Aileen embarked on her professional career singing the role of Rose in Kurt Weill’s One Touch of Venus at The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden and subsequently; Carmen, La Boheme and Cosi Fan Tutte at the Royal Festival Hall.
In London’s West End, Aileen performed for five years in the smash-hit musical Wicked at the Victoria Apollo Theatre. As a cast member, she received an Olivier Award for Best Ensemble Performance and won West End Eurovision. Other West End Credits include; Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Mrs Potts/Madame de la Grande Bouche/Sugar Bowl) and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s, The Phantom of the Opera at his Majesty’s Theatre, Haymarket, London. Aileen played the lead role of Donna in the internationally successful Mamma Mia at The Point, Dublin and in Paris, Lisbon, Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg.
Recordings
Aileen can be heard on the London Cast Recording of “Zip Goes A Million” by Eric Maschwitz and music by George Posford and Noël by Liam Bates and Eoin Colfer. She recorded the original song by Wexford Playwright, Billy Roche: “Love Makes a Fool of You” from the Movie Trojan Eddie. Aileen’s solo recording can be heard on the Soundtrack for ‘Elicit’ starring Rita Tushinghan.
Solo Albums
Christmas by Candlelight
It Feels Like Christmas
A Date with Doris
National Concert Hall, Dublin
Christmas by Candlelight
UK and Irish Tour
Doris, Daithi and Maura
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