Tony Kenny:
Jurys Irish Cabaret
Back in the early sixties when the jet age was beginning to have its effect on
international travel, Jurys Hotel found itself with many overseas visitors to entertain. As a result, Jurys Irish Cabaret, destined to become Ireland’s longest-running show, was born.
Jurys Irish Cabaret features the country’s top artists and has entertained over two and a half million people at its home in Dublin and across Ireland. Since 1978, it has undertaken 10 coast-to-coast tours of the United States and Canada playing to packed houses, including famed Carnegie Hall in New York, and performing before an estimated 1.2 million Americans.
Over the years, the show has featured many established stars and has proved to be a launching pad for young artists. Among the many fine voices featured have been those of John McNally, Michael O’Dea, Patricia Cahill, Mary O’Hara and well-known recording artist Tony Kenny.
The non-singing parts of the show have always been an important piece, and the room is at its best when filled with laughter! The irrepressible Hal Roach fulfilled this important task for over twenty year, and his shoes are filled with great Irish funny men.
Tony Kenny is an icon in the world of Irish music, having added three of the Irish music industry’s most prestigious awards to his resume: the “Performing Artists Trust Society Annual Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Performing Arts,” Ireland’s 1998 “Entertainer of the Year,” and “Ireland’s Industry Music Hall of Fame Award,” received in October of 2008.
Jurys Irish Cabaret is a full theatrical production, consisting of more than two hours of traditional and contemporary music, song, dance, and laughter! Emerging new trends in Irish music are incorporated to bring together the very best of traditional Irish and modern entertainment while providing an authentic flavor of Irish life. In 2011, Tony Kenny and,Jurys Irish Cabaret will embark on its 12th tour of the United States.
Make your theatre a stop on the tour and give your audience a night to remember!
