Studio Cast

Rosie

Lucy Thomas

At just 19 years old Lucy Thomas, from Wigan, Lancashire has created a huge impression with her incredibly pure and powerful...

At just 19 years old Lucy Thomas, from Wigan, Lancashire has created a huge impression with her incredibly pure and powerful voice, captivating audiences with her sensational performances on ITV's 'The Voice Kids' 2018.

After her appearance on the show, Lucy was immediately offered a recording contract by Cavendish Records resulting in her eagerly anticipated debut album 'Premiere' which was released on 1st February 2019.

Lucy's worldwide following has continued to increase rapidly and she has now released five highly acclaimed studio albums. Lucy has amassed over 840,000 subscribers and 180 million views on her YouTube Channel and videos featuring her recordings have been viewed over 600 million times on TikTok.

Ensemble

Kantos Chamber Choir

Manchester based Kantos Chamber Choir are a trailblazing vocal ensemble, who perform a wide range of music from...

Manchester based Kantos Chamber Choir are a trailblazing vocal ensemble, who perform a wide range of music from 11th Century religious compositions to contemporary rock.

Under the leadership of Artistic Director Elspeth Slorach, Kantos have performed right across the UK, including touring with Gary Numan & Skaparis Orchestra in the Royal Albert Hall, Bridgewater Hall and O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, recording for BBC Radio 4’s Sunday Worship, alongside Manchester-based poet Rachel Mann and recording with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra for a Radio 3 drama production of Anthony Burgess’ ‘Oedipus’.

Kantos recorded the ensemble parts for the Rosie Studio Cast Album in October 2023 in Voltalab Sound Studios, Rochdale.

Soprano
Elspeth Piggott, Clara Phelps, Megan Rickard, Sarah Keirle, Lydia Wonham, Charlotte Laidaw

Alto
Lorna Day, Louise Ashdown, Louise Wood, Charlotte Galloway

Tenor
Joe Taylor, Andrew Morton, Louis de Satge, Ali Donaghue

Bass
Graham McCusker, David Cane, Matt Secombe, Edmund Phillips

Geoffrey

Will Callan

Will Callan is a rapidly rising start of Musical Theatre. Will attended the youth theatre, Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts...

Will Callan is a rapidly rising start of Musical Theatre. Will attended the youth theatre, Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts for 8 years from the age of 8, whilst also performing with The Liverpool Empire Youth Theatre from 2014-2021. Will performed the lead in Jesus Christ Superstar, Les Misérables and Chess and also played leading roles in RENT, Fame the Musical and West Side Story.

Will made his professional theatre debut as Marius in the recent UK & Ireland Tour of Les Misérables and is currently starring as Marius in Les Misérables in the West End.

Lucy and Will first met on The Voice Kids 2018 where they both reached the semi-final stage.

Will is also a singer-songwriter who performs, produces and writes his own music.

Ensemble

St. Bede’s Catholic School Ormskirk Chamber Choir

Under the direction of Choir Leader Annemarie McMurray the St. Bede’s Catholic School Ormskirk Chamber Choir have...

Under the direction of Choir Leader Annemarie McMurray the St. Bede’s Catholic School Ormskirk Chamber Choir have performed at a variety of events both at St.Bede’s School and in the surrounding area.

In March 2023 the choir won the 2023 Catholic Secondary Schools Choir Competition at the Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral. In the same month the choir recorded “Dear Lord We Thank You For This Day” for the Rosie Studio Cast Album at The Met, Bury.

Soprano 1
Charlotte Mawtus, Georgia Taylor, Hannah Dykes, Lucy McCluskey, Olivia Birmingham, Olivia Deary, Sophie Orledge

Soprano 2
Abigail Coombes, Bella Stacey-Swale, Evelyn Marr, Evie Caddick, Grace Lamont, Katie McDonald, Lilia Flynn, Phoebe Duffey, Rose Jackson

Alto
Amelia Mather, Charlotte Whisker-Evans, Erin Oakley, Maddie Allen, Olivia Galley, Scarlett Kinsey

Gina

Desmonda Cathabel

Desmonda Cathabel was born in Jakarta, Indonesia. After performing in Musical Theatre in her home country, Desmonda...

Desmonda Cathabel was born in Jakarta, Indonesia. After performing in Musical Theatre in her home country, Desmonda travelled to the UK to accept a place on the Royal Academy of Music one year Musical Theatre course.

Since completing the course Desmonda has made a huge impression in the industry, performing in several Musical concerts as well as appearing in Miss Saigon at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield and From Here To Eternity at the Charing Cross Theatre, London.

Desmonda appeared on ITV’s Mamma Mia – I Have A Dream and is currently starring in Disney’s Alladin Musical UK and Ireland Tour.

Rosie

Lucy Thomas

At just 19 years old Lucy Thomas, from Wigan, Lancashire has created a huge impression with her incredibly pure and powerful...

At just 19 years old Lucy Thomas, from Wigan, Lancashire has created a huge impression with her incredibly pure and powerful voice, captivating audiences with her sensational performances on ITV's 'The Voice Kids' 2018.

