Jennifer "Jen" Caldwell is an English actress, singer, and dancer. She played Anne Boleyn in the 2022-23 UK Tour of Six the Musical, beginning on 10 March 2022.[1] She left the show on 23 April 2023, and her role was taken over by Laura Dawn Pyatt.
Jennifer also played the same role in the English leg of the South Korean Production from 10 to 26 March 2023. She was was previously an alternate in the 2021-22 UK Tour from 8 June 2021 to 9 March 2022, and in the 2019-20 UK Tour from 24 October 2019 to 16 March 2020. She was also briefly a swing in the 2019-21 West End Production from 6 January to 2 February 2020. She additionally emergency covered Anne Boleyn in the 2021-22 West End Production from 3 to 4 June 2022.
Personal Life[]
Jennifer is currently in a relationship with Roberto Mather.[2][3] She was previously in a relationship with fellow musical theatre actor David Breeds.[4][5] Around October of 2020, she adopted a dog named Norman.[6]
Roles[]
Timeline[]
| Production | Timespan | Principal | First Covers | Second Covers | Third Covers |
| 2019-20 UK Tour | 24 October 2019 – 5 January 2020 3 February – 16 March 2020 |
Anne Boleyn | Catherine of Aragon | Jane Seymour | |
| Katherine Howard | Catherine Parr | Anna of Cleves | |||
| 2019-21 West End Production | 6 January – 2 February 2020 | All Queens | |||
| 2021-22 UK Tour | 8 June 2021 – 6 March 2022 | Anne Boleyn | Catherine of Aragon | Jane Seymour | |
| Katherine Howard | Catherine Parr | Anna of Cleves | |||
| 2022-23 UK Tour | 10 March 2022 – 23 April 2023 | Anne Boleyn |
Short-Term Roles[]
| Production | Timespan | Emergency Cover |
| 2019-21 West End Production | 3 – 5 January 2020 | Anna of Cleves |
| 2021-22 West End Production | 3 – 4 June 2022 | Anne Boleyn |
Performance Dates[]
| Role | Debut Performance | Final Performance | Emergency Covers |
| West End 2.0: 1 February 2020[7] UK Tour 3.0: 5 September 2021[8] |
West End 2.0: 1 February 2020 UK Tour 3.0: 17 December 2021 |
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| UK Tour 2.0 (S): 23 November 2019[9] West End 2.0 (S): 9 January 2020[10] UK Tour 3.0 (S): 8 June 2021[11] UK Tour 4.0 (P): 10 March 2022 |
UK Tour 2.0 (S): 11 March 2020 West End 2.0 (S): 17 January 2020 UK Tour 3.0 (S): 21 January 2022 UK Tour 4.0 (P): 23 April 2023 |
West End 3.0: 3 June 2022[12] 4 June 2022[13] | |
| UK Tour 2.0: 14 December 2019[15] West End 2.0: 18 January 2020 UK Tour 3.0: 3 November 2021 |
UK Tour 2.0: 14 December 2019 West End 2.0: 2 February 2020 UK Tour 3.0: 3 November 2021 |
West End 2.0: 3 January 2020 [16] 4 January 2020 5 January 2020 | |
| UK Tour 2.0: 16 November 2019[17] West End 2.0: 8 January 2020 [18] UK Tour 3.0: 10 June 2021[19] |
UK Tour 2.0: 14 March 2020 West End 2.0: 25 January 2020 UK Tour 3.0: 12 February 2022 |
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| UK Tour 2.0: 12 December 2019[20] West End 2.0: 9 January 2020[21] UK Tour 3.0: 17 July 2021[22] |
UK Tour 2.0: 12 December 2019
West End 2.0: 9 January 2020 |
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Stage Credits[]
| Stage Credits | |||
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Year |
Production |
Role |
Theatre |
| 2012-14 | Mamma Mia! | Ensemble/understudy Sophie Sheridan/Ali | Prince of Wales & Novello Theatre |
| 2014-16 | Shrek the Musical | Ensemble/understudy Fiona | UK Tour |
| 2016-17 | Million Dollar Quartet | Cover Dyanne/Resident Director/Resident Choreographer, Dyanne | UK Tour, Indian Tour/SFP |
| 2018 | Knights of the Rose | Swing/Cover Emily | Arts Theatre, UK Tour |
| 2019 | American Idiot | On-Stage Swing/Resident Director/Cover Heather | UK Tour |
| 2019-23 | Six | Alternate Boleyn/Howard/Social Media Captain, Swing, Anne Boleyn | UK Tour, Arts Theatre, Shinhan Card Artium |
| 2023-24 | Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World | Emmeline Pankhurst/Agent Fifi/Miss Johnson | UK Tour |
| 2024 | Kathy & Stella Solve A Murder | Understudy Kathy/Erica | Ambassadors Theatre |
| 2024 | Lizzie | Bridget | Hope Mill Theatre |
| 2024-25 | Beauty and the Beast | Belle | Grand Opera House York |
Trivia[]
- When Jennifer isn't in a show, she works at the Arts Theatre, where Six originally played on the West End.
