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BIO

Training: Brent Street Studios, Australia.



Theatre credits: Mother and cover Tessie, Mazeppa and Electra in Gypsy (West End); Sandra/Trio in From Here to Eternity (West End); The Bodyguard (West End); Mazeppa and cover Mamma Rose in Gypsy (Curve, Leicester); Bohemian Rhapsody (National tour and Monte Carlo); Diva in Priscilla Queen of the Desert (West End); Violet in It’s A Wonderful Life (New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich); X (Mercury Musical Developments); The Lady of the Lake in Spamalot – 2009 Helpmann Award Nomination – Best Female Actor in a Musical (Her Majesty’s Theatre, Melbourne); alternate Killer Queen in We Will Rock You (Hong Kong and Thailand tour); Yitzhak in Hedwig and The Angry Inch (Cremorne Theatre, Queensland); Sweet Charity (The State Theatre, Melbourne);Pippin (Sydney Theatre); cover Scaramouche, Meat and Killer Queen in We Will Rock You (Japan tour) and cover Dusty in Dusty – The Musical (Australian Tour).

Workshops: Doris in Groundhog Day (Old Vic) and wonder.land (National Theatre).

Film credits: London Road (National Theatre, Cuba Pictures).

STAGE CREDITS

[West End]
UK Premiere, 2017
Performer

[West End]
West End Revival Production, 2015
Mother/Stripper/Showgirl

[West End]
West End Original Production, 2013
Sandra

New Congress Club Trio

[West End]
Original London Production, 2009
Diva [Replacement]


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S*X & OTHER PHILOSOPHIES Comes to Adelaide Fringe in February

Brisbane/Meanjin based artist, performer and writer KAREN LEE ROBERTS brings her show S*X & OTHER PHILOSOPHIES to Diverse-City, in the Adelaide Fringe, for 2-shows only.
SEX & OTHER PHILOSOPHIES Comes to Adelaide Fringe in February

Brisbane/Meanjin based artist, performer and writer KAREN LEE ROBERTS brings her show SEX & OTHER PHILOSOPHIES to Diverse-City, in the Adelaide Fringe, for 2-shows only.
Donmar Warehouse to Host A SONG FOR LUCE Tribute Concert In Memory of Lucinda Shaw

On Sunday November 20th, Donmar Warehouse will host A Song For Luce, a tribute concert in memory of the late Australian-born UK performer Lucinda Shaw. The event will include live music, stories, laughter and the joy of coming together to share wonderful anecdotes about Lucinda. The performance will be at 18:00.
First Look At Amelia Lily In SHREK THE MUSICAL

There's a new princess in town! Actor and recording artist Amelia Lily takes on the iconic role of Princess Fiona in the smash hit SHREK THE MUSICAL® as the new critically acclaimed production continues on a major UK and Ireland tour through to January 2019, arriving at Stoke's Regent Theatre this week.
BWW Review: SHREK THE MUSICAL, Manchester Palace Theatre

Shrek The Musical tells the tale of an ogre trying to get his swamp back. And David Lindsay-Abaire's adaptation has certainly managed to turn the famous Dreamworks animation into a real life spectacle.
SHREK THE MUSICAL Stomps Into Glasgow King's Theatre

SHREK THE MUSICAL will be stomping into Glasgow this autumn as producers of the hit musical are delighted to announce additional Scotland dates due to popular demand. Following the critically acclaimed opening of the new UK and Ireland tour in Edinburgh, the larger-than-life production will be arriving at the King's in Glasgow from Tuesday 25 September until Saturday 6 October.
The X-Factor's Amelia Lily Will Star in SHREK at Bristol Hippodrome

SHREK THE MUSICAL today announces full casting for the major nationwide tour, with Amelia Lily joining the cast as 'Princess Fiona' at The Bristol Hippodrome from 8th 19th August 2018. As previously announced Steffan Harri will lead the cast as beloved swamp-dwelling ogre 'Shrek' with Marcus Ayton as Shrek's wisecracking sidekick 'Donkey' and Samuel Holmes as pint-sized villain 'Lord Farquaad'.
TV: Amelia Lily To Reprise 'Princess Fiona' in SHREK THE MUSICAL UK Tour

SHREK THE MUSICAL today announces full casting for the major nationwide tour, with Amelia Lilyjoining the cast as 'Princess Fiona' from April 2018. As previously announced, Call the Midwife star Laura Main will also play 'Princess Fiona' at selected venues, sharing the role with Amelia while she continues filming on the current BBC series.
Amelia Lily Joins SHREK THE MUSICAL as 'Princess Fiona' in New Nationwide Tour

