Personal Life / Current and Future Projects
Atherton is signed to Speckulation Entertainment, which produced her second CD and has organized her tours.
Since leaving Avenue Q, Atherton has starred in various productions such as Ordinary Days. She has performed at the Great British Musical show in the West End. Atherton has also performed in West End Live, a showcase which takes place the third weekend in June and is now in its third year. On 5 June, she put on an acoustic session to mark the one-year release of her album.
Then, in her largest solo performance, Atherton performed at the Apollo Theatre in London on 26 June. Atherton performed hits from her second CD as well as reuniting and performing with Kate Monster and Daniel Boys, and appearing with special guests Richard Fleeshman, Lance Horne, and Tom Parsons on guitar.
From 29 September 2011 to the present, Atherton has played the role of Sister Mary Robert in the first UK tour of Sister Act the Musical. Sister Act is touring throughout the UK and Ireland.
As of 2011, Julie has been engaged to Tom Parsons, who starred opposite her in "Avenue Q" as Nicky/Trekkie Monster.
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