Introducing... The Nicest Kids In Town
Motormouth Maybelle
Played by: JOHNNIE FIORITheatre: Johnnie made her West End debut as Mabeline in 125th Street and then went on to understudy ‘Muzzy’ in Thoroughly Modern Millie (Shaftesbury Theatre, London); World premiere of 1984 (Royal Opera House); The Exonerated (Riverside Studios, London) and ‘Ma Rainey’ in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Royal Exchange, Manchester).
Music: In 1998 Johnnie launched her international career with an appearance on Vh1 Europe’s acoustic programme Take It to the Bridge as a singer-songwriter and has toured major festivals throughout the UK and Europe.
Television and Voice-overs: Her voice was featured as The Three Muses from the Disney soundtrack of Hercules; as ‘La La’ and ‘Poe’ for the Teletubbies; on the Power Rangers’ theme and the children’s show Brum. Commercials include American Airlines, Pepsi and Coca-Cola. She is currently a featured guest medium on television’s Most Haunted and Most Haunted Live.
Johnnie’s singing career started at the age of 3 when her Great-Grandfather would take her to roadside revivals and tell her, “Just sing for the people little Johnnie.” She has been singing and writing songs ever since.
