Leah Vassell

Leah Vassell is an English actress, singer, and dancer. She was an alternate in the 2022-23 West End Production of Six the Musical, beginning on 18 October 2022.^[1] She left the show on 15 October 2023, playing her final performance as Catherine Parr on 14 October 2023.

Personal Life[]

Leah openly identifies as Bisexual.^[2]

Roles[]

Timeline[]

Production	Timespan	First Covers	Second Covers	Third Covers
2022-23 West End Production	18 October 2022 – 15 October 2023	Jane Seymour	Anna of Cleves	Catherine of Aragon
2022-23 West End Production	18 October 2022 – 15 October 2023	Catherine Parr	Katherine Howard	Anne Boleyn

Performance Dates[]

Role	Debut Performance	Final Performance
Catherine of Aragon	West End 4.0: 31 May 2023^[3]
Anne Boleyn	West End 4.0: 6 September 2023
Jane Seymour	West End 4.0: 27 October 2022^[4]	West End 4.0: 10 October 2023
Anna of Cleves	West End 4.0: 18 December 2022^[5]	West End 4.0: 4 July 2023
Katherine Howard	West End 4.0: 15 February 2023^[6]	West End 4.0: 21 July 2023
Catherine Parr	West End 4.0: 2 November 2022^[7]	West End 4.0: 14 October 2023

Stage Credits[]

Stage Credits
Year	Production	Role	Theatre
2021	A Grand Night for Singing	Vicki	Arts Educational Schools
2021	SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical	Perch Perkins	Arts Educational Schools
2021	Lysistrata Jones	Hetaira	Arts Educational Schools
2022	West Side Story	Consuelo	2022 Ljubljana Festival
2022-23	Six	Alternate Seymour/Parr	Vaudeville Theatre
2023-24	Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World	Amelia Earhart/Rosa Parks/Mary Seacole/Miss Ashley	UK Tour
2024	Kinky Boots	Lauren	Storyhouse Chester
2024	Oliver!	Ensemble/Cover Nancy	Chichester Festival Theatre, Gilegud Theatre

Trivia[]

Leah auditioned for the roles of Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, and Catherine Parr.
Leah made her West End/Six debut on her 22nd birthday.
Leah performed as Jane Seymour at West End Live.^[8]
Leah was in the same production of Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World as Chlöe Hart, Jennifer Caldwell, and Elena Breschi.^[9]
Leah will be performing in the production of Kinky Boots that Amber Sinclair-Case directed and choregraphed.

Gallery[]

"But I didn't look as good as I did in my pic..."
To view the Leah Vassell gallery, click here.

References[]

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West End

The Queens	Principals	Jarnéia Richard-Noel • Amy Di Bartolomeo • Rhianne-Louise McCaulsky • Nikki Bentley • Millie O'Connell • Courtney Bowman • Collette Guitart* • Amanda Lindgren • Baylie Carson • Thao Therese Nguyen • Natalie Paris • Claudia Kariuki • Kayleigh McKnight • Caitlin Tipping • Alexia McIntosh • Cherelle Jay* • Dionne Ward-Anderson • Reca Oakley • Aimie Atkinson • Vicki Manser • Sophie Isaacs • Tsemaye Bob-Egbe • Koko Basigara • Inez Budd • Maiya Quansah-Breed • Danielle Steers • Athena Collins* • Meesha Turner • Roxanne Couch • Janiq Charles
	Swings and Alternates	Grace Mouat† • Vicki Manser • Courtney Stapleton • Shekinah McFarlane • Collette Guitart^† • Cherelle Jay • Hana Stewart • Zara MacIntosh • Jennifer Caldwell • Liv Alexander⸗ • Bryony Duncan⸗^ • Esme Rothero†^ • Rachel Rawlinson^ • Paisley Billings • Roxanne Couch • Danielle Rose • Harriet Watson⸗ • Monique Ashe-Palmer • Leah Vassell • Leesa Tulley • Gabriella Stylianou† • Natalie Pilkington⸗ • Naomi Alade • Hannah Lowther • Meg Dixon-Brasil • Ellie Jane Grant
Ladies in Waiting		Amy Shaw • Emily Roberts • Terri De Marco • Rachel Espeute • Julia Ostrowska • Kelly Morris • Katy Richardson❧ • Lauren Hopkinson❧ • Alice Angliss
Standbys		Courtney Stapleton • Alicia Corrales • Vicki Manser • Natalie Pilkington • Harriet Caplan-Dean Amy Shaw • Isabel Torres • Rosie Botterill • Sofie Veie • Emma Jemima • Sara Kleppe • Julia Ostrowska • Meelie Traill • Alexia Barbera • Alice Angliss • Arlene McNaught❦ • Ellie Verkerk☙ • Sarah Burrell • Nicola Chang • Lauren Ronan • Caitlin Morgan • Anna Senger • Becky Brass • Lisa Martin • Rebekah Rayner • Chloe Rianna
Emergency Covers		Genesis Lynea • Toby Marlow • Collette Guitart • Shekinah McFarlane • Zara MacIntosh • Hana Stewart • Vicki Manser • Jennifer Caldwell • Maiya Quansah-Breed • Liv Alexander • Athena Collins • Reuben Greeph • Natalie Pilkington • Harriet Watson • Courtney Bowman • Casey Al-Shaqsy • Grace Melville • Harriet Caplan-Dean • Izi Maxwell • Lessa Tulley • Tamara Morgan • Ellie Jane Grant • Danielle Rose

