Reginald Dawson Livermore (born 11 December 1938) is an Australian actor, singer, theatrical performer and former television presenter.
Childhood
From a young age, Livermore demonstrated an interest in the performing arts. Regular outings to see
pantomime
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s at the Tivoli Theatre Sydney indicated the sort of productions he enjoyed, and hinted at the direction his career would eventually take. At the age of 13 he started hiring local halls to stage performances of his own pantomimes in aid of local charities, his casts made up of coerced neighbourhood children and school friends. He hired the
Mosman
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Town Hall in 1955 and again in 1956 to stage ''
Snow White
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'', and then ''
Mother Goose
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''. More money was taken at the box office but profits were small. The young actor-manager began to appreciate the hit and miss nature of show business.
During his last years at school he worked hard at the drama club and worked nights at the Independent Theatre where he’d been attending acting classes, and as the opportunities presented themselves appeared in ''Toad of the Hall'', ''The Glass Slipper'', ''
The Merchant of Venice
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Although classified as ...
'' and ''
A Midsummer Night's Dream
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''; He chose to leave school early. More plays for the Independent followed, and in 1957, after a successful audition for well-known Phillip Street Theatre his professional career was underway.
Early career
He was initially a student of
Doris Fitton
Dame Doris Alice Lucy Walkden Fitton, (3 November 18972 April 1985) was an Australian actress of stage and film and theatrical director and producer who founded and for 35 years headed The Independent Theatre Ltd. in Sydney, New South Wales.
...
's at the Independent Theatre in North Sydney. His first professional job was as
understudy at the Phillip Theatre in ''Around The Loop'', covering
Gordon Chater and
Barry Humphries; in the next revue, ''Cross Section'', he starred with
Ruth Cracknell,
June Salter and
John Meillon. During this period he met Hayes Gordon and began acting lessons in earnest, becoming a founding member of the Ensemble Theatre-in-the-round. Like many actors of that time he was drawn to the bright lights of London and then returned to Australia and the
Ensemble Theatre
The Ensemble Theatre is an Australian theatre company and theatre, situated in the Sydney suburb of Kirribilli, New South Wales.
History
It is Australia's longest continuously running professional theatre group, having given its first performa ...
, by then re-located to a boatshed at the edge of
Sydney Harbour
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in
Kirribilli.
There followed a period of instruction and practical experience with his teacher, Hayes Gordon. Livermore appeared in Ensemble productions of ''Orpheus Descending'', ''The Drunkard'', ''The Double Dealer'', ''The Canterville Ghost'', ''The Thracian Horses'', ''Miss Lonely Hearts'', ''The Physicists'' and ''The Real Inspector Hound''. He moved to Melbourne for a two and a half-year stint with the Union Theatre Repertory Company, performing in the works of Rattigan, Ionesco, Shakespeare,
Peter Ustinov
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,
Bram Stoker
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and
Patrick White
Patrick Victor Martindale White (28 May 1912 – 30 September 1990) was a British-born Australian writer who published 12 novels, three short-story collections, and eight plays, from 1935 to 1987.
White's fiction employs humour, florid prose, ...
. He also made his directorial debut in a new production of ''
The Shifting Heart
''The Shifting Heart'' is a play written in 1957 in Australia by Richard Beynon, it is an insight to the psychology of racism and its victims. In the background of 1950s Collingwood, Melbourne.
Characters
* Momma Bianchi
* Poppa Bianchi
* ...
'' by Australian playwright
Richard Beynon and wrote his first musical ''The Good Ship Walter Raleigh''. At the conclusion of this very busy period, he returned to Sydney to re-establish his career. He performed in the
Independent Theatre
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production ''
'' with
Lyndall Barbour
Lyndall Harvey Barbour (19 May 1916 – 10 October 1986) was an Australian actress, primarily of radio, although she also added stage and television work (both series and made-for-television movies) to her repertoire. Born in Egypt to Australian p ...
, followed up by ''
The Importance of Being Earnest
''The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People'' is a play by Oscar Wilde. First performed on 14 February 1895 at the St James's Theatre in London, it is a farcical comedy in which the protagonists maintain fictitious ...
'' at the
Old Tote Theatre Company
The Old Tote Theatre Company (1963–1978) was a New South Wales theatre company that began as the standing acting and theatre company of Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA). It was the predecessor to the Sydney Theatre Company. ...
with Sophie Stewart and
Ron Haddrick.
