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The Princess of France in Love's Labour's Lost, London & on tour, 1995 |
Lately: playing the role of a magistrate in Peter Shaffer’s drama Equus, starring Richard Griffiths and Daniel Radcliffe, at the Gielgud Theatre, London. |
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Dominic Jones in Midsomer Murders, 2004 |
Lately: playing the role of Simon Coates in Robin Soans' new drama Life After Scandal at the Hampstead Theatre (North London). |
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Title role in Macbeth, Stratford & London, 1996-1997 |
Soon: playing the role of impresario Max Reinhardt in Michael Frayn's new play Afterlife , in repertoire at the Lyttelton Theatre from 3rd June to 16 August 2008. |
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Special Guest in An Evening with Jason Robert Brown, London, 2004 |
Currently back to the role of Fantine in the London production of Les Misérables at the Queen's theatre, London. |
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Thénardier in the Les Misérables Tenth Anniversary Concert, London, 1995 |
Lately: in the role of Pizarro in Peter Shaffer's The Royal Hunt of the Sun, at the Olivier Theatre, London. 'Old Friend' Philip Voss was also in the cast. |
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Zanche in The White Devil, Sydney, 2000. |
Lately: playing the role of Una in David Harrower's play Blackbird, directed by Cate Blanchett, at the Wharf 1 Theatre, Sydney.. |
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Participating artist in the Steven Pimlott Celebration, 2007 |
Soon: playing the role of Mrs Lovett in an English-speaking production of Sweeney Todd at the Gothenburg Opera House, Sweden, from 15 May to 8 June 2008. |
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Lt. Joseph Cable in South Pacific, London, 2001-2002 |
Currently: playing the role of Ashley Wilkes in Trevor Nunn's stage musical adaptation of Gone With The Wind, at the New London Theatre. |
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Marius in the Les Misérables Tenth Anniversary Concert, London, 1995 |
Currently: playing the role of... housewife Edna Turnblad in the London production of Hairspray, at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London. |
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Peter Hale in The Fix, London, 1997 |
Lately: alternate Dad in Billy Elliot at the Victoria Palace, London. |
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Cal Chandler in The Fix, London, 1997 |
Lately: playing the lead role in the Christmas pantomime Aladdin, at the Birmingham Hippodrome. |
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Shylock in The Merchant of Venice, Chichester, 2003 |
Lately: reprising the role of English teacher Hector in a new production of the Award-winning Bennett play History Boys. |
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Co-Guest Star in The Night of 1000 Voices, London, 2003 |
Soon: performing in A Swell Party, 4 evenings in celebration of the life and music of Cole Porter, from 6 to 9 August 2008 at the Cadogan Hall, London. 'Old Friend' Maria Friedman is also among the Guest Stars. |
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Domina in A Funny Thing ...Forum, London, 2004 |
Lately: among the stars of stage and screen appearing (subject to availabiliy) in I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing!, a special Gala concert to pay tribute to the late singing teacher Ian Adams. |
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Jean Dwight in Clubland/Introducing the Dwights, 2007 |
Currently: playing the role of Amanda Wingfield in a The Glass Menagerie, at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, UK, until 24 May 2008. |
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Anthony in Sweeney Todd in Concert, London, 2007 |
| Currently: playing the roles of Princeton and Rod in the hit-musical Avenue Q, at the Noel Coward Theatre, London, UK. Soon: among the stars performing in the one-night-only charity Gala A Spoonful of Stiles & Drewe, celebrating the award-winning duo of musical theatre composer George Stiles and lyricist Anthony Drewe, on 6 July 2008 at Her Majesty's Theatre, London. |
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Lady Macbeth in Macbeth, Stratford u/A & London, 1996-1997 |
| Lately: among the cast of Bliss at the Jerwood Thatre Upstairs (Royal Court), London, UK. | |
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The Dauphin in Saint Joan, UK Tour, 1994 |
| Currently: playing the lead role of Fridtjof Nansen in the World Premiere of Fram, a new play by Tony Harrison, at the National Theatre, London, until 22 May 2008. | |
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MD & pianist in Divas at the Donmar, London, 2002 |
Lately: back to London (yeah!) performing in a new one-off concert An evening with Jason Robert Brown, with special guests Lara Pulver, Joanna Riding and Jenna Russell, at the Purcell Room, South Bank. |
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Marius in Les Misérables, Australia, 1988 |
