Patrick Stanke

In no time, Patrick Stanke became a popular and successful musical performer in Germany. He embodied the role of the heater Frederick Barrett in the German premiere of “Titanic – Das Musical”, before he played the leading role of the Egyptian military leader Radames in the hit musical  “Aida” from Elton John.  Subsequently,  he  made  himself  a  nationwide  name  as D’Artagnan  in  the  German  premiere  of  “3  Musketeers” at the  “Theater  des  Westens” in Berlin, for which he was nominated in the category „Best Actor “ for the Golden Curtain in 2005. He could be seen in theaters at home (Germany) and abroad in the following productions: The Last Five Years (Jamie), Little Shop of Horrors (Dentist Orin; he lent the plant Audrey II his voice),  Mozart! (Mozart),  Beauty  and  the  Beast  (Beast),  Jekyll  &  Hyde  (Jekyll  &  Hyde), Jesus  Christ  Superstar  (Jesus, Judas),  Footloose  (Chuck  Cranston),  In  Nomine  Patris  (Dr.  Sand), Marie  Antoinette  (Axel  von Fersen),  Buddy  – The  Buddy  Holly Story (Big  Bopper), Sister Act  (Joe),  Evita (Che),  Artus  Excalibur  (Artus),  Casanova  (Casanova),  Die  Päpstin  –  Das Musical (Gerold), Paradise of Pain (Johannes Taucher), Chess (Frederick Trumper), The Pirate Queen (Tiernan), Tarzan (Kerchak), Les Miserables (Jean Valjean), The Physician ( Rob Cole)

In addition to his stage commitments, the certified musical performer is a wanted soloist for concerts  and  galas.  He  is  one  of  the  founding  members  of  the  Musical  Tenors.  His  solo concert series “Stanke ohne Strom” has reached cult status among fans.

Two solo CDs of the audience favorite are already published: 2009 the album “Ich bin Musik” and in 2014 his second album “Role of a Lifetime”.

Since 2008, Patrick Stanke is also active as a director. He directed among others the musicals “The Little Shop of Horrors”, “Hair”, “Hairspray”, “La Cage aux Folles”, “3 Musketeers” and the bestseller novel “Pinguinwetter”.