Joanna Sawyer
Joanna Sawyer is a British born actress, singer and choreographer. About Sawyer's performance in Love Birds, Rachel Male of Black Diamond 107.8FM radio wrote, "Joanna Sawyer is not to be outshined….With her main musical number "Paint a Rainbow" adding a hint of burlesque style to the performance."[1] Sawyer recently played the role of Rusty in the UK No.1 tour of Footloose.
Joanna Sawyer | |
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| Birth name | Joanna Sawyer |
| Born | Bristol, England |
| Genres | 40s / Vocal / Musical Theatre |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actor, choreographer |
| Website | thefemmes |
Education
Sawyer is a graduate of the Guildford School of Acting with Distinction in Musical Theatre. Sawyer won the graduate musical theatre prize.[2][3]
Theatre credits
- Love Birds originating the part of "Veronica" (The Pleasance, Edinburgh)[4]
- The Sound of Music (Cairo, Egypt and Beirut, Lebanon tour)
- Jack and the Beanstalk playing "Jack Trott" (Key Theatre)
- The Importance of Being Earnest playing "Cecily Cardew" (English Theatre, Hamburg)[5]
- Beauty and The Beast playing "Beauty" (Corn Exchange)[3][6]
- West Side Story playing "Anita" (Belgrade Theatre).[7]
- Cinderella playing "Cinderella" (Ashcroft Theatre – Fairfield Halls)[8]
- Footloose playing "Rusty" (UK National Tour 2016)[9]
The Femmes
Sawyer is the co-founder of 1940s style, close harmony trio The Femmes, doubling as their choreographer. The Femmes have performed throughout the UK.[10]
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References
- "Love Birds, Review | 107.8 Black Diamond FM". blackdiamondfm.com. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- "Cast | Lovebirds The Musical". lovebirdsthemusical.com. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- "Simply the Beast! King's Lynn Corn Exchange's Un-missable Panto". eastlife.co.uk. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- "Reviews | Lovebirds The Musical". lovebirdsthemusical.com. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- "Livekritik von Kristina Eickhoff zu THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST". livekritik.de. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- "Beauty and the Beast (King's Lynn)". whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- info@blue-compass.com. "West Side Story | Mandy Actors". mandy.com. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- "Cinderella (Fairfield Halls Croydon)". The Stage. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- "Footloose The Musical (Uk Tour 2016)". britishtheatre.com. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- "The Femmes – 1940s and 1950s Girl band for Corporate Events and Weddings". thefemmes.co.uk. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
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