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Biography[]

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Giovanni Spano as Ledoux in Bat Out Of Hell The Musical

Giovanni trained at Sylvia Young Theatre School and Laine Theatre Arts.

Giovanni has just finished playing Harry The Horse in Guys and Dolls at The Savoy Theatre and at The Phoenix Theatre.

Other theatre credits include Featured Vocalist in Dance Til Dawn (Tour/ Aldwych Theatre), Cousin Kevin in The Who’s Tommy (Greenwich Theatre), Simon Zealotes in the National Arena Tour of Jesus Christ Superstar (Really Useful/AEG), Lead Vocalist in Bohemian Rhapsody on Tour (Spirit Production), Doody in Grease (Piccadilly Theatre), Pepper in Mamma Mia! (Prince of Wales Theatre), Willard in Footloose (West End and National Tour), Wonderful Town (Royal Exchange Manchester and National Tour), Goody in Fame (National Tour), Clarence In Whistle Down The Wind (Aldwych Theatre), Robin in Falstaff (The Royal Opera House), Tootles in Peter Pan (Royal Festival Hall), Aladdin in Aladdin (Theatre Royal Windsor), Cousin Kevin in Tommy (English Theatre, Frankfurt), Jack and the Beanstalk (Kings Theatre Edinburgh – Qdos) and Dick Whittington (New Theatre Cardiff – Qdos).

Screen credits include: Holby City (BBC), The Professional (Supra Deus Productions), Nowhere (Supra Deus Productions), Internet Killed The Video Store Trailer (Orchard Productions), Jesus Christ Superstar Arena DVD (Universal Pictures), Dance Til Dawn – Royal Variety Performance.

Original Cast recordings include: Whistle Down The Wind, Bugsy Malone, Peter Pan and Bat Out Of Hell The Musical.

He is also front man of the rock band deVience, and more recently has done a series of solo concerts as well.

Between 2017-2019, he was in Bat Out Of Hell The Musical, as Ledoux. He took a break from the show in late 2018 to audition for series 15 of The X-Factor, and continued through until week 4 of the live shows. He did not immediately return Bat Out Of Hell after due to illness, but returned for the last few weeks of the run.

Work with Jim Steinman[]

Giovanni Spano played the character of Ledoux in the original cast of Bat Out Of Hell The Musical, through the original run in Manchester in February 2017, through to London in June 2017 and Toronto in October 2017. He returned to the role for the longer west end engagement at the Dominion theatre in London from April 2018.

Video[]

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'Out of The Frying Pan' @ West End Live - BOOH 2018

Giovanni Spano (Ledoux) with Andrew Polec (Strat), Patrick Sullivan (Blake) and the cast of Bat Out Of Hell The Musical singing Out Of The Frying Pan (And Into The Fire) at West End Live 2018

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