Victoria Hamilton-Barritt

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Victoria Hamilton-Barritt (born 8 May 1982){{Cite web |title=Victoria Hamilton-Barritt {{!}} West End Performers {{!}} London Theatre Direct |url=https://www.londontheatredirect.com/actor/victoria-hamilton-barritt |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=www.londontheatredirect.com}} is an English actress and singer known primarily for her roles in musical theatre. She is a Grammy Award, two-time Laurence Olivier Award, and four-time WhatsOnStage Award nominee.

Background

Hamilton-Barritt was born to a father of Italian and German descent and a mother of Anglo-Indian and Persian descent in North West London.{{cite web | url=https://www.broadway.com/buzz/168668/kiss-today-good-bye-victoria-hamilton-barritt-on-playing-morales-in-the-london-revival-of-a-chorus-line/ | title=Kiss Today Good-Bye! Victoria Hamilton-Barritt on Playing Morales in the London Revival of a Chorus Line }} She studied at Central School of Ballet and the Urdang Academy, Covent Garden, London.

Musical theatre

Upon graduating in 2001, Hamilton-Barritt was cast in the musical Oh What a Night! playing the role of Cat for the 2001 UK tour, continuing with the show in Hamburg, Germany from January to June 2002. She finished off the tour with a one-month residency at The Sporting Club in Monte Carlo where she also understudied Sheila Ferguson in the role of Roxy Rochelle. In 2002, she played the role of Connie in the Saturday Night Fever Scandinavian Arena Tour.{{Cite web |title=Victoria Hamilton-Barritt {{!}} National Theatre |url=https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/artists/victoria-hamilton-barritt/ |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=www.nationaltheatre.org.uk |language=en-GB}}

Hamilton-Barritt's West End debut in came in 2003 with Mamma Mia!, where she understudied the role of Lisa. She then returned to Saturday Night Fever in the 2004 UK tour, this time playing the leading role of Stephanie Mangano. From September 2004 to September 2005 she returned to the West End to play the leading role of Carmen Diaz in Fame at the Aldwych Theatre. She played the role of Anita in the 2006 international tour of West Side Story visiting Germany, Japan and Thailand. In 2007 she performed the role of Maria, understudying the leading role of Susan, in the first production of Desperately Seeking Susan at the Novello Theatre in the West End.{{Cite web |date=2016-06-08 |title=Full cast announced for Desperately Seeking Susan |url=https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatre-news/news/full-cast-announced-for-desperately-seeking-susan |access-date=2023-04-16 |website=London Theatre |language=en}}

From June 2008 until May 2009, Hamilton-Barritt starred in the UK tour of Flashdance the Musical, playing the lead role of Alex Owens. The show was a new musical based on the 1983 film. Hamilton-Barritt starred alongside Noel Sullivan, Bernie Nolan and Bruno Langley. Later in 2009, she went on tour with Yusuf Islam (formerly known as Cat Stevens) performing songs from his musical Moonshadow. She provided backing vocals for the well-known artist in venues in the UK and Ireland, with the last stop of the tour at the Royal Albert Hall.

In January 2010, Hamilton-Barritt played Rizzo in Grease at the Piccadilly Theatre, alongside Noel Sullivan and Toby Anstis. From September 2010 until January 2011, she starred as Alex Owens in the original West End production of Flashdance.{{cite web |url=https://www.broadway.com/buzz/153676/flashdance-delays-first-west-end-preview/ |title=Flashdance Delays First West End Preview |last=Daniels |first=Nicholas Ephram Ryan |date=24 September 2010 |website=Broadway.com |publisher=John Gore Organization |access-date=10 October 2010 |quote=}} She went on to play the title role of Louise/Gypsy in Paul Kerryson's production of Gypsy at Leicester Curve in 2012 alongside Caroline O'Connor.{{Citation needed|date=May 2021}}

In 2013 Hamilton-Barritt appeared in A Chorus Line at the London Palladium as Diana Morales. She played the role of Daniela in Lin Manuel Miranda's In the Heights in 2014. The show opened at the Southwark Playhouse in London and transferred at the Kings Cross Theatre in the Autumn of 2015, where Hamilton-Barritt returned to the role of Daniela while pregnant and retiring the role at eight months pregnant.{{Cite news |last=Wiegand |first=Chris |date=2022-11-22 |title=‘We put Disney in the bin’: Victoria Hamilton-Barritt on being theatre’s top Christmas villain |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2022/nov/22/we-put-disney-in-the-bin-victoria-hamilton-barritt-on-being-theatres-top-christmas-villain |access-date=2024-09-23 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}

In September 2016 Hamilton-Barritt returned to work in the production of Murder Ballad at the Arts Theatre as the Narrator, alongside Kerry Ellis, Ramin Karimloo and Norman Bowman. In the same year she was nominated for the Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical for the role.

