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Hayes Theatre
The Hayes Theatre is a 111-seat theatre specialising in music theatre and cabaret in Potts Point, Sydney, Australia. It is named after the Australian performer Nancye Hayes. Hayes Theatre Co was established at the former Darlinghurst Theatre after the Darlinghurst Theatre Company moved to the nearby Eternity Playhouse. Its first production, a revival of ''Sweet Charity'', opened in January 2014. The production transferred to the Sydney Opera House and a national tour, and was nominated for and received multiple Helpmann Awards. The Hayes Theatre Co has gone on to secure a reputation nationally and internationally for its bold work and award-winning performances. Notable performers who have performed at the Hayes include Nancye Hayes, Caroline O'Connor, David Campbell, Verity Hunt-Ballard, Simon Burke, Mitchel Butel, Emma Matthews, Genevieve Lemon, Rowan Witt, Virginia Gay, Tim Draxl, Hellen Dallimore, Bobby Fox, Seann Miley Moore, Trevor AshleyMarika Aubrey [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Potts Point, New South Wales
Potts Point is a small and densely populated suburb in inner-city Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Potts Point is located east of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of the City of Sydney. Potts Point sits on a ridge immediately east of Woolloomooloo, west of Elizabeth Bay and Rushcutters Bay and north of Darlinghurst. The suburb has a roughly trapezoidal shape, and at its greatest extent is no more than long by wide. The suburb's boundaries include Macleay Street to the east, Darlinghurst Road to the southeast, William Street to the south, Brougham Street and part of Cowper Wharf Road to the west. Kings Cross and Garden Island Kings Cross is not an officially designated suburb of Sydney, but rather a locality encompassed entirely by the suburbs of Potts Point and Elizabeth Bay. Kings Cross is a commercial area that is dominated by bars, restaurants, nightclubs, strip clubs and adult bookstores. Kings Cross railway station is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Dallimore
Helen Dallimore (born 31 October 1971) is an Australian actress, known for originating the role of Glinda the Good Witch, Glinda in the West End Theatre, West End production of ''Wicked (musical), Wicked''. Early life Dallimore grew up in Oxford, Oxford, England and Sydney, Australia. She trained at the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney, graduating in 1995. She was awarded a Mike Walsh Fellowships, Mike Walsh Fellowship in 2002. Dallimore's parents are academics and she has one brother. Career Theatre Dallimore's credits with the Sydney Theatre Company include: David Edgar's ''Pentecost'', ''The Unlikely Prospect of Happiness'', Andrew Upton and Gale Edwards' ''The Hanging Man'', and "Miss Adelaide" in ''Guys and Dolls (musical), Guys and Dolls''. She also created the role of "Simone" in ''Up for Grabs (play), Up for Grabs'', later played by Madonna (entertainer), Madonna in the West End. She made her West End debut as Glinda in the original London cast of the mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Drowsy Chaperone
''The Drowsy Chaperone'' is a Canadian musical theatre, musical with music and lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison, and a book by Bob Martin (comedian), Bob Martin and Don McKellar. The story concerns a middle-aged, asocial musical theater fan who, feeling "blue", decides to play for the audience an LP of his favorite musical, the fictional 1928 show ''The Drowsy Chaperone''. As the record plays, the show - a parody of 1920s American musical comedy - comes to life onstage, as the man wryly comments on the music, story and actors. ''The Drowsy Chaperone'' debuted in 1998 at The Rivoli in Toronto, and, after a 2005 run in Los Angeles, opened on Broadway theatre, Broadway on May 1, 2006. The show was nominated for multiple Broadway and West End theatre, West End theatre awards, winning five Tony Awards and seven Drama Desk Awards. The show has had major productions in Toronto, Los Angeles, New York, London, Melbourne and Japan, as well as two North American tours as well as Bate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bert La Bonté
