Find out about the wonderful people who bring the International Tour of Cats to life!
Last year Lucy portrayed the infamous Rebekah Vardy in the smash-hit production 'VARDY V ROONEY: The Wagatha Christie Trial'. The play initially enjoyed a sold-out run at The Wyndhams Theatre in the West End. Due to popular demand, the show continued its success by opening at The Ambassadors Theatre West End before heading on tour.
Lucy has played the iconic role of Sophie Sheridan in ABBA’s global smash hit musical MAMMA MIA! in London’s West End, on the UK and International Tours & under the stars at Harewood House for the post-pandemic Open Air production.
Other theatre includes; Spring Awakening (West End); Earthquakes in London and Really Old, Like Forty Five (both at the National Theatre); The Crucible (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre); The Reluctant Debutante and Oklahoma! (UK Tours); Sweeney Todd (Chichester Festival Theatre & West End) for which she won the BroadwayWorld.com award for Best Supporting Actress, Ben Travers’ Thark (Park Theatre); Ace of Clubs (Union Theatre); Pine (Hampstead Theatre).
Film & Television include; Still Up (Apple TV), The Woman in Black (Hammer Films), The Impressions Show with Culshaw and Stephenson, Scoop! and Doctors (BBC).
Radio includes; Lost in Mexico, The Russian Gambler (BBC Radio 4) and the Doctor Who series Charlotte Pollard (Big Finish). As well as voice artist in multiple television series, including Downton Abbey and Wild Bill.
Workshops include; I Should Be So Lucky, Painting the Town, Chocolate Lover's Club, A Changing World, My Best Friend’s Wedding, She Loves You, Standing at the Sky’s Edge, The Girls.
Training: Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama.
Stage Credits: Emperor & Cover Abanazar in Aladdin (Blackpool Grand Theatre); Joseph Buquet & Cover Monsieur Firmin/Auctioneer in The Phantom of the Opera (Her Majesty’s Theatre); Ensemble in Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella (Cadogan Hall); Master Keypulet in Timpson: The Musical (Stockwell Playhouse); Lead Soloist/Vocal Captain in The International Magic Tenors (European Tour); Jenkins in My Land's Shore (Theatr Soar); Honey Bear in Snow White: Rotten To The Core (Above The Stag).
Concert Credits: Flop! Hit Songs From Musical Misfires (The Crazy Coqs); Sunday Afternoon At The Musicals (Pizza Express Live); West End Cabaret Club (Chequer Mead Theatre); West End Unplugged (Trinity).
Recording Credits: The Phantom of the Opera (2022 London Cast Single Recording); The Aeneid (LMTO/Audible); My Land’s Shore (Studio Cast Recording); Timpson: The Musical (Original Cast Recording).
Training: GSA (Cameron Mackintosh Scholarship).
West End Credits: Original West End Cast of Spamalot (u/s Lancelot); World Premiere cast of Mary Poppins (Northbrook and Valentine); Boy George’s Taboo (Steve Strange); Les Misérables; Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Hedwig); The Rocky Horror Show; Martin Guerre; and Miss Saigon.
Other Theatre: Small Town Boys (Tom - Union Theatre); Annie Get Your Gun (Charlie Davenport - Frinton Summer Theatre); Mother Goose (Squire Purchase - Cambridge Arts Theatre); Aladdin (Abanazar - Sands Centre, Carlisle); Robin Hood (Sheriff of Nottingham - Hazlitt Theatre, Maidstone); Anyone Can Whistle (Dr. Detmold - Southwark Playhouse); Jack and the Beanstalk (Fleshcreep - Dorking Halls); Movies, Musicals and More (Lead Vocalist - Concert Tour); Frostbite: Who Pinched My Muff? (Demon Frostbite - The Eagle, Vauxhall); South Pacific (Buzz Adams - Kilworth House); Just So (Jaguar - Tabard Theatre); The Day Before Spring (Bill Tompkins - Sadler’s Wells); Nunsense A-Men! (Mistress of the Novices - Arts Theatre); F***ing Men (Jack - King’s Head); Naked Boys Singing (also resident director - King’s Head/Arts Theatre/Charing Cross Theatre); Round the Horne (One of the Fraser Hayes Four - National Tour); Alice in Wonderland (Knave of Hearts - West Yorkshire Playhouse); The Rocky Horror Show (Brad Majors - UK Tour, and Frank N’ Furter - European Tour); Spend! Spend! Spend! (Matt/Bank Manager/Estate Agent - English Theatre Frankfurt); Aladdin (Wun Sung Hi - Royal Theatre Northampton); They’re Playing Our Song (Royal Theatre Northampton).