During the 1960s Livermore became nationally known with roles in a number of notable Australian films and television programs. His first known TV role was in the early Australian TV adventure series ''
Whiplash'' (1961). He featured in several important ABC television drama productions, playing Ariel in ''The Tempest'' (1963), and co-starring opposite
Tony Ward in ''The Rape of the Belt'' (1964). During 1964–65 he had a featured role as the alien Vorussa in the pioneering ABC-TV children's science fiction series ''
The Stranger''. Livermore had a prominent role the groundbreaking
Commonwealth Film Unit
Film Australia was a company established by the Government of Australia to produce films about Australia in 1973. Its predecessors were the Cinema and Photographic Branch (1913–38), the Australian National Film Board (1939–1955, under differ ...
documentary ''
From the Tropics to the Snow'' (1964) and also featured in the historic ABC-TV production of ''
The Recruiting Officer'' (1965), notable as the first play ever performed in the newly founded colony of New South Wales, in 1789. He gained his first starring role in TV as the host of the ABC version of the children's comedy series ''Crackerjack'' (1966–67), and was a featured cast member for the final season of the satirical sketch series ''
The Mavis Bramston Show
''The Mavis Bramston Show'' was a weekly Australian television satirical sketch comedy revue series which aired on the Seven Network from 1964 to 1968. Inspired by the British TV satirical revue TV shows of the period (notably ''That Was The Week ...
'' (1968).
Theatre debut
During 1964/65 Livermore starred as the Wicked Witch of the West in the ''Wizard of Oz'' at the Sydney Tivoli, and then played the lead role in ''The Knack'' for the Phillip Theatre management. He then became the first guest of the newly formed
South Australia Theatre Company performing ''
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'' by Max Frisch and ''West of the Black Stump'' which he wrote with Sandra McKenzie. This was followed by the popular, ''
A Cup Of Tea, A Bex and A Good Lie Down
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'' another Sydney Phillip Theatre show featuring
Gloria Dawn and
Ruth Cracknell. After fifteen months in this show, Livermore was invited to compere a children's program for
ABC
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ABC or abc may also refer to:
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** Disney–ABC Television ...
TV called ''CrackerJack''. On the strength of his success the ABC offered Reg his own Saturday night Variety show called ''
I'm Alright Now''. Next year he took over from Ronnie Fraser in the ''
Mavis Bramston Show
''The Mavis Bramston Show'' was a weekly Australian television satirical sketch comedy revue series which aired on the Seven Network from 1964 to 1968. Inspired by the British TV satirical revue TV shows of the period (notably ''That Was The Week ...
'', and when Mavis finished in 1968 stayed on at
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to participate in ''Anything Goes''.
In 1969 Livermore added to his musical credits in ''
The Mikado
''The Mikado; or, The Town of Titipu'' is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert, their ninth of fourteen Gilbert and Sullivan, operatic collaborations. It opened on 14 March 1885, in London, whe ...
''. In 1969 he joined the cast of the original Australian production of the then groundbreaking
rock musical
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''
Hair
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''. He originally joined as a member of "the Tribe", then became the understudy to
Keith Glass
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who played the role of Berger. When Glass left the production in 1970 Livermore took over as Berger, and ''Hair'' rapidly elevated his commercial and theatrical profile.
After two years starring in ''Hair'' he moved on to ''
The Tooth of Crime
''The Tooth of Crime'' is a musical play written by Sam Shepard which made its premiere in London, London's Open Space Theatre on July 17, 1972. It tells the story of aging rock music, rock singer Hoss, doing battle with rival Crow.
Plot
The play ...
'' by
Sam Shepard at
Nimrod
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, his own musical ''
Lasseter'' for the
Old Tote, and then joined the cast of the acclaimed Australian production of ''
Jesus Christ Superstar
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'' for
Harry M. Miller
Harry Maurice Miller (6 January 1934 – 4 July 2018) was a New Zealand Australian promoter, publicist and media agent.
Life and career
Born on 6 January 1934 in New Zealand, Miller grew up in the Auckland suburb of Grey Lynn. He moved to Aus ...
, where he won rave reviews for his show-stopping performance as King Herod. In 1974 he was rewarded with one of his greatest and best-known roles, Dr Frank’n’Furter in the original Australian production of ''
The Rocky Horror Show'', and he also performed the role for the Australian cast recording.
In 1975, at the request of producer
Eric Dare, Livermore conceived his first one-man show, ''
Betty Blokk-buster Follies'', which played to record crowds in Sydney,
Canberra
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is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The ci ...
,
Perth
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,
Adelaide
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and
Melbourne
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. He then wrote and performed a string of successful one-man shows – ''Wonder Woman'', ''Sacred Cow'', ''Son of Betty'' and ''Firing Squad''.
