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Jason Pennycooke is a British multiple Olivier Award-nominated and WhatsOnStage Award-winning actor/choreographer and is one of the most decorated West End stars working today. Jason is currently playing the dual roles of Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson in the West End production of the global sensation Hamilton, for which he was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical. Jason also played the role of ‘Jacob’ in the Menier Chocolate Factory production of La Cage Au Folles which subsequently transferred to the West End at the Playhouse Theatre, and the role of Bobby in the West End production of Memphis, both of which saw him nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical. Jason can also currently be seen in the Elton John biopic Rocketman, playing the role of Wilson. As a choreographer, Jason choreographed and starred in The Big Life at the Apollo Theatre for which he was nominated for best choreographer in a musical at the 2006 Whatsonstage Awards. He also choreographed Porgy and Bess at the Savoy Theatre.