Kerry Ellis
Kerry Ellis ( born May 6, 1979 in Suffolk, England) is an English musical actress, who made a name for himself by embodying several West End leading roles. Special recognition they gained by the Queen musical We Will Rock You, where they in the original London cast the role of "Meat / Ozzy " created. By 2009, she played the role of " Elphaba " in the musical Wicked - The Witches of Oz in London. Ellis went several times together with Brian May on tour, who produced many of their publications.
Career
Even before Kerry Ellis in 1997 began her professional training at Laine Theatre Arts in Surrey, she was two years part of the group Star Makers, which she gained her first stage experience.
In 2000 she became a member of the ensemble of My Fair Lady, where she also acted as understudy of " Eliza Doolittle ". She also starred in Magic of the Musicals as understudy. In the original London cast of the musical We Will Rock You, she appeared from 2002 to 2004 as " Meat", in order to subsequently join the UK tour of Miss Saigon as "Ellen". Later she returned to London and played " Fantine " in Les Misérables.
Since late 2006, she was in the musical Wicked - The Witches of Oz engaged. At first she worked there as understudy the lead role " Elphaba " to replace Idina Menzel as the " Wicked Witch of the West" in January 2007. She was also seen for half a year as first cast " Elphaba " on Broadway, after which they again played the " Elphaba " in the London production, their last show they played on May 9, 2009.
From March 2010 to January 2011 she was in the musical Oliver! as "Nancy" to see.
From May to July 2011, toured Ellis, partly accompanied by Brian May, with her solo program Anthems - Concert by the United Kingdom. The first concert took place on May 1, 2011 in the Royal Albert Hall in London.
Publications
In 1999, she was listening to a recording for Children in Need, as well as in a jingle for Capital Radio.
Likewise, Kerry Ellis can be heard on the original London cast CD of We Will Rock You from 2003. Your interpretation of the Queen song No-One but You ( Only the Good Die Young ), which it claimed also in the musical, she took with Queen guitarist Brian May of 2004 again. In 2008 she published in the UK Wicked in Rock, a CD with two tracks of the musical Rock versions and No-One but You.
Ellis ' studio album Anthems appeared, also produced by Brian May, in September 2010 2013 followed by a live album, Acoustic by Candlelight -. Live on the Born Free Tour by Kerry Ellis & Brian May It contains recordings made in 2012 in their tour of the UK, and was produced by May
Engagements
- 2000: My Fair Lady
- 2002-2004: We Will Rock You
- 2004: Miss Saigon
- 2005: Les Misérables
- 2006-2009: Wicked - The Witches of Oz
- 2010: Oliver!
- 2012: War of the Worlds