Victoria Hamilton-Barritt

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Victoria Hamilton-Barritt
Born (1982-05-08) May 8, 1982 (age 42)
London, England
Occupation(s)Actress, singer
Years active2001–present

Victoria Hamilton-Barritt (born 8 May 1982) [1] is an English actress and singer known primarily for her roles in musical theatre.

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Background

Hamilton-Barritt was born to a father of Italian and German descent and a mother of Anglo-Indian and Persian descent in North West London. [2] She studied at Central School of Ballet and the Urdang Academy, Covent Garden, London.

Musical theatre

Upon graduating in 2001, Hamilton-Barritt was cast in the musical Oh What a Night! playing the role of Cat for the 2001 UK tour, continuing with the show in Hamburg, Germany from January to June 2002. She finished off the tour with a one-month residency at The Sporting Club in Monte Carlo where she also understudied Sheila Ferguson in the role of Roxy Rochelle. In 2002, she played the role of Connie in the Saturday Night Fever Scandinavian Arena Tour. [3]

Hamilton-Barritt's West End debut in came in 2003 with Mamma Mia! , where she understudied the role of Lisa. She then returned to Saturday Night Fever in the 2004 UK tour, this time playing the leading role of Stephanie Mangano. From September 2004 to September 2005 she returned to the West End to play the leading role of Carmen Diaz in Fame at the Aldwych Theatre. She played the role of Anita in the 2006 international tour of West Side Story visiting Germany, Japan and Thailand. In 2007 she performed the role of Maria, understudying the leading role of Susan, in the first production of Desperately Seeking Susan at the Novello Theatre in the West End. [4]

From June 2008 until May 2009, Hamilton-Barritt starred in the UK tour of Flashdance the Musical , playing the lead role of Alex Owens. The show was a new musical based on the 1983 film. Hamilton-Barritt starred alongside Noel Sullivan, Bernie Nolan and Bruno Langley. Later in 2009, she went on tour with Yusuf Islam (formerly known as Cat Stevens) performing songs from his musical Moonshadow. She provided backing vocals for the well-known artist in venues in the UK and Ireland, with the last stop of the tour at the Royal Albert Hall.

In January 2010, Hamilton-Barritt played Rizzo in Grease at the Piccadilly Theatre, alongside Noel Sullivan and Toby Anstis. From September 2010 until January 2011, she starred as Alex Owens in the original West End production of Flashdance. [5] She went on to play the title role of Louise/Gypsy in Paul Kerryson's production of Gypsy at Leicester Curve in 2012 alongside Caroline O'Connor.[ citation needed ]

In 2013 Hamilton-Barritt appeared in A Chorus Line at the London Palladium as Diana Morales. She played the role of Daniela in Lin Manuel Miranda's In the Heights in 2014. The show opened at the Southwark Playhouse in London and transferred at the Kings Cross Theatre in the Autumn of 2015, where Hamilton-Barritt returned to the role of Daniela while pregnant and retiring the role at eight months pregnant. [6]

In September 2016 Hamilton-Barritt returned to work in the production of Murder Ballad at the Arts Theatre as the Narrator, alongside Kerry Ellis, Ramin Karimloo and Norman Bowman. In the same year she was nominated for the Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical for the role.

In 2017 Victoria played the role of Kate in Michael John LaChiusa's The Wild Party at The Other Palace. The production also included Frances Ruffelle as Queenie and John Owen-Jones as Burr. [7]

In 2019 Hamilton-Barritt starred in The View UpStairs playing the role of Inez at the Soho Theatre, in London from 18 July to 24 August. [8]

In 2020, it was announced that Hamilton-Barritt would play the Stepmother in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cinderella , alongside Carrie Hope Fletcher playing Cinderella. The show opened in September 2021 at the Gillian Lynne Theatre and ran until in June 2022. [9] [10]

In 2024 Hamilton-Barritt was part of the UK Premiere for Bronco Billy The Musical in the role of Constance at Charing Cross Theatre. The production has ambitions for a future transfer.

