby Dupree in Memphis: The Musical at the Shaftesbury. He was Olivier and WhatsOnStage-nominated for the role of Jacob in La Cage Aux Folles at the Playhouse. Jason has three affiliated Best New Musical Olivier nominations for shows he choreographed: Soul Sister, Porgy and Bess and The Big Life (also WhatsOnStage nominated). Theatre includes: Father Comes Home from the Wars (Royal Court), Guys and Dolls (Phoenix), Kiss Me, Kate (Chichester Festival Theatre and Old Vic), Cats (UK tour), Starlight Express (Apollo Victoria), Five Guys Named Moe (Albery), Rent (Prince of Wales/first UK tour), Soul Train (Victoria Palace), The Big Life (Apollo/Theatre Royal Stratford East), Hey, Mr Producer! (Lyceum), Stomp (Vaudeville) and The Rat Pack (Savoy/Adelphi/US tour). Films include: Rocketman and Mister Lonely. Television includes: Kiss Me, Kate for BBC Proms, The Naked Choir, Shopping, All About the McKenzies and Stay Lucky.

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STAGE CREDITS

Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2025
Performer
Moulin Rouge! The Musical Moulin Rouge! The Musical
[West End]
2021
Toulouse-Lautrec
Hamilton Hamilton
[West End]
West End Production, 2021
Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson
Memphis Memphis
[West End]
West End Premiere Production, 2014
Bobby
The Big Life
[West End]
West End Transfer, 2005
Performer
The Big Life
[London Fringe]
Original London Production, 2004
Admiral/Eros

Productions

Soul SisterSoul Sister
 
[West End, 2012]
Musical Stager
Porgy and Bess
 
[West End, 2006]
Choreographer
The Big Life
 
[West End, 2005]
Choreographer
The Big Life
 
[London Fringe, 2004]
Choreographer

Awards and Nominations

Olivier Awards - 2018 - Best Actor In A Supporting Role In A Musical

Jason Pennycooke, Hamilton

Olivier Awards - 2015 - Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical

Jason PennycookeMemphis The Musical

Olivier Awards - 2009 - Best Performance In A Supporting Role In A Musical

Jason Pennycooke, La Cage Aux Folles

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Review: OLD FRIENDS at Ahmanson Theatre Photo
Review: OLD FRIENDS at Ahmanson Theatre
by Evan Henerson - Feb 20, 2025

To watch these singers perform these numbers is to dream about entire revivals of Sondheim shows built around some of these actors, maybe even productions that have their genesis at the Ahmanson.
Tickets on Sale For STEPHEN SONDHEIM'S OLD FRIENDS Benefit Performance Photo
Tickets on Sale For STEPHEN SONDHEIM'S OLD FRIENDS Benefit Performance
by Stephi Wild - Feb 20, 2025

Tickets are now available for Manhattan Theatre Club's special benefit performance of Cameron Mackintosh’s production of Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends, starring Bernadette Peters and Lea Salonga.
Video: Lea Salonga Belts Out A GYPSY Classic In New Look At OLD FRIENDS Photo
Video: Lea Salonga Belts Out A GYPSY Classic In New Look At OLD FRIENDS
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 15, 2025

Cameron Mackintosh's production of Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends, starring two-time Tony Award winner Bernadette Peters and Tony Award winner Lea Salonga is playing now at at Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles. Check out new video of Tony Award-winner Lea Salonga performing, 'Everything's Coming Up Roses,' from Gypsy.
Review Roundup: Broadway-Bound Stephen Sondheim's OLD FRIENDS Opens in Los Angeles Photo
Review Roundup: Broadway-Bound Stephen Sondheim's OLD FRIENDS Opens in Los Angeles
by Joshua Wright - Feb 14, 2025

