Ruthie Henshall

Ruthie Henshall stars as Fraulein Schneider in Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club in London’s West End.

About Ruthie Henshall

Ruthie Henshall is an Olivier Award–winning actress and one of the UK’s most celebrated musical theatre performers.

Across a four-decade career, she has been nominated for five Olivier Awards for Best Actress in a Musical, winning for her performance as Amalia Balash in She Loves Me. Ruthie is the only British actress to have played all three leading female roles in Chicago – originating Roxie Hart in the show’s 1997 London production before returning as Velma Kelly and later Mama Morton.

Current Role

Ruthie Henshall takes on the role of Fraulein Schneider in Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, London

theatre credits

Her extensive theatrical credits include Grizabella in Cats, Fantine in Les Miserables, Nancy in Oliver!, Roxie Hart, Velma Kelly and Mama Morton in Chicago (London), Roxie Hart & Velma Kelly in Chicago (Broadway), Mrs Wilkinson in Billy Elliot, Amalia Balash in She Loves Me, Ellen in Miss Saigon, the title roles in Marguerite and Peggy Sue Got Married, Marion Halcome in The Woman in White, Polly Baker in Crazy For You.

She has also starred as Dorothy Brock in 42nd Street at Sadler’s Wells and Fosca in a reimagined Passion at the Hope Mill Theatre.

Throughout her career she has also appeared in the original London productions of Miss Saigon, Children of Eden, Crazy for You, The Woman in White, Peggy Sue Got Married and Marguerite. Ruthie also tours across the UK, USA and Australia as a concert performer.

TV credits

Ruthie’s TV credits include The Case, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Sound of Musicals, Law and Order, The Mysteries of 71st Street. Henshall was a judge on ITV’s Dancing on Ice and appeared on ITV’s I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! in 2020.