Maria Jane Hyde
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English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
singer and musical
Musical theatre
Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...
actress.
Early life
Hyde was born 1969 in The Memorial Hospital in Shooters Hill, LondonLondon
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, England. Her father, Edward Hyde, is a successful company founder (Copyforce), her mother is Maureen Hyde, née Fennelly. Hyde grew up with her two older brothers in various Boroughs of The City of London. From the age of 4, Hyde attended the Roman Catholic Saint Mary's Primary School. At age 10, she started her training at the Italia Conti Academy
Italia Conti Academy
The Italia Conti Academy is a theatre arts training school based in London. It was founded in 1911 by actress Italia Conti...
of Theatre Arts, Britain's oldest theatre school. During her training, Hyde appeared in various musicals and productions, i.e. Annie
Annie (musical)
Annie is a Broadway musical based upon the popular Harold Gray comic strip Little Orphan Annie, with music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, and the book by Thomas Meehan. The original Broadway production opened in 1977 and ran for nearly six years with a blonde Annie as the poster...
(London/ England) as 'Pepper', in The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz (adaptations)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a 1900 novel by L. Frank Baum, which has been adapted into several different works, the most famous being the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, starring Judy Garland...
(London/ England) as 'Munchkin/Dorothy' and the BBC Television
BBC Television
BBC Television is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation. The corporation, which has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a Royal Charter since 1927, has produced television programmes from its own studios since 1932, although the start of its regular service of television...
production Grange Hill
Grange Hill
Grange Hill is a British television drama series originally made by the BBC. The show began in 1978 on BBC1 and was one of the longest running programmes on British television...
.
Career
In 1985, Hyde auditioned for a new type of musical at that time , the London production of Starlight ExpressStarlight Express
Starlight Express is a rock musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber , Richard Stilgoe and Arlene Phillips , with later revisions by Don Black and David Yazbek . The story follows a child's dream in which his toy train set comes to life; famously the actors perform wearing roller skates...
. She was chosen by Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber is an English composer of musical theatre.Lloyd Webber has achieved great popular success in musical theatre. Several of his musicals have run for more than a decade both in the West End and on Broadway. He has composed 13 musicals, a song cycle, a set of...
and became 1st Cast 'Pearl'
Pearl the Observation Car
Pearl is the "new girl" character and female lead in the West End musical Starlight Express. She is a railway observation carriage, although in Germany she is referred to as the "first class car"...
in the following year, at the age of only 16.
In 1988, Hyde became the original 'Pearl' in Starlight Express Germany, the most successful musical in history.
In 2009 Maria Jane Hyde set up her own musical school - Starlight Musical Academy in Velbert, Germany. www.starlightmusicalacademy.de
http://www.starlightmusicalacademy.de
Musical
- Annie (London, Victoria Palace), as Pepper
- Wizard of Oz (London, Ashcroft Theatre), as Munchkin/ Dorothy
- Cindarella (London, AdHoc Theatre Co.)
- 1985 - 1988: Starlight ExpressStarlight ExpressStarlight Express is a rock musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber , Richard Stilgoe and Arlene Phillips , with later revisions by Don Black and David Yazbek . The story follows a child's dream in which his toy train set comes to life; famously the actors perform wearing roller skates...
(LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
/ England), 1st Cast Pearl - 1988 - 1997: Starlight Express (BochumBochumBochum is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, western Germany. It is located in the Ruhr area and is surrounded by the cities of Essen, Gelsenkirchen, Herne, Castrop-Rauxel, Dortmund, Witten and Hattingen.-History:...
/ Germany), original Pearl - 2000 - 2001: Tabaluga & Lilli (Oberhausen/ Germany), alternate Lilli, 2nd Cast Spinnenfrau
- 2002 - 2004: Miami Nights (DüsseldorfDüsseldorfDüsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the...
/ Germany), original Präsidentin, 2nd Cast Laura/ Mercedes
Tours
- Stella Entertainment, Asia-Tour, Soloist
- Welcome 2000, Europe-Tour, as Liza MinnelliLiza MinnelliLiza May Minnelli is an American actress and singer. She is the daughter of singer and actress Judy Garland and film director Vincente Minnelli....
- Musical Nights (SET Musical Prod.), Germany-Tour, Soloist
- Musical Hautnah (Creativ Team Int.), Germany-Tour, Soloist
- Musicals in Concert (Rainbow Show Service), Germany-Tour, Over The Rainbow I, Soloist
- Musicals in Concert (Rainbow Show Service), Germany-Tour, Over The Rainbow II, Soloist
Other
- The Royal Variety Show (London, Palladium)
- BBCBBCThe British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
(London/ England), Grange Hill - BBC (London/ England), The Ovaltineys
- diverse i.e. for: Opel GMC, Deutsche Bahn AG, Daimler-Chrysler, E-Plus, Vodafone-D2, Fijitsu-Siemens, Reemtsma, BMW, Michelin, Sparda Bank, TNT, Sparkasse, Ferrari, Deutsche Post AG, Karstadt, Ideal Home Show
Recordings
- CD, "What are you waiting for", Maria Jane Hyde, 1991
- CD Starlight Express, Pearl, Original German Cast Recording
- CD, Kindle Park, Soloist, Kids Rock CD, Los Angeles.
- CD, The Medleys, Soloist, Creativ Team Int.
- CD, Big BrotherBig Brother (UK)Big Brother UK is the British version of the Dutch Big Brother television format, which takes its name from the character in George Orwell's 1948 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four...
Christmas, Session Singer, Sony/BMG - CD, Miami Nights, Baila Me, Soloist, Original Cast Recording
- CD, United Music Nation, Soloist, Jabba Records