In 2017 Victoria played the role of Kate in Michael John LaChiusa's The Wild Party at The Other Palace. The production also included Frances Ruffelle as Queenie and John Owen-Jones as Burr. {{Cite web |date=2016-12-09 |title=Full casting announced for The Wild Party |url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/full-casting-announced-for-the-wild-party_42454/ |access-date=2024-09-23 |language=en-US}}

In 2019 Hamilton-Barritt starred in The View UpStairs playing the role of Inez at the Soho Theatre, in London from 18 July to 24 August.{{cite web |url=http://www.pocketsizetheatre.com/2019/07/new-interview-victoria-hamilton-barritt.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924181846/http://www.pocketsizetheatre.com/2019/07/new-interview-victoria-hamilton-barritt.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=September 24, 2020 |title=NEW INTERVIEW: Victoria Hamilton-Barritt, currently in rehearsals for The View UpStairs at the Soho Theatre |last= |first= |date=9 July 2019 |website=Pocket Size Theatre |publisher= |access-date=24 November 2020 |quote=}}

In 2020, it was announced that Hamilton-Barritt would play the Stepmother in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cinderella, alongside Carrie Hope Fletcher playing Cinderella. The show opened in September 2021 at the Gillian Lynne Theatre and ran until in June 2022.{{cite web |title=Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cinderella - New Musical Coming 2020 |url=https://andrewlloydwebberscinderella.com/| website=Andrewlloydwebberscinderella.com|access-date=15 February 2020}}{{cite web |last1=Wright |first1=Joshua |title=Audience Reacts To Remarks From Andrew Lloyd Webber At CINDERELLA Closing Performance |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Audience-Reacts-To-Remarks-From-Andrew-Lloyd-Webber-At-CINDERELLA-Closing-Performance-20220612 |website=BroadwayWorld.com |access-date=13 June 2022 |language=en}}

In 2024 Hamilton-Barritt was part of the UK Premiere for Bronco Billy The Musical in the role of Constance at Charing Cross Theatre. The production has ambitions for a future transfer.

In 2025, it was announced that Hamilton-Baritt would be joining the West End production of Hadestown and would be playing the role of Persephone.{{Cite web |date=2025-02-03 |title=Hadestown announces new West End cast for second year |url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/hadestown-announces-new-west-end-cast-for-second-year_1663164/ |access-date=2025-02-03 |language=en-US}}

= Theatre credits =

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role !Venue
2001 \| Oh What a Night! \|Cat \|International Tour
2002 \| Saturday Night Fever \| Connie \|Scandinavian Tour
2003 \| Mamma Mia \|Ensemble/ 1st cover Lisa \|Prince of Wales Theatre
2004 \|Saturday Night Fever \|Stephanie Mangano \|UK tour
2004 - 2005 \|Fame \|Karen Bruce \|Aldwych Theatre
2006 \|West Side Story \|Anita \|International Tour
2007 \|Desperately Seeking Susan \|Susan/ Roberta \|Novello Theatre
2008 - 2009 \|Flashdance \|Alex Owens \|Piccadilly Theatre
2010 \|Grease \|Rizzo \|Shaftesbury Theatre & UK tour
2012 \|Gypsy \|Louise/ Gypsy Rose Lee \|Leicester Curve
2013 \|A Chorus Line \|Diana Morales \|London Palladium
2015 \|Elegies For Angels, Punks and Raging Queens{{Cite web \|last=Shenton \|first=Mark \|date=April 10, 2015 \|title=Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens to Be Revived for West End Charity Benefit on May 31 \|url=https://playbill.com/article/elegies-for-angels-punks-and-raging-queens-to-be-revived-for-west-end-charity-benefit-on-may-31-com-346472 \|website=Playbill.com}} \| \|Criterion Theatre
2014 - 2015 \|In the Heights \|Daniela \|Southwark Playhouse/ King Cross Theatre
2016 \|Murder Ballad \|Narrator \|Arts Theatre
2017 \|The Wild Party \|Kate \|The Other Palace
2020 \|Cinderella (workshop) \|Stepmother \|The Other Palace
2021 \| Bad Cinderella \|Stepmother \|Gillian Lynne Theatre
2023 \|Bat Boy: the Musical in concert{{Cite web \|title=Bat Boy: The Musical \|url=https://www.batboythemusical.co.uk/ \|access-date=2024-09-23 \|website=www.batboythemusical.co.uk}} \|Meredith \|London Palladium
2024 \|Bronco Billy \|Constance Lily \|Charing Cross Theatre
2025 \|Hadestown \|Persephone \|Lyric Theatre