What did the critics think of Cameron Mackintosh's production of Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends, starring two-time Tony Award winner Bernadette Peters and Tony Award winner Lea Salonga at Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles?
Video: Watch Lea Salonga, Bernadette Peters and More Sing 'Old Friends' Photo
Video: Watch Lea Salonga, Bernadette Peters and More Sing 'Old Friends'
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 14, 2025

Cameron Mackintosh's production of Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends is now open at Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles. Check out a clip of cast members including Lea Salonga, Bernadette Peters, Beth Leavel and more singing 'Old Friends' here! 
Photos: Broadway-Bound Stephen Sondheim's OLD FRIENDS Opens At Center Theater Group L Photo
Photos: Broadway-Bound Stephen Sondheim's OLD FRIENDS Opens At Center Theater Group LA
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 14, 2025

Cameron Mackintosh's production of Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends, starring two-time Tony Award winner Bernadette Peters and Tony Award winner Lea Salonga opens tonight, at Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles. Check out new production photos featuring the star-studded cast!
Photos: STEPHEN SONDHEIM’S OLD FRIENDS New Rehearsal Shots Plus New Cast Members Jo Photo
Photos: STEPHEN SONDHEIM’S OLD FRIENDS New Rehearsal Shots Plus New Cast Members Join
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 7, 2025

Center Theatre Group will present the North American premiere of Cameron Mackintosh’s production of Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends, starring two-time Tony Award winner Bernadette Peters and Tony Award winner Lea Salonga. See new rehearsal photos here!
Photos: Bernadette Peters, Lea Salonga, & Stephen Sondheim's OLD FRIENDS Meets the Pr Photo
Photos: Bernadette Peters, Lea Salonga, & Stephen Sondheim's OLD FRIENDS Meets the Press
by Bruce Glikas - Jan 25, 2025

The cast of Manhattan Theatre Club's production of Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends met the press this week! Check out photos of the show's stars, two-time Tony Award winner Bernadette Peters and Tony Award winner Lea Salonga, and more!
Photos: Rehearsals for STEPHEN SONDHEIM’S OLD FRIENDS; Two New Cast Members Join Photo
Photos: Rehearsals for STEPHEN SONDHEIM’S OLD FRIENDS; Two New Cast Members Join
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 16, 2025

You can now get a first look at photos of Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends starring Bernadette Peters, Lea Salonga and more. Learn more about the new cast members joining the upcoming Broadway production!
Alfonso Casado debutará en Broadway como supervisor musical de OLD FRIENDS Photo
Alfonso Casado debutará en Broadway como supervisor musical de OLD FRIENDS
by Jose German Martinez Paneque - Oct 23, 2024

El próximo 25 de marzo el Manhattan Theatre Club acogerá el concierto STEPHEN SONDHEIM’S OLD FRIENDS, que pudo verse en Londres hace dos temporadas y que ahora llega a Nueva York con Alfonso Casado como Supervisor Musical, siendo este su debut en Broadway.
Beth Leavel, Ryan McCartan, Gavin Lee & More Join STEPHEN SONDHEIM’S OLD FRIENDS Photo
Beth Leavel, Ryan McCartan, Gavin Lee & More Join STEPHEN SONDHEIM’S OLD FRIENDS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 22, 2024

Manhattan Theatre Club has revealed the Broadway co-stars who will join two-time Tony Award winner Bernadette Peters and Tony Award winner Lea Salonga in Cameron Mackintosh’s production of Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.
Video: Bernadette Peters, Lea Salonga, and the Cast of SONDHEIM'S OLD FRIENDS Take Fi Photo
Video: Bernadette Peters, Lea Salonga, and the Cast of SONDHEIM'S OLD FRIENDS Take Final Bows
by Stephi Wild - Jan 8, 2024

Sondheim's Old Friends played its final show in London at the Gielgud Theatre on 6 January. Led by Broadway Legends Bernadette Peters and Lea Salonga, watch the cast take their final bows in the video here!
Review: STEPHEN SONDHEIM'S OLD FRIENDS: A CELEBRATION, Live at the Sondheim Theatre, Photo
Review: STEPHEN SONDHEIM'S OLD FRIENDS: A CELEBRATION, Live at the Sondheim Theatre, Cast Recording
by Cheryl Markosky - Dec 13, 2023

