Cast / Creative

Nigel Harman - Simon

Training: Arts Ed.

Theatre includes: A Chorus of Disapproval (Harold Pinter), The School for Scandal (Theatre Royal Bath), Shrek – The Musical (Laurence Olivier and WhatsonstageAwards, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane), Celebration (Gate Theatre, Dublin), True West (Sheffield Crucible), Public Property (Trafalgar Studios), Three Days of Rain (CMP & Neal Street Productions for Apollo Theatre), The Common Pursuit (Menier Chocolate Factory), The Caretaker (Tricycle Theatre, Sheffield Theatre), Guys and Dolls (Donmar/ATG, Piccadilly), The Exonerated (Riverside Studios), Privates on Parade (Donmar Warehouse Theatre), Three Sisters and My One and Only (Chichester Festival Theatre), The Lady in the Van (Birmingham Repertory Theatre), Much Ado About Nothing, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Pirates of Penzance (Regents Park Open Air Theatre), Signing Off (Jermyn Street Theatre), Mamma Mia! (Prince Edward Theatre), Damn Yankees (Adelphi Theatre) and Tommy (Shaftesbury Theatre).

Film includes: Patience, Telstar (Aspiration Films) and Blood Diamond (Warner Bros. Pictures).

Television includes: Downton Abbey (Carnival), Mount Pleasant (Tiger Aspect), Miss Marple the Mirror Crack’d (ITV Studios Ltd), Hotel Babylon (Carnival Film & Television for BBC1), Plus One (Kudos for Channel 4), Lark Rise to Candleford (BBC), City of Vice (Touchpaper Television 4), The Outsiders (Campus Manor Productions Ltd) and Eastenders, Red Cap and Doctors (BBC).

Radio includes: The Big Broadcast (BBC Radio 4) and Friday Night Is Music Night (BBC Radio 2).

Cynthia Erivo - Chenice

Trained: graduated in 2010 from RADA

Theatre: Marine Parade (Brighton Festival), I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky (Theatre Royal, Stratford East), The Three Musketeers and the Princess of Spain (co-production between The English Touring Theatre, Belgrade Theatre and The Traverse Theatre), The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (The Gielgud Theatre), Sister Act The Musical (UK tour), LIFT (The Soho Theatre) and The Color Purple directed by John Doyle and produced by David Babani (Evening Standard Theatre Award nomination, Menier Chocolate Factory).

Other work includes: As well as being an actress, Cynthia performs as a solo artist, writing and recording her own material. She also took part in the 2012 24 Hours Plays at the Old Vic, which for the night became the 24 Hour Musicals.

Alan Morrissey - Max

Training: Bristol Old Vic

Theatre: Stepmother and The Man Who Pays The Piper (Orange Tree), Sixty Five Miles and Once Upon a Time in Wigan (Paines Plough/Hull Truck), Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare’s Globe and European Tour), Boiling Frogs (Southwark Playhouse), The Horse Marines (Theatre Royal Plymouth), The Seagull (Hampstead Theatre), As You Like It (Sprite Productions), Solstice, Twelfth Night, Taming of the Shrew and As You Like It (Royal Shakespeare Company/West End), James and the Giant Peach (Bolton Octagon), Much Ado About Nothing (Salisbury Playhouse), A Winter of War (Cheltenham Everyman) and Salad Days (Bristol Old Vic).

Film: League of Gentlemen’s Apocalypse (League Films), Charity (Red Ant), Northern Soul (Stubborn Heart), Nightingale and the Rose (Stink) and Jacob (Magic Lantern).

Television: Alan played Nurse Nicky Van Barr in Holby City; Other TV includes: Endeavour (Mammoth Screen), Land Girls and Doctors (BBC).

Simon Bailey - Liam

Trained: National Youth Theatre.

Theatre: most recently; Raoul in The Phantom of the Opera (25th Anniversary Tour), Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm in Sondheim's A Little Night Music (Yvonne Arnaud theatre), Kevin in The Devil's Advocate, The Prince in Sleeping Beauty, Cerruti in The Dancing Years and Jeff in [Title of Show]. In the West End; u/s Romeo and Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet-The Musical (Piccadilly Theatre), Pharaoh in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat (New London Theatre), u/s Galileo and Britney in We Will Rock You (Dominion Theatre), Enjolras in the 21st anniversary cast of Les Miserables (Queen's Theatre), Raoul in The Phantom of the Opera (Her Majesty's Theatre), Lieutenant Torrasso/Count Ludovic in Passion (Donmar Warehouse). Off West End credits; The Man in Striking 12 (Waterloo East Theatre, British Premiere), Officer Starnes and Tom Watson in the critically acclaimed Parade (Southwark Playhouse, nominated for Best Featured Actor in a Musical, 2011 Broadway World Awards). Regional work includes Thompson in Once Upon A Time at the Adelphi (Liverpool Playhouse). Touring work; Blue in Naked Flame (England) and Ringo Starr/Freddie Mercury in RockLegends (South Africa)

Music: Simon is a founder member of 'Theatreland's first super-group' Teatro. Teatro achieved gold status with their eponymous debut album after just 3 weeks, making them one of the fastest selling Musical Theatre acts of all time. Teatro performed in Los Angeles, New York, Dubai and all over the world along with performing for Her Majesty the Queen at the 2007 Royal Variety Performance (Liverpool Empire). Simon also has a lot of concert work taking him all around the world. Most recently he has performed in Kuala Lumpur, Athens, Egypt, Vermont (USA) and many concerts all over the UK.

