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Josefina Gabrielle is a three-time Olivier Award nominated British stage and television actress, and a former ballet dancer, best known for her performances in West End musicals and plays. ==Theatrical career== Josefina Gabrielle was born in London to a Spanish father and an English mother. She trained at the Arts Educational Schools, London and began her professional career dancing with the National Ballet of Portugal - CNB. Upon returning to England, she started a career in musical theatre, and has since appeared in numerous musical productions, in the West End and on Broadway. In 1992, she was part of the ensemble in Nicholas Hytner's acclaimed revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein's ''Carousel''. This production opened at the Royal National Theatre and transferred in 1993 to the Shaftesbury Theatre. Her other early roles include Iris in ''Fame'' at the Cambridge Theatre, Maggie in ''A Chorus Line'' at the Derby Playhouse and Cassie in a touring production of the same show, and Jenna in ''The Goodbye Girl'' at the Noël Coward Theatre. She continued her association with Rodgers and Hammerstein in 1998 when she was chosen by director Trevor Nunn to star as Laurey Williams in his new production of ''Oklahoma!'' which was also staged at the National Theatre. It later transferred to the Lyceum Theatre in the West End. For her performance in ''Oklahoma!'', Gabrielle received her first Olivier Award nomination for Best Actress in a Musical. She holds the distinction of being the first ever Laurey in any production of ''Oklahoma!'' to dance her own "Dream Ballet," which was recreated especially for her by choreographer Susan Stroman. When this revival transferred to Broadway in 2002, Gabrielle travelled with the show and made her Broadway debut with the new company. Gabrielle's other roles include Dot/Maria in ''Sunday in the Park With George'' at the Leicester Haymarket, Roxie Hart in ''Chicago'' at the Adelphi and Cambridge theatres, Alexandra Spofford in ''The Witches of Eastwick'' at the Prince of Wales Theatre, Cassie in ''A Chorus Line'' at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre, Kathy Selden in ''Singin' in the Rain'' at the Leicester Haymarket and Sadler's Wells theatres, Irene Molloy in the Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park production of ''Hello, Dolly!'', opposite Samantha Spiro. In ''Sweet Charity'', which played first at the Menier Chocolate Factory and transferred to the Theatre Royal, Haymarket in the West End, Gabrielle played the roles of Nickie and Ursula, and received another Olivier Award nomination for her performance. Later in 2010, she played Lady Jacqui in the Crucible Theatre's, Sheffield production of ''Me and My Girl''. In 2012, she toured the UK in the role of Mrs. Anna Leonowens in a production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's ''The King and I'', her third musical by this duo. Later that year, she returned to the Menier Chocolate Factory to play the role of Gussie Carnegie in Maria Friedman's much acclaimed production of Stephen Sondheim's musical ''Merrily We Roll Along'', which had its West End transfer to the Harold Pinter Theatre in 2013 and earned Gabrielle her third Olivier Award nomination for her performance. In May 2014, she joined the new cast of ''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory the Musical'' at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, as Mrs. Teavee. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Josefina Gabrielle」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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