Anna-Jane Casey was born on 15 February 1972 and is an English singer, dancer and actress best known for her work in musical theatre.
21 Facts About Anna-Jane Casey
1.
2.
In 2020, following the COVID-19 pandemic, Casey said that she and her husband had worked as delivery drivers to supplement their income during lockdown due to the lack of work.
3.
Anna-Jane Casey's sister Natalie Casey is an actress, best known for her television roles in Hollyoaks and Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps.
4.
Anna-Jane Casey made her West End debut at age 16 as Rumpleteazer in Cats at New London Theatre.
5.
In 1993 Anna-Jane Casey performed in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the London Palladium in the role of Reuben's Wife.
6.
Anna-Jane Casey spent two years in Starlight Express at the Apollo Victoria Theatre playing the roles of Buffy, Dinah and Pearl.
7.
In 1998 Anna-Jane Casey fulfilled a lifelong ambition by playing Anita in West Side Story, both at the Prince Edward Theatre and on the national tour.
8.
Anna-Jane Casey made her first appearance in Chicago as Velma Kelly in 1998, a role she has reprised on numerous occasions.
9.
In 2003 Anna-Jane Casey landed the role of Frankie Frayne in the London revival of On Your Toes at the Southbank Centre.
10.
Anna-Jane Casey originated the role of Dot in the London revival of Sunday in the Park with George at the Menier Chocolate Factory in 2005, but left before the production transferred to The West End and Broadway, being replaced by Jenna Russell.
11.
Anna-Jane Casey spent the Christmas period in the title role of Aladdin at Hackney Empire.
12.
Anna-Jane Casey returned to Chicago from February until 24 April 2010 playing Velma Kelly alongside Ruthie Henshall.
13.
Anna-Jane Casey appeared in the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre production of The Comedy of Errors as the Courtesan, in summer 2010.
14.
From May 2013 Anna-Jane Casey appeared as Mrs Wilkinson in Billy Elliot the Musical at the Victoria Palace Theatre in London.
15.
From July 2014 Anna-Jane Casey appeared in the London edition of the revue Forbidden Broadway at the Vaudeville Theatre.
16.
From December 2016 Anna-Jane Casey played the eponymous Annie Oakley in Annie Get Your Gun at the Sheffield Crucible.
17.
Anna-Jane Casey was in the original cast of the 2021 revival of Cabaret starring Eddie Redmayne, in which she played Frauline Kost and understudied the role of Frauline Schneider, a role she played numerous times.
18.
Anna-Jane Casey left Cabaret to appear with Sir Ian McKellen in the national tour of Mother Goose.
19.
In 2023 Casey was in the new Robert J Sherman West End musical Love Birds showcase, directed by Ian Talbot.
20.
Anna-Jane Casey was one of the original cast on the concept album released for The Confession Room in April 2013.
21.
Anna-Jane Casey has appeared on EastEnders, The Bill, Heartbeat and Holby City.