Recording star Shayne Ward is a 2005 winner of Simon Cowell’s X Factor, but only now is the Twitter favorite making his West End debut. Ward, soon to be 27, has signed on through March to play bad boy rocker Stacee Jaxx in Rock of Ages, the wild 1980s songfest set to open at the Shaftesbury Theater September 28. Broadway.com joined the instantly likable and engaging Ward in his dressing room during previews to find out what it's like swapping Cowell-style fame for life in a raucous, hit-filled stage musical.
It certainly looks from the posters and images in this dressing room as if you’re getting into the Rock of Ages groove.
As you can see, I’ve got Bon Jovi, Journey, Jimi Hendrix, AC/DC, Ozzy Osbourne—even Samantha Fox up there.I suppose you might call it method acting, but it’s just that I like to get myself so involved in the moment that the minute the costumes and the wig go on, I become that character.
And those nails [painted a slightly chipped black]…
That’s Kristin’s decision [director Kristin Hanggi]. See the nail varnish on the shelf? I have to ...
Thursday, September 29, 2011
X Factor Winner Shayne Ward Feels the Noize as Stacee Jaxx in London's Rock of Ages
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