Currently: playing the role of Captain Von Trapp in The Sound of Music at the London Palladium. |
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Fantine in Les Misérables, Australia, 1988 |
Soon: playing the role of Sally in six consecutive concert performances (16 to 20 July 2008) of Sondheim's Follies at the Arts Centre, Melbourne, to mark the 10th anniversary of The Production Company. |
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Co-Guest Star in The Night of 1000 Voices, London, 2003 |
Lately: performing in Broadway Originals as part of the Third Annual Broadway Cabaret Festival at Town Hall in NYC. |
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Protean in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, London, 2004 |
Currently: among the cast of the musical stage adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic trilogy The Lord of the Rings at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London, until 19 July 2008. |
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Composer and pianist during the Chichester Festival Theatre Season, 2003 |
Lately: appearing in Cabaret Night with Louise Gold and Jason Carr at Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Maidenhead UK. |
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Susan in The Secret Garden, Stratford & London, 2000-2001 |
Currently: playing the role of Honey in Trevor Nunn's stage musical adaptation of Gone With The Wind, at the New London Theatre. |
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Alex in Sunday in the Park with George, 1990 |
Lately: playing the role of Cyrus Budge III J.r in the UK Tour of Andrew Llloyd Webber's By Jeeves. |
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Mary Lennox in The Secret Garden, London, 2001 |
Currently: playing the role of Eponine in the London production of Les Misérables at the Queen's theatre, London. Read a recent interview with Cassie from Theatre.com. |
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Witch in Into the Woods, 1993 |
Soon: joining the cast of six consecutive concert performances (16 to 20 July 2008) of Sondheim's Follies at the Arts Centre, Melbourne, to mark the 10th anniversary of The Production Company. |
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Co-Guest Star in Once in a Blue Moon, 1994 |
Lately: in the cast of a new production of The Rocky Horror Show, at the Star Theatre, Sydney. |
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Enjolras in Les Misérables, Australia, 1991 |
Lately: appearing in the solo concert "Morning Melodies with Peter Cousens", at the Sydney Theatre, Walsh Bay. |
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Rose in The Secret Garden, Stratford & London, 2000-2001 |
Currently: playing the role of Elphaba in the US touring production of Wicked, until August 2008. |
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Portia in The Merchant of Venice, Chichester, 2003 |
Lately: in the cast of the new play Crestfall by Mark O'Rowe at the Theatre503, West London. |
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Philip in The Secret Garden, London, 2001
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Lately: playing the lead role of Gabey in On The Town at the London Coliseum. |
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Curtain Up!, Chichester, 2003 |
Lately: playing the role of Anne Dindon in La Cage aux Folles at the Menier Chocolate Factory. |
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Ensemble in Evita, London, 2006-2007 |
Currently: playing the lead role of Troy in the first UK touring production of Disney's screen-to-stage hit High School Musical. The tour has just started at Bromley's Churchill Theatre; 29 other venues across the UK will follow until September 2008. Another 'Old Friend' from Evita, Lorna Want, is going to play the lead role of Gabriella. |
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Antonio's Man/Morocco's Attendant/Court Official in The Merchant of Venice, Chichester, 2003 |
Lately: playing the role of The Beadle in the concert production of Sweeney Todd starring Bryn Terfel AND Philip Quast, at the Royal Festival Hall, London. |
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Tobias in Sweeney Todd in Concert, London, 2007 |
Lately: reprising his award-winning role of Georges Seurat in the Broadway production of Sunday in the Park with George at the Studio 54 Theatre, NY. |
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Violet Chandler in The Fix, London, 1997 |
Soon: playing the role of Norma Desmond in a new actor-musician production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard at the Watermill Theatre in Newbury from 9 July to 30 August 2008. |
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Segeyevich Dorn in The Seagull, Chichester, 2003
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Lately: in the roles of Macduff in Macbeth and of Feste in Twelfth Night in Chichester and London. |
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Buddy in Follies in Concert, London, 2007 |
Lately: starring in Irving Berlin's White Christmas at Cardiff's Donald Gordon Theatre.
