Harry Belafonte
Harold George "Harry" Belafonte, Jr. is an American singer, songwriter, actor and social activist. He was dubbed the "King of Calypso" for popularizing the Caribbean musical style with an international audience in the 1950s. Belafonte is perhaps best known for singing "The Banana Boat Song", with its signature lyric "Day-O". Throughout his career he has been an advocate for civil rights and humanitarian causes. He was a vocal critic of the policies of the George W. Bush administration.
Harry Belafonte is preparing for
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Waiting for Godot – Deputy Stage Manager
20:30, Tue 15th – Mon 21st June 2027 at Savoy Theatre
Waiting for Godot is an absurdist play by Samuel Beckett, in which two characters, Vladimir and Estragon, wait endlessly and in vain for the arrival of someone named Godot. Godot's absence, as well as…
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Oliver! – Mr. Sowerberry
21:00, Thu 22nd – Mon 26th July 2027 at Gielgud Theatre
Oliver! is a British musical, with music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. The musical is based upon the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens.
It premièred in the West End in 1960, enjoying a long run, a succ… -
The Cherry Orchard – Deputy Stage Manager
20:30, Thu 23rd – Mon 27th September 2027 at Almeida Theatre
The Cherry Orchard is Russian playwright Anton Chekhov's last play. It premiered at the Moscow Art Theatre 17 January 1904 in a production directed by Constantin Stanislavski. Chekhov intended this play…
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Miss Saigon – Publicity Designer
20:00, Thu 20th – Mon 24th January 2028 at Royal Opera House, London
Miss Saigon is a musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil, with lyrics by Boublil and Richard Maltby, Jr. It is based on Giacomo Puccini's opera Madame Butterfly, and similarly tells the…
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Phèdre – Technical Director
22:00, Tue 14th – Fri 17th March 2028 at The Old Vic
Phèdre is a dramatic tragedy in five acts written in alexandrine verse by Jean Racine, first performed in 1677.
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Next to Normal – Lighting Designer
16:00, Tue 4th – Sun 9th April 2028 at Almeida Theatre
Next to Normal is a rock musical with book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt. Its story concerns a mother who struggles with worsening bipolar disorder and the effect that her illness…
Harry Belafonte has been involved with
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A Midsummer Night's Dream – Theseus
21:00, Thu 8th – Mon 12th October 2026 at Crucible Theatre
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We Will Rock You – Lighting Designer
20:15, Tue 22nd September 2026 at Random Venue 47
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The Glass Menagerie – Photographer
21:00, Thu 10th – Wed 16th September 2026 at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
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Show Boat – Julie LaVerne
22:00, Tue 28th July – Sun 2nd August 2026 at Royal Exchange, Manchester
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The Trojan Women – Sound Designer
20:30, Tue 26th May – Mon 1st June 2026 at Crucible Theatre
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Julius Caesar – Costume Designer
13:15, Fri 29th May 2026 at Sadler's Wells Theatre
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Antony and Cleopatra – Mark Antony
19:30, Thu 19th – Mon 23rd February 2026 at Chichester Festival Theatre
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Into the Woods – Jack
19:15, Tue 6th January 2026 at Gielgud Theatre
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The Music Man – Sound Designer
20:30, Tue 11th – Sun 16th November 2025 at Gielgud Theatre
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Jesus Christ Superstar – Violin
19:45, Sun 26th October 2025 at Random Venue 53
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Legally Blonde: The Musical – Trombone
20:30, Mon 13th – Thu 16th October 2025 at Savoy Theatre
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Oklahoma! – Jud Fry
20:30, Mon 6th – Thu 9th October 2025 at The Old Vic
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Damn Yankees – Sound Designer
20:15, Sun 28th September – Wed 1st October 2025 at Barbican Centre
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All's Well That Ends Well – Lavatch
20:30, Thu 10th – Sun 13th July 2025 at Noël Coward Theatre
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The Miser – La Merluche
20:30, Thu 12th – Sun 15th June 2025 at Random Venue 98
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Brigadoon – Sound Designer
20:00, Sat 8th – Fri 14th February 2025 at Noël Coward Theatre
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Sister Act the Musical – Drums
13:15, Mon 23rd – Fri 27th December 2024 at Savoy Theatre
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Cats – Carbucketty
19:30, Sun 10th – Thu 14th November 2024 at Adelphi Theatre
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Evita – Carpenter
11:30, Sun 14th – Thu 18th July 2024 at Royal Exchange, Manchester
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Notre-Dame de Paris – Gringoire
18:45, Sun 14th – Thu 18th July 2024 at London Palladium
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Othello – Desdemona
17:45, Sat 30th March – Tue 2nd April 2024 at Random Venue 45
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Dreamgirls – Musical Director
19:45, Sun 29th October – Wed 1st November 2023 at The Old Vic
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Little Shop of Horrors – Bass
20:15, Sat 21st – Wed 25th October 2023 at Gielgud Theatre
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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – Deputy Stage Manager, Jacob
20:15, Sun 14th May 2023 at Barbican Centre
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South Pacific – Technical Director, Production Manager
19:15, Mon 20th March 2023 at Almeida Theatre
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The Trojan Women – Andromache
15:30, Sat 11th – Tue 14th February 2023 at Royal Opera House, London
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Oedipus the King – Costume Designer, Deputy Stage Manager
19:45, Tue 6th – Fri 9th December 2022 at Royal Exchange, Manchester
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Thoroughly Modern Millie – Viola
20:30, Sun 11th – Thu 15th September 2022 at Noël Coward Theatre