Were you one of the lucky few who managed to bag a ticket for the one-night-only, star-studded gala revue, StephenSondheim’s Old Friends, on May 3, 2022?
STEPHEN SONDHEIM'S OLD FRIENDS Cast Recording Starring Helena Bonham Carter, Bernadet Photo
STEPHEN SONDHEIM'S OLD FRIENDS Cast Recording Starring Helena Bonham Carter, Bernadette Peters- Out This Week
by Stephi Wild - Dec 6, 2023

Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends: A Celebration (Live at the Sondheim Theatre) will be available as a 2-disc CD set and digital and streaming formats on Friday, December 8.
Will West End's OLD FRIENDS Transfer to Broadway? Photo
Will West End's OLD FRIENDS Transfer to Broadway?
by Rialto Chatter - Nov 14, 2023

Just last month, the company of Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends celebrated its West End opening night at the Gielgud Theatre, where it is playing until 6 January 2024. Another opening night might be on the horizon, however...
SONDHEIM'S OLD FRIENDS to Release 5,000 Tickets at £25 For Under 30s Photo
SONDHEIM'S OLD FRIENDS to Release 5,000 Tickets at £25 For Under 30s
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 23, 2023

Celebrate the success of 'Sondheim's Old Friends' with 5,000 discounted tickets for under 30s. Cameron Mackintosh supports young playwrights, composers, and lyricists with £25 tickets.
Listen to Lea Salonga Sing 'Everything's Coming Up Roses' in OLD FRIENDS Photo
Listen to Lea Salonga Sing 'Everything's Coming Up Roses' in OLD FRIENDS
by Nicole Rosky - Oct 9, 2023

Lea Salonga recently visited 'The Michael Ball Show' to chat about her new role in Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends. Listen to the interview and check out her performance of Gypsy's 'Everything's Coming Up Roses'.
Photos: STEPHEN SONDHEIM'S OLD FRIENDS Company Takes Opening Night Bows Photo
Photos: STEPHEN SONDHEIM'S OLD FRIENDS Company Takes Opening Night Bows
by Stephi Wild - Oct 4, 2023

Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends officially opened last night at the Gielgud Theatre, where it is playing until 6 January 2024. Check out photos of the company taking their opening night bows here!
Photos: Go Inside Opening Night for STEPHEN SONDHEIM'S OLD FRIENDS Photo
Photos: Go Inside Opening Night for STEPHEN SONDHEIM'S OLD FRIENDS
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Oct 4, 2023

The stars were out in force to celebrate the opening night of Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends at the Gielgud Theatre. Check out the photos below!
Review Roundup: STEPHEN SONDHEIM'S OLD FRIENDS in London Photo
Review Roundup: STEPHEN SONDHEIM'S OLD FRIENDS in London
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Oct 4, 2023

Following the unforgettable all-star gala performance to celebrate the life and work of the great Stephen Sondheim at the theatre named after him in May 2022, Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends, devised and produced by Cameron Mackintosh, will play until 6 January 2024 at the Gielgud Theatre with many of that Gala cast.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Jason Pennycooke been in?

Jason Pennycooke has appeared on Broadway in 1 shows.

How many West End shows has Jason Pennycooke been in?

Jason Pennycooke has appeared on London's West End in 5 shows.

What was Jason Pennycooke's first West End show?

Jason Pennycooke's first West End show was The Big Life which opened in 2005

What awards has Jason Pennycooke been nominated for?

Best Actor In A Supporting Role In A Musical (Olivier Awards) for Hamilton , Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical (Olivier Awards) for Memphis The Musical and Best Performance In A Supporting Role In A Musical (Olivier Awards) for La Cage Aux Folles.

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