Charlie Baker - Hunchback

Training: LAMDA and the NYT.

Performances include: Charlie tours as a stand-up comedian worldwide; his critically acclaimed show Baker’s Dozen had a sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe in summer 2013.

Television includes: team captain on A Short History of Everything Else, two series of Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Rob Brydon’s Christmas Special, Edinburgh Comedy Fest Live 2011, 2012 and 2013 and The Comedy Store. As an actor his most recent credits include The IT Crowd, Doctor Who and Miranda. He won Let’s Dance for Comic Relief live on BBC1 in 2011.

Other work includes: as a singer he has toured with The Charlie Baker Band and sung on numerous Hollywood films, most notably The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas.

Billy Carter - Gerrard Smalls

Theatre: A Moon for the Misbegotten with Kevin Spacey (Broadway), Samuel Beckett’s All That Fall with Michael Gambon (Off Broadway), The Weir (Manhattan Irish Rep), Birdsong (Harold Pinter Theatre), Macbeth (Queens), Eastward Hoe, The Malcontent, The Island Princess, The Roman Actor (Gielgud Theatre/Royal Shakespeare Company), The Revengers Tragedy, Translations (Royal National Theatre), Wig Out, Bruises (Royal Court), Macbeth (Almedia), My Boy Jack, Observe The Sons Of Ulster (Hampstead), Comedians (Lyric Hammersmith), Someone Who'll Watch Over Me (Southwark; Best Actor Nomination Off West End Awards), The Soldiers Song (Theatre Royal, East 15), I'll Be The Devil (Tricycle/RSC), Aristocrats (Chichester), Dealers Choice (West Yorkshire Theatre), Sergeant Musgrave's Dance (Oxford), Kes! (York), Assassins (Shefield), Over the Bridge (Belfast) and Comedians (Oxford Stage Company).

Television: Thomas Andrews in Titanic: Blood and Steel starring opposite Derek Jacobi and Chris North (Lionsgate/Encore U.S), I Fought The Law, The Gist, Holby City, Casualty, Common As Muck, The Fitz, Small Island, Perfect Day (BBC), Murder Investigation Team, Primeval, Soldier, Soldier (ITV), Fair City (RTE) and Late with Sean Hughes.. 

Film: Festival (Pathe/Film Four) and Up On The Roof (Granada Films).

Billy lives in New York City and is thrilled to return to the West End in I Can’t Sing!

Victoria Elliott - Jordy

Theatre credits include: Two, As You Like It (Royal Exchange) Tyne, 13.1, Jump, Me and Cilla, A Nightingale Sang in Eldon Square, Lush Life and First Draft(Live Theatre), Oh What a Lovely War!, Wind in the Willows, Hansel and Gretel, Pub Quiz (Northern Stage), Cooking with Elvis (Hull Truck).

Television credits include: Hebburn (Series I & II, BBC 2/BabyCow/Channel X), Truckers (BBC/Company Pictures), The Ministry of Curious Stuff (BBC), Holby City (BBC), Emmerdale (ITV), 55 Degrees North (BBC/Zenith) and Steel River Blues (ITV/Granada).

Radio credits include: The Exuberant, Love and Mettle, Everyone Quite Likes Justin, Living the Dream (BBC Radio 4) Vultures, A Summer Night (BBC Radio 3)

Victoria is making her West End debut.

Ashley Knight - Louis

Ashley began his career in 1963 in his family’s Variety act. His father was a stand-up comedian on the club circuit and his mother a fire-eater!

Theatre: High Society (UK/Eire Tour), Victor Victoria (Southwark Playhouse ), Ghost the Musical (Piccadilly Theatre), Follies (The Pleasance), Annie (UK/Eire Tour), Company (Barons Court), Beauty and the Beast (Kuala Lumpur/UK Tour), She Loves Me (Savoy Theatre), Grand Hotel (Dominion Theatre), Bertie (Alexandra Birmingham), Cowardy Custard (UK Tour), James and the Giant Peach (Theatre Royal York/UK Tour), Return To The Forbidden Planet , Fireside Tales (Liverpool Everyman Theatre),The Rocky Horror Show (Swan Worcester), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Hong Kong Arts), Godspell (UK Tour), Grease ( Belgrade Coventry), Bar Mitzvah Boy (Her Majesty’s Theatre), Frontiers of Farce (The Old Vic and Criterion Theatre)

Television: Metal Mickey (LWT) Hale and Pace (ITV), I Claudius , Treasure Island, The Chester Mystery Plays, Much Ado About Nothing (BBC), Playdays (CBBC), The Wrong Man/Paul Merton (Carlton TV), Rumpole of the Bailey (ITV).

Film: Warlords Of Atlantis (EMI Films), Catch Me a Spy (Ludgate/Capitol Films), S.W.A.L.K (Hemdale/Sagittarius Films).

Also a Jazz pianist-vocalist, singer-songwriter and cabaret artist. He is a regular performer in London’s best hotels and nightspots such as Joe Allen’s and The Pheasantry, has made live appearances on Jazz FM and BBC Radio and has entertained worldwide on Luxury Cruise Lines. In 2002 he was a guest pianist at Sir Elton John’s Windsor home for the famous White Tie and Tiara Ball.

Simon Lipkin - Barlow

Trained: Sylvia Young Theatre School and then at the Arts Educational.

