Rachael Wooding | |
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Born | Rachael Wooding 27 September 1978 Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England |
Occupation(s) | Actress, Singer, Dancer |
Spouse | George Maguire (m. July 2022) |
Children | 1 |
Rachael Emma Wooding (born 27 September 1978) is an Olivier Award winning English born musical theatre performer, best known for her performances in We Will Rock You, playing Meat and Scaramouche. She began her career in musicals in Germany – such as Cats and Starlight Express. After West End success in Saturday Night Fever and Fame, she went on to play Amber in the original London cast of Hairspray the Musical. Wooding left Hairspray in October 2008. She then performed the title role in Evita the Musical on the UK tour.[1]
From March 2011, she featured as Mary Delgado in the West End production of Jersey Boys, before leaving the cast after a year to concentrate on other projects; sometimes as a singer in function band Bloomfield Avenue. In October 2012 she returned to We Will Rock You to play principal Scaramouche alongside Oliver Tompsett as Galileo.