John Partridge

John Partridge is an English actor, dancer, singer, panellist and television presenter, best known for the role of Christian Clarke in the long-running BBC television soap opera EastEnders. He has portrayed Rum Tum Tugger across multiple productions of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Cats.

Cats History
UK Tour - 05/1989 - Alonzo / Rumpus Cat

London - 11/1990 - Alonzo

UK Tour - 09/1994 - Rum Tum Tugger

UK Tour - 12/1994 - Rum Tum Tugger

London - 04/1995 - Rum Tum Tugger

Cats: the Movie - 08/1997 - 09/1997 - Rum Tum Tugger

Hamburg - 04/1998 - Booth (cover Munkus, Tugger)

London - 30/04/2001 - 11/05/2002 - Rum Tum Tugger

Berlin - 10/2002 - Rum Tum Tugger

Berlin - 11/2003 - Rum Tum Tugger

Düsseldorf - 03/2004 - Rum Tum Tugger

Career
John left college early at the age of 16, to join the cast of the original UK tour of Cats as Dance Captain, Alonzo, and the Rumpus Cat, understudying the roles of Mistoffelees and the Rum Tum Tugger. He later reprised his role as Tugger in the 1998 film adaptation as well as further productions in Germany. He later portrayed Electra in the 1992 relaunch of fellow aLW musical Starlight Express. John has appeared on multiple television shows, including EastEnders, Game On, and The Hot Shoe Show. He also participated in the ALW TV special Over the Rainbow, a casting call to find a new Dorothy for a the Wizard of Oz. In November 2010, Partridge was awarded the Entertainer of the Year award at the annual Stonewall Awards ceremony. During Christmas and New Year of 2011 and 2012, Partridge starred as Prince Charming in the pantomime Cinderella at the Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury.

He has worked with several rock and pop acts, including U2, Pet Shop Boys, Kim Wilde, Neneh Cherry, Pete Townshend, Mica Paris and Ultra Nate. He also has his own band, which has played the club circuit and records his own material. None of his own material has been released.

Personal life
Partridge has been in a civil partnership with Jon Tsouras, an actor, since September 2011.

Awards and nominations

 * 2008 – TV Quick and TV Choice Awards – Best Newcomer – nominated
 * 2009 – Inside Soap Awards – Sexiest Male – won
 * 2010 – Stonewall Awards – Entertainer of the Year – won

Theatre credits

 * A Chorus Line - Zach, 2013 The London Palladium
 * Cinderella - Prince Charming, 2012/13 Theatre Royal, Nottingham
 * Cinderella - Prince Charming, 2011/12 Marlowe Theatre
 * Aladdin
 * Hunting of the Snark – Butcher, Prince Edward Theatre
 * Starlight Express – Electra, Apollo Victoria Theatre
 * Tommy – The Hawker Captain Walker Shaftesbury Theatre
 * Grease – Roger, Dominion Theatre
 * The Fix – Donmar Warehouse
 * Rent – Roger Davis, Berlin & Düsseldorf (Germany)
 * Notre Dame de Paris (musical) – Gringoire, Dominion Theatre
 * Black Goes with Everything – Churchill Theatre, Bromley
 * Taboo – Marilyn, The Venue
 * Cats – various credits
 * Miss Saigon – John, UK tour 2005
 * The Drowsy Chaperone – Novello Theatre

Discography

 * The New Starlight Express (1992) as Electra the Electric Train (CD)
 * Cats (1998) as Rum Tum Tugger (DVD)
 * Rent (1999) original German cast recording as Roger Davis (CD)
 * The Fix original London cast recording (CD)
 * Taboo (2003) as Marilyn (DVD)