Marianne Benedict
is currently gracing the stage as The Wicked Witch of The West in The Wizard of
Oz in which she took over the role from Hannah Waddingham, She was part of the
original ensemble in the show and was recently promoted to full time Wicked
Witch. She graduated from Arts Educational, Her credits range from playing
Vivian in Dirty Dancing, Understudying the role of Killer Queen in We Will Rock
You and Debbie in Debbie Does Dallas. Her other include Miss Mackintosh in
The
Sunshine Boys, Catherine in The Girl
Dusty, Gloria and resident MD in Return to the
Forbidden Planet, Sophie in the Misfits
(film workshop), Alice and understudy Bonnie in Loveshack, Stella and understudy Polly
Baker in Crazy for You
and
singer in West End
Musical Theatre Celebration. I was lucky enough to
catch up with her and talk to her about her career... When and how did you realise that you wanted to perform for a living? Very early on in life, I never stopped singing and dancing around at home and putting on shows.
You attended Arts Educational, what did you learn from them that you still practise or use in your career today? So so much. It really is a fantastic college and I still hear words of wisdom from the staff ringing in my ears.
Is there anything that you didn't learn whist in training that you think is important for young performers to know? You can't possibly learn what it's really truly like to work in this business. Only by getting out there and doing it will you know.
