April Nicholson

Female Singer

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Also Performs As: Actor, Jazz Singer, Acting Teacher
Country: United Kingdom
Based In: Welwyn Garden City, East of England
Performs: Worldwide
From: £250
April is a West End seasoned performer who has experience singing in many genres including Musical Theatre, Swing & Jazz. She can perform her show April Sings Arlen as an hour show or 2 x 45 minutes or she can tailor a show to your spec from her wide repertoire.
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Experience

Seasoned West End performer in Musicals with experience of gigging with small combos and big bands. Styles include Musical Theatre, Jazz, 60s pop, specialising in 30s, 40s, American Songbook. Cole Porter, Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern etc. Can perform her April Sings Arlen show either as an hour show or 2 x 45 minutes featuring the work of Harold Arlen (films Wizard of Oz, A Star is Born, Jazz standards, Get Happy, Stormy Weather, Paper Moon, World on a String.) and many more!

Suitable for

Anniversary Party Birthday Party (Adult) Casinos Christmas Party Club Party Cocktail Party / Drinks Reception Community Event Concerts / Tours Corporate Event Cruise Ships Dinner Party Grand Opening Party High School Reunion Holiday / Theme Parks Hotel Event New Year's Eve Party Nightclub Event Private Party Product Launch / Promotion Restaurant / Bar / Pub Event Retirement Party Social Club Theaters / Stage Trade Show / Exhibitions Wedding Cocktail/Drinks Reception Wedding Reception

Acting Experience

April has experience of performing in everything from Pantomime with Stanley Baxter and Ronnie Corbett to Stage Musicals such as Anything Goes and The Full Monty in the West End, plus small parts in television dramas. She sang in the recording of Anything Goes at Decca. She has also extensively used her acting skills in Roleplay for real life Doctor's exams.

Meet the Act

April went to full-time Ballet/Theatre school at the age of 11 and became a professional dancer. At the age of 14 years she appeared amongst Ballet Stars including Beryl Grey and Nadia Nerina in The All England Sunshine Dance Gala at the Palace Theatre as a Challenge Cup winner and was presented to Princess Margaret after the show. Having had an early career in shows and musicals as a triple threat, April retired from the stage to bring up her family of three boys. She then resumed her career at the age of 52 when she updated her training and gained a Postgraduate Diploma at The Royal Cent ...

Additional Information

April is an Equity member and benefits from Full Public Liability Insurance.


Virtual Services Offer

Audition Coaching

April gives one to one coaching sessions on speeches for Drama School Auditions.

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