Nicola Hughes (actress) facts for kids
Nicola Hughes is a talented English performer. She is a dancer, singer, and actress. Her family comes from Antigua.
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Nicola Hughes' Acting Journey
Nicola Hughes began her main theatre career in 1996. Her first big role was playing the Acid Queen in the musical The Who's Tommy. This show took place at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London.
Starring in West End Shows
From 1998 to 1999, Nicola played a famous character named Velma Kelly. This was in the West End musical Chicago at the Adelphi Theatre. She took over the role from another actress, Ute Lemper.
Nicola has had many other important roles in London's West End. She played Zarita in Simply Heavenly at the Trafalgar Studios. She also performed in a show called Fosse at the Prince of Wales Theatre. For her amazing work in Fosse, she was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award. This is a very important award for theatre in the UK.
Her most recent performance in the West End was from 2006 to 2007. She played Bess in Sir Trevor Nunn's The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess. She was nominated for another Olivier Award for this role.
Other Theatre Performances
Nicola has performed in many different plays and musicals. She played Yum Yum in The Hot Mikado at the Watermill Theatre. She was also Bloody Mary in South Pacific at the Grange Park Opera.
Other roles include Zarita in Simply Heavenly at the Young Vic. She was The Lady in Blues In The Night at the Birmingham Rep. Nicola also performed in Ain't Misbehavin' at Derby Playhouse. She played Helene in Sweet Charity and was in Notes Across a Small Pond.
In 2014, Nicola played Bess again in Porgy and Bess. This time, the show was at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre in London. The performances ran from July to August that summer.
Television and Recent Work
In 2015, Nicola joined the TV show Mount Pleasant on Sky One. She played a character named Jenna in the fifth season.
Most recently, in 2024, Nicola played Sarah in the musical Opening Night. She performed alongside actress Sheridan Smith. The show was at the Gielgud Theatre in London's West End. It was directed by Ivo van Hove.
