David Whitney

Baritone

David Whitney is a graduate of the National Institute of Dramatic Art.

He has most recently appeared for Opera Australia as Baron Zeta in The Merry Widow. Other previous Opera Australia credits include The Phantom of the Opera and West Side Story. He is thrilled to be reprising his role in My Fair Lady, after having performed in the 2016 Australian production directed by Julie Andrews.

David’s theatre credits include 1984, Dracula (Shake & Stir); The Wharf Revue (Soft Tread); Saint Joan, Cyrano de Bergerac, Mrs Warren’s Profession, Much Ado About Nothing, Summer Rain, Darlinghurst Nights, Woman In Mind (Sydney Theatre Company); Luna Gale, Relatively Speaking (Ensemble); Much Ado About Nothing, Hamlet, Henry 4, The Duchess of Malfi, The Alchemist, Macbeth, As You Like It, The Tempest, Romeo and Juliet (Bell Shakespeare); The Power of Yes (Belvoir) and Cho Cho (National Theatre of China).

David’s music theatre credits include An American in Paris; Funny Girl in Concert; Fiddler on The Roof; Rock of Ages; Damn Yankees!, Monty Python’s Spamalot; Man of La Mancha; Sunset Boulevard; They’re Playing Our Song; The Producers; Cabaret; A Chorus Line; The Wizard of Oz; Chess and Little Shop of Horrors.

TV appearances include The Jury; A Place to Call Home; Love Child; Wonderland; Fatal Honeymoon; Home & Away and McLeod’s Daughters.