Lucy St. Louis facts for kids
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Lucy St. Louis
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| Born | 26 October 1992 Westminster, London, England
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| Years active | 2009–present |
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Ben Clare
(m. 2018) |
Lucy St. Louis (born 26 October 1992) is an English actress and singer. From 2021 to 2023, she played Christine Daaé in the West End production of The Phantom of the Opera, making her the first black performer to do so. She was then cast as Glinda in Wicked, also on the West End.
St. Louis has also played Diana Ross in Motown: The Musical, Antonia in Man of La Mancha, Guenevere in Camelot in Concert, and Little Eva in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical.
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Early life
St. Louis was born in London. She began her vocal training from the age of seven. She left school at sixteen to pursue the performing arts. She trained at Laine Theatre Arts and was cast in Ragtime halfway through her final year.
Filmography
Debutante in disneys beauty and the beast in 2017 and Lavvie in the animated film cosmic rapsidy
Stage
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2009 | Peter Pan | Tiger Lily | Hawth Theatre, Crawley |
| 2011 | Alan Jay Lerner Memorial | Soloist | St Paul's, Covent Garden |
| Ultimate Broadway | Vocalist | Shanghai Culture Square, Shanghai | |
| 2012 | Ragtime | Ensemble | Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, London |
| Peter Pan | Tiger Lily | Venue Cymru, Llandudno | |
| 2013 | The Book of Mormon | Nabulungi (understudy) | Prince of Wales Theatre, London |
| 2015 | Beautiful: The Carole King Musical | Shirelle / Little Eva | Aldwych Theatre, London |
| 2016 | Motown: The Musical | Diana Ross | Shaftesbury Theatre, London |
| 2019 | Man of La Mancha | Antonia | English National Opera, London Coliseum |
| 2021-23 | The Phantom of the Opera | Christine Daaé | Her Majesty's Theatre, London |
| 2022 | Camelot | Guenevere | London Palladium |
| 2023-present | Wicked | Glinda | Apollo Victoria Theatre, London |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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| 2021 | Black British Theatre Awards | Best Female Actor in a Musical | The Phantom of the Opera | Won | |
| 2024 | WhatsOnStage Awards | Best Takeover Performance | Wicked | Pending |
