Richard Pekárek

He studied musical acting at the Jaroslav Ježek Conservatory and College of Music in Prague. In his childhood he was engaged in acrobatic rock'n'roll, in which he won the title of champions and vice-champions of the Czech Republic and 3rd place in the world ranking. He was a guest in musical productions at the J. K. Tyl Theatre in Pilsen (Bonnie and Clyde, West Side Story, Spring Awakening, etc.). Since 2016, he has performed at the Hybernia Theatre (Alice in Wonderland, Queen of the Pocket) and since 2017 at the Na Fidlovačka Theatre (Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, Sugar!). He also performed in the musical Madagascar. You could see him in the musicals Mamma Mia! (KCP), Night at Karlštejn (Karlštejn Castle), Old Men on Hops (Studio DVA), or the lead role of Claude Bukowski in the musical Hair (Kalich Theatre). Since May 2019, he has portrayed the character of Richard Loeb in the musical Thrill Me! at the National Moravian-Silesian Theatre in Ostrava, for which he was nominated for the Jantar Award in the category of Best Musical Singer of 2019. On the film screen, he played the central character in the Slovak film Bytosť (2020) and appeared, for example, in the role of Pepa in the film The Musical or Paths to Happiness.