|
Nicola Hughes (born 1975) is an English dancer, singer and actress of Antiguan descent. Hughes’ first principal theatre role was in ''The Who's Tommy'', playing the Acid Queen at the Shaftesbury Theatre in 1996. She followed this up by playing Donna Douglas in ''The Goodbye Girl'' at the Albery Theatre, and then Lola in ''Damn Yankees'' at the Adelphi Theatre, playing opposite Jerry Lewis. From 1998 to 1999, Hughes starred as Velma Kelly in the West End revival of ''Chicago'' at the Adelphi Theatre, taking up the role from Ute Lemper. Hughes’ other leading roles in the West End include Zarita in ''Simply Heavenly'' at the Trafalgar Studios and ''Fosse'' at the Prince of Wales Theatre, for which she received her first Laurence Olivier Award nomination for Best Actress in a Musical. Her most recent West End performance was playing Bess in Sir Trevor Nunn's ''The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess'', between November 2006 and June 2007, for which she was again nominated for an Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical. Other theatre roles have included Yum Yum in ''The Hot Mikado'' at the Watermill Theatre, Newbury; Bloody Mary in ''South Pacific'' at the Grange Park Opera; ''Follow My Leader'', a satirical political revue written by Alistair Beaton, at the Birmingham Rep and the Hampstead Theatre; Zarita in ''Simply Heavenly'' at the Young Vic; The Lady in ''Blues In The Night'' at the Birmingham Rep; ''Ain't Misbehavin''' at Derby Playhouse; Helene in ''Sweet Charity'' at the Churchill Theatre, Bromley and ''Notes Across a Small Pond'' at the Bridewell Theatre. In the summer of 2014, Hughes again played the role of Bess in Porgy and Bess, this time at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, London. The production ran from 17 July to 23 August. ==References== 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「Nicola Hughes (actress)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|