Lyric Opera 2019-2020 Issue 7 The Light in the Piazza

Lyric Opera House | 23 CHLÖE HART Chlöe Hart trained at Guildford School of Acting on the BA musical theater course. Before she graduated, she made her professional and West End debut as Tracy Turnblad in Hairspray. She went on to play the role through to the end of its run in London. West End credits include Evita, The Light in the Piazza, Pat in Kinky Boots, ensemble in Wicked, and Factory Girl/cover Madame Thénardier in Les Misérables. Other theater: Val/cover Kelly in Fat Friends (UK tour). Other work: Chlöe Hart in Cabaret (Madame JoJo’s) and Anthems with Kerry Ellis and Brian May (Royal Albert Hall). Television credits include Louise in Girlfriends and Strictly Come Dancing. MOLLY LYNCH Molly Lynch trained at the CIT Cork School of Music (BMus) and the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (MA Music Theatre). Theater includes include ensemble/understudy Clara in The Light in the Piazza (Royal Festival Hall), Anne in Wasted (Southwark Playhouse), Betty in Sunset Boulevard (UK tour), Julie Jordan in Carousel and ensemble/cover Johanna in Sweeney Todd (English National Opera), Chava in Fiddler on the Roof (Grange Park Opera/BBC Proms). She has been a soloist with the RTE Concert Orchestra and Oxford Philharmonic and co-devised her own one-woman show Rodgers & Hammerstein (& Me Too) at the Bread and Roses Theatre, London. TOM PARTRIDGE Tom Partridge’s theater credits include The Light in the Piazza (Royal Festival Hall, LA Opera), ensemble/cover Young Ben in Follies (National Theatre), understudy Bert Barry in 42nd Street (Theatre Royal Drury Lane), Renaldi and understudy Nick Arnstein in Funny Girl (UK tour), understudy Don Lockwood in Singin’ in the Rain (Paris/UK/ Ireland/Tokyo), understudy Pat Denning in 42nd Street (Châtelet, Paris), Show Boat (New London Theatre), Jersey Boys (UK/Ireland tour), Anything Goes (Sheffield Crucible/UK tour), Top Hat (West End, UK tour), understudy Riff Raff/Brad in The Rocky Horror Show (UK tour).Other work includes Elton John/ Ray Cooper concert and the BBC Proms Sondheim at 80 (Royal Albert Hall). Original cast recording: Top Hat. Film includes 42nd Street Live and Funny Girl Live. MONICA SWAYNE Monica Swayne’s theater credits include Evita (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre), Light in the Piazza (Royal Festival Hall, LA Opera), Follies (National Theatre), Me and My Girl (Chichester Festival), Disney’s Aladdin (Prince Edward), Mary Poppins (UK tour; Australia & New Zealand tour), Fiddler on the Roof, Wicked, West Side Story (Australian tour), Nice Work If You Can Get It, Anything Goes, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (State Theatre, Melbourne), Last Man Standing (Melbourne Theatre Company). Opera: Der Rosenkavalier (Royal Opera House). Television includes Neighbours and So You Think You Can Dance (Australia). Twitter: @Monica_Swayne