Charlotte Kennedy

Charlotte Emily Ball (born 4 July 1994), known professionally as Charlotte Kennedy, is an English actress. She is known for her work in musical theatre.

Early life Kennedy was born in Banbury, Oxfordshire. She began playing cello at age 7 and also took singing lessons, and developed an interest in musical theatre at age 15. From 2010 to 2012, she studied Performing and Production Arts at Stratford-upon-Avon College. She would later return to the college as a tutor for the Foundation in Musical Theatre course and a visiting specialist to lead Masterclasses. She graduated from the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in 2015 with a Bachelor of Arts in Musical Theatre. She taught Masterclasses through MTDA.

Career Kennedy made her West End debut as Cosette in Les Misérables at the Queen's Theatre (later the Sondheim Theatre) in 2016. In 2017, she appeared in Honeymoon in Vegas at the London Palladium and South Pacific at Cadogan Hall.

Kennedy continued to perform in Les Misérables until it closed in 2019 so the theatre could be refurbished, after which she worked as an office temp in between auditions. She starred in a pantomime production of Cinderella at the Cambridge Arts Theatre later in 2019 and gave concerts at Brasserie Zédel and Rothamsted Manor in 2020. On 22 December 2021 Kennedy rejoined the West End Cast of Les Misérables as Cosette for a single concert performance. In 2022, she covered the role of Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady for its West End revival at the London Coliseum before playing the part in the production's subsequent UK and Ireland tour. The following year, Kennedy appeared in the London production of Flowers for Mrs Harris at Riverside Studios.

Stage Year Title Role Notes 2016–2019, 2021 Les Misérables Cosette Queen's Theatre, London 2017 Honeymoon in Vegas Vocalist London Palladium 2017 South Pacific Ensemble Cadogan Hall, London 2018 The Songs of Daniel & Laura Curtis Hippodrome, London 2018 London's Leading Luvvies Perform Alexander S. Bermange 2019 Halloween in Concert: I Screamed a Scream Fortune Theatre, London 2019 Cinderella Cinderella Cambridge Arts Theatre, Cambridge 2020 Don't Make a Scene Concert at Brasserie Zédel 2021 Musicals at the Manor Concert at Rothamsted Manor 2022 My Fair Lady Eliza Doolittle (understudy) London Coliseum Eliza Doolittle UK & Ireland tour 2023 Flowers for Mrs Harris Pamela / Natasha Riverside Studios, London