Sophie Wright is an Australian
musical theatre
Musical theatre is a form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance. The story and emotional content of a musical – humor, pathos, love, anger – are communicated through words, music, movemen ...
and screen actress, and a graduate of the
Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts
The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) at Edith Cowan University (ECU) was established in 1980 to provide performing arts tuition. WAAPA (commonly pronounced "whopp-a") operates as a part of ECU, located at the ECU campus in ...
. Wright made her professional music theatre debut in 2013 in the Australasian production of ''
Wicked
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* ''Wicked'', a 1995 novel by Gregory Maguire that inspired the musical of the same name
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'', as the
Elphaba
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In the original 1900 L. Frank Baum book ''The Wonde ...
cover and in the ensemble. Other notable works are a featured performer in Hugh Jackman's ''
Broadway to Oz'' (2015), Kate Monster/Lucy in the Melbourne production of ''
Avenue Q
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'' (2016), Lauren in the Australian premiere of ''
Kinky Boots'' (2016-2017) and Angela Black in the Australian television comedy series ''
Mr Black'' (2018-2019) starring ''
Stephen Curry
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,
Nadine Garner
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Biography
Garner first came to public attention in 1985, as Tamara Henderson in the Australian TV series ...
, Nicholas Russell and
Paul Denny
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Acting credits
Film
Television
Stage
Awards and nom ...
'', on
''Network 10''. In 2017 she was judged by the
Age
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Biography
Born in
Sydney
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Wright was accepted into WAAPA's Bachelor of Music Theatre degree, graduating in 2011. Following WAAPA, Wright played the role of Nicole Woodlowe in Monster Pictures horror thriller movie ''The Butcher Possessions (originally named ‘Beckoning the Butcher’)'' and as Lana in LAD Feature Film Pty Ltd ''Is This the Real World?''
In 2013, Wright made her professional music theatre debut in the Broadway musical ''Wicked'' (2013-2015) as the ''Elphaba'' cover touring New Zealand, Philippines and Australia. Following ''Wicked,'' Wright joined the ensemble cast of Hugh Jackman's concert arena ''Broadway to Oz'' (2015) touring nationally.
Other credits include, ''Song Contest – The Almost Eurovision Experience'', as Young Sally in ''
Follies in Concert'' and as Kate Monster and Lucy in ''Avenue Q'' (Prince Moo Productions).
Wright was the original Australian Lauren in the Australian premiere of ''
Kinky Boots'' (the Michael Cassell Group) in 2016–17. She was nominated for a
Helpmann Award
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The annual awards recognise achievements in the disciplines of musical th ...
"Best Female Actor in a Musical" in 2017 She also played the role of June and Mazeppa in the Hayes Theatre/Luckiest Production of ''
Gypsy
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''.
Wright also plays Angela Black in the new comedy television series ''
Mr Black'', to be seen on ''Network 10'' in 2019 alongside ''Stephen Curry, Nadine Garner, Nicholas Russell'' and ''Paul Denny''.
Personal life
Other than performing, Wright's main interest is the psychology and mindset of performers and creative people.
Stage Credits
Television
Film
Stage
Awards
References
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1990 births
Australian stage actresses
Australian film actresses
Australian television actresses
Living people