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Claudia Kariuki is a British actress, singer, dancer and songwriter who is best known for playing Jane Seymour in Six in the West End.




Early life and education


Kariuki studied musical theatre at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in London.




Stage


Kariuki made their professional debut as Sarah in Ragtime at the Open Air Theatre in 2012.
In 2014 they performed as Motormouth Maybelle in Hairspray at Leicester's Curve theatre, reprising the role after having performed it on the touring production of the show in 2013.
In October 2020 they joined the concert of Sunset Boulevard at Alexandra Palace. The show was led by Mazz Murray as Norma Desmond, Kayi Ushe as Joe Gillis, Sharif Afifi as Artie Green and Zizi Strallen as Betty Schaefer.
Kariuki returned in her role of one of the Divas in the musical Priscilla, Queen of the Desert for its UK and Ireland tour in 2021. The three main roles were played by Miles Western (Bernadette), Nick Hayes (Adam/Felicia) and Edwin Ray (Tick/Mitzi) and the show was produced by Jason Donovan.
In October 2021 a new cast for the musical Six was announced, with Kariuki taking the role of Jane Seymour. Amy Di Bartolomeo was Catherine of Aragon, Amanda Lindgren was Anne Boleyn, Dionne Ward-Anderson was Anna of Cleves, Tsemaye Bob-Egbe was Katherine Howard and Meesha Turner was Catherine Parr. The show has won several awards in both the UK and the US and has also started running in Australia and several cruise ship productions. In March 2022 Six celebrated it 1000th performance in the West End.
Kariuki joined the cast of the West End revival of the musical Sister Act as Michelle and also as first cover for the lead character of Deloris Van Cartier. In the cast Beverley Knight in the role of Deloris, Ruth Jones as Mother Superior, Lesley Joseph as Sister Mary Lazarus, Lemar as Curtis, Clive Rowe as Eddie and Lizzie Bea as Sister Mary Robert.




Personal Life


Kariuki is non-binary, and uses they/she pronouns.




Theatre credits






Awards and nominations






References






External links


Sister Act the Musical official website
Regent's Park Open Air Theatre - Claudia Kariuki

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