Lucy St. Louis Explained

Birth Date:	26 October 1992
Birth Place:	Westminster, London, England
Spouse:	^[1]
Years Active:	2009–present

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.^{[2] [3]}

St. Louis has also played Diana Ross in , Antonia in Man of La Mancha, Guenevere in Camelot in Concert, and Little Eva in .

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.^[4] She trained at Laine Theatre Arts and was cast in Ragtime halfway through her final year.^{[5] [6]}

Filmography

Debutante in disneys beauty and the beast in 2017 andLavvie in the animated film cosmic rapsidy

Stage

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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^[7]
	Peter Pan	Tiger Lily	Venue Cymru, Llandudno
2013	The Book of Mormon	Nabulungi (understudy)	Prince of Wales Theatre, London
2015		Shirelle / Little Eva	Aldwych Theatre, London
2016		Diana Ross	Shaftesbury Theatre, London^[8] ^[9]
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^[10]
2022	Camelot	Guenevere	London Palladium^[11]
2023-present	Wicked	Glinda	Apollo Victoria Theatre, London^[12]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2021	Black British Theatre Awards	Best Female Actor in a Musical	The Phantom of the Opera		^[13]
2024	WhatsOnStage Awards	Best Takeover Performance	Wicked		^[14]

External links

• • Lucy St. Louis at Curtis Brown

Notes and References

1. Ben & Lucy's Wedding on Lake Como, Italy. Brides Abroad. 2018. 3 August 2022.
2. Web site: Checking In With… London The Phantom of the Opera Star Lucy St. Louis. Playbill. Andrew. Gans. 8 October 2021. 3 August 2022.
3. Web site: The Phantom of the Opera's Lucy St. Louis on Making History as Christine Daaé: 'This Is More Than a Dream Role'. Broadway. Lindsey. Sullivan. 26 July 2021. 3 August 2022.
4. Interview with star actress Lucy St Louis - How she trained to perform Christine Daaé in The Phantom Of The Opera- Jessica Beackon The Boswells School. Gazette Standard. 26 January 2021. 3 August 2022.
5. Web site: Lucy St Louis, The World's 1st black Christine Daae in The Phantom of the Opera. Black History Month. 16 September 2021. 3 August 2022.
6. Web site: Lucy St. Louis. London Theatre. 3 August 2022.
7. Web site: Lucy St Louis - Our Heritage. Open Air Theatre. 3 August 2022.
8. Web site: Lucy St. Louis and Cedric Neal to star in Motown The Musical. WhatsOnStage. Emily. Cole. 5 October 2015. 3 August 2022.
9. Web site: Interview – Lucy St Louis on the joy of playing Diana Ross in Motown the Musical. Musical Theatre Review. 4 September 2017. 3 August 2022.
10. Web site: Lucy St Louis and Rhys Whitfield join Phantom cast for re-opening in July. British Theatre. Douglas. Mayo. 4 May 2021. 3 August 2022.
11. Web site: Ramin Karimloo, Lucy St. Louis, and Bradley Jaden Will Lead CAMELOT IN CONCERT at the London Palladium. BroadwayWorld. Stephi. Wild. 26 July 2021. 3 August 2022.
12. Web site: Alexia Khadime and Lucy St. Louis to lead West End Wicked. WhatsOnStage. Alex. Wood. 8 November 2022. 6 January 2023.
13. Web site: AND BREATHE..., Ivano Turco, Lucy St Louis, and More Take Home Black British Theatre Awards. BroadwayWorld. Stephi. Wild. 22 November 2021. 3 August 2022.
14. Web site: Nominations in full: the 24th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards. WhatsOnStage. Tom. Millward. 7 December 2023. 13 December 2023.