{{Short description|Dutch musical singer and actor}} {{Multiple issues| {{BLP sources|date=March 2020}} {{notability|Music|date=December 2015}}}} {{Infobox person | name = Oedo Kuipers | image = Oedo Kuipers Musicalfest 2015, 3.tif | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|11|11}} | birth_place = Stroobos, Netherlands | education = Fontys University of Applied Sciences (Academy of Music and Performing Arts) | occupation = Actor, singer | years_active = 2009-present | agent = ARTgerecht Künstleragentur | website = (In Dutch) https://www.oedokuipers.com/ }} '''Oedo Kuipers''' (born 11 November 1989, in Stroobos) is a Dutch singer and actor in musical theatre. He is best known for playing the role of Mozart in the 2015 revival ''Mozart! Das Musical.''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sugarandspice.fr/catalog.php?type=idl&val=19712&a=&support=|title=SUGAR & SPICE : Un site et un catalogue de vente de disques par correspondance|last=|first=|website=www.sugarandspice.fr|access-date=2018-03-07}}{{Dead link|date=December 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wz.de/nrw/wuppertal/kultur/aufstieg-und-fall-von-jesus-christ-superstar_aid-47880985|title=Musical: Aufstieg und Fall von "Jesus Christ Superstar"|first=Westdeutsche|last=Zeitung|website=Westdeutsche Zeitung|date=18 December 2019 }}</ref>
== Biography == Oedo Kuipers was raised in a musical family. His father is a music teacher and conductor, and his mother and sisters all sing and play instruments.
Kuipers began acting at the age of eight.
He attended the Fontys Conservatory in Tilburg for five years and completed his education in 2013.
== Performances == {| class="wikitable" |+ !Year !Title !Role !Venue |- |2009 |Franciscus, Troubadour van God |Franciscus (young) |Sint-Jansbasiliek |- |2010 |De Spooktrein |Charles merdoch |Jan van Besouwhuis |- |2011 |Wintersprookje |Prince Florizan |[http://www.m-lab.nl/ M-Lab] |- |2013 |Romeo en Julia |Romeo |Opera Spanga |- |2013-2014 |Das Phantom der Oper |Raoul, vicomte de Chagny |Neue Flora |- |2015-2016 |Mozart! Das Musical |Mozart |Raimund Theater |- |2016 |Ludwig''²'' |Count Dürckheim, King Ludwig II |Festspielhaus Neuschwanstein |- |2017 |Jesus Christ Superstar |Jesus |Staatstheater Oldenburg |- |2018 |Matterhorn -- Das Musical |Edward Whymper |St. Gallen Theater |- |2019-2020, 2022 |Jesus Christ Superstar |Jesus |Opernhaus Wuppertal |- |2022 |Miss Saigon |Chris |Raimund Theater |- |2022 |Ludwig''²'' |King Ludwig |Festspielhaus Neuschwanstein |}
== Discography ==
=== Solo albums ===
* ''Coverart'' (HitSquad Records, 2016) * ''Pure'' (HitSquad Records, 2018)
==== Cast Recordings ====
* ''Mozart! - Das Musical - Gesamtaufname Live'' (HitSquad Records, 2015); 29 tracks * ''Matterhorn - das Musical'' (HitSquad Records, 2018); 8 tracks
==References== {{reflist}}{{Rough translation|German|date=December 2022}}
==External links== * [http://www.oedokuipers.com Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222083504/http://www.oedokuipers.com/ |date=2015-12-22 }}
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