Theatre: Lonny in Rock Of Ages (Original West End cast), Galahad in Spamalot (original UK and International Tour), Nicky and Trekkie Monster in Avenue Q (original West End cast), The Wedding Singer (original UK cast), Willard in Footloose (UK Tour), A Christmas Carol (West End), Pharaoh in Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (West End), Alice In Wonderland (Nuffield Theatre), Austentatious (The Landor), News Revue (The Canal Café) and Leopold in Never The Sinner Kenneth Moore theatre).

Television: includes episodes of The Bill, Casualty, The Royal Variety Performance, Children In Need and That Puppet Game Show. He also voices characters on the Cartoon Network show The Amazing World Of Gumball.

Film: Muppets Most Wanted (Disney), The Harry Hill Movie, and Nativity 3.

Simon would like to dedicate his performance to his friend Kevin and of course his dog Dexter.

Katy Secombe - Brenda

Trained: Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and Manchester University.

Theatre: Nurse in The Lyons (Menier Chocolate Factory), Alice Challice in Darling of the Day, Fairy Godmother in Cinderella The Midnight Princess (Rose Theatre, Kingston), Madame Thénardier in Les Misérables (Queen's Theatre), the Queen in Sleeping Beauty (Theatre Royal Plymouth), Clara in Noël Coward’s Hay Fever (Rose Theatre, Kingston) and as Rosie in Mamma Mia (West End), Guys and Dolls, A Winter`s Tale, Mother Clap`s Molly House (National Theatre), Kate in Bedroom Farce (Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough), Mama Morton in Chicago (National Tour), Mrs Paroo in The Music Man (Festival Theatre Chichester), Peggotty and Mrs Micawber in David Copperfield (County Hall) and Hannah in A Chorus of Disapproval (Wolsey Theatre Ipswich and Mercury Theatre Colchester co-production).

Television: The Matt Lucas Awards, Casualty, London`s Burning and the children`s series Megamaths for BBC 2 and Katy has also featured in Twice Brightly for BBC Radio 4.

Film: Les Misérables

Radio includes: Twice Brightly.

Other work includes: Katy is co-founder of Rhapsodia, a history-based storytelling company for children.

Joe Speare - Grandpa

Theatre: musical theatre includes; The Color Purple (Menier Chocolate Factory), To Kill A Mockingbird (Regent's Park Open Air Theatre),  Jose in The Harder They Come (The Barbican, Birmingham and the West End), Carmen Jones (Southbank Centre),  The King in The King And I (Irish Tour), Boogie Nights 2 – The 80’s (National Tour),  Boogie Nights (Qdos Entertainment, National and South African Tour), The Official Tribute To The Blues Brothers (David Pugh Ltd, National and International Tours),  Smokey Joe’s Cafe (The Turnstyle Group, National Tour),  Genie in Aladdin (Opera Theatre, Manchester). Other theatre includes; Kujur in Slave:  A Question of Freedom for (Feelgood Productions),  Mullins in Peter Pan (Pele Productions),  Jim in Huck (Fresh Glory Productions), Daniel in Katrina (The Oxo Tower, London),  Reverend Sykes in To Kill A Mockingbird (Birmingham Rep & West Yorkshire Playhouse plus a National Tour), Harvey and Nude With Violin (Royal Exchange), The Mysteries 2003, Twelfth Night, Of Mice and Men, Martin Chuzzlewit, Bouncers and The Tokolosh (Belgrade Theatre, Coventry), Bouncers and Hansel and Gretel (Octagon Theatre, Bolton), The Revenger's Tragedy (The West Yorkshire Playhouse), Bare (Oldham Coliseum), Peter Pan and Toad of Toad Hall (Birmingham Repertory), The North West Playwright's Workshops (Contact Theatre, Manchester), Waiting For Godot, The Double and Man Friday (Liverpool's Playhouse Studio), Sargent Brown in Carmen Jones, Slave: A Question of Freedom (Feelgood Productions, Hammersmith Studio and tour) and several productions for Unicorn Theatre for Children in London.

Television and Film: Prime Suspect V, Cracker, Coronation Street and Children’s Ward (Granada Television), Raffle Baby (Real Life Productions), Emmerdale (Yorkshire Television), The Bill (Thames), That Peter Kay Thing (Open Mike Productions),  Cold Earth (Gatlin Pictures) and Haters.

Radio: September Song, The Last of The Mohicans and Anacaona (BBC Radio 4).

Joe gained a diploma in Practical Musicianship and went on to sing with the a-capella group Natural High (who later became The Christians) and American soul band, Chairman of The Board.

Delroy Atkinson - Security Guard / Ensemble

Theatre: Dick Whittington (Theatre Royal,Stratford East), All My Sons ( Manchester Royal Exchange), Amen Corner ( National Theatre, Olivier), Shrek the Musical (Theatre Royal Drury Lane), Avenue Q (Noel Coward, Wyndams and Guilgud), Jihad The Musical (Jermyn st.), Sandi Toksvigs Christmas Cracker ( Royal Festival Hall), Wah! Wah! Girls (Peacock Theatre), Anyone Can Whistle (St David’s Hall, Cardiff), Lost in the Stars (Royal Festival Hall), The Enchanted Pig (Young Vic), Poison (Tricycle Theatre), Jerry Springer The Opera (National Theatre, sharing the 'best performance in a supporting role' Olivier award), The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe ( West Yorkshire Playhouse),  Twelfth Night, Our Country's Good, The Tempest and Treasure Island (Nuffield Theatre),  Speak for Yourself (Kings Head) Come Dancing (Theatre Royal Stratford East), The Bomb-itty of Errors (New Ambassadors), Rent (Prince of Wales), Lautrec (Shaftesbury), Five Guys Named Moe (tour), The Harder They Come (Theatre Royal Stratford East & USA tour).

