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Chumisa Dornford-May Interview: Olivier Nominee Talks Into The Woods Role

Chumisa Dornford-May Interview: Olivier Nominee Talks Into The Woods Role

If at any point you’ve been to the theatre in London’s West End over the last year, the chances are you’ve encountered rising star Chumisa Dornford-May’s voice, perhaps without even realising it. Over the last 12 months, Chumisa has appeared in no fewer than three distinct West End shows, each completely different from the one before it. This time a year ago, she was wrapping up a stint in the inaugural London production of Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet Of 1812, later earning the first of what promises to be many Olivier nominations for her work in the title role. Just months later, she landed a main role in the National Theatre’s Here We Are, notably the final show (not to mention one of the strangest) that the legendary theatre composer Stephen Sondheim worked on in his lifetime, treading the boards alongside industry greats like Jane Krakowski, Tracie Bennett and Jesse Tyler Ferguson. After that, she landed her biggest and most exciting role to date, in another Sondheim musical (and, arguably, his best), Into …