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Colm Wilkinson’s life is surrounded by music. The celebrated Broadway star has spent years on the stage, mesmerizing audiences with his starring roles in Les Misérables and The Phantom of the Opera. Now, with the release of his latest solo album, Some of My Best Friends Are Songs, and his accompanying stage show of the same name, he is set to do a concert tour and entertain audiences once again.
Starting his career in the 1970s, when he performed around his native Ireland with one of the best Irish bands of the era, The Action, Wilkinson has gone on to become one of the most celebrated performers of our time. He has had several pop hits in Ireland on the Release label as C.T. Wilkinson, and in 1972 took on the role of Judas Iscariot in the Dublin and London productions of Jesus Christ Superstar. In 1976, he also played the part of Che Guevara on the original white album of the musical Evita.
From there, he furthered his international stature by taking on the role of Barach, the Shylock character in the London production of Fire Angel, the musical rendition of Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. His performance was so impressive that Great Britain’s National Theatre invited Wilkinson to join as an actor.
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