Other Credits: Nathan is probably best known for co-writing, appearing as one of the grooms, and getting married (for real!) in the Channel 4 programme, Our Gay Wedding: The Musical. Nathan and his husband Benjamin were nominated for a BAFTA for the film, as well as receiving nominations for eleven other major television awards, and winning three of them: The Grierson Award, The Prix Italia, and the Rose d’Or.
Love and thanks to Alison Kirkwood. She knows why.
Russell trained at ArtsEd London.
Theatre credits include: 1st Cover Fiyero in WICKED (UK & Ireland Tour); Munkustrapin CATS (Taiwan); Munkustrap/Cover Old Deuteronomy in CATS (International/Arena Tour); Joe in 9 TO 5 (UK Tour); 1st Cover Tinman in THE WIZARD OF OZ (Leeds Playhouse); Ensemble in EVITA (Regents Park Open Air); New Sailor in ONTHE TOWN and Ensemble in WEST SIDE STORY (BBC Proms)
Workshops include: Pablo Neruda in The Postman and the Poet (The Other Palace).
Television and Film credits include: The Man in BEFORE THE LAW (Fabula Collective).
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Theatre: White Christmas (The Mill Sonning), Jesus Christ Superstar (UK Tour), Dreamgirls (No. 1 UK Tour; Black British Theatre Award nominated), Vanara (Hackney Empire), The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber (Curve), Songs For A New World (London Palladium)
TV: Sky Arts Awards (Sky)
Film: Wicked (Universal Studios)
Theatre Includes: Grease (RCCL), Mr Mistoffelees in Cats (RCCL), The Silk Road (RCCL), Incarnate (Creatif House), Inside Out (Bleach the Gold Coast Festival).
TV & Film Include: Elvis (Feature Film), Dora & The Lost City of Gold (Feature Film).
Sam is represented by Brewis Scott Associates and is thrilled to be returning to the cast of Cats the Musical. He would like to thank his family and friends for their continued love and support.
Training: London Studio Centre & Royal Ballet Senior Associates
Theatre credits include: Ensemble in The Addams Family: Live in Concert (London Palladium); Skimbleshanks in Cats (International Tour); Associate Choreographer in The Addams Family (UK Tour); Onstage Swing/Dance Captain in The Addams Family (UK Tour); Ensemble in 42nd Street (Théâtre du Châtelet); Swing/Dance Captain in Hairspray (UK Tour); Assistant Choreographer for Cats (Royal Caribbean Cruises); Ensemble in We Will Rock You (Dominion Theatre); Mungojerrie and u/s Mr Mistoffelees in Cats (Germany); Mischief (Peacock Theatre & UK Tour); Shall We Dance (Sadler’s Wells); Be Mine! (The Place & Jackson’s Lane); Ensemble in Nixon In China (ENO at the Coliseum); Ensemble in The Mikado (ENO at the Coliseum); Ensemble in Carmen (ENO at the Coliseum); Night of a 1000 Voices (Royal Albert Hall).
Roles with Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures include Cygnet & Swan in Swan Lake (Sadler’s Wells, UK Tour & City Centre New York); Cupid, Gobstopper & u/s Fritz in The Nutcracker! (Sadler’s Wells); Kevin Boggs and Gerald Monroe in Edward Scissorhands (UK, European, Asia & USA Tour).
TV and Film credits: Swan in Swanlake the Movie (Leopard Films), Dancer in Swan Lake excerpt for The Paul O’Grady Show, Dancer in Turbine, Dancer in Beyond the Sea (Kevin Spacey and Rob Ashford), Dancer on So Graham Norton (Tiger Aspect).