After her appearance on the show, Lucy was immediately offered a recording contract by Cavendish Records resulting in her eagerly anticipated debut album 'Premiere' which was released on 1st February 2019.

Lucy's worldwide following has continued to increase rapidly and she has now released five highly acclaimed studio albums. Lucy has amassed over 840,000 subscribers and 180 million views on her YouTube Channel and videos featuring her recordings have been viewed over 600 million times on TikTok.

Geoffrey

Will Callan

Will Callan is a rapidly rising start of Musical Theatre. Will attended the youth theatre, Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts...

Will Callan is a rapidly rising start of Musical Theatre. Will attended the youth theatre, Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts for 8 years from the age of 8, whilst also performing with The Liverpool Empire Youth Theatre from 2014-2021. Will performed the lead in Jesus Christ Superstar, Les Misérables and Chess and also played leading roles in RENT, Fame the Musical and West Side Story.

Will made his professional theatre debut as Marius in the recent UK & Ireland Tour of Les Misérables and is currently starring as Marius in Les Misérables in the West End.

Lucy and Will first met on The Voice Kids 2018 where they both reached the semi-final stage.

Will is also a singer-songwriter who performs, produces and writes his own music.

Gina

Desmonda Cathabel

Desmonda Cathabel was born in Jakarta, Indonesia. After performing in Musical Theatre in her home country, Desmonda...

Desmonda Cathabel was born in Jakarta, Indonesia. After performing in Musical Theatre in her home country, Desmonda travelled to the UK to accept a place on the Royal Academy of Music one year Musical Theatre course.

Since completing the course Desmonda has made a huge impression in the industry, performing in several Musical concerts as well as appearing in Miss Saigon at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield and From Here To Eternity at the Charing Cross Theatre, London.

Desmonda appeared on ITV’s Mamma Mia – I Have A Dream and is currently starring in Disney’s Alladin Musical UK and Ireland Tour.

Ensemble

Kantos Chamber Choir

Manchester based Kantos Chamber Choir are a trailblazing vocal ensemble, who perform a wide range of music from...

Manchester based Kantos Chamber Choir are a trailblazing vocal ensemble, who perform a wide range of music from 11th Century religious compositions to contemporary rock.

Under the leadership of Artistic Director Elspeth Slorach, Kantos have performed right across the UK, including touring with Gary Numan & Skaparis Orchestra in the Royal Albert Hall, Bridgewater Hall and O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, recording for BBC Radio 4’s Sunday Worship, alongside Manchester-based poet Rachel Mann and recording with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra for a Radio 3 drama production of Anthony Burgess’ ‘Oedipus’.

Kantos recorded the ensemble parts for the Rosie Studio Cast Album in October 2023 in Voltalab Sound Studios, Rochdale.

Soprano
Elspeth Piggott, Clara Phelps, Megan Rickard, Sarah Keirle, Lydia Wonham, Charlotte Laidaw

Alto
Lorna Day, Louise Ashdown, Louise Wood, Charlotte Galloway

Tenor
Joe Taylor, Andrew Morton, Louis de Satge, Ali Donaghue

Bass
Graham McCusker, David Cane, Matt Secombe, Edmund Phillips

Ensemble

St. Bede’s Catholic School Ormskirk Chamber Choir

Under the direction of Choir Leader Annemarie McMurray the St. Bede’s Catholic School Ormskirk Chamber Choir have...

Under the direction of Choir Leader Annemarie McMurray the St. Bede’s Catholic School Ormskirk Chamber Choir have performed at a variety of events both at St.Bede’s School and in the surrounding area.

In March 2023 the choir won the 2023 Catholic Secondary Schools Choir Competition at the Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral. In the same month the choir recorded “Dear Lord We Thank You For This Day” for the Rosie Studio Cast Album at The Met, Bury.

Soprano 1
Charlotte Mawtus, Georgia Taylor, Hannah Dykes, Lucy McCluskey, Olivia Birmingham, Olivia Deary, Sophie Orledge

Soprano 2
Abigail Coombes, Bella Stacey-Swale, Evelyn Marr, Evie Caddick, Grace Lamont, Katie McDonald, Lilia Flynn, Phoebe Duffey, Rose Jackson

Alto
Amelia Mather, Charlotte Whisker-Evans, Erin Oakley, Maddie Allen, Olivia Galley, Scarlett Kinsey

Creative

Music & Lyrics

Chris Broom

Multi Award-Winning Composer, lyricist and record producer Chris Broom has written for and produced songs...

Multi Award-Winning Composer, lyricist and record producer Chris Broom has written for and produced songs and albums for many Classical Crossover artists including Jonathan Antoine, Alessandra Paonessa and Natalia Krishtopets. Chris composed four arias for Jonathan Antoine’s highly acclaimed Classical No.1 Album “Believe”.

Chris began collaborating with Lucy Thomas in 2018 and has produced and released five highly regarded studio albums with her on his Cavendish Records label which Chris founded in 2014. Lucy’s albums feature re-imagined covers of iconic Musical Theatre and Pop songs alongside Chris’s songs written for the “Rosie” Musical.