SHREK THE MUSICAL today announces full casting for the major nationwide tour, with Amelia Lily joining the cast as 'Princess Fiona' from April 2018.
Cast Announced for SHREK THE MUSICAL at the Bristol Hippodrome

Believe all 'ogre' again! SHREK THE MUSICAL today announces casting for the major nationwide tour. Following the unprecedented success of the first UK and Ireland tour, the original production team reunites to bring the hit musical to The Bristol Hippodrome from 8th August 2018.
Steffan Harri, Laura Main to Go 'Green' in SHREK THE MUSICAL on Tour

Believe all 'ogre' again! SHREK THE MUSICAL today announces casting for the major nationwide tour.
Photo Coverage: New Close-Up Shots from THE LIFE at Southwark Playhouse

The hit Broadway musical The Life makes its long awaited London debut, directed by the show's original Broadway director, Michael Blakemore, at Southwark Playhouse for a strictly limited season now through 29 April 2017, with press night on 29 March. Scroll down for exclusive, close-up stills from the show!
TV: T'Shan Williams and Sharon D. Clarke Duet on 'My Friend' from THE LIFE at Southwark Playhouse

The hit Broadway musical The Life makes its long awaited London debut, directed by the show's original Broadway director, Michael Blakemore, at Southwark Playhouse for a strictly limited season now through 29 April 2017, with press night on 29 March. Watch  T'Shan Williams and Sharon D. Clarke perform 'My Friend' in the recording studio below!
Photo Flash: First Look at THE LIFE at Southwark Playhouse

The hit Broadway musical The Life makes its long awaited London debut, directed by the show's original Broadway director, Michael Blakemore, at Southwark Playhouse for a strictly limited season now through 29 April 2017, with press night on 29 March. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
BWW Interview: Director Michael Blakemore Talks Musical THE LIFE

Michael Blakemore's stellar directing career encompasses everything from landmark productions at the National, where he was associate director, to West End and Broadway hits. He was the first director to win a Tony Award for both Best Director of a Play and a Musical in the same year (for Michael Frayn's Copenhagen and Kiss, Me Kate). Now, he's helming the long-awaited UK premiere of Cy Coleman musical The Life - a gritty exploration of 1980s New York's underbelly - which he first directed on Broadway in 1997. The show begins previews at Southwark Playhouse on 25 March.
Photo Flash: Inside Rehearsal for THE LIFE at Southwark Playhouse

The Life, which makes its long awaited London debut, directed by the show's original Broadway director, Michael Blakemore, will run at Southwark Playhouse for a strictly limited season from 25 March - 29 April 2017, with press night on 29 March. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the company in rehearsal below!
T'Shan Williams, David Albury, and More Announced for UK Premiere of THE LIFE

Full casting of the hit Broadway musical, The Life, includes John Addison (Jojo), David Albury (Fleetwood), Jalisa Andrews (Chichi), Matthew Caputo (Oddjob), Lawrence Carmichael (Snickers), Omari Douglas (Slick), Aisha Jawando (Carmen), Thomas-Lee Kidd (Bobby), Charlotte Reavey (April), Jo Servi (Lacy), Lucinda Shaw (Tracy), Johnathan Tweedie (Theodore), T'Shan Williams (Queen) and Joanna Woodward (Mary). They join the previously announced musical theatre stars Sharon D. Clarke (Sonja), who was recently appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2017 Queen's New Year Honours for services to drama, and Cornell S. John (Memphis).
CATS to Play King's Theatre Glasgow This Autumn

?On just one special night of the year, all Jellicle cats meet at the Jellicle Ball where Old Deuteronomy, their wise and benevolent leader, makes the Jellicle choice and announces which of them will go up to The Heaviside Layer and be reborn into a whole new Jellicle life.
West End's GYPSY, Starring Imelda Staunton, Closes Today; Broadway Next?

Jonathan Kent's five-star production of Gypsy starring Imelda Staunton as Rose has its final performance today 28 November 2015, as previously announced.
Scoop: Talks Underway to Bring GYPSY Starring Imelda Staunton to Broadway!

More good news, Baz Bamingboye reports in the UK Daily Mail that Broadway could indeed be next, writing 'We are actively pursuing and trying to work out the right way to go to New York with Imelda in Gypsy,' said Michael Harrison, who produced the show with David Ian. The Jonathan Kent production recouped its costs and made a profit for investors which (as we know) doesn't happen with every musical production.' He also notes '

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Lucinda Shaw been in?

Lucinda Shaw has not appeared on Broadway.

How many West End shows has Lucinda Shaw been in?

Lucinda Shaw has appeared on London's West End in 5 shows.

What was Lucinda Shaw's first West End show?

Lucinda Shaw's first West End show was Priscilla, Queen of the Desert: The Musical which opened in 2009

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