Curtain comes down on Bryan Flynn’s inspiring life

Colette Sheridan pays tribute to the late musical director and legend of Irish theatre, Bryan Flynn.

FOR Bryan Flynn, the acclaimed musical director who died last Friday, the dictum by which he lived was that the show must always go on.

So much so that Waterford-born Flynn worked on his Cork Opera House box office-breaking production of Grease until the curtains came down three weeks ago. The slick production had been brought back following its first production last summer. Despite being ill, Flynn chose to turn up at work, making sure the show went smoothly.