Peter Caulfield, who starred as King Herod in the multi award-winning production of 'Jesus Christ Superstar' at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, will join Joan Vázquez in the London presentation of PAQUITO FOREVER, the one-man musical of this season in Barcelona.
PAQUITO FOREVER is a new musical written by Fran Arráez and Gerard Alonso and directed by Victor Alvaro. PAQUITO FOREVER will make its London premiere at Live at Zédel on Wednesday 2nd May 2018, 7.00pm. The show will be performed in English. Meet Paquito Alonso, flamenco dancer, comedian, transvestite... artist! From his childhood in post-war Spain -wandering the Paralelo cabarets wishing to be a Star- to a career in the States getting to perform at the best venues in New York and Vegas, the true story of Paquito Alonso is one of relentless determination, in a quest to find a place in the world where he could be who he truly was in times of repression.Joan has regularly worked with repertory companies in Barcelona such as Gataro, The Zombie Company, La Barni or El Musical Més Petit, in revues, cabaret and fringe productions such as Flor de Nit, Le Llaman Copla and Off- Broadway. His writing credits include Se Fue En Un Barco (The Ship that got away), a play about Spanish post-war refugees.
Peter Caulfield trained at LIPA in Liverpool and since graduating he has worked across the board in Theatre, TV, Film, Animation and Radio. Peter's TV credits include 'Cucumber' (Channel 4), 'Banana' (E4), 'Doctor Who' (BBC) and the international Nordic crime thriller 'Modus' where he played opposite Kim Cattrall. He is also well known for various West End Theatre performances including smash hit's such as 'Enron', 'Obamaology', and 'One Man Two Guvnors'.Peter is an accomplished vocalist, starring as King Herod in the multi award-winning production of 'Jesus Christ Superstar' at Regent's Park Open Air theatre and in a number of Stephen Sondheim productions including: 'Into The Woods' (Royal Opera House), 'Follies' and 'A 'Funny Thing Happened on The Way To the Forum' (National Theatre). Peter most recently starred as Mr Tumnus in the Sally Cookson reimagining of 'Lion Witch and the Wardrobe'.
This year he will also see the release of British feature film 'Strangeways Here We Come', set on a Salford high rise estate starring Michele Keegan and BAFTA winner Chan Cresswell. Peter plays an American Morman, called Charlie. In the summer he will also be appearing as Edgar Alan Poe at the the Royal Festival Hall in The Tiger Lillies new show 'Edgar Alan Poe and the Haunted Palace'.
The Original Cast Recording of PAQUITO FOREVER is available digitally on iTunes and Spotify.Videos