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Dot/Marie in Sunday in the Park with George, 1990 |
Lately: performing in her new show Maria Friedman: Re-arranged, featuring work of many great composers of our time, at the Menier Chocolate Factory, South London. |
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Menenius in Coriolanus, Sydney, 1993 |
Currently: Among the cast of The Serpent's Teeth directed by Pamela Rabe, at the Drama Theatre (Sydney Opera House) until 24 May 2008
and of Nigel Jamieson's Gallipoli, at the Sydney Theatre from 25 July to 23 August 2008. |
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Madame Thénardier in the Les Misérables Tenth Anniversary Concert, London, 1995 |
Soon: playing the role of Eulalie Shinn in the forthcoming revival production of The Music Man, starring Brian Conley, from 23 June to 30 August at the Chichester Festival Theatre, as part of the 2008 season. |
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Paul Wolfowitz in Stuff Happens, London, 2004 |
Lately: playing the role of Max Detweiler in The Sound of Music at the London Palladium. |
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Curtain Up!, Chichester, 2003 |
Lately: appearing in Cabaret Night with Louise Gold and Jason Carr at Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Maidenhead UK. |
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Co-Guest Soloist at the Richard Rodgers Centenary Concert, London, 2002 |
Lately: playing the lead role of Tevye in the London transfer of Fiddler on the Roof at the Savoy Theatre, London. |
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Gymnasia in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, London 2004 |
Lately: in the cast of the revival of Seventies rock opera Godspell, on tour throughout the UK. |
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Jean Valjean in Les Misérables, Australia, 1991 |
Soon: playing the role of The Wizard in the forthcoming Australian production of Wicked, opening at the The Regent Theatre, Melbourne, in July 2008. |
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Director of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, London 2004 |
Lately directing a touring revival of The Deep Blue Sea , starring Greta Scacchi. |
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Eponine in Les Misérables, London, 1989 |
Currently: playing the lead role of Donna in Mamma Mia! at London's Prince of Wales Theatre. Linzi has recently extended her contract to June 2009! |
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Co-Guest Star in the concerts: Once in a Blue Moon, 1994 |
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Soon: playing the role of Mrs Higgins in a new Opera Australia production of My Fair Lady. The show will run in Melbourne from 15 May to 4 August 2008 and will later tour to Sydney, Canberra and Brisbane. |
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Co-Presenter in Play School (1981-1998) |
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Soon to star in The Convict's Opera, an adaptation from The Beggar's Opera by John Gay at the Sydney Theatre from 30 September to 25 October 2008. |
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Fantine in the Les Misérables Tenth Anniversary Concert, London, 1995 |
Currently: starring in the title role of the new Alain Boublil-Claude-Michel Schönberg-Michel Legrand musical Marguerite, running at the Royal Theatre Haymarket, London, until 1st November 2008. |
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Luther Billis in South Pacific, London, 2001-2002 |
Lately: playing the role of Broadway impresario Feldzeig in the new London production of The Drowsy Chaperone, starring Elaine Paige, at the Novello Theatre, London. |
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Yeoman Herbert Quale in South Pacific, London, 2001-2002 |
Lately: in the cast of the new musical Imagine This, at the Theatre Royal Plymouth, South West England. |
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Stevie in The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?, Melbourne, 2003
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Lately: in the role of Martha in Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? at the Fairfax Theatre, Victorian Arts Centre, Melbourne. |
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Thénardier in Les Misérables, London, 1989 |
Currently: playing the role of Herr Schultz in Cabaret at the Lyric Theatre, London, currently booking until September 2008. |
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President George W Bush in Stuff Happens, London, 1989
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Lately: playing the role of Garry Essendine in Noël Coward's Present Laughter, directed by Howard Davies, at the National Theatre. |
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Fantine in Les Misérables, Manchester, 1992 |
Lately: in the line-up of West End artists appearing at a new Best of Broadway! concert at the Royal Albert Hall. |
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Nellie in South Pacific, London, 2001-2002 |
Soon: starring in the new musical Vanities (music by David Kirshenbaum) from 22 August to 28 September 2008 at the Pasadena Playhouse, Pasadena, CA.
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Ensign Janet Johnson in South Pacific, London, 2001-2002 |
Currently playing the lead role of Frances 'Baby' Houseman in the hit-musical Dirty Dancing at the Aldwych Theatre in London. |
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Protean in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, London, 2004
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Currently: playing the role of Sir Dennis Galahad in the London production of Spamalot. |
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Bob McCaffrey in South Pacific, London, 2001-2002 |
Currently playing Joseph Cable in the UK tour of South Pacific starring Dave Willetts. 'Old Friend' Sheila Francisco reprises her role of Bloody Mary. Check all the dates and venues until July 2008 at this link. |
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Helen Hewitt in The Governor, 1996
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Currently: in the cast, which also includes Ralph Fiennes, of Yasmina Reza's God of Carnage at the Gielgud Theatre, London, until 14 June 2008. |
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Little Red Ridinghood in Into the Woods, 1993
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Lately: in the cast of a new production of The Rocky Horror Show, at the Star Theatre, Sydney. |
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Augustin Magaldi in Evita, London, 2006-2007
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Soon: playing the role of Charlie in the forthcoming revival production of The Music Man, starring Brian Conley, from 23 June to 30 August at the Chichester Festival Theatre, as part of the 2008 season. |
