Joe Keenan recently completed their master’s degree in Musical Theatre at the Royal Academy of Music, where they played the role of Frank in Merrily We Roll Along. During their time at the Academy they worked with Bruce Guthrie, Chrissie Cartwright, Matt Ryan, Josh Roche, and Eleanor Rhode.
Credits include Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends – A Celebration (Sondheim Theatre), Maria Friedman & Friends: Legacy (Menier Chocolate Factory), and Treason: The Musical (workshop).
Credits while training include Frank in Merrily We Roll Along, ‘Hello, Jerry!’ A Celebration of Herman, Howard in William Inge’s Picnic, and Tristan Bernays’ The Day the Sea Caught Fire.
Prior to musical theatre, Joe worked as a professional cellist, having studied at the Royal Academy of Music and the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. In addition to the cello, Joe plays the piano and saxophone.