Ruthie Henshall: "The name on everybody's lips is gonna be..."

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My guest today is actress Ruthie Henshall. Ruthie’s multi-award
winning career has seen her star in the most popular musicals of
the past thirty years including Cats, Miss Saigon, Crazy For You,
She Loves Me, Oliver!, A Chorus Line, Les Misérables, Billy
Elliot and Chicago. She has also enjoyed tremendous success in
plays, in concert and on television. Ruthie recently returned to
Chicago play Mama Morton in the West End, making her the only
British actress to have played all three leading female roles in
the show.  Ruthie’s appearance in Crazy For You at the
Prince Edward Theatre established her as one of the most popular
stars in the West End. She was nominated for an Olivier Award for
her performance and took the show to Canada where she played
opposite Mickey Rooney. In 1994, Ruthie starred in She Loves Me
at the Savoy Theatre, winning her first Olivier Award for Best
Actress in a Musical.

I had the privilege of working alongside Ruthie this year in
Stephen Sondheim’s and James Lapine’s Passion which ran for a
limited season at Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester. 
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