Niamh Perry is a Northern Irish singer who is best known for playing Fleck in the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Love Never Dies.
20 Facts About Niamh Perry
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Niamh Perry came to prominence when she competed as one of the finalists in the BBC talent show-themed television series I'd Do Anything in 2008.
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Niamh Perry sang a solo at the re-opening of the Grand Opera House in Belfast.
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In February 2008, Niamh Perry took part in an NSPCC campaign encouraging adults to call the NSPCC Child Protection Helpline if they had concerns about a child's welfare.
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Niamh Perry was eliminated from the show in week eight but has since gone on to have a successful career in musical theatre.
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Niamh Perry played the lead role of Belle in the musical Only the Brave, which had its world premiere at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe on 31 July 2008 at the George Square theatre and ran until 25 August.
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Niamh Perry was a featured vocalist with the BBC Concert Orchestra on the BBC Radio 2 programme Friday Night is Music Night in October 2008, performing "When I Close My Eyes" from Only The Brave and "Maybe I Like it This Way" from the musical The Wild Party.
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On 16 November 2008, Niamh Perry sang at St Paul's Cathedral in the City of London at a fundraising and awareness raising event for Save the Children.
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Niamh Perry was the joint lead vocalist with opera singer Mark Stone as they sang the premiere performance of "The Cry, a requiem for a lost child".
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Niamh Perry appeared in pantomime at the Devonshire Park Theatre in Eastbourne, East Sussex from 12 December 2008 to 11 January 2009 in Show White and the Seven Dwarfs playing the lead role of Snow White alongside Stefan Booth.
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In May 2009, Andrew Lloyd Webber revealed on an episode of 'Friday Night with Jonathan Ross' that Niamh Perry would be singing one of the roles on the Original Cast Recording for Love Never Dies, the sequel to Phantom of the Opera, describing her as "wonderful".
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The jury was made up of professionals in the music industry; Niamh Perry was one of the jury panel for the United Kingdom.
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Niamh Perry was one of the original four cast members of a Song Cycle for Soho which ran at Soho Theatre from February to March 2012.
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Later in 2012, Niamh Perry gained positive reviews for her portrayal of Kim in the Boy George musical Taboo.
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Niamh Perry went on to impress as Johanna Barker in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at the West Yorkshire Playhouse and then at Royal Exchange, Manchester.
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In February 2014, it was announced that Niamh Perry had been selected to lead the cast of the revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber musical The Beautiful Game when it returned to London.
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Niamh Perry went on to receive much critical acclaim for her portrayal of Mary.
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In was announced in February 2017 that Niamh Perry would be playing the part of Girl in the award-winning musical Once during its return to Dublin in the summer of 2017.
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Niamh Perry was confirmed as the voice of Dash by Joel Beckford.
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Niamh Perry performed a festive Wombles classic "Wombling Merry Christmas" together with Joel Beckford, Jessie Buckley, Jon Moses and the new series narrator Laura Whitmore, who did the narrating interlude.