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Rachel Tucker (The Pirate Queen, Come From Away, Wicked)

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Rachel Tucker is flying off to New York next week to join the cast of Come From Away on Broadway.

Before that she's starring in a one-off charity performance of The Pirate Queen (by Les Mis writers Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg) in aid of Leukaemia UK. You can get tickets here.

Rachel is best known for playing Elphaba in Wicked in London and on Broadway. She was nominated for an Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical last year for Come From Away. She's also appeared in We Will Rock You in London and The Last Ship on Broadway. 

In between starring in all those shows she's released two albums and toured the country as well as performing a number of solo concerts over the last few years.

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