Theatre credits

YearTitleRoleVenue
2001Oh What a Night!CatInternational Tour
2002 Saturday Night Fever ConnieScandinavian Tour
2003 Mamma Mia Ensemble/ 1st cover Lisa Prince of Wales Theatre
2004Saturday Night FeverStephanie ManganoUK tour
2004 - 2005 Fame Karen Bruce Aldwych Theatre
2006 West Side Story AnitaInternational Tour
2007Desperately Seeking SusanSusan/ Roberta Novello Theatre
2008 - 2009 Flashdance Alex Owens Piccadilly Theatre
2010 Grease Rizzo Shaftesbury Theatre & UK tour
2012 Gypsy Louise/ Gypsy Rose Lee Leicester Curve
2013 A Chorus Line Diana MoralesLondon Palladium
2015 Elegies For Angels, Punks and Raging Queens [11] Criterion Theatre
2014 - 2015 In the Heights Daniela Southwark Playhouse/ King Cross Theatre
2016 Murder Ballad NarratorArts Theatre
2017 The Wild Party Kate The Other Palace
2020Cinderella (workshop)StepmotherThe Other Palace
2021 Bad Cinderella Stepmother Gillian Lynne Theatre
2023 Bat Boy: the Musical in concert [12] MeredithLondon Palladium
2024 Bronco Billy Constance Lily Charing Cross Theatre

Film

In 2009 Hamilton-Barritt appeared in A Bunch of Amateurs , starring Burt Reynolds and Imelda Staunton in which she played a Hollywood director's assistant. She also appeared in a BBC special of A Tale Of Two Cities which was narrated by Michael York. [13]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008 A Bunch of Amateurs Hollywood Studio Assistant
2015 Holby City Camilla CalvinoTV series (1 episode)
2015 Call the Midwife GirlTV series (1 episode)
2021 Andrew Lloyd Webber's Bad Cinderella Stepmothermusic video

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef
2011 WhatsOnStage Awards Best Actress in a Musical Flashdance Nominated [14]
2014 The Offies Female Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical In the Heights Nominated[ citation needed ]
2016 WhatsOnStage Awards Best Supporting Actress in a MusicalNominated[ citation needed ]
BroadwayWorld UK/West End AwardsBest Supporting Actress in a New Production of a MusicalWon [15]
2017 WhatsOnStage Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Musical Murder Ballad Nominated [16]
Laurence Olivier Awards Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical Nominated [17]
2019 The Offies Female Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical The View UpStairs Nominated[ citation needed ]
BroadwayWorld UK/West End AwardsBest Supporting Actress in a MusicalNominated[ citation needed ]
2022 WhatsOnStage Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Musical Cinderella Nominated
Grammy Awards Best Musical Theater Album Nominated [18]
Laurence Olivier Awards Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical Nominated

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References

  1. ↑ "Victoria Hamilton-Barritt | West End Performers | London Theatre Direct". www.londontheatredirect.com. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  2. ↑ "Kiss Today Good-Bye! Victoria Hamilton-Barritt on Playing Morales in the London Revival of a Chorus Line".
  3. ↑ "Victoria Hamilton-Barritt | National Theatre". www.nationaltheatre.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  4. ↑ "Full cast announced for Desperately Seeking Susan". London Theatre. 2016-06-08. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  5. ↑ Daniels, Nicholas Ephram Ryan (24 September 2010). "Flashdance Delays First West End Preview". Broadway.com. John Gore Organization . Retrieved 10 October 2010.
  6. ↑ Wiegand, Chris (2022-11-22). "'We put Disney in the bin': Victoria Hamilton-Barritt on being theatre's top Christmas villain". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  7. ↑ "Full casting announced for The Wild Party". 2016-12-09. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  8. ↑ "NEW INTERVIEW: Victoria Hamilton-Barritt, currently in rehearsals for The View UpStairs at the Soho Theatre". Pocket Size Theatre. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  9. ↑ "Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cinderella - New Musical Coming 2020". Andrewlloydwebberscinderella.com. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  10. ↑ Wright, Joshua. "Audience Reacts To Remarks From Andrew Lloyd Webber At CINDERELLA Closing Performance". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  11. ↑ Shenton, Mark (April 10, 2015). "Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens to Be Revived for West End Charity Benefit on May 31". Playbill.com.
  12. ↑ "Bat Boy: The Musical". www.batboythemusical.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  13. ↑ Daniels, Nicholas Ephram Ryan (30 March 2020). "Victoria Hamilton-Barritt to play the evil stepmother in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cinderella". London Theatre Direct . Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  14. ↑ "Full List: 2011 Whatsonstage.com Award Winners". WhatsOnStage.com . TheaterMania.com. 20 February 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  15. ↑ "2016 BWW UK/West End Awards Winners Announced - GROUNDHOG DAY, Ian McKellen and More!". BroadwayWorld . 11 January 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
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