In December 1977, Livermore's musical ''
Ned Kelly'' written with composer
Patrick Flynn opened in Adelaide, produced by the
Adelaide Festival Centre
Adelaide Festival Centre, Australia's first multi-purpose arts centre and the home of South Australia's performing arts, was built in the 1970s, designed by Hassell Architects. The Festival Theatre opened in June 1973 with the rest of the centr ...
Trust. Livermore wrote, directed and designed the show but did not perform in it. The production transferred to Sydney, opening in February 1978 and playing for two months. An earlier version of the musical received a concept album in 1974.
His trip to London with ''Sacred Cow'' in 1980 created an unexpected sensation: the audience tried to boo him off the stage but he refused to oblige them. The Sydney
Daily Telegraph
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subsequently lamented that his appearance in the
West End had given Australia a bad name. In 1982 he played the title role in the American musical ''Barnum'', and 1984 saw him in a revival of ''The Rocky Horror Show'' directed by another Rocky star
Daniel Abineri
Daniel Abineri (born 8 August 1958) is an English songwriter, actor, director, narrator and playwright known for writing the book, music and lyrics for the controversial rock musical ''Bad Boy Johnny and the Prophets of Doom''. The 1994 London p ...
.
Return to television and theatre
After this Reg enjoyed a quiet time tending his well-known garden property in the picturesque
Blue Mountains, also mounting several exhibitions of his own colourful paintings. In 1989 he returned to television, as a member of ''
Burke's Backyard'' on the
Nine Network
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, concurrently writing and performing ''Wish You Were Here'', a one-man show at the Clarendon Theatre Restaurant in
Katoomba. This subsequently played the Melbourne International Festival and a season at the Victorian Arts Centre. In 1991 he appeared in the
Gilbert and Sullivan
Gilbert and Sullivan was a Victorian era, Victorian-era theatrical partnership of the dramatist W. S. Gilbert (1836–1911) and the composer Arthur Sullivan (1842–1900), who jointly created fourteen comic operas between 1871 and 1896, of which ...
opera ''
Iolanthe
''Iolanthe; or, The Peer and the Peri'' () is a comic opera with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert, first performed in 1882. It is one of the Savoy operas and is the seventh of fourteen operatic collaborations by Gilbert ...
'' for
Victoria State Opera
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and directed ''
La Traviata
''La traviata'' (; ''The Fallen Woman'') is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi set to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. It is based on ''La Dame aux camélias'' (1852), a play by Alexandre Dumas ''fils'' adapted from his own 18 ...
'' for the same organisation at the
Ballarat
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Easter Opera Festival in 1992. In that year he also wrote and performed his second one-man show for the Blue Mountains, ''Santa on the Planet of the Apes''. This was followed by his performance as Major General Stanley in ''
The Pirates of Penzance'', again for Victoria State Opera.
During 1993 he toured regional
Victoria with ''Wish You Were Here'' and in 1994/95 he performed the same play at the Ensemble Theatre in Sydney. He also wrote and performed the highly successful ''Red Riding Hood, the Speed Hump and the Wolf'' at the Clarendon and the Ensemble Theatre again, before receiving an Australian Artist Creative Fellowship through the Australia Council. In 1996 Livermore was appointed
Officer of the Order of Australia
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(AO).
Livermore became a regular presenter on Channel Nine's
''Our House'', an
infotainment
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show that notched up nine years of television. In 1998 Livermore wrote and performed ''Home Sweet Home, Leonard's Last Hurrah'' for the Clarendon Guest House, followed by a season at the Melbourne Festival, and then at the Sydney Opera House in 1999. In 2001 Reg enjoyed enormous success again at the Clarendon with ''The Thank You Dinner – A Feast to Remember'', and in 2002 joined
Opera Australia
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for their production of ''Iolanthe'' at the
Sydney Opera House
The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre in Sydney. Located on the foreshore of Sydney Harbour, it is widely regarded as one of the world's most famous and distinctive buildings and a masterpiece of 20th-century architec ...
. Livermore starred as The Lord Chancellor in a sell out, three times extended season.
Mid 2003 Livermore auditioned in Los Angeles for
Mel Brooks
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and director Susan Stroman, winning the leading role of Max Bialystock in the new Brooks musical ''
''The Producers'''' subsequently playing Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane to great acclaim. In 2006 Livermore played the Duke of Plaza Toro in the Gilbert and Sullivan Opera ''
The Gondoliers'' for Opera Australia. 2007 brought a return to ''The Pirates of Penzance'' at the State Theatre in Melbourne and ''The Gondoliers'' at the Sydney Opera House.
