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In 1993, two of the film's cast members, Kenneth McCluskey and Dick Massey, formed their own tribute act band, The Stars from the Commitments. The 9-piece band has since played more than 1,000 shows worldwide, and has played with B.B. King, James Brown and Wilson Pickett. [20] [102]
The Commitments began previews on 21 September 2013, at the Palace Theatre, London, before holding its official opening night on 8 October. [12] The cast consisted of Denis Grindel as Jimmy Rabbitte, Killian Donnelly as Deco, [13] Ben Fox as Joey Fagan, [14] Sean Kearns as Jimmy Rabbitte's father [14] and Sarah O'Connor, Stephanie McKeon and Jessica Cervi played The Commitmentettes. [14]
The original members of the group Dick Massey and Kenneth McCluskey have formed their own band called "The Commitments". [4] After the film's success Andrew Strong, the lead singer, performed with Elton John, Bryan Adams, Ray Charles and The Rolling Stones, and signed a solo record deal with MCA Records. He continued touring and lives in ...
With no prior acting experience, Arkins heard of the filming of The Commitments from his sister. [1] Following seven auditions, Arkins was cast as "Deco Cuffe", the band's lead singer, but was replaced in that role after director Alan Parker discovered newcomer Andrew Strong. [4] Arkins was cast as Jimmy Rabbitte, the manager of the Commitments.
Andrew Strong (born 14 November 1973) is an Irish singer and the son of Irish musician and singing coach Robert (Rob) Strong. He grew up in Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, (where his father lived while performing with showbands), and Blessington, Co. Wicklow.
Angeline Ball (born 28 June 1969) is an Irish actress who resides in London, England. She is known for her roles as Imelda Quirke in Alan Parker's The Commitments (1991) and as Tina in John Boorman's The General (1998).
Their career took off in 1991 when they auditioned for the film The Commitments. Jim, Sharon and Caroline each had small parts as musicians, while Andrea had a speaking part as Sharon Rabbitte. [10] John Hughes noticed them when they auditioned for the film and agreed to become their manager. [11]
The Commitments may refer to: The Commitments, a 1987 novel by Roddy Doyle; The Commitments, a 1991 film adaptation of the book; The ...