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

!Venue

2001

| Oh What a Night!

|Cat

|International Tour

2002

| Saturday Night Fever

| Connie

|Scandinavian Tour

2003

| Mamma Mia

|Ensemble/ 1st cover Lisa

|Prince of Wales Theatre

2004

|Saturday Night Fever

|Stephanie Mangano

|UK tour

2004 - 2005

|Fame

|Karen Bruce

|Aldwych Theatre

2006

|West Side Story

|Anita

|International Tour

2007

|Desperately Seeking Susan

|Susan/ Roberta

|Novello Theatre

2008 - 2009

|Flashdance

|Alex Owens

|Piccadilly Theatre

2010

|Grease

|Rizzo

|Shaftesbury Theatre & UK tour

2012

|Gypsy

|Louise/ Gypsy Rose Lee

|Leicester Curve

2013

|A Chorus Line

|Diana Morales

|London Palladium

2015

|Elegies For Angels, Punks and Raging Queens{{Cite web |last=Shenton |first=Mark |date=April 10, 2015 |title=Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens to Be Revived for West End Charity Benefit on May 31 |url=https://playbill.com/article/elegies-for-angels-punks-and-raging-queens-to-be-revived-for-west-end-charity-benefit-on-may-31-com-346472 |website=Playbill.com}}

|Criterion Theatre

2014 - 2015

|In the Heights

|Daniela

|Southwark Playhouse/ King Cross Theatre

2016

|Murder Ballad

|Narrator

|Arts Theatre

2017

|The Wild Party

|Kate

|The Other Palace

2020

|Cinderella (workshop)

|Stepmother

|The Other Palace

2021

| Bad Cinderella

|Stepmother

|Gillian Lynne Theatre

2023

|Bat Boy: the Musical in concert{{Cite web |title=Bat Boy: The Musical |url=https://www.batboythemusical.co.uk/ |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=www.batboythemusical.co.uk}}

|Meredith

|London Palladium

2024

|Bronco Billy

|Constance Lily

|Charing Cross Theatre

2025

|Hadestown

|Persephone

|Lyric Theatre

Film

In 2009 Hamilton-Barritt appeared in A Bunch of Amateurs, starring Burt Reynolds and Imelda Staunton in which she played a Hollywood director's assistant. She also appeared in a BBC special of A Tale Of Two Cities which was narrated by Michael York.{{cite web |url=https://www.londontheatredirect.com/news/victoria-hamilton-barritt-to-play-the-evil-stepmother-in-andrew-lloyd-webbers-cinderella |title=Victoria Hamilton-Barritt to play the evil stepmother in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cinderella |last=Daniels |first=Nicholas Ephram Ryan |date=30 March 2020 |website=London Theatre Direct |publisher= |access-date=24 November 2020 |quote=}}

= Filmography =

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes
2008 \| A Bunch of Amateurs \| Hollywood Studio Assistant \|
2015 \| Holby City \| Camilla Calvino \| TV series (1 episode)
2015 \| Call the Midwife \| Girl \|TV series (1 episode)
2021 \| Andrew Lloyd Webber's Bad Cinderella \| Stepmother \|music video

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Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

2008

| A Bunch of Amateurs

| Hollywood Studio Assistant

2015

| Holby City

| Camilla Calvino

| TV series (1 episode)

2015

| Call the Midwife

| Girl

|TV series (1 episode)

