Ellen McElroy

Dublin-born Ellen McElroy has been performing since the age of nine. Studying in Dublin at the Irish Academy of Music and at the Leinster School of Music she has honed her craft performing worldwide in countless professional roles.Highlights of her career include leading roles in such musicals as The Hot Mikado, The Sound Of Music, The Rocky Horror Show, Jesus Christ Superstar and West Side Story. She has also shared the stage with such notables as John Barrowman and David Kernan in Aspects Of Love. She made her London debut starring in The Cuchulainn Cycle opposite Hazel O'Conner. Ellen has received critical acclaim in several productions including: Side By Side by Sondheim and the new musical review , Simply Sondheim, commissioned by Opera Fringe, Northern Ireland, and recorded by the BBC. Ellen has toured the world with the Concordia Theatre Company on board the QE2. Working with veteran musical director, David Wray she is currently a member of Music Theatre Ireland which recently completed a successful nationwide tour with A New York Songbook. She has also received critcal acclaim for her role in the recent smash hit comedy"The Full Monty" staged at the Olympia Theatre and National Tour. Ellen has just completed a sold out US tour with the Three Irish Tenors for the fourth year running and also completed a sold out US tour with her fellow Irish Diva in "Women of Ireland"Ellens dream of completing her first solo album came true last year as she worked on Love's Illusions with producer David Wray and co-producer Mark Mc Cabe. On completion of her U.S. tour Ellen launched her album at the Sugar Club in April 07 and embarked on a national tour. Ellen also is constantly in demand for her work as a cabaret artsit and her swing bands. Ellen swings the blues in one of the most in demand corporate bands around and also she is part of Satin Dolls-The Andrew Sister Experience. Along with Naoise stuart Kelly and Laura Kelly the girls and their band are swinging their way around Ireland for concerts, corporate affairs and functions. Upcoming work includes a national tour of a new show called "Songbirds" with RTES Kevin Hough and David Wray and his swing band as they bring you the lives and music of Ella Fitzgerald, Doris Day, Peggy Lee, Billie Holiday, Judy Garland, Liza Minnelli, Shirley Bassey and many more great divas. Also Ellen will be starring in the long awaited revival of "The New Lesbian Vampires of Sodom"The Boston Globe - "Irresistable, with a sparkling personality" Irish Times - "Induced me in an inchoate wish to ask if they sang requests" Irish Times - "Excellent performance" Irish Times - "Ellen Mc Elroy has the range and confidence to move from soubrette to torch singer with effortless precision." Irish Times - "Ellen's voice is above the weight of the music but she has the vocal and theatrical intelligence to reveal the quality of the music while making it her own." Evening Echo - "Ellen Mc Elroys voice is amazing. What a talent"