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BIO

Place of Birth: London, England



Training: Brunel University and its Art Centre

Theatre: Kinky Boots (UK Tour); The Crucible, A Little Night Music (Storyhouse, Chester), Motown the Musical (Shaftesbury Theatre); Wonderland (UK Tour); The Book of Mormon (Prince of Wales Theatre); Avenue Q (UK Tour); Kisses on a Postcard (North Devon Theatres); Fame the Musical (Italian tour) and Crazy for You (London Palladium).

Television: West Side Story: the Making of a Classic (BBC).

STAGE CREDITS

[West End]
Original West End Production, 2021
Ensemble

[West End]
London Production, 2021
Simba [Replacement]

[West End]
Original West End Production, 2016
Marvin Gaye [Replacement]


News


Photos: See & JULIET, FROZEN & More in The National Lottery's Big Night of Musicals

For one night only, The National Lottery brought the biggest shows from the world of musical theatre together in Manchester for a spectacular celebration that will be aired on BBC One this Saturday (29th January 2022). 
Kerry Ellis, John Owen-Jones, and More Announced as Special Guests For FRANK & FRIENDS

West End stars Christine Allado, Kerry Ellis, John Owen-Jones, Natalie McQueen and Kayi Ushe will be joining the composing icon on stage for  FRANK & FRIENDS – The Music of Frank Wildhorn at the Cadogan Hall on Sunday 16 January 2022 at 6.30pm.
THE SHOW MUST GO ON! LIVE AT THE PALACE THEATRE Charity Concert Will Be Broadcast On SkyArts Next Weekend

The concert was produced by Theatre Support Fund+ which was founded during the pandemic to raise monies theatre freelancers affected by the closure of theatres across the country. Find out how to watch the broadcast here!
The Show Must Go On! Live at The Palace Theatre Will Be Broadcast Today, 6 June

Including TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL, Dear Evan Hansen, Everybody's Talking About Jamie, SIX, Hamilton, The Book of Mormon, WICKED,  Royal Shakespeare Company's Matilda The Musical,  & Juliet, Les Misérables, Disney's The Lion King, The Prince of Egypt, Come From Away, The Phantom Of The Opera, Mary Poppins, MAMMA MIA!, Back to the Future The Musical and Pretty Woman The Musical.
The Show Must Go On! Live At The Palace Theatre Will Be Broadcast Worldwide on 6 June

Including TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL, Dear Evan Hansen, Everybody's Talking About Jamie, SIX, Hamilton, The Book of Mormon, WICKED,  Royal Shakespeare Company's Matilda The Musical,  & Juliet, Les Misérables, Disney's The Lion King, The Prince of Egypt, Come From Away, The Phantom Of The Opera, Mary Poppins, MAMMA MIA!, Back to the Future The Musical and Pretty Woman The Musical.
West End SUNSET BOULEARD Concert Adds Ramin Karimloo

Tony and Olivier Award-nominee, Ramin Karimloo, will join the upcoming concerts of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Tony Award-winning masterpiece Sunset Boulevard Alexandra Palace Theatre!
THE LION KING Announces New Cast Members For West End Return Including Kayi Ushe as Simba

The West End production of DISNEY'S THE LION KING will welcome 14 new members to its cast of over 50 actors, singers and dancers when it reopens its doors this summer.
'Ghost Light' Charity Single Featuring West End Performers Raising Funds For Acting For Others

With theatres across the country closing their doors in March of this year leaving the creative industries in chaos, the Ghost Light became a symbol.
Roundup: Check Out These Socially Distanced Shows

Hurrah for the green shoots in our beleaguered industry. Lots of venues are mounting new shows and bringing back our favourites over the next few weeks and months - albeit with social distancing and safety measures in place. Here are some of the live theatrical goodies on offer.
Alexandra Palace Theatre Will Present Two Socially-Distanced Concert Performances of SUNSET BOULEVARD

For two socially-distanced concert performances only, Andrew Lloyd Webber's Tony Award®-winning masterpiece Sunset Boulevard comes to Alexandra Palace Theatre! Performances take place on October 25.
BWW Review: A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, Opera Holland Park

The show must go on: it's been the rallying cry of our beleaguered industry, the message emblazoned on Theatre Support Fund+'s T-shirts and mugs. On Saturday night, we saw that fighting spirit in person, as Janie Dee, co-producer and star of this concert version of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's A Little Night Music, marched into a pitiless downpour and cried to the heavens, 'Don't you love farce?!'. As far as spine-tinglingly theatrical moments go, that one will be hard to top.
Photo Flash: Inside the Concert Production of A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC at Holland Park

An outdoor concert production of A Little Night Music was performed at Holland Park on August 15!
Outdoor Concert Production of A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC Comes to Holland Park Next Month

An outdoor concert production of A Little Night Music is coming to Holland Park on August 15!
VIDEO: 150 Performers Record 'Make Them Hear You' to Raise Runds for StopWatch

Danielle Tarento has brought together more than 150 Black and Black mixed race actors from the UK and the US, along with a 38-piece orchestra, to record a??Make Them Hear You,a?? from the Broadway musical Ragtime.
See The Current Standings In The 2019 BroadwayWorld UK Awards; Cast Your Vote!

Check out the current standings in the 2019 BroadwayWorld UK Awards and cast your vote!
See The Current Standings In The 2019 BroadwayWorld UK Awards; Cast Your Vote!

Voting continues for the 2019 BroadwayWorld UK Awards, brought to you by TodayTix! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favourites. Check out the current standings and cast your vote.
Shortlist Announced For The 2019 BroadwayWorld UK Awards; Voting Now Open!

Today, the shortlist is announced for the 2019 BroadwayWorld UK Awards, celebrating the best long-running West End productions and best new productions from around the country. CLICK HERE TO VOTE!
BWW Review: KINKY BOOTS, King's Theatre, Glasgow

Charlie Price is struggling to live up to his father's expectations and continue the family business of Price & Son. With the shoe factory's future hanging in the balance, help arrives in the unlikely but spectacular form of Lola - a fabulous performer in need of some sturdy new stilettos
BWW Review: KINKY BOOTS, Bristol Hippodrome

There's something undeniably irrepressible about Kinky Boots - it's a fully sequined, unabashed romp through a true (ish) story of a shoe factory threatened with closure until a radical idea to start producing oh so fabulous boots for drag queens appears.
BWW Review: KINKY BOOTS , Edinburgh Playhouse

Its 3 year London run is almost at an end but Kinky Boots is currently strutting its way across Britain on its first ever UK tour. Based on the 2005 film, it tells of a struggling Northampton shoe factory and the lengths its owner, Charlie Price, will go to keep it open.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Kayi Ushe been in?

Kayi Ushe has not appeared on Broadway.

How many West End shows has Kayi Ushe been in?

Kayi Ushe has appeared on London's West End in 3 shows.

What was Kayi Ushe's first West End show?

Kayi Ushe's first West End show was Motown the Musical which opened in 2016

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