Claire Moore
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Claire Moore (2 January 1960 in Over Hulton, Bolton) is an English soprano singer and actress best known for her leading role as Christine in Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera and as Ellen in Miss Saigon.
Early life
Peggy and Geoff Moore, the latter a jazz musician, was educated at Hesketh Fletcher School, Atherton, and Leigh Sixth Form College before beginning operatic studies at the Royal Northern College of Music.
Her early career includes appearing alongside Richard Harris in the 1982 London production of Camelot and playing the lead role of Audrey in the 1983–85 Comedy Theatre production of Little Shop of Horrors.
In 1986, she was cast as the alternate Christine Daaé in The Phantom of the Opera's original cast. Instead of Sarah Brightman, she appeared in three shows each week. Moore took on the role full-time after Brightman left the show after a year. The Phantom Appreciation Society named her "favourite Christine" in honor of her contribution. She left the role in 1989 to appear Ellen in Miss Saigon's London production.
Moore appeared in The King and I's London palladium production from 2000 to 2001 as Mrs Anna (as substitute for Elaine Paige). She has appeared in Les Misérables' Fantine and Madame Thenardier, as well as Bernard J. Taylor's musicals.
Her roles with The Duchess of Malfi, The Critic, The Real Inspector Hound, and The Cherry Orchard extended beyond musicals to opera, and acting roles.
Miss Saigon, The Phantom of the Opera – Highlights, Cabaret, Oliver! She is featured on albums including the original cast recordings of the opera. The Misérables, The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber, Leading Ladies, and two solo albums of songs by Bernard J. Taylor are among Les Misérables on sale.
She returns to perform at Bolton Choral Union concerts regularly while living and working in London.
She appeared on BBC TV's "Do Something" in April and May 2008, a role she previously took on in How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? Any Dream Will Do (2006) and Any Dream Will Do (2006). Claire resurfaced as Over the Rainbow's vocal coach in 2010. She appeared in the Royal National Theatre's production London Road at the Cottesloe Theatre in 2011.
In September 2012, Claire was the soloist in a James Bond tribute in the BBC Proms. speed vs. The London Philharmonic Orchestra accompanied her.
She had intended to return to The Phantom of the Opera in September 2013, this time to play Carlotta Guidicelli, but her performance was postponed due to illness.
In 2017, she appeared in The Girls at the Phoenix Theatre as the lead role.
She performed former Follie girl Hattie Walker and performed "Broadway Baby" in Follies' 2019 National Theatre production. She continued her growth by appearing in two scenes as 'Miss Andrew/Miss Smythe' in the 2019 West End revival of Mary Poppins, the run of which was suspended by the COVID-19 outbreak on March 16, 2020.
Claire performed in the World Premier of the Great British Bake off the Musical at the Everyman Theatre in Cheltenham in 2022. The Role of a contestant referred to as 'Babs.'
Career
Her early work includes appearing alongside Richard Harris in the 1982 London production of Camelot and playing the lead role of Audrey in the 1983–85 Comedy Theatre production of Little Shop of Horrors.
In 1986, she was cast as the alternate Christine Daaé in the original cast of The Phantom of the Opera. She played three shows each week instead of Sarah Brightman. When Brightman left the production after a year, Moore then took on the role full-time. She was voted "favourite Christine" by the Phantom Appreciation Society. In 1989 she left the role to play Ellen in the London production of Miss Saigon.
From 2000 to 2001, Moore played Mrs Anna (as alternate for Elaine Paige) in the London Palladium production of The King and I. She has also played Fantine and Madame Thenardier in Les Misérables; and also appeared in the musicals of Bernard J. Taylor.
Apart from musicals, her work also includes opera, and acting roles with the McKellen/Petherbridge Company's Royal National Theatre productions of The Duchess of Malfi, The Critic, The Real Inspector Hound and The Cherry Orchard.
She is featured on albums including the original cast recordings of Miss Saigon, The Phantom of the Opera – Highlights, Cabaret, Oliver! and Les Misérables, as well as The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber, Leading Ladies and two solo albums of songs by Bernard J. Taylor.
Living and working in London, she returns regularly to perform at her home town at events such as Bolton Choral Union concerts.
She was seen in April and May 2008 as a vocal coach on BBC TV's I'd Do Anything, a role she previously undertook in How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? (2006) and Any Dream Will Do (2007). Claire reprised her role as vocal coach for Over the Rainbow in 2010. In 2011 she appeared in the Royal National Theatre production London Road at the Cottesloe Theatre.
Claire was the soloist in a James Bond special in the BBC Proms in September 2012. She was accompanied by the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
She was due to return to the London production of The Phantom of the Opera in September 2013, this time to play Carlotta Guidicelli, but her run was cancelled due to injury.
In 2017 she played the lead role of Chris in The Girls at the Phoenix Theatre
In the 2019 National Theatre production of Follies, she played former Follie girl Hattie Walker and sang one of the shows most popular songs, ‘Broadway Baby’. She followed this by playing the dual roles of ‘Miss Andrew/Miss Smythe' in the 2019 West End revival of Mary Poppins, the run of which was stopped on 16 March 2020 by the COVID-19 outbreak.
2022, Claire starred in the World Premier of the Great British Bake off the Musical at the Everyman Theatre in Cheltenham. Playing the Role of a contestant called ‘Babs’.