Pia Douwes
With her award-winning portrayal of Elisabeth, (Vienna
world première, Netherlands, Germany) Pia became the most sought
after leading lady of the German, Dutch and Austrian musical theatre
world. She also created the role of Milady de Winter in
3 Musketiers (Netherlands,
Germany) and starred
in the West End and on Broadway as Velma Kelly in
Chicago .
Other Musical-theatre credits include:
Norma Desmond
in Sunset Boulevard,
Killer Queen in We Will Rock You, Clara
in Passion, Principal in
Fosse, Velma Kelly in
Chicago, Evita in Evita, Fantine in Les
Misèrables (all in the Netherlands), Mrs. Danvers in
Rebecca (Germany), Sally
Bowles in Cabaret
(Netherlands, Germany), Grizabella in
CATS (Netherlands, Moscow, Austria), Rizzo in
Grease (Austria), Beggar Woman in Anniversary Concert version of
Sweeney Todd
(West End, London).
Theatre credits:
Maria Callas in Master Class, Jane Eyre in Jane Eyre, Daughter
in Savannah Bay (all in the Netherlands)
and Kate in Other People’s
Money (Prague).
Pia guest starred in the Dutch TV series
Wilhelmina, Annie M.G , ONM.
She was a coach/jury on the musical casting shows:
Op zoek naar …Evita,
Joseph, Mary Poppins, Zorro (Netherlands) and
Ich Tarzan, Du Jane
(Germany).
Awards include:
Image 1996 for Elisabeth,
German Public Award for
Sally Bowles, Dutch Musical
Award for Best Dutch Actor Abroad.
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