- Jennifer was in the same production of Shrek the Musical as Candace Furbert, Nikki Bentley, and Christina Modestou. Jennifer and Nikki both understudied Fiona.
- Jennifer was in the same production of American Idiot as fellow tour cast member Shekinah McFarlane.
- Jennifer was in the same production of Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World as Chlöe Hart, Elena Breschi, and Leah Vassell.[23]
- Jennifer previously worked at the Arts Theatre, the theatre where Six originally performed on the West End, as the Front of House during a production of the jukebox musical Knights of the Rose. She stepped in to cover the role of Emily when the lead actress was indisposed and the understudy was already performing another track.[24] She then was asked to join the cast.
- Jennifer made her debut in the show as Katherine Howard.
- The first role Jennifer learned in rehearsals was Anne Boleyn.
- Jennifer first played Jane Seymour, which is one of her third covers, two days before she first played Anne Boleyn, her other first cover.
- Jennifer's favourite queens to play are Anna of Cleves and Katherine Howard.
- Ironically, the queen that Jennifer was the most scared to play was Anna of Cleves, due to her "inherent uncoolness".
- Jennifer's least favourite queens to play are Catherine of Aragon and Catherine Parr.
- Originally, Jennifer did not care for her costume.
- Jennifer's favourite memory from tour was her debut.[25]
- If Jennifer could merge an alternate and principal costume together, she would keep her top and have the trousers that Elizabeth Walker wore for Catherine Parr.[25]
- The only queen Jennifer has gone on for mid-show is Catherine Parr [26].
- Jennifer's favourite dance number from the show is No Way.[27]
- Jennifer only had an hour of rehearsal time before she went on for her first London performance.
- While Jennifer was in the West End production, she played every queen except Jane Seymour.
- If Jennifer could choose a different set of first covers, she would choose Jane Seymour and Anna of Cleves.
- Jennifer sang as Katherine Howard in the Worldwide Six video.
- Jennifer's dream roles are Miss Honey in Matilda the Musical, Donna Sheridan in Mamma Mia!, and Nora Desmond in Sunset Boulevard.
- Jennifer was featured in the 23rd episode of The Queendom Podcast – A SIX: The Musical Podcast.
- Jennifer was featured in the 19th episode of Robbie's Backstage Bants.[28]
- She was also featured in the 7th episode of Three's Not A Crowd podcast.
- Jen played Anne Boleyn alongside Rachel Rawlinson, Casey Al-Shaqsy, Paisley Billings, Roxanne Couch and Natalie Pilkington in Six's second all cover cast in history.
- This performance also marked the first and second time in any production of Six a principal actress acted as an emergency cover whilst being a principal actress in an ongoing Six production, achieving this feat alongside Casey Al-Shaqsy playing Jane Seymour at the same performances.
- In 2022, Jennifer was nominated for the Best Performance by an Understudy/Alternate in Any Play or Musical award at the BroadwayWorld UK/West End Awards for her alternate role in Six.
Gallery[]
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References[]
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CZcpzhpIDiU/
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/Cg9p54qI1Xi/
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/reel/CiAROzIIrK7/
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CSFOGHZozR3/
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CRBVdR1pdeZ/
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CGxEPnInkyZ/
- ↑ https://twitter.com/WestEndCovers/status/1223595853497143297
- ↑ https://twitter.com/WestEndCovers/status/1434489093388394496
- ↑ https://twitter.com/WestEndCovers/status/1198203133547204608
- ↑ https://twitter.com/WestEndCovers/status/1215332080067977224
- ↑ https://twitter.com/WestEndCovers/status/1402320874389262337
- ↑ https://twitter.com/WestEndCovers/status/1532681881841455104
- ↑ https://twitter.com/WestEndCovers/status/1532681881841455104?s=20&t=Y3tFGRc4de95KGWGbI1HWA
- ↑ https://twitter.com/WestEndCovers/status/1197604549030055936
- ↑ https://twitter.com/WestEndCovers/status/1205856927542063105
- ↑ https://twitter.com/WestEndCovers/status/1213158255200997376
- ↑ https://twitter.com/WestEndCovers/status/1195781556385783808
- ↑ https://twitter.com/WestEndCovers/status/1214958503275749377
- ↑ https://twitter.com/WestEndCovers/status/1403078585431306240
- ↑ https://twitter.com/WestEndCovers/status/1205120788250140672
- ↑ https://twitter.com/WestEndCovers/status/1215390663614877696
- ↑ https://twitter.com/WestEndCovers/status/1416358032942960642
- ↑ https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/cast-for-new-fantastically-great-women-who-changed-the-world-tour-confirmed_1536385/
- ↑ https://twitter.com/WestEndCovers/status/1022229042131599374
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7FB8grO6qg
- ↑ https://twitter.com/WestEndCovers/status/1215390663614877696
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9A-eOXEH6JE&t=349s
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zg48d1TqRd8
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