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Patti LuPone

Patti LuPone (born April 21, 1949 in Northport, Long Island, New York) is an American singer and actress. She is most famous stage for her Tony Award-winning roles in Evita (1979) and Gypsy (2008). LuPone has also appeared in the 1987 revival of Anything Goes and 2005 revival of Sweeney Todd. She has achieved iconic status for her involvement in productions of Les Miserables, Sunset Blvd., Noises Off, Company, Candide, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, Oliver!, The Three Sisters, and Master Class.

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Marcus Reeves

Writer and performer Marcus Reeves studied at Central St. Martins College of Art and Design before moving into music and theatre. As a singer-songwriter and cabaret artist, he has performed across London at venues including The Troubadour, The Drill Hall, BAC, Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club, Turnmills, Soho Revue Bar and the Twentieth Century Theatre. Alongside his performance work, Marcus is perhaps best known for writing the book...

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Helena Blackman

Helena Blackman (born 10 December 1982 in Southampton) is a British musical theatre performer who was runner-up on the talent show, How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria? in 2006. Helena trained at the Guildford School of Acting. In 2008 she was nominated for a TMA award for best supporting actor for her role as Nellie Forbush in the UK number one tour of Rodgers and Hammerstein's 'South Pacific'. Helena also starred in Stephen Sondheim's 'Saturday Night' playing leading lady Helen Fogel.

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John Farnham

John Peter Farnham (born July 1, 1949) is an English-born Australian pop singer. Domestically he has remained one of Australia's best-known performers over a career spanning more than 30 years. He is the only Australian artist to have a number one record in five consecutive decades (echoing Sir Cliff Richard in the United Kingdom). Between 1982 and 1986 he fronted Little River Band. Born in Dagenham, East London, United Kingdom, Farnham spent the first years of his life in England before migrating to Australia in 1959.

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Andrea Martin

There is more than one singer to go by the name Andrea Martin: 1) Andrea Martin is primarially known as a songwriter and producer for famous artists like Toni Braxton, Monica, En Vogue, The Braxtons, Leela James, Leona Lewis and Jordin Sparks. She has released one album of her own (The Best Of Me, 1998) as well as a few singles. She appears as back-up vocal on many albums. Some of her biggest hits as a producer include Better In Time (Leona Lewis), Don't Let Go (Love) (En Vogue) and Breathe (Blu Cantrell).

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Gavin Creel

Most prominently known for his roles as Jimmy Smith in Broadway's Thoroughly Modern Millie, Jean-Michel in La Cage Aux Folles, Bert in London's West End production of Mary Poppins, and, most recently, as Claude in the 2009 Tony winning Broadway revival of Hair. Gavin is a Tony-nominated actor and extremely talented singer and performer. His debut album, Goodtimenation, was released in 2006.

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Donny Osmond

Donald Clark Osmond, born December 9, 1957 is a pop icon. One of the biggest teen idols of the 1970s, he's continued to reinvent himself over the course of his 40 plus year career. Donny Osmond's biggest hit came from the 1998 Walt Disney Pictures movie "Mulan." Osmond sang the hugely inspirational song "I'll Make A Man Out Of You." The song is loved by people young and old. At the age of five, he stepped out onto the Andy Williams Show soundstage, and instantly won the hearts of viewers.

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Kim Criswell

Kim Criswell is an American singer-actress from Chattagnooga Tennessee. She trained at the Cinncinati Conservatoire, and then appeared in various Broadway Shows. In 1992 she came to London to star in a revival of Annie Get Your Gun, and settled in Britian.
She has made many musical theatre recordings, particularly on the EMI Classics label and later on the JAY/TER label. She also recorded some pop albums for EMI Classics.

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