Rosemary Ashe
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Rosemary Ashe is an English stage actress and classically trained opera singer. She studied at the Royal Academy of Music
and the London Opera Centre
.
Her wealth of theatre roles include "Carlotta" in the original London production of Andrew Lloyd Webber
's The Phantom of the Opera
, "Felicia Gabriel" in The Witches of Eastwick
at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, "Miss Andrew" in the original London production of Mary Poppins
opposite Laura Michelle Kelly
, "Madame Thenardier" in Les Misérables
, Yum Yum in The Metropolitan Mikado, Widow Corney in Oliver!
at the London Palladium
, "The Beggar Woman" in a concert version of Sweeney Todd alongside Bryn Terfel
and Philip Quast
at London
's Royal Festival Hall
.
Ashe earned an Olivier Award nomination for her role in "The Witches of Eastwick".
She is currently touring the UK in the 25th Anniversary production of Stepping Out
by Richard Harris
, playing the role of Mrs Fraser.
In 2004 she recorded a song for the CD Weird & Wonderful - A Collection Of Songs by Alexander S. Bermange
celebrating weirdos and weirdness, featuring sixteen West End stars (released on Dress Circle Records).
She can be heard on the cast recordings of "Mary Poppins", "Oliver!", "The Witches of Eastwick", "The Phantom of the Opera" and "The Boy Friend" amongst others.
Royal Academy of Music
The Royal Academy of Music in London, England, is a conservatoire, Britain's oldest degree-granting music school and a constituent college of the University of London since 1999. The Academy was founded by Lord Burghersh in 1822 with the help and ideas of the French harpist and composer Nicolas...
and the London Opera Centre
London Opera Centre
The London Opera Centre, a school for the training of opera singers and other opera professionals, existed in England between 1963 and 1977. It was located in the former Troxy Cinema on Commercial Road in London's East End Borough of Stepney . The Troxy, with 3,520 seats, opened in 1933 and was...
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Her wealth of theatre roles include "Carlotta" in the original London production of 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...
's The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical)
The Phantom of the Opera is a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber, based on the French novel Le Fantôme de l'Opéra by Gaston Leroux.The music was composed by Lloyd Webber, and most lyrics were written by Charles Hart, with additional lyrics by Richard Stilgoe. Alan Jay Lerner was an early collaborator,...
, "Felicia Gabriel" in The Witches of Eastwick
The Witches of Eastwick (musical)
The Witches of Eastwick is a 2000 musical based on the novel of the same name by John Updike. It was adapted by John Dempsey and Dana P. Rowe , directed by Eric Schaeffer, and produced by Cameron Mackintosh....
at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, "Miss Andrew" in the original London production of Mary Poppins
Mary Poppins (musical)
Mary Poppins is a Walt Disney Theatrical musical based on the similarly titled series of children's books by P. L. Travers and the Disney 1964 film. The West End production opened in December 2004 and received two Olivier Awards, one for Best Actress in a Musical and the other for Best Theatre...
opposite Laura Michelle Kelly
Laura Michelle Kelly
Laura Michelle Kelly is an English actress and singer who achieved critical acclaim in the role of Mary Poppins in the musical of the same name.-Musical theatre:...
, "Madame Thenardier" in Les Misérables
Les Misérables (musical)
Les Misérables , colloquially known as Les Mis or Les Miz , is a musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg, based on the novel of the same name by Victor Hugo....
, Yum Yum in The Metropolitan Mikado, Widow Corney in Oliver!
Oliver!
Oliver! is a British musical, with script, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. The musical is based upon the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens....
at the London Palladium
London Palladium
The London Palladium is a 2,286 seat West End theatre located off Oxford Street in the City of Westminster. From the roster of stars who have played there and many televised performances, it is arguably the most famous theatre in London and the United Kingdom, especially for musical variety...
, "The Beggar Woman" in a concert version of Sweeney Todd alongside Bryn Terfel
Bryn Terfel
Bryn Terfel Jones CBE is a Welsh bass-baritone opera and concert singer. Terfel was initially associated with the roles of Mozart, particularly Figaro and Leporello, but has subsequently shifted his attention to heavier roles, especially those by Wagner....
and Philip Quast
Philip Quast
Philip Quast is an Australian actor perhaps best known for his role as Inspector Javert in the stage musical version of Les Misérables, or for appearances in numerous Australian soap operas including Sons and Daughters, The Young Doctors and Police Rescue.-Personal life:Quast was born in 1957 in...
at London
London
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...
's Royal Festival Hall
Royal Festival Hall
The Royal Festival Hall is a 2,900-seat concert, dance and talks venue within Southbank Centre in London. It is situated on the South Bank of the River Thames, not far from Hungerford Bridge. It is a Grade I listed building - the first post-war building to become so protected...
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Ashe earned an Olivier Award nomination for her role in "The Witches of Eastwick".
She is currently touring the UK in the 25th Anniversary production of Stepping Out
Stepping Out (play)
Stepping Out is a play written by Richard Harris in 1984. It was produced in the West End, London, where it received the Evening Standard Comedy of the Year Award, and on Broadway, New York.-Plot:...
by Richard Harris
Richard Harris
Richard St John Harris was an Irish actor, singer-songwriter, theatrical producer, film director and writer....
, playing the role of Mrs Fraser.
In 2004 she recorded a song for the CD Weird & Wonderful - A Collection Of Songs by Alexander S. Bermange
Alexander S. Bermange
Alexander S. Bermange is an English musical theatre composer and lyricist. He has often served as musical director and pianist for his own productions. He is also a regular broadcaster on UK radio.-Career:...
celebrating weirdos and weirdness, featuring sixteen West End stars (released on Dress Circle Records).
She can be heard on the cast recordings of "Mary Poppins", "Oliver!", "The Witches of Eastwick", "The Phantom of the Opera" and "The Boy Friend" amongst others.