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Georgina Onuorah is a British actress, singer and dancer who is best known for playing Ado Annie in Oklahoma! and Dorothy in the 2024 version of The Wizard of Oz.




Early life and education


Onuorah was born in Luton. She was the recipient of the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation scholarship in 2017 for her BA in Musical Theatre and graduated from the Arts Educational School in London in 2020.




Career


Onuorah made her professional debut in 2021 as alternate Cinderella in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cinderella (then renamed Bad Cinderella), sharing the role with Carrie Hope Fletcher.
In 2022 she played Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz at the Curve Theatre in Leicester. She then reprised the role at the London Palladium in the summer of 2023, after her performance in Oklahoma!.
Onuorah took over the role of Ado Annie for the transfer of Oklahoma! to London's West End in 2023, after ending its run at the Young Vic. Part of the cast were Arthur Darvill as Curly, Anoushka Lucas as Laurey and Patrick Vaill as Jud. Vaill started playing the role in the American university production of the show, directed by Daniel Fish, in 2007.
In February 2024 it was announced that Onuorah would star in Kiss Me, Kate at the Barbican Theatre as Lois in the summer, alongside Stephanie J. Block in the titular role and Charlie Stemp as Bill. The production was directed by Tony Award winner Bartlett Sher and Catherine Zuber as the costume designer.
Around the same time in 2024 Onuorah was also revealed to take over the role of Angelica Schuyler in Hamilton from Ava Brennan, going on maternity leave, for a short engagement ahead of her summer show.
In October 2024 she was part of the concert Sondheim on Sondheim at the Alexandra Palace Theatre, where she sang alongside West End stars Jenna Russell, Scarlett Strallen and Clive Rowe.




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References

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• Georgina Onuorah
• The Wizard of Oz (2011 musical)
• Kiss Me, Kate
• Wicked (2024 film)
• Cinderella (Lloyd Webber musical)
• 2024 Laurence Olivier Awards
• Millennials (musical)
• 2021 Black British Theatre Awards
• 2019 in the sport of athletics
• 1996 AAA Championships