Conductor

James Shearman

James studied composition and conducting at the Royal Academy of Music in London, where he won two composition prizes...

James studied composition and conducting at the Royal Academy of Music in London, where he won two composition prizes. In 2015 James was elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music.

James Shearman is widely recognized as a premier British orchestrator and conductor who has contributed to the scores of over 100 feature films including Uncharted (Sony), Death on the Nile (FOX), Aladdin (Disney), Beauty and the Beast (Disney), Murder on the Orient Express (FOX), and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Warner Bros) and numerous others. James has also regularly conducted concerts with some of the world’s leading orchestras, including the London Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic.

James has been conducting the orchestral recordings for the “Rosie” Musical songs in British Grove Studios, London and Air-Edel Studios London since 2014.

Book

Sam Babenia

British Lyricist and bookwriter Sam Babenia has written the lyrics for many hugely popular Classical Crossover songs...

British Lyricist and bookwriter Sam Babenia has written the lyrics for many hugely popular Classical Crossover songs including ‘Dream a Dream’, recorded by Charlotte Church in 2000 with Platinum sales of
1,630,000 copies in the U.S alone.

In 2016 Sam wrote the songs for a new musical, ‘The Navigator,’ set during World War 2. Sam is also re-developing his original book for ‘Taj’ the story of the inconsolable emperor, which was originally commissioned as an arena musical with the Belgian musical production company, The Music Hall Group.

In 2017 Sam was invited by Chris Broom to write the book for the “Rosie” Musical.

Arranger

Clarissa Farran

Based between London and Berlin, Clarissa graduated from London University and the Royal College of Music with first class honours...

Based between London and Berlin, Clarissa graduated from London University and the Royal College of Music with first class honours as a composer. She worked full-time as composer assistant to Alberto Iglesias between 2000 and 2002.

Clarissa has arranged and conducted on album projects include David Gilmour's 'On An Island' live tour, Zbigniew Preisner's 'Silence, Night and Dreams', Jonathan Antoine’s “Believe” album and various pop productions by Toby Gad, Eg White, Jimmy Hogarth and Fred Ball, among many others.

Clarissa has been working on the arrangements for the “Rosie” Musical songs since 2014.

Music & Lyrics

Chris Broom

Multi Award-Winning Composer, lyricist and record producer Chris Broom has written for and produced songs...

Multi Award-Winning Composer, lyricist and record producer Chris Broom has written for and produced songs and albums for many Classical Crossover artists including Jonathan Antoine, Alessandra Paonessa and Natalia Krishtopets. Chris composed four arias for Jonathan Antoine’s highly acclaimed Classical No.1 Album “Believe”.

Chris began collaborating with Lucy Thomas in 2018 and has produced and released five highly regarded studio albums with her on his Cavendish Records label which Chris founded in 2014. Lucy’s albums feature re-imagined covers of iconic Musical Theatre and Pop songs alongside Chris’s songs written for the “Rosie” Musical.

Book

Sam Babenia

British Lyricist and bookwriter Sam Babenia has written the lyrics for many hugely popular Classical Crossover songs...

British Lyricist and bookwriter Sam Babenia has written the lyrics for many hugely popular Classical Crossover songs including ‘Dream a Dream’, recorded by Charlotte Church in 2000 with Platinum sales of
1,630,000 copies in the U.S alone.

In 2016 Sam wrote the songs for a new musical, ‘The Navigator,’ set during World War 2. Sam is also re-developing his original book for ‘Taj’ the story of the inconsolable emperor, which was originally commissioned as an arena musical with the Belgian musical production company, The Music Hall Group.

In 2017 Sam was invited by Chris Broom to write the book for the “Rosie” Musical.

Arranger

Clarissa Farran

Based between London and Berlin, Clarissa graduated from London University and the Royal College of Music with first class honours...

Based between London and Berlin, Clarissa graduated from London University and the Royal College of Music with first class honours as a composer. She worked full-time as composer assistant to Alberto Iglesias between 2000 and 2002.

Clarissa has arranged and conducted on album projects include David Gilmour's 'On An Island' live tour, Zbigniew Preisner's 'Silence, Night and Dreams', Jonathan Antoine’s “Believe” album and various pop productions by Toby Gad, Eg White, Jimmy Hogarth and Fred Ball, among many others.

Clarissa has been working on the arrangements for the “Rosie” Musical songs since 2014.

Conductor

James Shearman

James studied composition and conducting at the Royal Academy of Music in London, where he won two composition prizes...

James studied composition and conducting at the Royal Academy of Music in London, where he won two composition prizes. In 2015 James was elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music.

James Shearman is widely recognized as a premier British orchestrator and conductor who has contributed to the scores of over 100 feature films including Uncharted (Sony), Death on the Nile (FOX), Aladdin (Disney), Beauty and the Beast (Disney), Murder on the Orient Express (FOX), and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Warner Bros) and numerous others. James has also regularly conducted concerts with some of the world’s leading orchestras, including the London Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic.

James has been conducting the orchestral recordings for the “Rosie” Musical songs in British Grove Studios, London and Air-Edel Studios London since 2014.