Television: Small Island (BBC), My Family (BBC), After You've Gone (BBC), No Heroics (ITV), Moon Monkeys (BBC), The Bill (ITV), House Party (Sky1), From Bard to Verse (BBC).

Film: Still Crazy (Columbia Tristar), Did You Get The Bag? (Candella), Rivers Of Blood (Braced Film),. Fish Out of Water (Llanindrod prods).

Peter Dickson - The voice of Peter Dickson

Peter Dickson is the UK’s most prolific voiceover artist.

He has enjoyed a stellar career spanning almost 40 years. Peter’s powerful voice is famously heard on award-winning TV shows such as The X Factor, Britain’s Got Talent, Live at the Apollo, All Star Mr and Mrs, Family Fortunes and premier live stadium events. But Peter’s signature ‘Voiceover Man’ creation only showcases a small part of this talented artist’s vocal skills.

A former broadcaster and journalist, Peter started his career on radio when he was just 17. He worked with Steve Wright on his groundbreaking Radio 1 shows and launched Melody Radio (now Magic 105.4 London) where he presented The Breakfast Show. In a recent national poll, he was voted as having one of the top three iconic voices of the decade.

His voice has featured on award-winning animation series Ooglies and Monkey Dust and on over 30 major computer game titles, including Fable I, II & III, The Adventures of Tin Tin, Blades of Time, X Blades 2, Everybody’s Golf and Kinect Sports seasons I & II.

He has voiced thousands of TV and radio commercials, anchored awards ceremonies for some of the world’s biggest brands, launched countless products, and he was the voice of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Peter is proud to be part of the cast of I Can’t Sing! at the iconic London Palladium.

Peter’s iPhone app is Peter Dickson’s Pocket Announcer and you can visit www.myruddyvoice.com to download a personalised message from Peter.

Rowen Hawkins - Alterboyz / Ensemble

Trained: London studio Centre (1999-2002, Intoto). 

Company: Rowen is a founding member of ZooNation Dance Company  (2002-present)

Theatre: ZooNation's Box Beat (Sadlers Wells), Jaxx & Step Mom in ZooNation's Into the Hoods (Novello Theatre, Royal Festival Hall & Sadler's Wells), Bounce The Street Dance Sensation (Dutch & South Africa Tour), Blaze the Show (Sadler's Wells, UK & European tour), ZooNation's Some Like it Hip Hop (Sadler's Wells & UK tour)

Music Artist's & Tours: Rihanna (World Music Awards, & Waxtap Stadium, Ukraine), Shayne Ward (UK & Ireland Tour), N-Dubz (Love, Live, Life. Uk Tour), Girls Aloud, Cheryl Cole, Alesha Dixon, Goldfrapp, The Saturdays.

Fashion, Corporate & Commercial: Puma model/Dancer (2008-2011),T Mobile, LG, Nike, Mazda, Audi, CAT Footwear, Google, Level Shoes Dubai, Clarks Shoes, ISBO.

Film & TV: Harry Potter And The Goblet of Fire (House of Dermstrang), Tim Minchin Live at the Apollo (Dancing Bear), X Factor, Blue Peter, Britain’s Got Talent, Ministry of Sound, Levi's, MTV, Top of the Pops, Graham Norton Show.

Choreography: ZooNation's Groove on Down the Road (Lion's solo & Toto's solo), Into The Hoods, BBC - Sam & Mark (Singing in the Rain), 'Blaze' (Sofa Duet), Assistant for Kate Prince on Street Dance 3D.

Joseph Prouse - Undertaker / Ensemble

Training: Performers College.

Theatre: Moe Pressman understudy Billy and Jake Houseman in Dirty Dancing (Piccadilly Theatre), Sid Philips understudy Production Tenor/Dialect Coach, Roscoe Dexter and R.F in Singin’ in the Rain (Palace Theatre), King/Guard/Pied Piper understudy Pinocchio and Shrek in Shrek (Theatre Royal Drury Lane), Keller and understudy George Nowack in She Loves Me (Chichester Festival), Norm Waxman, understudy Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi in the original London cast of Jersey Boys (Prince Edward), Travis/Cowboy Bob, understudy Ren McCormack in Footloose (Playhouse), Evita (Adelphi), Mamma Mia! (Prince of Wales), Artful Dodger in Oliver! (London Palladium), Nat McCabe and understudied the role of Gus Fielding in Babes In Arms (Chichester Festival), Aladdin (Richmond); Thoroughly Modern Millie (UK Tour); Footloose (UK tour) and he created the role of Sammy in the world premiere of Jolson (Theatre Royal, Plymouth).

Television: A Royal Gala (ITV); Children in Need, The Royal Variety, For One Night Only, Alan Titchmarsh Show.

Workshop: Kelly in Admirable Crichton, Narrator/ Brian (The Psychic) in The Monster Bride, Dave The Laugh in Angus, Thongs and Even More Snogging, Tony in Supernova.

Recording: Tony in Supernova.