Bert La Bonté is an Australian actor. Early life La Bonté grew up in Melbourne's southeastern suburbs with his parents and two older sisters. His parents migrated from Mauritius in the late 1960s. He discovered a passion for acting at nine when he played Fagin in his school production of ''Oliver!''. Career At 17 La Bonté enrolled in performing arts at the University of Ballarat. His extensive theatre credits include '' Rupert'', ''Birdland'', ''Elling, Lungs'', ''Richard III'', ''A Behanding in Spokane'', ''The Female of the Species'' and ''The Mountaintop'' (Melbourne Theatre Company), ''Phèdre'' (Bell Shakespeare), ''I Am a Miracle and The Good Person of Szechuan'' (Malthouse Theatre). His musical theatre credits include ''The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee'' (Melbourne Theatre Company/Sydney Theatre Company), '' An Officer and a Gentleman'', '' Dream Lover: The Bobby Darin Musical'', ''The Book of Mormon'' (GFO), ''Grey Gardens, Chess, and Kismet'' (The Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elise McCann
Elise McCann (born 28 July 1985) is an Australian actress and musical theatre performer most well known for originating the role of Miss Honey in the Australian production of ''Matilda the Musical'' and as Lucille Ball in ''Everybody Loves Lucy''. McCann appeared as Lynne Woolnough, Peter Allen's Sister, in the Australian television mini series '' Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door'' in 2015 and released her debut album ''Dahlesque'' with ''ABC Music'' on 23 June 2017. She is currently based in both Melbourne and New York and performs internationally. Her performance career includes theatre, musical theatre, concerts and television. Early life Born in Wodonga, Victoria, McCann grew up in Sydney and attended Loreto Normanhurst. Upon graduating, Elise was accepted into the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) Music Theatre program [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amanda Harrison
Amanda Harrison is an Australian actress and singer, known for her roles in ''Wicked'' (Elphaba), ''We Will Rock You'' ("Meat" understudy in the UK, and “Oz" understudy in Australia), and for originating the role of Paula Pokrifki in the world premiere of ''An Officer and a Gentleman''. She has performed in cabaret several times, including her current production Up Close and Reasonably Personal which she is expected to perform at Melbourne Cabaret Festival in June 2014 and recently David Harris, Michael Ball, Lea Salonga and Marie Zamora for Enda Markey Presents ''Do You Hear The People Sing'' at Shanghai Grand Theatre. She voiced characters for Get Ace an animation series released in January 2014. She appeared with Mig Ayesa, Michael Falzon and Carly Thomas-Smith for three performances of The Music of Queen - Rock and Symphonic Spectacular. The concert series began on 7 February 2014, at Sydney Opera House supported by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra before three perfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hayden Tee
Hayden Tee is a New Zealand actor, singer, and makeup artist. He has played varied roles in musical theatre, concert and cabaret. He is based in the United States but has also performed in New Zealand, the UK, South Korea, Taiwan and Australia. Early life Tee was born in New Zealand, grew up in Maungaturoto, and moved to Auckland at the age of 16. At 18 he was invited to Sydney by Avigail Herman to study at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA). He also studied with tenor Kenneth Cornish in Auckland. He has appeared in cabaret, musicals and theatre in Australia, New Zealand, the UK and United States. His roles include Jack in Sondheim's ''Into the Woods'' and '' The Wizard of Oz''. In 2001, he was resident artist at the Court Theatre, Christchurch, appearing as Grumio in ''Kiss Me, Kate'' and as Wayne in ''Kiwifruits II''. Career Theatre and opera In February 2003, Tee received positive reviews for his role in the role of Frances in Campion Decent's ''Three Winters Gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Omaji
Timothy Ugbedo Omaji (born 9 September 1987), better known by his stage name Timomatic, is a Nigerian-born Australian singer-songwriter and dancer. Omaji rose to fame as a contestant on ''So You Think You Can Dance'' (Australia) in 2009 and placed seventh in the competition. In 2011, he appeared as a contestant on the fifth season of ''Australia's Got Talent'' and was placed third. This led to his most recent rise in fame by sparking the now infamous Facebook page "Timomatic was robbed on Australia's Got Talent", a Facebook page dedicated to the victimisation that Tim was forced to undergo on 'Australia's Got Talent'. Later that year, Omaji signed with Sony Music Australia and released his first single, " Set It Off", in November 2011, which peaked at number two on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified four times platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association. Biography Early life Timothy Ugbedo Omaji Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search aga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucy Maunder