Hazel Baldwin trained at ArtsEd, graduating with a BA (Hons) in Musical Theatre. She has just finished appearing in the powerhouse West End show Les Misérables in the role of Swing/Cover Factory Girl.
Credits while training include: Dorothy Shaw in 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes', Mayor of Bikini Bottom in 'The Spongebob Musical', Alyson in 'A Grand Night for Singing', Satine in 'Moulin Rouge', Emily in 'Crabs'.
Olivia trained at Arts Ed.
Her Theatre credits include: Meg Giry in Love Never Dies (Asia Tour), Heather Chandler in Heathers (The Other Palace).
Alice trained at Arts Educational Schools and graduated with a BA Hons in Musical Theatre in 2021. Theatre: THE BODYGUARD (Slovenia), FAME THE MUSICAL (Athens, Greece), CATS (South Korea and Taiwan), CLUELESS THE MUSICAL - WORKSHOP (Churchill Theatre, Bromley), CINDERELLA (Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton) and BEAUTY & THE BEAST (Stafford Gatehouse and Fairfield Halls, Croydon).
Roles whilst training: KIPPS - HALF A SIXPENCE, CATS, and TO GILLIE, WITH LOVE
Trained: Guildford school of acting.
Credits: The Handyman (Choir of man onboard the Norwegian Encore).
Marcus is thrilled to be making his international debut in this renowned production.
Lauren has been dancing since the age of 2, and in 2019 was named international tap champion and came second in Miss Dance Great Britain. She then went on to train at ArtsEd on the BA Musical Theatre course.
During her training, she was the dance captain in A Chorus Line, the flight attendant/nurse in Catch Me If You Can, and was part of the ArtsEd Ensemble that performed at the 2023 Olivier Awards.
Lauren also sang in Let’s Face The Music with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and as Tusia’s Fiancé in the concert version of Dr Zhivago for Lambert Jackson Productions.
Training: Laine Theatre Arts (head girl)and Sylvia Young Theatre School (Deputy head girl)
Theatrical credits: Ensemble/Swing in Hello Dolly (The London Palladium), onstage Swing/first cover Grace in Annie UK tour, Singer in Thursford Christmas Spectacular, Ensemble in Oklahoma (Grange Park Opera), Featured Ensemble-Sobrette in Top Hat (Kilworth House Theatre) Ensemble in 42nd Street(Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris) , Ensemble and understudy Cinderella in Cinderella (New Wimbledon theatre) ,“Royal Variety Performance” with the cast of the West End production of “Singin’ In The Rain”(Lowry’s Lyric Theatre & ITV); Shprintze in “Fiddler On The Roof” (Savoy Theatre, London); Ballet Girl in “Billy Elliot” (Victoria Palace Theatre, London).
Film credits: Debutant in Beauty and the Beast 2017 (Disney); “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” and “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” (Warner Brothers Productions).
Radio credits: “Friday Night is Music Night” Celebrating the 80th Birthday of Charles Strouse (BBC 2 Radio/The Mermaid Theatre, London).
Originally from West Yorkshire, Isabel completed her Lower School training at Elmhurst Ballet School (2012-2016) before moving to SLP College (2017-2020).
Credits include: Cats (Royal Caribbean), Saudi Games Opening Ceremony, Maison Margiela Paris Fashion Week Rehearsal Muse, Swan Lake Candlelight Concerts and Legally Blonde.
Isabel is honoured to be playing this role and would like to thank her friends and family for their unwavering love and support.
Training: London Studio Centre (graduating with a First-Class Honours Degree & the Most Progress Achieved Award); & Corraine Collins Dance Studios.
Credits include: Jemima in Cats (Asia Tour); Victoria, the White Cat in Cats (International Tour); Dancer in History of a Pleasure Seeker Pilot (Disney & Hulu)
Gabby is absolutely delighted to be returning to Cats.
She would like to thank her husband, family, and agents for their continued love and support.
Training: Emily graduated in July 2023 from Renaissance Arts Conservatoire.
Emily has a strong background in classical ballet, having started her training at the age of 2. She is a former Elmhurst Ballet School Associate and was a part of Northern Ballet’s Centre for Advanced Training Program for 6 years.
