Kelly Agbowu is an English singer and musical theatre actress. She is best known for her roles in the musicals Sylvia, Waitress and Mrs Doubtfire .
Agbowu was born in Croydon in London. [1] She trained at the London School of Musical Theatre, graduating in 2009. [2] [3]
During her early career, Agbowu performed in roles at the London School of Musical Theatre Studios, The Young Vic, and the Shaw Theatre in Niagra-on-the-Lake, Canada. [1]
In 2019, Agbowu joined the musical Waitress at the Adelphi Theatre as Nurse Norma. [4] She hosted "Cast Karaoke Nights" at the theatre with fellow cast member Sandra Marvin. [5]
Agbowu played "the General" Mrs. Flora Drummond and Mrs Savoy in the suffragette musical Sylvia , which ran at The Old Vic in 2023. [6] [7] [8] [9]
From 2023 to 2024 Agbowu covered the role of Wanda Sellner in the first UK production of the musical Mrs Doubtfire . [10] [11]
In 2025, Agbowu was announced as joining the cast of the Bob Geldof's Live Aid Musical [12] at The Old Vic and as Marsha in the West End transfer "Just For One Day" at the Shaftesbury Theatre. [13] [14] [15]
| Year | Title | Role | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Much Ado About Nothing [1] | Ursula | London School of Musical Theatre Studios |
| 2009 | Bernada Alba [1] | Paca La Rosetta | London School of Musical Theatre Studios |
| 2010 | The Human Comedy [1] | Ensemble / Townsperson | The Young Vic |
| 2010 | Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queen [1] | Choir/Vocalist | The Shaw Theatre (Canada) |
| 2012 | RENT [1] | Sue / Junie / Carole | Greenwich Theatre |
| 2013 - 2015 | The Lion King | Swing and cover Shenzi | UK and International tour |
| 2015 | Baddies [16] | Ugly Sister | Unicorn Theatre |
| 2016 - 2018 | The Book of Mormon | Swing | The Prince of Wales Theatre |
| 2018 | The Wizard of Oz [1] | The Lion | Birmingham Repertory Theatre |
| 2019 | Waitress [4] [5] | Nurse Norma / Cover Becky | Adelphi Theatre |
| 2019 - 2022 | Les Miserables | Madame / 1st Cover Madame Thenardier | Sondheim Theatre |
| 2021 | Les Miserables concert | Locket Crone | Sondheim Theatre |
| 2022 | Tammy Faye [17] [18] | Almeida Theatre | |
| 2023 | Sylvia [8] [9] | Mrs Flora Drummond (the General) / Mrs Savoy | The Old Vic |
| 2023 - 2024 | Mrs Doubtfire [10] [11] | Wanda Sellner | Shaftesbury Theatre |
| 2024 | The Mad Hatters Tea Party [19] | Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House | |
| 2025 | Just For One Day | Marsha | Shaftesbury Theatre |
Agbowu has starred in the feature film Dreams of a Life (2011), in an episode of BBC’s Cop School (2010) and in short film The Christening (2010). [1]
Agbowu is also a well known voice over artist and has voiced several campaigns for Nescafe, TFL, Babbel and BT Sports. She was a Talking Head in Nokia's ‘"Talking Heads" (2012). [1]
She was the lead vocalist for the function band Motown Gold [1] and performed at the Croydon Carnival in 2023. [20]