Lucy Maunder, is an Australian cabaret and theatre performer. She originated the role of Lara in the Australian premiere of ''Doctor Zhivago'' opposite Anthony Warlow, and has toured with her own cabaret ''Songs in the Key of Black'', releasing an album with the same name. Maunder toured with the national touring company of '' Grease'' playing the role of Rizzo. She then starred in the role of Miss Honey in the Australian tour of ''Matilda the Musical'', replacing Elise McCann. She is currently starring in the Australian production of Fun Home, in the adult lead role. Biography Lucy Maunder, the daughter of stage director, Stuart Maunder, moved to England when she was five while her father was resident director of the Royal Opera House. Her mother is singer Anne-Maree McDonald. After an initial desire to become a dancer, Maunder commenced singing at the age of fourteen. Maunder graduated from Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) with a Bachelor in Music Theat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esther Hannaford
Esther Hannaford is an Australian singer and actor who has performed major roles in musical theatre in Australia. Her roles include Penny Pingleton in the original Australian cast of ''Hairspray'', for which she received a Helpmann Award, Ann Darrow in ''King Kong'', and Carole King in ''Beautiful''. Early life Hannaford grew up in Camberwell in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Her parents were a stay-at-home mother who later had her own clothing label and an electrician father who was a former SAS officer. She is the third of five children. She took dance lessons from the age of five. As a child, she performed in the 1993 Melbourne season of '' Scrooge'', and also appeared on television talent show ''New Faces'' dancing with three of her siblings to a medley of " Glory of Love" and "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)". Growing up, Hannaford's interest was in contemporary dance, and she did not pursue singing seriously until after high school. She deferred a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chloe Dallimore
Chloe Bennett Dallimore (b. 1975?) is an Australian actor, singer and dancer, best known for performances in musical theatre. Early life Dallimore began dance lessons on the Mornington Peninsula from a very young age then studied the Cecchetti ballet method and trained under singing teacher Gary May in Melbourne. She won a Cameron Mackintosh scholarship and moved to London at 17 where she took lessons in acting, tap and jazz dancing at the London Studio Centre. Career In the early 1990s Dallimore came back to Australia to join the original Australian cast of '' Crazy for You.'' She has appeared in many musicals since then including ''Chicago'', ''The Addams Family'', '' The Wizard of Oz ''and '' Joh for PM.'' She has also appeared on television including '' Spicks and Specks'' and '' Good Morning Australia'' and in two documentaries ''The Show Must Go On (''2017) and ''Andrew Lloyd Webber: Masterpiece'' (2002). She is best known for her performance as Ulla in Mel Brook ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Capsis
Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) *Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity * Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Christian missionary and writer *Pope Paul (other), multiple Popes of the Roman Catholic Church *Saint Paul (other), multiple other people and locations named "Saint Paul" Roman and Byzantine empire *Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus (c. 229 BC – 160 BC), Roman general *Julius Paulus Prudentissimus (), Roman jurist *Paulus Catena (died 362), Roman notary *Paulus Alexandrinus (4th century), Hellenistic astrologer *Paul of Aegina or Paulus Aegineta (625–690), Greek surgeon Royals * Paul I of Russia (1754–1801), Tsar of Russia *Paul of Greece (1901–1964), King of Greece Other people * Paul the Deacon or Paulus Diaconus (c. 720 – c. 799), Italian Benedictine monk *Paul (father of Maurice), the father of Maurice, By ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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