Cast Creatives | Nutcracker Noir

CLARA

ANITA NICOLE

Anita studied at Sylvia Young Theatre School at the age of 13 and shortly after decided to expand her quest for knowledge, thus applying and being accepted into The BRIT School.

Upon graduating, Anita released 2 EP's and was then hand picked by Warner Music Group as an Artist. Moving forward, Anita was then managed by veteran music manager Charlie Rapino and featured on the Italian hit TV show Amici Di Maria De Fillipi. Her recent performance credits include - Amazon Prime - Lord of the Rings - as The Kingswoman and playing the lead role in musical Hoodminister.

FRANK ZANE

JAIRUS MCLACHLAN

Born in Knoxville, Tennessee and raised in Greenville, South Carolina, Jairus has been making waves on West End stages since his arrival in 2022. Even before graduating with an MA from the Royal Academy of Music, he landed his first professional role in Disney’s The Lion King at the Lyceum Theatre. Jairus went on to portray Raymond in Tina: The Tina Turner Musical and has more recently joined the cast of one of the world’s most acclaimed musicals, Hamilton. Jairus is thrilled to be expanding his experience in Theatre and is excited to be with Christmas Nutcracker Noir.

ANGIE

SHOKO ITO

Shoko is a seasoned performer originally from Japan and has been a part of many wonderful productions across the UK and beyond. Her recent credits include Brigadoon at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, Wicked the Musical - UK & Ireland Tour and made her acting debut as Shoko Aizawa in The Garden of Words at the Park Theatre. Prior to this, she danced with Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures for 5 years

ALEX CODD

AXL & ASSISTANT CHOREOGRAPHER

Alex has previously been Assistant Choreographer to Gary Lloyd on multiple projects including the new musical ‘Rehab’ (Neon 194, London), ‘On Broadway’ (Celebrity Cruises) and ‘The True Adventures of Peter Pan’ (Crossroads), as well as being Co Choreographer for ‘New York Nights’ (Cirque Bijou). Most recently Alex was Choreographer on ‘Beauty and the Beast’ (UK Productions).

Before that they were part of the original cast for three shows onboard the Celebrity Beyond – working with creatives such as Aisling Duffy, Freddie Tapner, Liam Lunniss, Lukas McFarlane and Kendra Horsburgh.

JAZZ

PATRICK WILDEN

Patrick trained at The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts. He was most recently seen performing in the West End Production of ‘Cabaret’ as Swing and Assistant Dance Captain, marking his West End Debut.

His recent theatre credits include ‘Stage Door’, ‘Arte’, ‘Elements’, ‘Rockumentary’ (Celebrity Cruises), ‘Jack and The Beanstalk’ (Hawth Theatre), ‘Beauty and the Beast’ (Oman Exhibition Centre). Other credits include ‘Disney’s Spring Promenade’ (Disneyland Paris) and ‘The 4’Oclock Club’ (CBBC).

MADAME ZEL

JESSICA ALONSO

Jessica Alonso is an award-winning Spanish actress and Ballet dancer, known for her performances, not only on the screen ( "Pelotas", "Vampire Virus", “Lo que no se ve” but also in theatre all over the world. She is part of the global immersive Theatre company Secret Theatre, last performances include, THE Invitation in Venice, THE ART OF DYING in Hong Kong and THE GREAT GATSBY in Madrid. Also she created and wrote TV pilot, LEECH, which is already in postproduction, directed by her and the renowned Spanish actress and director, Cristina Alcázar.

GEORGE ZANE

DAVID -MICHAEL JOHNSON

DMJ trained at New York University and Circle in the Square Theatre School.

He appeared in countless shows at New York City’s famed Radio City Music Hall and performed on Broadway in Singin’ In The Rain and Porgy & Bess.

International Theatre credits include The Bodyguard (Bill Devaney), Starlight Express (Electra), Miss Saigon (John), Dreamgirls (C.C.), RENT (Tom Collins), Jesus Christ Superstar (Jesus, Judas), We Will Rock You (Brit) and Dirty Dancing (Tito).

DMJ has sung in concerts worldwide, favourites include The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber (Scandinavia), An Evening with Tim Rice (Barbados), One Enchanted Evening (Dublin), Chess in Concert (London) and Motown—Die Musik Show (Germany). DMJ was also a soloist for Hugh Wooldridge’s Night of A Thousand Voices concert series at the Royal Albert Hall.

