ON THE ROAD...

​In a career spanning more than half a century, Johnny Worthy has played all over the UK and Europe, in regional rep, in pantomime and in touring musical theatre, as well as serving on various productions as director or choreographer or writer – occasionally all three...
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With Willie Jonah in Sizwe Bansi is Dead, Plymouth Theatre Royal, 1980
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Fingers, Connaught Theatre, Worthing, 1978, with Bill Bradley & Marina Sirtis (the future Deanna Troi in Star Trek: The Next Generation)
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One of Johnny’s many panto outings as Man Friday in Robinson Crusoe. This one was in Norwich.
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The cast of Godspell, UK tour, 1974
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Johnny’s Swedish production of A Slice of Saturday Night, Varberg, 2000
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Johnny has on several occasions played Jimmy in Shelagh Delaney's A Taste of Honey. This one was at Westcliff-on-Sea.
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On tour in Birmingham, Johnny (top right) & colleagues celebrate 10 years of Jesus Christ Superstar, 1982
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Summer season in Weymouth, 1961. Pier Bandstand, May to Sept. Covered stage, open-air auditorium. More on this in due course.
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Left: Johnny outside the legendary Apollo Theater in Harlem, 1995, whilst researching for Tapping Harlem, the touring musical show which he scripted, directed and choreographed.
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As the Sultan of Morocco in Dick Whittington at Norwich Theatre Royal
National
tours

HAIR
(Hud) 

GODSPELL
(principal)

BOYS IN THE BAND
​(Bernard)

​JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
(Annas + resident director/
ballet master)

PATSY CLINE
(writer/director/choreographer)

TAPPING HARLEM
(writer/director/associate choreographer)



​Regional rep
(Directed, choreographed or
appeared in shows)

CHICHESTER

WESTCLIFF-ON-SEA

SOUTHPORT

SALFORD

WOLVERHAMPTON

MANCHESTER

OLDHAM

DERBY

NORTHAMPTON

PLYMOUTH

WORTHING



European
tours

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
(director/choreographer)

ROCKY HORROR SHOW
(director/choreographer)

HAIR
(director/choreographer)

GODSPELL
(director/choreographer)

THE LAST FIVE YEARS
(director)

A SLICE OF SATURDAY NIGHT
(director/choreographer)

ELVIS – THE MUSICAL
(writer/director/choreographer)

ROCK CARMEN
(director)

BERNSTEIN GALA
(writer/director/choreographer)

GOLDEN MUSICALS
(devisor/director/associate choreographer)

BEST OF BROADWAY
(devisor/director/associate choreographer)

FESTIVAL OF DANCE
(devisor/director/associate choreographer)



Pantomime    
(Acted, directed or
choreographed)

SOUTHPORT

HASTINGS (2)

RHYL

HIGH WYCOMBE

SALFORD (3)

OLDHAM

DARLINGTON

​EASTBOURNE

SWANSEA

BOURNEMOUTH

NORWICH (11)

CAMDEN: SHAW THEATRE (2)

DUBLIN (3)

CHIPPING (3)

STOCKTON-ON-TEES

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Summer
seasons     

​WEYMOUTH

PRESTATYN

RHYL (2)

EASTBOURNE

LYTHAM ST ANNES

​LLANDUDNO 


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'Robinson Crusoe' was the third of JW’s pantomimes at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin
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Hair on tour, 1970/71: 'Electric Blues', the second-act opener. L-R: Johnny Worthy, Elmer Gantry, Pat Ford and Derek James
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Johnny with his dancers from the 2004/5 Norwich Theatre Royal panto, Sleeping Beauty. He’s been choreographer on 8 NTR pantos
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Follow the Star, Chichester, 1975. Clockwise from bottom: Ian Bartholomew, Verity Anne Meldrum, Lynette McMorrough, John Asquith, Earl Adair, John Moffatt, JW, Patti Boulaye and Larry Dann.
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The cast of Godspell (including JW and the young Steven Pacey) performing 'Day by Day', 1974
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In Shelagh Delaney’s A Taste of Honey, directed by Alexander Bridge at the Palace Theatre, Westcliff-on-Sea, 1966. JW as Jimmy, with Una Stubbs as Jo
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The cast of Robinson Crusoe, Norwich, 1980/81. L-R: JW, Barry Quest, Michele Summers, Yvonne Marsh, Paul Henry, Ros Murray and Joe Black
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Hair hits the North! Hurriedly changed into costume as the train pulled into the station, the touring company staged a happening-cum-photo-call immediately on arrival in Glasgow
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As Bernard, one of the Boys in the Band, in the 1977 tour of Mat Crowley's play. With Eric Leroy, Barry Howard and David Barry.
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