Kerry Ellis

Kerry Ellis is one of the leading ladies of the West End. She originated the role of Meat in Queen and Ben Elton's We Will Rock You at the Dominion Theatre, beginning a creative partnership with Queen guitarist Brian May that has spanned three albums and world tours. May has described her as having "the most beautiful voice in Britain." She was the first British actress to play Elphaba in the West End production of Wicked at the Apollo Victoria, winning the WhatsOnStage Award for Best Takeover in a Role. She went on to become the first Elphaba to transfer from the West End to Broadway, playing the role at the Gershwin Theatre and collecting the Broadway.com Audience Award for Favorite Female Breakthrough Performance. Her other leading roles include Nancy in Oliver! at Theatre Royal Drury Lane, Fantine in Les Miserables, Ellen in Miss Saigon, Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady, Grizabella in Cats at the London Palladium and Cruella de Vil in 101 Dalmatians. As a recording artist, her debut album Anthems was released on Decca and reached the UK top twenty, and her Anthems: The Concert tour opened at the Royal Albert Hall. She has performed at the Royal Variety Performance, the Laurence Olivier Awards and the Queen's Jubilee Concert at Buckingham Palace.