Steven Serlin - Vladimir / Ensemble

Theatre: Hugh in Sleeping Arrangements (Landor Theatre), Mr Kessel in Mack and Mabel (Southwark Playhouse), Captain Hook in Peter Pan (Aylesbury),Vladimir in Monkee Business (Tour), The Dentist in Little Shop of Horrors (Kilworth House), David in Company (Southwark Playhouse), Officer Abe Klein in Arsenic and Old Lace at Salisbury Playhouse, UK Tour Of Tap Fever, King Rat in Dick Whittington (Stoke), Oscar in Oscar’s World, Created the role of Jan/Aaron in Imagine This (WestEnd and Plymouth Theatre Royal), Mr Pressman in the UK Tour of Our House, Frankie Valli in Big Girls Don’t Cry (UK Tour), Featured Soloist in Chess The Concert at the Royal Albert Hall starring Josh Groban, Larry Stein in Desperately Seeking Susan (West End), Monty the DJ in Saturday Night Fever (West End and 1st National Tour), Angelo in Sir Peter Hall’s production of Piaf starring Elaine Paige (West End), Long John Silver in Treasure Island (Lincoln Theatre Royal), creating the role of Terry in Boogie Nights (West End and Tour), Sonny and Kenickie in Grease (Dominion), Tom Jenkins in Scrooge The Musical (Tour), Jesus in Godspell (Rep), Brad Majors in The Rocky Horror Show (Tour), Middle Elvis in Elvis the Musical (Tour), Wayne Hudson in Popcorn (Rep), Mateo in Ken Hill’s Zorro (Theatre Royal Stratford East), Gary in A Slice Of Saturday Night (Tour), Jesus Christ Superstar (25th Anniversary Tour), Nick in Bedroom Farce (Rep), Steven in Copacabana (Tour), Chess (1st National Tour), Fleshcreep in Jack and the Beanstalk (Crawley), Lead Soloist in The Spirit of Broadway (UK & World Tour), Joseph in Joseph and his Amazing Technicoloured Dreamcoat (Tour),Mr Boo in The Rise and Fall of Little Voice (Rep), Hysterium in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Rep).

Television: Royal Variety Performance (2013), Frank Stubbs Promotes, Inspector Poirot, The Bill, Mercury Man in an Xbox Game Viral, Casualty, A Touch Of Frost and a Subway Commercial.

Film: Eugenius in Musical Star (Short film).

Steven has sung at many Corporate and Band Events and these have taken him from Amsterdam to Spain, New York and Verona. He has also been involved in various Workshops, most recently, The Infidel by David Baddiel. Steven is delighted to be a part of the original Company for I Cant Sing!

Shaun Smith - Dance Captain / Alterboyz / Ensemble

Training: Harlequin Stage School, Worcester. Graduated from London Studio Centre in 2008.

Theatre includes: Boy Blue Entertainment’s The Five and the Prophecy of Prana (Barbican), Blaze the Streetdance Sensation (Australia and Germany tour), ZooNation’s Some Like It Hip Hop (Sadler’s Wells and UK tour), Shoes the Musical (Sadler’s Wells), ZooNation’s Into the Hoods (Royal Festival Hall), West Side Story (UK tour) and Boy Blue Entertainment’s Pied Piper (Theatre Royal, Stratford East).

Other work includes: LMFAO (Let’s Dance and Britain’s Got Talent), Justin Bieber’s ‘Somebody to Love/Baby’ (The X Factor), Cher Lloyd’s ‘Swagger Jagger’ (T4 on the Beach and BRMB Live), JLS (Summertime Ball), Cheryl Cole’s ‘Promise This’ (BBC Children in Need), Katie Perry’s ‘Fireworks’ (The X Factor), Professor Green’s ‘Monster’ (Mobo Awards) and Cheryl Cole’s ‘3 Words’ (music video).

Alex Young - Brunhilde / Ensemble

Training: Alex studied music at King’s College London, before training in musical theatre at the Royal Academy of Music.

Theatre includes: High Society (UK tour), The Sound of Music (Kilworth House), The Sound of Music (UK tour), Ruddigore (Tabard) and Buddy (Channel Islands). Workshops: The A to Z of Mrs P (Southwark Playhouse).

Concerts include: Danny Elfman’s Music to the Films of Tim Burton (UK tour), Rodgers and Hammerstein Prom with John Wilson (Royal Albert Hall), Elton John and Ray Cooper (Royal Albert Hall) and Laurence Olivier Awards 2011 (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane).

Other work includes: Stephen Sondheim Student Performer of the Year winner 2010 (Queen’s).

Luke Baker - Ensemble

Trained: Arts Educational schools.

Theatre: Matt in Bare (Greenwich Theatre), understudy Jamie, Ste & Tony in Beautiful Thing (Arts Theatre & UK tour), Ensemble in Aladdin with Paul O’Grady’s Lily Savage (O2, Michael Rose Productions), Ensemble in Ultimate Broadway (Shanghai), Ensemble and cover Jonny in All The Fun Of The Fair (UK tour), Ensemble in Peter Pan (UK tour), understudy Alan in Sign of The Times (Duchess Theatre), Ensemble and cover PC Boot in Salad Days (Riverside Studios, Tete a Tete Opera Company), Josh Cassio in Studio 54, a musical version of Othello (Edinburgh Festival), and, at Arts Ed, The Announcer in My Favourite Year and Rum Tum Tugger in Cats.

Film: corporate film for Argos.

Adam J Bernard - Swing

Theatre:  Seaweed J Stubbs in Hairspray (Asia Tour), Lead Vocalist in Thriller Live (international and European tour and West End).