Theatre Credits: Giovanni Pernice’s “Let Me Entertain You” (London Palladium & UK/Ireland Tour), The Nutcracker for Northern Ballet Company, “Jack and the Beanstalk” as Ensemble/Dance Captain (The Capitol Horsham) and “Beauty & The Beast” as Ensemble/Cover Enchantress (The Orchard West Theatre) for Crossroads Pantomimes.
Jessie-Jae is originally from Brighton and trained at The Brighton Academy, Graduating in 2023. Her Credits include: Lucas Sinclair/Demogorgan in Stranger Sings (UK Tour and Southwark Playhouse), Ensemble in Jack and The Beanstalk (Evolution Productions), Ensemble in Peterpan (Imagine theatre) and Fairy Liquid in Rapunzel (Enchanted Entertainment). Jessie-Jae is so excited to be joining this Production of CATS and would like to thank her friends, family and agents at Goldmans Management for their continued love and support.
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Training: Tring Park and Laine Theatre Arts, graduating in 2024.
Theatre whilst training includes: Pinocchio (Theatre Royal, Newcastle); Goldilocks(Mayflower Theatre, Southampton); Arthur Kipps in Kipps (Laine Theatre Arts).
Most recently, Fin made his professional debut as u/s Mike Costa and Mark Anthony in A Chorus Line (Curve, Leicester/Sadler’s Wells/National Tour) directed by Nikolai Foster.
Pronouns: They / He
Training: Bailey recently graduated from Bird College Conservatoire of Dance and Musical Theatre.
Stage Credits: Ensemble in Jack and the Beanstalk (Alhambra Theatre), Dancer in DWWYFWT (Tracing Movement, Ugly Duck London), Ensemble in Cinderella (New Wimbledon Theatre)
Bailey would like to thank their friends and family for their continuous support and looks forward to making their professional debut.
Training: High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, Houston and Bird College, London
Theatre Includes: The Merry Widow (Opera North, UK Tour); Come What May (UK Tour); The Prince of Egypt (West End); Wuthering Heights (Off West End); The Bodyguard (UK and Ireland Tour); Platée (Garsington Opera)
Film Includes: Snow White (Disney Live Action)
Pronouns: He / Him
Training: The BRIT School, Fourth Monkey Theatre Company and The American Musical Theatre Academy.
Credits include: Swing/cover Alderman Fitzwarren, Dick Whittington & Percy Rat in Dick Whittington (Salisbury Playhouse), Swing/1st cover Rum Tum Tugger, cover Macavity in Cats (International Tour), Gimble in The Elves Save Christmas (Brighton Christmas Festival), Plato/Macavity, cover Rum Tum Tugger, Munkustrap & Mungojerrie in Cats (Royal Caribbean) and Richard & Dance Captain in Skin Deep (UK Tour).
Daniel is represented by Russell Smith Associates Ltd and is thrilled to be returning to the International Tour of Cats!
Training: The Urdang Academy and Birmingham Ormiston Academy.
Theatre Credits include: Layton and Nikita - Live! (Drury Lane), Chicago(International tour), Ensemble/Cover Store Manager in Elf (Dominion Theatre),Larry the Lobster in The Spongebob Musical (UK Tour), Chicago (UK Tour).
TV Credits include: Tom Knight in Doctors (BBC).
Carrie trained at Laine Theatre Arts & The Royal Ballet School (White Lodge)
West End & London Credits: Ensemble in OKLAHOMA IN CONCERT (Theatre Royal Drury Lane); Tiller Girls/Dance Captain in PANTOLAND (London Palladium); Ensemble in CHESS (London Coliseum); Swing & Cover Milo Davenport in AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (Dominion Theatre); DER ROSENKAVALIER (The Royal Opera House); Swing/Twin MCQUEEN THE PLAY & Dance Captain/ensemble in YOU WON'T SUCCEED ON BROADWAY IF YOU DON’T HAVE ANY JEWS (both at the St James Theatre now The Other Palace); Dance Captain for MIMMA (Cadogan Hall)
UK & International theatre credits: Dance Captain/Swing cover: Demeter, Jemima, Jellylorum & Victoria in CATS (International Tour); Dance Captain/Ensemble for WHAT’S NEW PUSSYCAT! (Original Cast, Birmingham Repertory Theatre); Graziella in WEST SIDE STORY (Salzburg Festival); CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG (UK Tour); Swing in MACK AND MABEL (UK Tour of Chichester Festival Theatre's production); Dorcas in SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS (UK Tour); BEAUTY AND THE BEAST ensemble/understudy “Beauty” (Hexagon Theatre); The Good Fairy in SLEEPING BEAUTY (Middleton Arena).
