We are absolutely delighted to announce Kerry Ellis, the First Lady of the West End as our company patron!

Originally from Stowmarket, Kerry has fast become recognised as the First Lady of West End musicals from her starring roles in London and on Broadway, she has also achieved chart-topping success as a recording artist signed to Universal Decca with her debut album Anthems.

Kerry originated the role of ‘Meat’, in Queen’s We Will Rock You and was the first British ‘Elphaba’ in the West End smash, Wicked, for which Kerry won the 2008 Whatsonstage.com Award for ‘Best Takeover in a Role’. She then immediately transferred to Broadway and played ‘Elphaba’ at the Gershwin Theater for 6 months, where she won the Broadway.com Audience Award for ‘Favourite Female Breakthrough Performance’, before returning to London for 6 months in 2009. Her many other leading role credits include ‘Nancy’ in Oliver! at the London Palladium, ‘Eliza Doolittle’ My Fair Lady, ‘Ellen’ in Miss Saigon and ‘Fantine’ in Les Miserables.

Read more about Kerry!