Television: PC Matthews in Any Human Heart (Channel 4), Jordan in The Cut (BBC Switch), Chris in Random (Channel 4), Tom in Gigglebiz-Series II (BBC), James in Drifters (E4), Bell-Boy in We'll Take Manhattan (BBC 4), Well Funny People (BBC 3), The Kevin Bishop Show (Channel 4), Coming of Age (Channel 4) and Dream Of A Life (Film 4). He can also be seen as Tempo in the Cussons - Imperial Leather Foamburst current advertising campaign.

Adam is excited to work with the cast of I Can't Sing! and would like to thank his family, friends & agent for their continuous love & support.

Jenna Boyd - Ensemble

Trained: Guildford School of Acting.

Theatre: Mrs Segstrom in A Little Night Music (Yvonne Arnaud Theatre), Mae in The Pajama Game (Chichester Festival Theatre), The Fairy in Sleeping Beauty (Devonshire Park Theatre),  Rona in The 25th Annual Putnam Country Spelling Bee (Trinity Theatre), My Fair Lady (The Proms, Royal Albert Hall), Ena Sharples in Street Of Dreams (Reckless Entertainment), Frau Schmidt in The Sound of Music (UK Tour), Jessica in Austentation (Landor Theatre), Pearl in Simply Cinderella (The Curve, Leicester), Lynne in Stepping Out (Derby Playhouse), covered and played Madame Thenardier in Les Miserables (West End), created the role of Mimi in Acorn Antiques (West End), created the role of Kay in Cogs in a Well Oiled Machine (Colourhouse Theatre), covered and played the role of Christine in The Beautiful Game (West End).

Television: The Intern (Channel 4), Casualty (BBC), Heartbeat (Yorkshire TV), Dustbin Baby, Blue Murder (ITV) and Night and Day (LWT).

Film: Les Miserables (Working Title) and Little Things (short film).

Cyrus Brandon - Ensemble

Trained: Tring Park School for the performing Arts (Musical Theatre).

Theatre: Dream Across the Ocean (Ashcroft Theatre), Once Upon a Time at the Adelphi (Tring Park), Jesus Christ Superstar (Shaw Theatre), Young Voices (UK arena tour)

Television:  dancer in Robbie Osgood’s Love on the Dance Floor, choreographer/dancer in SDJEM’s I’ll Be Around and dancer in Example’s Wrong Places (music videos).

Cyrus is delighted to be making his West End debut in I Can’t Sing!, and would like to thank all his close family and friends for all their help and support.

Gabrielle Brooks - Ensemble

Trained: The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts.

Theatre: Little Inez in Hairspray (UK tour); Avenue Q (UK tour) where she covered and played, Gary Coleman and Mrs T/Yellow Bear; 10th Anniversary concert of Our House (Savoy Theatre); Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (London Palladium); Whistle Down the Wind (Aldwych Theatre).

Television: The Paul O'Grady Show (Channel 4); Notes on a Scandal (Fox Search Light); Grangehill (BBC); Coming Down The Mountain (BBC); Lead role for online greeting card advert (Dogs Doodahs).

Other credits: Lorraine in Love me Tender workshop (Adam Spiegel Productions); Lead role for Cambridge University Press corporate video.

Scarlette Douglas - Ensemble

Trained: Cheshunt Dance School Laine Theatre Arts. 

Theatre: Waitress #1/Swing in Rock of Ages (Shaftesbury Theatre/Garrick Theatre), Mandy in Monkee Business (UK tour), Dancer in Man in the Mirror (Monte Carlo), Dancer/1st Cover Lead Vocalist in Thriller Live (Singapore/Abu Dhabi), Queen Ihase and cover Sandra Isadore in Fela! (National Theatre), Candy/Assistant Dance Captain in Whistle Down the Wind (UK Tour), Dancer/1st Cover Lead Vocalist/Ass Dance Captain in Thriller Live (international tour ‘09), Dynamite in Hairspray (Shaftesbury Theatre), Chiffon in Little Shop of Horrors (New Wolsey Theatre), Taylor McKessie in High School Musical 2 (Dubai), Soul Girl/Dance Captain in Jesus Christ Superstar (Austria), Dancer/Singer in Thriller Live (UK and European Tour), Taylor McKessie in High School Musical (Dubai), Featured ensemble in We Will Rock You (Original Cast Theatre 11 – Zurich) and Singer/Dancer/Dance Captain in Thriller Live (Dominion Theatre).

Television: The Royal Variety Show, The Unglamorous Life of These Guys, MTV, Models, Mayhem and Misfits, Odd One In, The Alan Titchmarsh Show, Children in Need, Comic Relief, The John Barryman Show, The Paul O’Grady Show, Variety Club Awards, The Box and Fashion TV.

Film: Cinderella (2015), The Muppets 2 (2014), Dark Shadows (2012), Fela! (NT Live 2011), One Day (2010) and Gulliver’s Travels (2010).

Choreography: Assistant Choreographer for; Guys and Dolls (UK Tour), Little Shop of Horrors (Birmingham Rep in 2010 and New Wolsey Theatre in 2008), Jesus Christ Superstar (Austria) and Thriller Live (Dominion Theatre).

Advert: Subway (2011), Coco Cola Ident (2012), Baileys (2012), ITV2 Idents (2013), Sure/Rexona (2014).

Music Video: Katy B, Craig David, Sugababes and Hard-Fi

Modelling: Bobbi Brown, Sadie Cohen-Jennings, The Shier Sisters, The Hair Show, Afro Hair and Beauty Show, Black Beauty Magazine and Fashion TV.

Scarlette is thrilled to be a part of the original cast of I Can’t Sing!

