Michael Ball stage credits

This article includes the stage credits of Michael Ball. Listed are all theatre roles and special events in chronological order.

Theatre

Theatre
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1984	Godspell	John the Baptist / Judas Iscariot	Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Wales 14 July 1984 – 25 August 1984
1985	The Pirates of Penzance	Frederick, the Pirate Apprentice	Manchester Opera House Summer Season 1985
	Les Misérables	Marius Pontmercy	Barbican Arts Centre, London 8 October 1985 – December 1985
1985-1986			Palace Theatre, London 4 December 1985 – October 1986
1987-1988	The Phantom of the Opera	Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny	Her Majesty's Theatre, London 12 October 1987 – 10 October 1988
1989-1990	Aspects of Love	Alex Dillingham	Prince of Wales Theatre, London 17 April 1989 – January 1990
1990			Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway 8 April – 29 September 1990
1991	Sunset Boulevard	Joe Gillis	Sydmonton Court 1991
1995	Les Misérables: The Dream Cast in Concert	Marius Pontmercy	Royal Albert Hall October 1995
1996	Passion	Giorgio Bachetti	Theatre Royal, Plymouth 17 February – 24 February 1996 Palace Theatre, Manchester 27 February – 2 March 1996 Theatre Royal, Nottingham 4 March – 9 March 1996
			Queen's Theatre, London 13 March – 28 September 1996
1997			Golders Green Hippodrome, London 12 June – 15 June 1997
2001	Alone Together – One man show	The Performer	Donmar Warehouse, London 17 September – 29 September 2001
2002-2003	Chitty Chitty Bang Bang	Caractacus Potts	London Palladium, London 19 March 2002 – 19 July 2003
2004	Sunset Boulevard	Joe Gillis	Cork Opera House, Ireland April 2004
	Alone Together – One man show	The Performer	Theatre Royal Haymarket, London 27 September – 9 October 2004
	Les Misérables – Concert	Jean Valjean	Windsor Castle, Berkshire 18 November 2004
2005	The Woman in White	Count Fosco	Palace Theatre, London 10 February – 30 April 2005
	Patience	Reginald Bunthorne	New York City Opera, New York City 10 September – 5 October 2005
2005-2006	The Woman in White	Count Fosco	Marquis Theatre, Broadway 28 October – 19 February 2006
2006	The Rocky Horror Show	Frank-N-Furter	Royal Court Theatre, London 3 May 2006
2007	Kismet	Haji / The Poet	London Coliseum ENO, London 25 June – 14 July 2007
2007-2009	Hairspray	Edna Turnblad	Shaftesbury Theatre, London 11 October 2007 – 25 July 2009
2010-2011	Hairspray – UK Tour		Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff 30 March – 24 April 2010 Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow 28 April – 8 May 2010 Mayflower Theatre, Southampton 11 May – 29 May 2010 Manchester Opera House 13 July – 31 July 2010 Grand Canal Theatre, Dublin 16 November – 27 November 2010 Edinburgh Playhouse 14 December 2010 – 9 January 2011 New Wimbledon Theatre, London 15 March – 26 March 2011 Bristol Hippodrome 12 April – 30 April 2011
2011	Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street	Sweeney Todd	Chichester Festival Theatre, West Sussex 24 September 2011 – 5 November 2011
2012			Adelphi Theatre, London 10 March – 22 September 2012
2015	Mack and Mabel	Mack Sennett	Chichester Festival Theatre, West Sussex 13 July – 5 September 2015
	Mack and Mabel – UK Tour		Theatre Royal, Plymouth 1 October 2015 – 10 October 2015 Manchester Opera House 12 October – 24 October 2015 Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin 27 October – 7 November 2015 Edinburgh Playhouse 10 November 2015 – 21 November 2015 Theatre Royal, Nottingham 23 November – 28 November 2015 Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff 1 December – 6 December 2015
2018	Chess	Anatoly Sergievsky	London Coliseum ENO, London 26 April – 2 June 2018
2019	Les Misérables – The All-Star Staged Concert	Inspector Javert	Gielgud Theatre, London 10 August – 30 November 2019
2020			Sondheim Theatre, London 5 December – 16 December 2020
2021	Hairspray	Edna Turnblad	London Coliseum, London 22 June – 29 September 2021
2023	Aspects of Love	Sir George Dillingham	Lyric Theatre, London 12 May - 19 August 2023
2024-2025	Les Misérables – The Arena Spectacular World Tour	Inspector Javert	SSE Arena Belfast 19 September - 28 September 2024 SSE Hydro Arena 3 October - 6 October 2024 Sheffield Arena 10 October - 13 October 2024 P & J Live Arena 17 October - 19 October 2024 Manchester Arena 27 December - 29 December 2024 Newcastle Arena 2 January - 5 January 2025 International Convention Centre Sydney 30 April - 11 May 2025 Rod Laver Arena 14 May - 25 May 2025 Brisbane Entertainment Centre 28 May - 1 June 2025