In 2008 Reg took the role of Professor Henry Higgins for Opera Australia's production of ''My Fair Lady'' in Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra and Brisbane. Following this appearance and to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Ensemble Theatre in Sydney, Reg a foundation member of this historical theatre, reprised his entertainment ''Thank You Dinner'', first performed at The Clarendon in Katoomba in 2001.
Reg's autobiography, ''Chapters and Chances'', a coffee table style photographic history, was published in 2003 through Hardie Grant books.
In 2011, Reg toured Australia with Nancye Hayes in his self penned show ''Turns'' for Christine Dunstan Productions.
In February 2014, Livermore was signed for the role of The Wizard in the stage show ''Wicked'' commencing in May 2014 playing in both Melbourne and Sydney. It was his first stage role for two years.
He won a Helpmann Award for the role of The Wizard and in the same year received the Sydney Theatre Awards, Lifetime Achievement Award.
In 2016 won the role of Alfred P. Doolittle in the 60th Anniversary production of My Fair Lady directed by Julie Andrews opening at the Sydney Opera House, touring in 2017 to Brisbane and Melbourne followed by a return season at the Capitol Theater in Sydney. In 2017, Reg was honored with the Helpmann Awards, JC Williamson Centenary Medal from Live Performance Australia.
Personal life
Having lived in Wentworth Falls in The Blue Mountains for over 25 years establishing a prominent garden called Pirramimma, in 2007 Livermore relocated to the Southern Highlands in New South Wales with his long time partner Rob McMicking. In May 2021 Livermore and McMicking married in a small private ceremony at their home in Bowral.
Discography
Albums
Charting singles
Awards and achievements
In a special ceremony at Melbourne's
Docklands in 2006, Livermore was named one of 100 Australian Entertainers of the Century.
He received Melbourne's
Green Room Award for Male Performer in a Supporting Role in music theatre for ''The Pirates of Penzance'' in 1992.
In 2011 an exhibition at Arts Centre Melbourne celebrated Livermore's career, featuring his roles in ''
The Rocky Horror Show'', ''
Barnum'' and ''
The Producers'', and his groundbreaking solo shows that began with ''
Betty Blokk-buster Follies''. The exhibition displayed stage costumes worn by Livermore and material from his personal archive now held in the
Performing Arts Collection
The Australian Performing Arts Collection at Arts Centre Melbourne, formerly known as Performing Arts Museum (PAM), is the largest specialist performing arts collection in Australia, with over 780,000 items relating to the history of circus, danc ...
.
Helpmann Award
The
Helpmann Awards
The Helpmann Awards are accolades for live entertainment and performing arts in Australia, presented by industry group Live Live Performance Australia (LPA) since 2001.
The annual awards recognise achievements in the disciplines of musical t ...
is an awards show, celebrating live entertainment and performing arts in Australia, presented by industry group ''Live Performance Australia'' (LPA) since 2001.
In 2019, Livermore received the
JC Williamson Award
The JC Williamson Award (formally known as the James Cassius Williamson Award), is an lifetime achievement award presented annually as a sector of the Helpmann Awards, governed by Live Performance Australia.
The awards are named after the Ameri ...
, the LPA's highest honour, for their life's work in live performance.
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2005
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, Reg Livermore (for ''The Producers'')
,
Helpmann Award for Best Male Actor in a Musical
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2009
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, Reg Livermore (for ''My Fair Lady'')
, Helpmann Award for Best Male Actor in a Musical
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2014
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, Reg Livermore (for ''Wicked'')
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2018
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JC Williamson Award
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The awards are named after the Ameri ...
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Mo Awards
The Australian Entertainment Mo Awards (commonly known informally as the
Mo Awards), were annual Australian entertainment industry awards. They recognise achievements in live entertainment in Australia from 1975 to 2016. Reg Livermore won one award in that time.
(wins only)
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Sydney Theatre Awards
In 2015, Livermore was the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Sydney Theatre Awards.
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References
Publications
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External links
Official site*
Reg Livermore Collectionat the
Performing Arts Collection
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,
Arts Centre Melbourne
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1938 births
Living people
Australian television presenters
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Australian male television actors
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Australian gay actors
Helpmann Award winners
Australian LGBT singers
People educated at Knox Grammar School
Officers of the Order of Australia
People from the Blue Mountains (New South Wales)
Gay musicians
Australian musical theatre lyricists
20th-century Australian male singers
20th-century LGBT people
21st-century LGBT people