Natalie Paris

Natalie Paris
Paris performing at Hampton Court Palace in 2022
Born	Natalie May Paris (1994-07-06) 6 July 1994 (age 29)
Alma mater	Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts
Occupation(s)	Actress, singer
Years active	2004–present

Natalie May Paris (born 6 July 1994) is a British stage actress, singer and dancer. She is best known for originating the role of Jane Seymour in the musical Six. For Six, she was nominated for the Olivier Award as Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a musical in 2019, together with her cast mates.

Early life and education

Natalie grew up on Grange Crescent in Chigwell. She attended Braeside School.^[1]

She trained at Finch Stage School^[2] from the age of 5.^[3] In 2010, she won a Dance and Drama Award for the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts.^[4] She then took a West End Masterclass with Michael Xavier and Lindsey Wise, followed by a year-long foundation course at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA).^[5]

Career

Musical theatre

Paris started her career in musicals as a child and was in West End productions such as Les Miserables at the age of 10^[6] and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. She was cast as Louise in the 2005 version of Sunday in the Park with George at the Menier Chocolate Factory with Anna-Jane Casey and Daniel Evans.^[7] The show transferred to the Wyndham's Theatre in 2006, with Jenna Russell taking over the role of Dot/Marie.^[8][9] Paris was also part of the original cast recording of the show.^[10]

In 2014 she played one of the Ballet Girls in the musical Billy Elliott at Victoria Palace.

Paris was part of the cast of the musical Six since its beginnings, when the show was still in its workshop stage, before the Edinburgh Fringe in 2018^[11] together with Aimie Atkinson. In 2019 Paris and fellow five cast members of the show were nominated for the Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical. The musical was also nominated for Best New Musical, as well as Marlow and Moss for Outstanding Achievement in Music, Carrie-Anne Ingrouille as Best Theatre Choreographer and Gabriella Slade for Best Costume Design.^[12] During the ceremony the full cast performed the song "Ex Wives" from the show.^[13] Paris left the show in 2021.

In 2022 the original cast of the musical reprised their roles for three concerts at Hampton Court Palace.^[14][15]

Paris was part of the cast of the new musical The Regulars, which played as a one-night concert at the Hope Mill Theatre, in Manchester on 29 January 2022, as part of the annual LGBTQIA+ Arts Festival.^[16]

She played the role of Construction Worker in the UK concert version of Emojiland, that played at the Garrick Theatre in 2022. Also in the cast Louise Dearman as Princess, Renee Lamb as Police Officer, Tim Mahendran as Guard and Dean John Wilson as Sunny.^[17][18] In 2023, she joined the cast of Six Aragon Tour in the US as Jane Seymour, touring the West Coast and making her US debut.^[19][20] Paris is the longest-running cast member of Six, and since debuting on the show in 2017 hasn't been out for more than ten months. She continued working with Marlow and Moss and in 2022 she premiered the song "How Far We've Come", written by the duo, at the Regenerate: Lost Songs from the Musicals concert.^[21]

In July 2023 it was announced that Paris will join the cast of Pretty Woman UK and Ireland tour, in the role of Kit De Luca. The show will open in Birmingham on 17 October 2023 and cast will comprise Amber Davies as Vivian, Oliver Savile as Edward and Ore Oduba as Happy Man/Mr Thompson.^[22][23]

Music

Paris is part of the girl group Sorella, formerly known as The Stereoettes.^[24][25] The group is formed of four members and has toured in venues in the UK as well as the US.

Paris is currently part of the girl group SVN, with Six cast members Jarnéia Richard-Noel (Jaye’J), Millie O’Connell, Maiya Quansah-Breed, Alexia McIntosh (Lexi), Aimie Atkinson, and Grace Mouat.^[26] The idea from the group initially came from McIntosh and supported by Atkinson, who in 2020, started discussing the idea for the group with the rest.^[27]

In 2021 SVN released their first original song 'Stars' and the group independently released their second single, "Woman", on 28 April 2022.^[28][29]

Theatre credits

Awards and nominations

References

External links

• Natalie Paris at Spotlight
• Six on Broadway, US tour
• Pretty Woman UK and Ireland tour
• SVN group

This page was last edited on 30 January 2024, at 16:26