Caroline O'Connor

Caroline began her professional career after studying at the esteemed Royal Ballet School in London. She went on to perform extensively throughout the UK and Europe, most notably making her West End leading lady debut in 1995 as Mabel Normand in Jerry Herman's Mack and Mabel, earning her first Laurence Olivier Award nomination for Best Actress in a Musical.

Caroline came to world attention in 2001 as tango dancing 'Nini Legs in the Air' in Baz Luhrmann's Academy Award winning film Moulin Rouge. In 2002, Caroline made her Broadway debut as Velma Kelly in Chicago at the Shubert Theatre.

Back in the UK, Caroline has starred in The Rink, Gypsy, Assassins and in the English National Opera's production of On the Town in the West End and Paris. She also had the honour of headlining both the BBC Proms' Hooray for Hollywood concert, and Stephen Sondheim's 80th birthday celebration at the Royal Albert Hall. Stepping into 2011 Paris production of Sweeney Todd with less than a month's rehearsal, Stephen Sondheim declared Caroline the best 'Mrs. Lovett' he had ever heard…