The Queens	Principals	Jarnéia Richard-Noel • Millie O'Connell • Natalie Paris • Alexia McIntosh • Aimie Atkinson • Maiya Quansah-Breed
	Swings and Alternates	Grace Mouat†^ • Vicki Manser • Courtney Stapleton• Shekinah McFarlane
Ladies in Waiting		Amy Shaw • Terri De Marco • Katy Richardson❧ • Alice Angliss
Standbys		Isabel Torres • Rosie Botterill • Sara Kleppe • Arlene McNaught❦ • Sarah Burrell • Nicola Chang • Lauren Ronan • Becky Brass • Lisa Martin
Emergency Covers		Genesis Lynea • Toby Marlow • Collette Guitart • Shekinah McFarlane

The Queens	Principals	Jarnéia Richard-Noel • Courtney Bowman • Natalie Paris • Alexia McIntosh • Vicki Manser • Sophie Isaacs • Danielle Steers
	Swings and Alternates	Collette Guitart†^ • Cherelle Jay • Hana Stewart • Zara MacIntosh • Jennifer Caldwell
Ladies in Waiting		Amy Shaw • Terri De Marco • Rachel Espeute • Katy Richardson❧ • Alice Angliss
Standbys		Courtney Stapleton • Alicia Corrales • Vicki Manser • Natalie Pilkington Emily Roberts • Isabel Torres • Rosie Botterill • Sofie Veie • Emma Jemima • Sara Kleppe • Meelie Traill • Alexia Barbera • Arlene McNaught❦ • Ellie Verkerk☙ • Nicola Chang • Lauren Ronan • Caitlin Morgan • Becky Brass • Lisa Martin • Rebekah Rayner • Chloe Rianna
Emergency Covers		Zara MacIntosh • Hana Stewart • Vicki Manser • Jennifer Caldwell • Maiya Quansah-Breed

The Queens	Principals	Jarnéia Richard-Noel • Courtney Bowman • Collette Guitart* • Natalie Paris • Alexia McIntosh • Cherelle Jay* • Sophie Isaacs • Danielle Steers • Athena Collins*
	Swings and Alternates	Collette Guitart†^ • Cherelle Jay • Hana Stewart • Zara MacIntosh • Liv Alexander⸗ • Bryony Duncan⸗^
Ladies in Waiting		Amy Shaw • Rachel Espeute • Arlene McNaught❧ • Alice Angliss
Standbys		Emily Roberts • Isabel Torres • Rosie Botterill • Sofie Veie • Emma Jemima • Sara Kleppe • Meelie Traill • Alexia Barbera • Arlene McNaught❦ • Ellie Verkerk☙ • Nicola Chang • Lauren Ronan • Caitlin Morgan • Becky Brass • Lisa Martin • Rebekah Rayner • Chloe Rianna
Emergency Covers		Liv Alexander • Athena Collins

The Queens	Principals	Amy Di Bartolomeo • Amanda Lindgren • Claudia Kariuki • Dionne Ward-Anderson • Tsemaye Bob-Egbe • Meesha Turner
	Swings and Alternates	Esme Rothero†^ • Rachel Rawlinson^ • Paisley Billings • Roxanne Couch • Danielle Rose • Collette Guitart^ • Harriet Watson⸗
Ladies in Waiting		Amy Shaw • Emily Roberts • Rachel Espeute • Julia Ostrowska • Kelly Morris • Arlene McNaught❧ • Lauren Hopkinson❧ • Alice Angliss
Standbys		Harriet Caplan-Dean Amy Shaw • Isabel Torres • Rosie Botterill • Sofie Veie • Emma Jemima • Sara Kleppe • Julia Ostrowska • Meelie Traill • Alexia Barbera • Alice Angliss • Arlene McNaught❦ • Ellie Verkerk☙ • Nicola Chang • Lauren Ronan • Caitlin Morgan • Anna Senger • Becky Brass • Lisa Martin • Rebekah Rayner • Chloe Rianna
Emergency Covers		Natalie Pilkington • Harriet Watson • Courtney Bowman • Jennifer Caldwell • Casey Al-Shaqsy • Grace Melville

The Queens	Principals	Rhianne-Louise McCaulsky • Baylie Carson • Claudia Kariuki • Dionne Ward-Anderson • Koko Basigara • Roxanne Couch
	Swings and Alternates	Esme Rothero†^ • Rachel Rawlinson^ • Danielle Rose • Monique Ashe-Palmer • Leah Vassell • Leesa Tulley
Ladies in Waiting		Emma Jemima • Kelly Morris • Ella Ingram❧ • Lauren Hopkinson❧ • Alice Angliss
Emergency Covers		Harriet Watson • Harriet Caplan-Dean • Izi Maxwell • Leesa Tulley • Chlöe Hart

The Queens	Principals	Nikki Bentley • Thao Therese Nguyen • Kayleigh McKnight • Caitlin Tipping • Reca Oakley • Inez Budd • Janiq Charles
The Queens	Swings and Alternates	Gabriella Stylianou† • Natalie Pilkington⸗ • Naomi Alade • Hannah Lowther • Meg Dixon-Brasil
Ladies in Waiting		TBA

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