Michael Schumakker
Katrina Murphy Entertainment
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Katrina is originally from London-UK and was granted a Green Card as
an Alien of Extraordinary ability in 2015. She became an American
Citizen in October 2022 and has dual citizenship.
Coming from a Musical family, she originally learnt to sing with her
Mother who was a successful West End Musical performer. She then
trained at the Arts Educational School London,
won the Tom Merrifield Scholarship for all-round best performer to
study at the London Studio Centre & finished her classical training at
the Royal College of Music
Having a varied career between Opera, Operetta and Musical theatre,
roles include Christine in The Phantom of the Opera Broadway/West
End production, having previously played the role on the National UK
tour for Cameron Mackintosh and The Really Useful Group.
Prior to that-Katrina played the role of Carrie in Cameron Mackintosh's
production of Carousel at the Shaftesbury Theatre London having
previously understudied & played the part at The Royal National
Theatre. This show then transferred to Broadway.
Katrina has performed in numerous live performances for the BBC,
including the role of Marsinah in Kismet, Anne in A Little Night Music &
Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady. She has also been a guest artiste in BBC
Radio 2's National Music Day & Friday Night Is Music Night.
Other theatre credits include Robert & Elizabeth at the Chichester
Theatre, the UK national tour of Kiss Me Kate where she understudied
the role of Bianca, the UK tour of 20th Century Musicals, the title role
in the British Premiere of The Girl With The Roses at the Bloomsbury
Theatre London & she was Michael Balls guest singer on his UK
National Tour & at the world famous Royal Albert Hall in London.
Katrina also played the lead role of 'The Spirit of Sherwood Forest' in
Robin Hood with Nigel Havers, Lee Mead and Bobby Davro at the
Theatre Royal Plymouth UK for QDOS Productions.
Opera credits include Orpheus In The Underworld for Opera North
where she played the role of Diana, Queen Of The Night in Magic Flute,
Donna Anna in Don Giovanni, Frascita in Carmen all for Travelling
Opera & Valenciene in The Merry Widow for Opera Della Luna. She also
performed with the English National Opera in their productions of
Orpheus in the Underworld and Ozud.
Katrina has done extensive concert work all over the UK &
internationally, working with orchestras such as The London
Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, the Royal
Liverpool Philharmonic, the Scottish Opera Orchestra, Gothenburg
Symphony Orchestra Sweden & Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra Switzerland.
Other concerts include Bernstein in the '50s at the Symphony Hall
Birmingham with the Birmingham Concert Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Sir Simon Rattle, Stars of the Musicals in Kuala Lumpur
& she was Larry Adler's Guest Singer in his Glory of Gershwin Concert
Tour, including a performance at The Queen Elizabeth Hall in London.
She also performed in Fascinating Rhythm-A Celebration of Gershwin
with the Odense Symphony Orchestra in Denmark.
She played the lead role of "Esmeralda"in Notre Dame in Lithuania and
Latvia for audiences of 10,000 people and Adele in Die Fledermause at
The Symphony Hall Birmingham with the Halle Orchestra.
Recordings include Carrie in the London Cast Recording of Carousel,
Millie in Seven Brides For Seven Brothers, Hope in Anything Goes,
Grete in The Dancing Years & several West End The Concert
Recordings all for TER. TV Credits include The Lawrence Olivier
Awards, The Michael Parkinson Show both for the BBC, Speed & On
The Road both for ITV.
Most recently, she performed with her own act "The Singers in
Disguise’ for UK Living TV on their "Four Weddings" program.
She has worked extensively in corporate entertainment as a Headline
performer including for The Duke of Edinburgh at Windsor Castle, Nigel
Mansell former Grand Prix champion, Lord Kirkham at the Monte Carlo
Grand Prix, The Villa Rothschild in Monte Carlo for the National
Federation of Builders, the launch of the new 5 series BMW in Cannes
& at the Paris Opera House for Henry Kissinger.
Katrina is the Lead performer and is the Creative and Artistic Director of
'KatrinaMurphyEntertainment.net’.She has created numerous acts
suitable for concerts and corporate events and hand-picks the
performers she works with from Broadway shows, London’s West End
and reputable Opera Companies both in the UK and California.
Ross Braun, TV Celebrity Gloria Hunnerford’s Caron Keating foundation
at The Savoy Hotel London, and at The Winter Gardens in New York.
Katrina and her performers have performed at The Ricoh Arena
Birmingham, The Echo Arena Liverpool, for Sheffield United football
Club as well as many outstanding venues all over the UK such as the
Dorchester, the Ritz, Harrods & The National History Museum for a
number of very well known clients including the British prime minister
John Major.
With her act The Singers in Disguise she has had engagements both in
the UK and California. Katrina has performed with her Singers in
Disguise act in Florida, Washington DC, Las Vegas, Chicago, Miami,
Kansas, San Diego, New York, Los Angeles & Grand Cayman. She
recently performed for Hyundai at The Hotel del Coronado in San
Diego and in LA for a large event for Union Bank at Union Station.
Other musical theatre roles include Lucy Barker /Beggar Woman in
Sweeney Todd in Brea California and Mrs Wornwood in Matilda in
Costa Mesa California.
Other opera credits include with the San Diego Opera Company in their
production of Turendot.
Katrina originated the role of ‘QED the Winter Fairy’ in the new
musical Winter Lights running in the new 1000 seater auditorium at
The Discovery Cube in Santa Ana last December and January and will
be playing the role again this year.
She will then be joining the Florida Grand Opera in March 2024 in their
production of the opera La Boheme .
MUSICALS
Leading Lady from London’s West End
International Principal Concert artist
Principal Musical artist for the BBC
Performed with recognized and respected
opera companies both in the USA and UK
Performs internationally, especially
the USA & UK.
LATEST NEWS
Katrina Murphy
The act is based in Southern California and London
and is available worldwide and particularly Las Vegas Nevada,
San Diego, Los Angeles, London UK and surrounding counties.
"Hello there, I was at a wedding in Castlebar, Ireland at the weekend and was blown away with your act. (a Chef,Waiter and Maite D).Superb! my compliments to you all."
Meryl Pull
East Anglian Business Federation
Good afternoon Katrina- I would like to thank you for a fantastic performance last night. I have had numerous emails from our members this morning enthusing about their performance; it is the only time in the thirteen years of our Annual Dinner that there has been a standing ovation.You certainly supplied the "WOW" factor on the night. Thanks again
Ferrari Owners Club
Hertfordshire
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Performed by some of the best female singers from the West End and Broadway, they are available for Corporate Entertainment, Cabaret and Concerts.
