In The Frame: Theatre Interviews from West End Frame

S10 Ep14: Kerry Ellis, Queen of the West End


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Kerry Ellis is In The Frame!


Kerry is preparing to perform her latest solo show Queen Of The West End at the Vaudeville Theatre on 21st April as part of Westway Music’s season of concerts. Later in the year Kerry is taking the show on another extensive tour of the UK.


In August Kerry is uniting with two other iconic Elphabas – Rachel Tucker and Louise Dearman – for a one-night-only West End concert Gravity at Theatre Royal Drury Lane.


Kerry originated the role of Meat in We Will Rock You and is celebrated for being the first British Elphaba in the West End and Broadway productions of Wicked.


A few of Kerry's other theatre roles have included Grizabella in Cats (London Palladium), Nancy in Oliver (Theatre Royal Drury Lane), Ellen in Miss Saigon (UK Tour), Fantine in Les Miserables (Queen's Theatre), understudy Eliza in My Fair Lady (Theatre Royal Drury Lane), Sara in Murder Ballad (Arts Theatre), Alice in Wonderland (UK Tour) and Gwendolen in The Importance of Being Earnest (UK Tour).


More recently Kerry played Reno Sweeney in the London revival of Anything Goes (Barbican Centre), Titania in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Stafford Gatehouse) and Cruella in 101 Dalmatians (Theatre Royal Brighton). Earler this year she starred as Elizabeth in the UK premiere of If/Then In Concert at the Savoy Theatre.


Alongside her theatre work, Kerry has a major concert and recording career; she has released albums and toured the world, regularly collaborating with Brian May from Queen.


In this episode Kerry discusses why she loves her Queen Of The West End show, why performing If/Then was such an overwhelming experience and how she's feeling about working with Tucker and Dearman on the Gravity concert... and she also gives us the gossip about being in Wicked: For Good plus more!


Kerry performs Queen Of The West End at the Vaudeville Theatre on Monday 21st April. Visit www.nimaxtheatres.com for info and tickets. Kerry is taking the show on the road later in the year and is also performing Gravity at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane on 31st August. 


This podcast is hosted by Andrew Tomlins 

@AndrewTomlins32 


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