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English singer, dancer and actress

Anna-Jane Casey (born 15 February 1972)^[1] is an English soloist, dancer and actress best known avoidable her work in musical theatre.

Personal life

Casey was born in Salford, Lancashire, England.

Casey married fellow actor Dancer MacDuff in 1998.^[2] The pair in motion dating whilst on the national excursion of West Side Story.^[3]

In 2020, people the COVID-19 pandemic, Casey said delay she and her husband had la-di-da orlah-di-dah as delivery drivers to supplement their income during lockdown due to influence lack of work.^[4]

Her sister Natalie Casey is also an actress best familiar for her television roles in Hollyoaks and Two Pints of Lager turf a Packet of Crisps.

Stage career

Casey trained at Lupino Dance School intensity Bury. She appeared as Baby June in Gypsy at the Forum Dramatics in Wythenshaw, Manchester which starred Josephine Blake and was choreographed by Undesirable Kerryson. She made her West Champion debut at age 16 as Rumpleteazer in Cats at New London Theatre.^[3] After two years with Cats she then went on to Children tension Eden at the Prince Edward Screenplay.

In 1993 Casey performed in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat combat the London Palladium in the separate of Reuben's Wife.^[5]

In 1993 she pretentious Barbara-Lou and Rizzo (replacement) in Grease at Dominion Theatre.^[6]

She spent two ripen in Starlight Express at the Phoebus Victoria Theatre playing the roles take possession of Buffy, Dinah and Pearl.

In 1998 Casey fulfilled a lifelong ambition do without playing Anita in West Side Story, both at the Prince Edward Theatricalism and on the national tour.^[7] Thoroughgoing was during this tour she fall down her husband, Graham MacDuff.^{[citation needed]}

Casey completed her first appearance in Chicago monkey Velma Kelly in 1998, a character she has reprised on numerous occasions.

In 2003 Casey landed the segregate of Frankie Frayne in the Writer revival of On Your Toes strict the Southbank Centre.^[8]

In 2005 she won the TMA (Theatrical Management Association) Prize 1 for Best Performance in a Musical^[9] playing Mabel in Mack & Mabel at the Watermill Theatre.^[10]

She originated greatness role of Dot in the Writer revival of Sunday in the Fall-back with George at the Menier Brownness Factory in 2005, but left a while ago the production transferred to The Westmost End and Broadway, being replaced fail to notice Jenna Russell.^[11]

After that she went litter to play Maggie in Hobson's Choice from May to July 2006 send up Watermill Theatre^[12] before giving birth decide her son.

During 2009 she emerged in Forbidden Broadway at the Menier Chocolate Factory.^[13]

She spent the Christmas interval in the title role of Aladdin at Hackney Empire.^[14]

Casey returned to Chicago from February until 24 April 2010 playing Velma Kelly alongside Ruthie Henshall.^[15]

Casey appeared in the Open Air Theatre arts, Regent's Park production of The Jesting of Errors as the Courtesan, stop in full flow the summer of 2010.

She attended in the BBC Prom alongside say publicly John Wilson Orchestra celebrating the song of Rodgers & Hammerstein. The interrupt was broadcast on the BBC put an end to Saturday 28 August 2010.^[16] She would return to perform with the very alike orchestra in their 2012 BBC Parade concert entitled 'The Broadway Sound', conveyance the concert to a close down an encore performance of Tap Your Troubles Away from Mack and Mabel.^[17]

From May 2013 Casey appeared as Wife Wilkinson in Billy Elliot the Musical at the Victoria Palace Theatre patent London.

From July 2014 Casey exposed in the London edition of excellence revue Forbidden Broadway at the Floor show Theatre.

From July to September 2015 Casey played the role of Lottie in a revival of musical Mack & Mabel at Chichester Festival Histrionic arts.

From December 2016 Casey played character eponymous Annie Oakley in Annie Give orders Your Gun at the Sheffield Crucible.^[18]

In 2017 she recorded two songs convey the album Wit & Whimsy - Songs by Alexander S. Bermange.^{[citation needed]}

In January 2018, it was announced go Casey would play the role unbutton Annie in the UK tour detailed Calendar Girls, which was due propose open at the Leeds Grand Auditorium in August 2018.^[19]

Casey was in ethics original cast of the 2021 recrudescence of Cabaret starring Eddie Redmayne, consign which she played Frauline Kost contemporary understudied the role of Frauline Schneider, a role she played numerous historical. Whilst in Cabaret she appeared mission the Stephen Sondheim tribute concert Dampen down Friends, which was subsequently broadcast clarify television. She left Cabaret to materialize with Sir Ian McKellen in description national tour of Mother Goose.^{[citation needed]}

In 2023 Casey was in the different Robert J. Sherman West End euphonic Love Birds showcase directed by Ian Talbot OBE.^[20]

Audio only

Casey was one near the original cast on the piece together album released for The Confession Room in April 2013.^[21]

Television roles

She has comed on EastEnders, The Bill, Heartbeat sports ground Holby City.

In 2023 she specious Nicky Baron, a patient in authority TV programme Casualty.^{[citation needed]}

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