2021

| Andrew Lloyd Webber's Bad Cinderella

| Stepmother

|music video

Awards and nominations

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Year ! Award ! Category ! Work ! Result ! Ref
2011 \| WhatsOnStage Awards \| Best Actress in a Musical \| Flashdance \| {{nom}} \| {{cite web \|url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/west-end-theatre/news/full-list-2011-whatsonstagecom-award-winners_9931.html \|title=Full List: 2011 Whatsonstage.com Award Winners \|last= \|first= \|date=20 February 2011 \|website=WhatsOnStage.com \|publisher=TheaterMania.com \|access-date=23 November 2020 \|quote=}}
2014 \| The Offies \| Female Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical \| rowspan="3"\| In the Heights \| {{nom}} \| {{Citation needed\|date=May 2021}}
rowspan="2"\| 2016 \| WhatsOnStage Awards \| Best Supporting Actress in a Musical \| {{nom}} \| {{Citation needed\|date=May 2021}}
BroadwayWorld UK/West End Awards \| Best Supporting Actress in a New Production of a Musical \| {{won}} \| {{Cite web\|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/2016-BWW-UKWest-End-Awards-Winners-Announced-GROUNDHOG-DAY-Ian-McKellen-and-More-20170111\|title=2016 BWW UK/West End Awards Winners Announced - GROUNDHOG DAY, Ian McKellen and More!\|website=BroadwayWorld\|date=11 January 2017\|access-date=24 April 2017}}
rowspan="2" \| 2017 \| WhatsOnStage Awards \| Best Supporting Actress in a Musical \| rowspan="2"\| Murder Ballad \| {{nom}} \| {{cite web \|url=https://www.westendtheatre.com/43405/awards/whatsonstage-awards-winners-2016/ \|title=Whatsonstage Awards – Winners 2016 \|last= \|first= \|date=22 February 2016 \|website=West End Theatre.com \|publisher= \|access-date=23 November 2020 \|quote=}}
Laurence Olivier Awards \| Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical \| {{nom}} \| {{cite web \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2017/mar/06/olivier-awards-2017-full-list-of-nominations \|title=Olivier awards 2017: full list of nominations \|last= \|first= \|date=2 March 2017 \|work=The Guardian \|access-date=23 November 2020 \|quote=}}
rowspan="2"\| 2019 \| The Offies \| Female Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical \| rowspan="2"\| The View UpStairs \| {{nom}} \| {{Citation needed\|date=May 2021}}
BroadwayWorld UK/West End Awards \| Best Supporting Actress in a Musical \| {{nom}} \| {{Citation needed\|date=May 2021}}
rowspan="3" \| 2022 \| WhatsOnStage Awards \| Best Supporting Actress in a Musical \| rowspan="3"\| Cinderella \| {{nom}} \|
Grammy Awards \| Best Musical Theater Album \| {{nom}} \| {{cite web\| url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/Victoria-Hamilton-Barritt/38122 \| title=Victoria Garrett \| access-date=2023-12-28}}
Laurence Olivier Awards \| Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical \| {{nom}} \|

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Award

! Category

! Work

! Result

! Ref

2011

| WhatsOnStage Awards

| Best Actress in a Musical

| Flashdance

| {{nom}}

| {{cite web |url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/west-end-theatre/news/full-list-2011-whatsonstagecom-award-winners_9931.html |title=Full List: 2011 Whatsonstage.com Award Winners |last= |first= |date=20 February 2011 |website=WhatsOnStage.com |publisher=TheaterMania.com |access-date=23 November 2020 |quote=}}

2014

| The Offies

| Female Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical

| rowspan="3"| In the Heights

| {{nom}}

| {{Citation needed|date=May 2021}}

rowspan="2"| 2016

| WhatsOnStage Awards

| Best Supporting Actress in a Musical

| {{nom}}

| {{Citation needed|date=May 2021}}

BroadwayWorld UK/West End Awards

| Best Supporting Actress in a New Production of a Musical

| {{won}}

| {{Cite web|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/2016-BWW-UKWest-End-Awards-Winners-Announced-GROUNDHOG-DAY-Ian-McKellen-and-More-20170111|title=2016 BWW UK/West End Awards Winners Announced - GROUNDHOG DAY, Ian McKellen and More!|website=BroadwayWorld|date=11 January 2017|access-date=24 April 2017}}

rowspan="2" | 2017

| WhatsOnStage Awards

| Best Supporting Actress in a Musical

| rowspan="2"| Murder Ballad

| {{nom}}

| {{cite web |url=https://www.westendtheatre.com/43405/awards/whatsonstage-awards-winners-2016/ |title=Whatsonstage Awards – Winners 2016 |last= |first= |date=22 February 2016 |website=West End Theatre.com |publisher= |access-date=23 November 2020 |quote=}}

Laurence Olivier Awards

| Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical

| {{nom}}

| {{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2017/mar/06/olivier-awards-2017-full-list-of-nominations |title=Olivier awards 2017: full list of nominations |last= |first= |date=2 March 2017 |work=The Guardian |access-date=23 November 2020 |quote=}}

rowspan="2"| 2019

| The Offies

| Female Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical

| rowspan="2"| The View UpStairs

| {{nom}}

| {{Citation needed|date=May 2021}}

BroadwayWorld UK/West End Awards

| Best Supporting Actress in a Musical

| {{nom}}

| {{Citation needed|date=May 2021}}

rowspan="3" | 2022

| WhatsOnStage Awards