Special Events

Special Events
Year	Title	Role	Theatre and date	Notes
1988	Aspects of Love Preview	Alex Dillingham	Sydmonton Festival, Hampshire 9 July 1988	Preview
1988	The Phantom of the Opera Charity Gala	Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny	Her Majesty's Theatre, London 31 July 1988	Charity Gala
1989	Aspects of Love Charity Gala	Alex Dillingham	Prince of Wales Theatre, London 5 April 1989	Charity Gala Premiere
1989	Celebrating Sondheim	Performer – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street & Follies	Royal Festival Hall, London 17 September 1989	Available on CD
1989	Royal Variety Performance	Performer – Aspects of Love	London Palladium, London 20 November 1989	TV broadcast
1991	Sunset Boulevard Preview	Joe Gillis	Sydmonton Festival, Hampshire Summer 1991	Preview
1991	Royal Variety Performance	Performer – Les Misérables & The Phantom of the Opera	Victoria Palace Theatre, London 30 November 1991	TV broadcast
1992	Royal Variety Performance	Performer	Dominion Theatre, London 7 December 1992	TV broadcast
1993	Michael Ball – ROC Charity Concert	Principal performer	Dominion Theatre, London 26 September 1993	Charity Concert in aid of ROC: Research into Ovarian Cancer
1995	The Music and Songs of Andrew Lloyd Webber	Host & Performer	National Indoor Arena, Birmingham 27 May 1995	BBC Radio 2 broadcast
1995	Les Misérables – 10th Anniversary Concert	Marius Pontmercy	Royal Albert Hall, London 8 October 1995	Available on CD & DVD
1995	Michael Ball – ROC Charity Concert	Principal performer	Theatre Royal Haymarket, London 26 November 1995	Charity Concert in aid of ROC: Research into Ovarian Cancer
1997	Royal Variety Performance	Performer	Victoria Palace Theatre, London 1 December 1997	TV broadcast
1998	Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Royal Albert Hall Celebration	Performer – Jesus Christ Superstar, The Phantom of the Opera, Whistle Down the Wind & Aspects of Love	Royal Albert Hall, London 7 April 1998	Available on DVD
1998	Sondheim Tonight	Performer – Follies & Passion	Barbican Arts Centre, London 17 May 1998	Available on CD
1998	Hey, Mr. Producer!	Performer – Follies, The Phantom of the Opera & Les Misérables	Lyceum Theatre, London 7 & 8 June 1998	Available on CD & DVD
1998	Michael Ball – ROC Charity Concert	Principal performer	Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London 22 November 1998	Charity Concert in aid of ROC: Research into Ovarian Cancer
2001	Rhapsody in Rock	Guest performer	Royal Albert Hall, London 11 November 2001
2002	Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Charity Gala	Caractacus Potts	London Palladium, London 9 April 2002	Charity Gala Premiere
2002	Michael Ball at The London Palladium	Principal performer	London Palladium, London 1 September 2002	Charity Concert in aid of ROC: Research into Ovarian Cancer
2004	Sunset Boulevard – In Concert	Joe Gillis	Cork Opera House, Ireland 23 & 24 April 2004	BBC Radio 2 broadcast
2004	Les Misérables – Royal Command Performance	Jean Valjean	Windsor Castle, Berkshire 18 November 2004	Royal Command Performance
2004	Opening of Wales Millennium Centre Gala	Performer – Mack & Mabel & More	Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff 28 November 2004	TV broadcast
2005	Night of 1000 Voices	Performer	Royal Albert Hall, London 5 May 2005	Charity concert in aid of the Caron Keating Foundation and the Alan Jay Lerner Fund For Cancer Research.
2006	The Rocky Horror Show Tribute Show	Frank-N-Furter	Royal Court Theatre, London 3 May 2006	Available on DVD
2006	Michael Ball Celebrates Anthony Newley	Host & Performer	Hackney Empire, London 31 August 2006	BBC Radio 2 broadcast
2006	Les Misérables – 21st Anniversary Celebration	Original Cast – Marius Pontmercy	Queen's Theatre, London 7 October 2006
2007	Prom 58: An Evening with Michael Ball	Principal performer	Royal Albert Hall, London 28 August 2007	BBC Proms Concert TV and BBC Radio 3 broadcast
2007	Royal Variety Performance	Performer – Hairspray	Liverpool Empire Theatre 3 December 2007	TV broadcast
2009	The South Bank Show Awards	Performer	The Dorchester Hotel, London 20 January 2009	TV broadcast
2010	Elvis Forever	Performer	Hyde Park, London 12 September 2010	BBC Radio 2 broadcast
2010	Les Misérables – 25th Anniversary Concert	Original Cast – Marius Pontmercy	The O2 Arena 3 October 2010	Available on DVD
2010	An Evening with Michael Ball and Friends	Principal performer	Prince of Wales Theatre, London 10 October 2010	Charity concert in aid of the Shooting Star Children's Hospice
2011	The Laurence Olivier Awards	Host	Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London 13 March 2011	TV and BBC Radio 2 broadcast
2012	The Laurence Olivier Awards	Host	Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London 15 April 2012	TV and BBC Radio 2 broadcast
2012	Les Misérables red carpet event	Host	Leicester Square, London 5 December 2012	TV broadcast
2013	不说再见 See You Soon Gala Concert	Performer	Shanghai Grand Theatre, Shanghai 14 February 2013	TV broadcast
2013	Andrew Lloyd Webber – 40 Musical Years	Host & Performer	London 16 March&17, 2013	TV broadcast
2013	The Laurence Olivier Awards	Performer & Award Winner	Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London 28 April 2013	TV and BBC Radio 2 broadcast
2013	Diamonds Are Forever: The Don Black Songbook	Performer	Royal Festival Hall, London 3 October 2013	TV broadcast
2013	Michael Ball and Friends in Concert	Principal Performer	Phoenix Theatre, London 8 December 2013	Charity concert in aid of the Shooting Star Children's Hospice
2016	The Laurence Olivier Awards	Host & Performer	Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London 3 April 2016	TV broadcast