Carrie has also worked extensively for Matthew Bourne’s company NEW ADVENTURES. She was part of the EDWARD SCISSORHANDS 23/24 touring company and has also played The Girlfriend in SWAN LAKE - UK AND INTERNATIONAL Tour.
Television credits: WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION (BBC1) & Tiller Girl in JOHN BISHOPS CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 2013 & 2014 (BBC1).
Film credits: THE GREATEST DAYS (Elysian); THE SOUVENIR PART II (BBC Film) and MATTHEW BOURNE'S: SWAN LAKE (Sky Arts).
Grace trained at Arts Educational.
Stage credits: Swing/Cover Susan, Rita & Rhoda in WHITE CHRISTMAS (The Mill At Sonning); Ensemble/Cover Princess Jill in JACK AND THE BEANSTALK (Birmingham Hippodrome).
Credits whilst in training: Bebe in A CHORUS LINE; Ensemble/Dance Captain in CATCH ME IF YOU CAN (ArtsEd); Ensemble in GROWL; Shirley/Dance Captain in BILLY THE KID (NYMT) and Sister Mary Robert in SISTER ACT (Tring Park).
Other credits: Ensemble in DR ZHIVAGO - IN CONCERT (London Palladium); Choir in THE OLVIER AWARDS (Royal Albert Hall) and Ballet Dancer in NEW FIELD OF CULTURE (TVB Hong Kong).
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Nikki Trained at The London School Of Musical Theatre, graduating in December 2020.
Credits Include: ‘Ensemble’ in Made In Dagenham: The 10th Anniversary Concert (The London Palladium), ‘Tybalt’ in Romeo & Juliet (Middle East), ‘Jesse Pinkman’ in Faking Bad: A Parody Methsical (The Turbine Theatre), ‘Bobby Cratchit’ in Ghosted: Another F***ing Christmas Carol (The other palace), Lead vocalist (Aida Cruises) and ‘Queen Rat’ in Dick Whittington: A new Dick in town (Above the stag).
Jamie grew up in Inverness, Scotland where he trained at his local performing arts school TFX, before moving to Glasgow to join the Musical Theatre course at The Dance School of Scotland. After 2 years Jamie then furthered his education at Laine Theatre Arts in Surrey.
Credits include: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory UK Tour (Swing) and CATS on Royal Caribbeans Oasis of the Seas (Pouncival).
Jamie is delighted to return to CATS and would like to thank his family and friends for their constant love and support.
Ben Walsh trained at Laine Theatre Arts
Credits include: The Phantom Of The Opera (International Tour), Pinocchio (Crossroads Live).
Credits whilst training: Orpheus &Dance Captain in Hadestown (LTA Studios), The Nutcracker with Ballet Ireland (Gaiety Theatre), Dance Captain in Kipps (LTA studios), Sleeping Beauty (New Theatre Royal), Better Man Film (Partizan), and Dance Captain in The Laine Show (Epsom Playhouse).
Training: The BRIT School & Laine Theatre Arts
Theatre Credits: On Stage Swing - World Premiere Cast of The Creakers Musical (Theatre Royal, Plymouth & Southbank Centre - London), Hipster Dork/ Cover JD, Kurt, Ram & Dads - Heathers (UK & Ireland Tour), Fender/ Cover Corny Collins - Hairspray (UK Tour), Tulsa -GYPSY (Buxton Opera House), Swing - Priscilla Queen of The Desert (UK Tour), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes - (Union Theatre London), Ensemble - Jack & The Beanstalk (Birmingham Hippodrome - Crossroads Live) and Ensemble - Cinderella (Theatre Royal, Newcastle - Crossroads Live)
TV Credits: Fabrice in ITV’s ‘Changing Ends’ Season 2
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