From the 18th February, television and West End star Jennifer Ellison joins Adam Cooper in the award-winning hit show in London Singin’ in the Rain at the Palace theatre.
Jennifer will star as silent movie screen siren, and owner of a voice never meant for the ‘talkies’, Lina Lamont.
Jennifer said: “Singin’ in the Rain is one of my absolute favourite movie musicals, I watched it a lot growing up! When I saw this production, I left with the biggest grin on my face and a huge spring in my step. Playing Lina Lamont at the Palace Theatre is pretty much as good as it gets.”
Jennifer shot to fame in the Liverpool based T.V. soap Brookside played Emily Shadwick from 1998 to 2003. Then in 2004 she appeared on Gordon Ramsey’s Hell’s Kitchen T.V. series, which she won. This victory on a cooking programme strange but true, propelled Jennifer on to the London stage.
Jennifer starred in the London West End theatre version of the musical Chicago in 2004 at the Adelphi Theatre in the leading role of Roxie Hart. Ticket sales went through the roof, such was the demand to see Jennifer Ellison in the flesh at the theatre. Which begs the question were all these cooking fans thinking ‘I’d love her to win this show, so as she can go on to star in a West End Musical as I’d love to see her in stockings and suspenders’ or is there some more obvious point I am missing?
Jennifer Ellison in Singin’ in the Rain musical show at the Palace Theatre, London
Jennifer, though no doubt enthralled and wowed audiences as they and she kept coming back for more. She returned to the role of Roxie Hart and the show in London in 2006, this time at the Cambridge theatre in London where Chicago had re-located to. Subsequently Jennifer made the role her own when she toured the U.K. starring as Roxie hart in Chicago from 2006 to 2007.
In the 2004 film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd-Webber’s musical, The Phantom of the Opera, Jennifer proved her West End credentials beyond doubt by starring as Meg Giry to great critical acclaim.
In 2012 Jennifer was a contestant in the ITV series Dancing On Ice, and made it through to the semi-final stages.
Jennifer is now delighted to be back on the West End stage starring in Singin’ in the Rain. Singing and dancing sensation Adam Cooper continues to lead the show as Don Lockwood, and is joined by new cast members Louise Bowden as Kathy Selden and Stephane Annelli as Cosmo Brown, completing the iconic trio made famous by Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds and Donald O’Conner in 1952 MGM musical film.
Also starring in Singin’ in the Rain is Sandra Dickinson who plays the role of Dora Bailey and Miss Dinsmore and Peter Forbes as RF Simpson.
With all the charm, romance, comedy and tinsel town glamour of one of the world’s best-loved films, Jonathan Church’s brilliant show in London features a glorious score including the classics Good Morning, Make ’em Laugh, Moses Supposes and the legendary Singin’ in the Rain.
With stylish, soaring choreography from Andrew Wright and Simon Higlett’s fantastic set design, Singin’ in the Rain showers you with everything you could ever want in a hit West End musical. So buy your tickets for Singin’ in the Rain and expect to get wet!
Hailed by the critics as the ultimate feel-good show, Singin’ in the Rain is packed full of ‘infectious brolly-twirling glee’ London Evening Standard.
