David Kernan
David Kernan (1938-2023) devoted most of his career to musical theatre, gaining a reputation as Britain’s leading interpreter of the Broadway composer Stephen Sondheim’s songs [1]. His father walked out shortly after his birth in East Ham London and, from the age of four to 14, Kernan lived with his grandmother in Oxford, where he was head chorister at the University Church of St Mary the Virgin.
Aged 15, he left Portchester school, Bournemouth, trained as a chef and performed with the local Shakespeare Players. He then worked as a shop assistant in London before breaking into repertory theatre as an assistant stage manager and actor at the Theatre Royal, Huddersfield (1957) [2].His autobiography, From East Ham to Broadway, was published in 2019.
Kernan is survived by his husband, Stuart Forsyth, whom he married in 2014 following a civil partnership in 2008.
References
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2024/jan/16/david-kernan-obituary The Guardian 17 January 2024
- ↑ op cit Obituary in the Guardian 17 January 2024