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Madame Ranevskaya in The Cherry Orchard, Sydney, 2005-2006
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Lately: starring in Joan Didion's The Year of Magical Thinking directed by Cate Blanchett at the Wharf 1 Theatre. Soon: among the cast of The Women of Troy at the Wharf 1 Theatre from 16 september to 19 October 2008. |
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Colin Craven in The Secret Garden, Stratford & London, 2000-2001 |
Lately: Luke recently appeared on UK Television in a new episode of the hit medical series Doctors. |
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Priest in The Fix, London, 1997 |
Lately: appearing in the concert When You've Got It, Flaunt It!, which launched a series of late night cabarets, held in aid of Theatrecares, at the West End’s Trafalgar Studios. |
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Officer in The Secret Garden, Stratford & London, 2000-2001 |
Lately: playing one of the Ugly Sisters in Cinderella, at the Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent. |
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Mme Thénardier in Les Misérables, Manchester, 1992 |
Currently: playing the role of Baroness Bomburst in the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang UK Tour 2008. |
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Doctor Neville Craven in The Secret Garden, Stratford & London, 2000-2001 |
Lately: starring in the UK premiere of Bryony Lavery's dark comedy Last Easter, directed by Douglas Hodge at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre. |
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Antonio Gliardi in in The Fix, London, 1997 |
Lately: playing the lead role of Don Quixote in The Man of La Mancha at the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh, UK. 'Old Friend' Steve Elias played his faithful squire Sancho Panza. |
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Lily in The Secret Garden, Australia, 1995 |
Currently: playing the role of Miss Adelaide in a new production of Guys and Dolls, at Melbourne's Princess Theatre until 31 July 2008, before touring nationally. |
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Special Guest in Lauren Kennedy Live at the Chocolate Factory, London, 2008 |
Currently: starring in UK premiere of James Sherman's romantic comedy Beau Jest, at the Hackney Empire until 1st June 2008. |
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Dickon in The Secret Garden, Stratford & London, 2000-2001 |
Lately: in the cast of the revival of Seventies rock opera Godspell, on tour throughout the UK. |
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Carlotta in The Cherry Orchard, Sydney 2005-2006
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Lately: In the cast of The Season at Salsaparilla, as part of the newly-announced 2008 season of the Melbourne Theatre Company. At the Arts Centre Playhouse. |
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Che in Evita, London, 2006-2007 |
Soon: after a short national tour, starring in the West End transfer of the new musical Zorro, at the Garrick Theatre from 30 June 2008 to 10 January 2009. |
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Special Guest in An Evening with Jason Robert Brown, London, 2004 |
Lately: among the cast of Fear and Misery, at the Royal Court. The play was part of Mark Ravenhill's Shoot/Get Treasure/Repeat cycle of 16 short plays exploring the effects of war on modern life, performed at four different venues across London throughout April 2008. |
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Phyllis in Follies in Concert, London, 2007 |
Lately: among the stars of stage and screen appearing (subject to availabiliy) in I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing!, a special Gala concert to pay tribute to the late singing teacher Ian Adams. |
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Bassanio in The Merchant of Venice, Chichester, 2003 |
Lately: playing the role of Thomas Peters in the stage adaptation of Simon Schama's book Rough Crossings at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds. |
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Eva Perón in Evita, London, 2006-2007 |
Soon: performing her new show Querido Tango at this year's Adelaide Cabaret Festival. At the Adelaide Festival Centre from 11 to 14 June 2008. |
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Jeff in The Secret Garden, Stratford & London, 2000-2001 |
Currently: playing the role of Legolas in the musical stage adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic trilogy The Lord of the Rings at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London, until 19 July 2008. |
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Eponine in the Les Misérables Tenth Anniversary Concert, London, 1995 |
Lately: Back to her "historical" role of Eponine in the Broadway revival of Les Misérables. |
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Philia in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, London 2004 |
Soon: serving as "extra staff" at the Dress Circle shop on Saturday 10 May 2008 during a day-long event in support of The Theatrical Guild. Lots of other musical theatre performers and 'Old Friends', including Philip Quast, will also be attending. |
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The Baker in Into the Woods, 1993 |
Lately back to the role of... Bernadette in a new Australian tour of the successful Priscilla The Musical. At the Regent's Theatre, Melbourne. |
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Mme Thénardier in Les Misérables, London, 1989 |
Lately: among the stars of stage and screen appearing (subject to availabiliy) in I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing!, a special Gala concert to pay tribute to the late singing teacher Ian Adams. |
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Lorenzo in The Merchant of Venice, Chichester, 2003 |
Lately: playing the role of Tom Wingfield in Tennessee Williams’s play The Glass Menagerie at the Apollo Theatre, London. |
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Gratiano in The Merchant of Venice, Chichester, 2003 |
Currently: playing Prince Henry in Henry IV Part I & Part II,
King Henry in Henry V,
Suffolk in Henry VI Parts I & Part II, Rivers in Henry VI Part III and Richard III, all running in repertoire at the Roundhouse, North London, until 25 May 2008, as part of the "RSC Histories" series. |
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Joan in Saint Joan, UK Tour, 1994 |
Lately: starring, together with Ian Glen, in Ingmar Bergman's Scenes from a Marriage at the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry. |
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Madame Marie Dindon in La Cage aux Folles, London, 2007-2008 |
Lately: playing the role of Mme Dindon in La Cage aux Folles, starring our very own Philip Quast, at the Menier Chocolate Factory. |
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