Paul Keating cast as the Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz There’s a very strong rumour that Paul Keating has been cast as the Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz. It’s lent total credibility by tweets from Paul Keating himself:
So Who is Paul Keating? Well, Paul Keating has a distinguished stage career already. He was Tommy in the West End production of Pete Townshend’s musical in 1996 gaining an Olivier award nomination. Paul has also appeared in * Lost in Yonkers (1992/3) at the Novello Theatre * Assassins at the New End Theatre. * Escape from Pterodactyl Island at the Pleasance Theatre * La Cava (2000) at the Piccadilly Theatre and Victoria Palace Theatre . * Closer to Heaven, a musical by the Pet Shop Boys and Jonathan Harvey, receiving a second Olivier award. * The Rose and the Ring at the Hen and Chickens Theatre (2001/2) * Full Monty at the Prince of Wales Theatre . * Don Carlos by Frederick Schiller at The Crucible Theatre Sheffield and Gielgud Theatre, London. * Gladiator Games by Tanika Gupta at the Theatre Royal Stratford East. * Little Shop of Horrors at the Menier Chocolate Factory and the Duke of York’s Theatre and Ambassadors Theatre. * Blowing Whistles, alongside Stuart Laing and newcomer Daniel Finn. * Tick… tick… BOOM! at the Duchess Theatre. Here’s a trailer video from the little Shop of Horrors in which Paul Keating starred opposite Sheridan Smith who is currently in Legally Blonde
