Dennis Watkins is an Australian playwright, producer and performer.
Watkins used the stage name Lamont Cranston[1] who was also a character he played in some of his productions.
[2][3] He wrote or co-wrote Newton Newton,[1] Stalin - The Musical,[4] The Iceberg Cometh,[5] Dingo Girl, Beach Blanket Tempest,[6] Entertainment This Week Salutes The Worst of Lamont Cranston, Ho Ho Ho It's Lamont Cranston,[2] Pearls Before Swine,[3][7] Burger Brain - The Fast Food Musical,[8] and The Eighth Wonder.
[9] He was the lead singer of the band Men of Harlech[10] and brought Theatre Sports to Australia and appeared as judge when it was made into a television series.
[11][12] Watkins worked for the ABC as their commissioning editor for comedy,[13][14] was the artistic director of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras,[15] was a board member of Company B and an associate director at the Sydney Theatre Company.