Rosemary Ashe, ‘Call Me Merman’

‘There’s no business like showbusiness!’ So sang Ethel Merman in one of her most famous performances, Annie Get Your Gun. Now West End leading lady Rosemary Ashe brings her tribute to Ethel Merman to…..Ethel Merman helped electrify the Broadway musical, and this tribute visits all her biggest shows, from Girl Crazy, which made her an overnight star, to Anything Goes, Call Me Madam & Gypsy.

Rosemary Ashe has appeared in some of the biggest West End musicals, including Les Miserables, Mary Poppins & The Witches of Eastwick. She also created the role of Carlotta, The Prima Donna, in the original cast of The Phantom of The Opera. With fabulous songs by Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Gershwin and many more, plus wonderful anecdotes, this is an entertaining evening that should not be missed.

Musical Direction: Paul Knight

“She booms. She belts. She is Merman. Well, actually, she isn’t. She is Rosie Ashe, who captures the essence of Ethel without being a caricature or pastiche in sight”– The Stage