ELF ELDAR

CHRISTOPHER HOWELL

Christopher is an international multidisciplinary performer who specialises in magic, theatre, singing and magic consultancy for media, advertising and live performance. Originally from the USA, he's a long-time resident of the UK with a BA (hons) in Theatre Arts and Studio Arts from Richmond University and training as a classical singer from the Accademia Filarmonica in Bologna. He is an associate of the International School for Acting and Creativity and member of The Magic Circle. He has performed internationally including on stage at The Magic Castle in Hollywood. Christopher has also performed with the immersive theatre company Punchdrunk and at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with his show Rabbits Out of the Hat.

FUTURE

TIANNA JEWISS

Tianna trained at Reynolds performing arts in musical theatre. Since then, she's worked in many fields in the industry. Credits include West End concert of ' BOMBAY SUPERSTAR' at His Majesty's theatre, on-stage swing / cover justice in ROCK OF AGES (UK Tour). Dance captain in Cinderella & Snow-white (crossroads). Dancer in Season 24 (Global Village Dubai), Tianna also toured the UK with BAFTA award-winning dance group DIVERSITY in their last tour, Supernova, as a featured lead dancer. She also originated the roles of 'Her' in To Have and to Hold (Bush theatre) and Amanda in immersive play Squad Goals.

FLOW

PHOEBE CORAY

Phoebe is originally from Cardiff, Wales and graduated from Laine Theatre Arts. Upon graduating, she joined Celebrity Cruises onboard the prestigious Celebrity Edge, Apex, Beyond and was an inaugural cast on Ascent. She has worked with creatives such as Gary Lloyd, Lukas Mcfarlane, Jerry Reeve, Liam Lunniss, and Brandi Chun. Other credits include sex education (Netflix), War 2 (Yash Raj Films), and The Collection (Amazon Prime).

DJ ENZO

SAFEENA LADHA

Safeena is a wonderful, versatile performer who excels in both the dramatic and comedic worlds Her recent theatre credits include Dracula - A Comedy of Terrors (Menier Chocolate Factory), The West-End hit - The 39 Steps (UK tour & Trafalgar Theatre), SHE (UK tour & Omnibus Theatre), The Great Gatsby (London, Immersive Everywhere), Coriolanus (Rose Theatre, Bankside), The Two Gentlemen of Verona (Kings Theatre, Gloucester), Troilus and Cressida (Edinburgh Fringe) and Stick Man Live (Leicester Square Theatre).

On the DJ circuit, Safeena is known as Saffy The Deck Slayer. She weaves movie quotes, game sounds and pop culture references in between nostalgic tunes to create her signature style

Gabriella Williams

Resident director/understudy

Gabriella graduated from “The Arts Educational Schools London” in 2015. Since then, she has performed in a multitude of productions, most recently, as Betty Haynes in “White Christmas” (The Mill at Sonning 2024-25), Lana Turner in “Chasing Rainbows” (Regents Park OAT 2023), (Original Workshop), Zelda in “Zelda” (The Umbrella Rooms 2022) (Original Workshop), Sherrie in ’Rock of Ages” (UK Tour 2022-23), and Dandini in “Cinderella” (The Gordon Craig Theatre 2022-23), (Award Winning Pantomime)

Gaby has also been Mrs. Bunny Caldwell in “Cruel Intentions” (UK Tour 2025), where she was also Resident Director for the Original UK Tour

Nicola Myers

Nic plays Rox

Nic is an Exceptional Talent Scholar 2020 graduate of ArtsEd. Her stage credits include recently finishing a run as 'Meg Brockie' in Brigadoon at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, 'Kathryn Mertuil' in the first UK tour of Cruel Intentions the 90's musical, 'Judy Haynes' in White Christmas, a year as the Alternate Sally Bowles/swing in Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, as well as being in the original cast of Back To The Future at the Adelphi. Other credits include Cabaret at the Lido De Paris, ‘Clare’ in Ordinary Days, and workshops: Bliss, World’s Apart, PIN, Soapdish. Concerts include: West side story BBC Proms, featured vocalist in On The Town BBC Proms.

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