Espen Grjotheim (born 20 September 1976) is a Norwegian singer and actor from

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, living in

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. He has participated in a large number of stage, music and television productions, and has had leading roles in several of the largest musical theater productions in

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. He was Norway's first Phantom in ''

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,'' and has played in productions of ''Mamma Mia,'' ''

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'', ''

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,'' ''Les Misérables (musical), Les Misérables'', ''Kristina från Duvemåla,'' ''Fame (musical), Fame'', ''Jesus Christ Superstar'', ''La Cage aux Folles (musical), La Cage Aux Folles,'' In shiny brass. He portrayed Amy Winehouse in the theater concert 27 the club and played the role of Serge in Yasmina Reza's Art. Grjotheim has also played in the show concerts ''We love ABBA'' and ''Store Norske'', both at Edderkoppen Theatre, Edderkoppen Scene in Oslo. He has also participated in several performances outside Norway, including Germany and the United Kingdom. He has been a guest vocalist for Secret Garden (duo), Secret Garden, and has participated in several of their recordings and tours, both nationally and internationally. He was nominated for the Norwegian Musical Theater Award in 2015 and 2016 and 2019. In 2018, he received BroadwayWorld, ''Broadway World'''s regional award for best actor in a musical, for his performance in The Phantom of the Opera.

External links

Espen Grjotheim's home page
Norwegian male singers English-language singers from Norway 1976 births Living people Norwegian male stage actors Norwegian male musical theatre actors {{Norway-actor-stub