Kelly Ewins-Prouse - Dance Captain / Swing

Trained: Laine Theatre Arts (Diploma in Musical Theatre and gaining her teaching qualifications).

Theatre: Assistant Choreographer for Singin' in the Rain (UK Tour), Night of a Thousand Stars (Royal Albert Hall), I Gioielli Della Madonna (Opera HollandPark), Broadway Ballet Girl & Swing/ Dance Captain in Singin' in the Rain (Palace Theatre), Street of Dreams (Manchester MEN Arena), Understudied/ Played Ali in Mamma Mia (International Tour), Swing/ Dance Captain in White Christmas (Sunderland Empire Theatre), Havana Girl in Guys & Dolls (Kilworth House Theatre), understudied and played Annie Barrowman in Never Forget (UK National Tour), We Will Rock You (Dominion Theatre), Dance Captain for Fame (UK Tour), understudied and played Mabel Washington, Miss Bell, Iris and Lambchops in Fame (Aldwych Theatre), understudied and played Cha Cha and Miss Lynch in Grease (UK tour), Cinderella (Shaw Theatre, London) and Peter Pan (His Majesty's Theatre Aberdeen).

Television: Olympic Handover 2008, The Royal Variety Performance, The Generation Game, Children in Nee, Musicool, Surprise Surprise and National Television Awards.

Scott Garnham - Ensemble

Trained: The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, before which he attended Kirkham Henry Performing Arts.

Theatre: Feuilly understudy Marius and Enjolras in Les Misérables (Queens Theatre), Mr Lindquist in A Little Night Music (Yvonne Arnaud Theatre), Ronan Corr in Eurobeat – Almost Eurovision (Novello Theatre and UK Tour), Jose Reize in Never Forget (UK tour), Jason in Jason and the Argonauts (New Victory Theatre, New York), Hunter in the London premiere of Title of Show (Landor Theatre), Billy in The Rise and Fall of Little Voice (UK Tour), Billy in Around the World with Billy Brite (Stephen Joseph Theatre), Honk! The Ugly Duckling (Stephen Joseph Theatre), The 25th Anniversary of Les Misérables (O2 Arena), Scott Alan in Concert (IndigO2) and Christmas in New York (Palace Theatre, London).

Recordings: Honk! The Ugly Duckling (Original Cast Recording) and his own self-penned Self Indulgent Ballad (Berry Street Studios) which reached No 5 in the UK iTunes comedy chart.

Cherelle Jay - Ensemble

Trained: The Urdang Academy (diploma in musical theatre and dance with a DADA award).

Theatre: Some Like It Hip Hop (UK Tour and West End)

Television: National Television Awards 2014, Royal Variety Performance 2013, backing dancer for Cher Lloyd on The X Factor and has also had many years presenting on Sky Sports and hosting live sports shows.

Music Videos: Featured girl for George Sampson's Headz Up video.

Film: The Holiday - Walking on Sunshine film

Choreography: Rachel Kerr

Cherelle wants to thank her family and friends for their continuous support in her career and a big thank you especially to her mum for her never ending love and devotion throughout her journey.

Faisal Khodabukus - Swing

Trained: Northern Ballet School (national diploma in professional dance, 2004).

Theatre: Ensemble Swing/ Cover Teto and Jordan in Dirty Dancing (Piccadilly Theatre), Ensemble  Swing/ Cover Billy and Teto in Dirty Dancing (UK tour), Boaz in Rapunzel, The Musical (workshop/concept performance, Playhouse, Harlow), Lead Vocalist in Venetian Carnivale (Tatton Park Cheshire), Cut Dancer in A Chorus Line (Bronowski Productions, Israel), The Cagelle, Chantal in La Cage Aux Folles (Playhouse, London), understudying the role of Jacob in We Will Rock You (Dominion, London) and Swing and cover George in The Wedding Singer (UK tour).

Other work includes: Royal Caribbean Cruise lines (The Navigator and Independence of the seas), Belinda King Presents (Queen Elizabeth II, world cruise and Queen Mary II) and dancing in the opening and closing ceremony of The Commonwealth Games in Manchester and Record of the Year (ITV).

Faisal is looking forward to performing in I Can’t Sing! The X Factor Musical and dedicates his performance to his loving family and friends.

Brian McCann - Swing

Theatre includes: Priest in Jesus Christ Superstar (arena tour), ensemble, understudied and played Pirelli and Beadle Bamford in the Olivier Award-winning Sweeney Todd (Chichester Festival Theatre), Passarino and standby Phantom and Piangi in The Phantom of the Opera (Her Majesty’s), Riff Raff in The Rocky Horror Show directed by Christopher Luscombe (UK tour), Rebel Leader, standby Pop and Khashoggi in We Will Rock You (Dominion), Brick, understudied and played Dwight/God and Montel/Jesus in Jerry Springer – The Opera directed by Stewart Lee (UK tour) and ensemble, understudy Lover in The Who’s Tommy (UK tour). Fringe: Let Us Fly (King’s Head), Spelling Bee (Catford Broadway) and The Fantasticks (Jermyn Street). Workshops: Joe Casey in Our House.

Film includes:Jesus Christ Superstar.

Concerts include:Ireland’s Three Tenors, Hey, Mr Producer! and Billy Joel: Unsung.

Jaye Marshall - Ensemble

Dance includes: Jaye is a member of Boy Blue Entertainment. She was a dancer in the film One Man Walking for C4’s Street Summer and on The One Show (BBC1) and Alan Carr Chatty Man (C4) for MKS. Also, National Television Awards 2014 and Royal Variety Performance 2013. Jaye was a professional performer in the London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony.

