Anna-Jane Casey

Anna-Jane Casey (born 15 February 1972) is an English singer, dancer and actress best known for her work in musical theatre.

Personal life

Casey was born in Salford, Lancashire, England.

Casey married fellow actor Graham MacDuff in 1998. The pair started dating whilst on the national tour of ''West Side Story''.Paddock, Terr
"20 Questions With...Anna-Jane Casey"
The two actors have two children. (Hi mum) whatsonstage.com, 9 December 2002

In 2020, following the COVID-19 pandemic, Casey revealed that she and her husband had worked as delivery drivers to supplement their income during lockdown due to the lack of work.

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

Stage career

Casey trained at Lupino Dance School in Bury. She made her West End debut at age 16 as Rumpleteazer in ''Cats'' at New London Theatre. After two years with Cats she then went on to '' Children of Eden'' at the Prince Edward Theatre.

In 1993 Casey performed in ''Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'' at the London Palladium in the role of Reuben's Wife.

In 1993 she played Barbara-Lou and Rizzo (replacement) in '' Grease'' at Dominion Theatre.

She spent two years in '' Starlight Express'' at the Apollo Victoria Theatre playing the roles of Buffy, Dinah and Pearl.

In 1998 Casey fulfilled a lifelong ambition by playing Anita in ''West Side Story'', both at the Prince Edward Theatre and on the national tour. It was during this tour she met her husband, Graham MacDuff.

Casey made her first appearance in ''Chicago'' as Velma Kelly in 1998, a role she has reprised on numerous occasions.

In 2003 Casey landed the role of Frankie Frayne in the London revival of '' On Your Toes'' at the Southbank Centre.

In 2005 she won the TMA (Theatrical Management Association) Award for Best Performance in a Musical playing Mabel in '' Mack & Mabel'' at the Watermill Theatre.

She originated the role of Dot in the London revival of ''Sunday in the Park with George'' at the Menier Chocolate Factory in 2005, but left before the production transferred to The West End and Broadway, being replaced by Jenna Russell.

After that she went on to play Maggie in '' Hobson's Choice'' from May to July 2006 at Watermill Theatre before giving birth to her daughter (now son).

During 2009 she appeared in '' Forbidden Broadway'' at the Menier Chocolate Factory.

She spent the Christmas period in the title role of ''Aladdin'' at Hackney Empire.

Casey returned to ''Chicago'' from February until 24 April 2010 playing Velma Kelly alongside Ruthie Henshall.

Casey appeared in the Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park production of ''The Comedy of Errors'' as the Courtesan, in the summer of 2010.

She appeared in the BBC Prom alongside the John Wilson Orchestra celebrating the music of Rodgers & Hammerstein. The concert was broadcast on the BBC on Saturday 28 August 2010. She would return to perform with the same orchestra in their 2012 BBC Prom concert entitled 'The Broadway Sound', bringing the concert to a close with an encore performance of ''Tap Your Troubles Away'' from Mack and Mabel.

Casey appeared as 'The Lady of the Lake' in ''Spamalot'', at the Playhouse Theatre in London.

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

From July 2014 Casey appeared in the London edition of the revue '' Forbidden Broadway'' at the Vaudeville Theatre.

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

From December 2016 Casey played the eponymous Annie Oakley in '' Annie Get Your Gun'' at the Sheffield Crucible.

In 2017 she recorded two songs for the album ''Wit & Whimsy - Songs by Alexander S. Bermange'' (one solo and one featuring all of the album's 23 artists), which reached No. 1 in the iTunes comedy album chart.

In March 2017 it was announced that Casey will step into the role of Mavis in ''Stepping Out'' at the Vaudeville Theatre in London after Tamzin Outhwaite, who was supposed to play the role, fractured her foot during rehearsals. Casey will play the role until Outhwaite is able to return. Her sister Natalie Casey also appears in the play.

In January 2018, it was announced that Casey would play the role of Annie in the UK tour of ''Calendar Girls'', which opens at the Leeds Grand Theatre on 16 August.

Television roles

She has appeared on '' EastEnders'', ''The Bill'', ''Heartbeat'' and '' Holby City''. The Royal series 4 episode 7

References

External links

Anna-Jane Casey's official website
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1972 births
English women singers
English musical theatre actresses
Living people