Annalene Beechey has become a respected and established West End leading lady. Her West End credits include creating the role of Annette in the world premiere of ‘Marguerite’ opposite Ruthie Henshall, Glinda standby in ‘Wicked’, Belle in ‘Disney's Beauty & The Beast’, Johanna in ‘Sweeney Todd 25th Anniversary’, Cosette in ‘Les Miserables’, Alternate Christine in ‘The Phantom of The Opera’; numerous Regional Theatre work including Cinderella in 'Into The Woods', Pat Collins in 'Moon Landing'; Molly Cassidy in the World Premiere of 'The Ha'penny Bridge'; a regular Guest Artist on BBC Radio 2’s ‘Friday Night Is Music Night’, and Eliza in the Northern Sinfonia Concert of ‘My Fair Lady’ opposite Anthony Andrews and under the baton of John Wilson.
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‘Close Your Eyes’ is Annalene’s long awaited debut album. Featuring an enchanting selection of songs by leading British and American songwriters; beautiful new arrangements by Peter White, Jonathan Williams and Richard Taylor; West End guests Julian Ovenden (Marguerite, Annie Get Your Gun), Rebecca Lock (Avenue Q, Phantom of the Opera) and Simon Greiff (Saturday Night Fever, Spamalot); and a special album foreword by acclaimed American composer Mr Scott Alan.
Released 5th October 2009 by SimG Records
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