Choreography includes: a flashmob for the UKYCC convention, ‘Powershift’, performed at Jubilee Gardens and Parliament Square, and choreographed and performed at The Royal International Air Tattoo.

Recordings: Lead vocalist for Kontor Records. Featured on Scooter's album, Music For A Big Night Out. Lead vocalist on the feature track 4am, which charted at number 5 in Russia.

Jaye is delighted to be making her West End musical debut in I Can’t Sing!

Max Parker - Swing

Training : The Arts Educational School, BA (Hons) Musical Theatre. Credits whilst training included Val in Babes in Arms and dance captain/Carlos in Kiss of the Spider Woman.

Theatre: Amos Scudder in Barnum (Chichester Festival Theatre), Ensemble/1st Cover Dandini in Cinderella (Swindon) and Ensemble in Guys and Dolls (Cadogan hall).

Radio:  Friday Night Is Music Night hosted by Michael Ball (BBC Radio 2),

Television:  Ensemble in the Olivier Awards 2012 (Royal Opera House) and Ensemble in the Olivier Awards 2011 (Theatre Royal Drury Lane).

Max is thrilled to be making his West End debut in I Can’t Sing!

Kirstie Skivington - Swing

Trained: Urdang Academy

Theatre: 1st cover Diamond/2nd cover Luce in Viva Forever (Piccadilly Theatre), 1st cover Mrs Santiago in Ghost (Piccadilly Theatre). Chloe in The Thing About Tom (Workshop).

Television: Royal Variety Show (2013). Featured dancer for several television shows, promos and events.

Kirstie is very much looking forward to being part of this new and exciting project.

Philippa Stefani - Ensemble

Theatre: Rizzo in Grease (Bronowski Productions for Slovenia), 1st Cover Velcro/Ensemble in Soho Cinders (Soho Theatre, Original Cast), 1st Cover Mollie/Ensemble in Ghost (Piccadilly Theatre, Original Cast), Patty and The Shimmy Girl in Smokey Joe’s Café (Landor Theatre), 1st Cover Sister Mary Robert/Ensemble in Sister Act (London Palladium, Original Cast), Swing in Imagine This (New London Theatre, Original Cast),1st Cover Mimi/Dance Captain in Rent Remixed (Duke of York Theatre, Original Cast), Assistant Dance Captain/Ensemble in Wicked (Apollo Victoria, Original Cast) and 1st Cover Serena and Carmen/Ensemble in Fame (Aldwych Theatre).

Original Cast Recordings: Imagine This, Sister Act, Ghost and Soho Cinders.

Television National Television Awards, The Alan Titchmarsh Show, GMTV, Royal Variety Performance, This Morning (ITV), Paul O’Grady and The Gadget Show (Channel 4) and Children in Need and Blue Peter (BBC).

Philippa would like to dedicate her performance to her late dance teacher Miss Deborah Capon.

Gary Trainor - Ensemble

Trained: The Italia Conti Academy, first class BA (Hons) Degree in Acting.

Theatre: The award winning play Potted Potter (USA/ Australasian Tour and The Garrick Theatre London, where he is the only person to have played both Dan and Jeff roles), the Old Vic New Voices 24 hour plays and UK/US exchange where he performed in Prophecy at the Public theatre New York, The Shawshank Redemption (Wyndham’s Theatre), Buddy (The Buddy Holly Story) (UK tour), Frankenstein: The Year Without a Summer (UK tour), Stones in His Pockets (UK tour), The Oxford Passion (Creation Theatre, Oxford),  Into The Woods (Landor Theatre and  Jago (The Pleasance Theatre, Edinburgh).

Workshops: Around The World in Eighty Days for Sean Foley and the workshop of the Clancy Brothers forthcoming Feature Film The Parting Glass, directed by Alan Gilsenan.

Finlay Banks - Young Simon

Fin is 12 years old and attends an ordinary all boys state school in St Albans.  He has had no official stage training but instead has received his theatre training on the job over the past two years, working with some amazing directors and casts in 3 popular musical theatre productions.

Fin is a passionate singer and songwriter.  He also loves playing football for his team, and supports Arsenal.

Theatre: Edgar in Ragtime the Musical (Regents Park Open Air Theatre), Freiderich in The Sound of Music (Regents Park Open Air Theatre), Colin Craven in The Secret Garden (UK tour)

Other Work: American Boy in MOFILM Commercial competition entry for Walmart.

Noah Key - Young Simon

Noah is 10 years old and lives with his Mum, Dad and brother Monty. He is delighted to be appearing in the original cast of I Can’t Sing! at The London Palladium.

Prior to I Can’t Sing!, Noah played the role of Gavroche in Les Misérables (The Queens Theatre, London).

Macready Massey - Young Simon

Macready Massey is 11 years old and is a student at Sylvia Young Theatre School. The part of Young Simon in I Can’t Sing! is Macready’s West End debut. His previous experience includes playing the young James Whistler in the PBS Special The Art and Life of James McNeill Whistler, and Call The Midwife for BBC One.

Milo Panni - Young Simon

Milo is ten and lives with his parents, two brothers and sister in Forest Hill, South East London, where he attends Fairlawn Primary School. He has attended Take Flight Theatre School since 2011 and loves performing. He is absolutely delighted to be making his West End debut as Young Simon in I Can’t Sing!.