Twinnie-Lee Moore

Twinnie Lee Moore (born 1987) is a British actress who has been seen in West End ensembles and starred in a touring version of the musical Chicago. She appeared on stage was in Flashdance The Musical at the Shaftesbury Theatre, which closed on 15 January. She is currently appearing in Rock Of Ages at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London.

Early Life

She was born in York in 1987. Her love for theatre was demonstrated at an early age when she began performing in pantomimes held at the Grand Opera House, York. Following this, Moore then went on to join the theatre's Summer Youth Project, where she earned roles such as Bet in Oliver! and Lily in Annie. In 2003 she won her first leading role with the Summer Youth Project, cast as Dorothy Gale in the production of The Wizard of Oz.

Personal Life

Twinnie currently resides in North London, where she shares a flat with known live sound engineer, Aaron Buck.

Career

Theatre

After completing her three year course at Phil Winston's Theatre Works, Moore landed ensemble roles in We Will Rock You and Desperately Seeking Susan on the West End. She then earned the lead role as Ariel Moore in the 2008 tour of the musical Footloose. She then took part in Sean Peter's musical workshop, Everything's Fucked.

In 2009 she was cast as murderess Velma Kelly in the 2009/10 touring version of the Kander and Ebb musical, Chicago. She then appeared in A Chorus Line, which ran for ten days in May 2010 at the Lowry in Manchester.

After A Chorus Line, Moore then returned to her hometown of York, where she led three West End dance workshops for age groups 6 - 11 year olds, 12 - 21 year olds and 21 years old and above at York Dance Works.

She was cast as Jazmin in Flashdance The Musical for its Shaftesbury Theatre production opening on October 2010. Twinnie Lee Moore plays a Latina, one of three friends who dance in a club, who together "sing practically the whole show". It was later announced that Moore would not only understudy actress Victoria Hamilton-Barritt, who played lead Alex Owens, but would also perform as the lead every Saturday matinee. According to an interview, the plan was for year-long contracts for all the original cast, and an original cast recording was also planned. However, the show closed on January 15th 2011.

Twinnie will soon be starring in the West End premiere of Rock of Ages in the ensemble, set to open on 31 August 2011 at the Shaftesbury Theatre.

Television

Moore appeared in Colleen McLoughlin's Real Women on ITV before she had to pull out due to acting commitments. In 2012 she appeared on The Voice UK on BBC One.

Reviews

Footloose:

• "Twinnie-Lee Moore as Ariel...doubtlessly has talent..."

• "Twinnie Lee Moore, Simon Lipkin and Jodie Jacobs were the brightest stars of the show"

Chicago:

• "As is often the case with this sassy, saucy production, it’s the women who stand out, and Twinnie-Lee Moore as Velma Kelly kept up this tradition with finesse – strong and gorgeous, her character commanded the stage, high-kicking her way into the audience’s hearts and making us laugh with her hilarious asides delivered in a perfect American twang."

• "Twinnie-Lee Moore, as Roxy's arch-rival Velma Kelly, almost steals the show."

External links

• Twinnie-Lee Moore lands West End role (The Press)
• Preview: Chicago, Grand Opera House, York, 20 to 25 April (The Press)

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