LIVERMORE EVERMORE

The great roles

HAIR (1969)

“I played Berger after I pestered my way into the show. My sister was in it, and I thought it was going to be a pile of rubbish, but when I saw it I was captivated by the freedom on that stage.”

THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW (1974)

“That was very much about getting off the stage and down among the audience, if necessary. If they weren’t reacting the way my Frank N Furter thought they ought to react, I’d get down and slap them about a bit.”

BETTY BLOKK BUSTER FOLLIES (1975)

“Until I played Betty Blokk Buster, doing a one-man show had never really crossed my mind. But after Rocky, I was able to use my skill in direct communication with an audience.”

BARNUM (1982)

“I was in London and my show [ Sacred Cow] had flopped. Then I got a call. Would I like to play PT Barnum in Australia and would I like to see it in New York? I said ‘yes, but could I fly over on Concorde?’ There was a terrific intake of breath but they said yes.”

MY FAIR LADY (2016)

“Doolittle was a great experience for me. I used to listen to the original Broadway cast recording as a young man and I never thought that one day I would meet and be directed by Julie Andrews.”