Debora Krizak

Debora Krizak is one of Australia’s most versatile and critically acclaimed leading ladies of musical theatre. Having recently starred in ANNIE The Musical playing Miss Hannigan, Debora was just awarded Time Out Magazine’s People’s Choice Award for her work in musical theatre.

Previous theatre credits include The Producers, Titanic, Calendar Girls, Sondheim on Sondheim, A Chorus Line – playing the role of Sheila (Helpmann Award Nomination), Sweet Charity – playing the dual roles of Nickie and Ursula (Helpmann/Greenroom nomination) as well as winning the Sydney Theatre Critics Award. She made her debut with Opera Australia in Anything Goes playing the role of Erma (Glug award) and following that she starred in The Production Company’s Jerry’s Girls. Debora has also starred in Cabaret (Fraulein Kost), as well as the original Australian workshop production of Lola Montez, playing the title role. Other roles include Tanya in Mamma Mia, Killer Queen in We Will Rock You for Riverside Theatres, the Brisbane season of Cinderella, playing the role of Madame (XRoads/Opera Australia), Razorhurst for The Hayes Theatre and Billy Elliot (Mrs Wilkinson) for Matt Ward Productions and The Very Popular Theatre Company, in which she won the CONDA award for best guest artist.

In 2024, Debora played the wicked stepmother in the UK Pantomime Snow White for Bonnie Lythgoe Productions which also featured Sir Cliff Richard. Cabaret credits include The Carpenters from Kempsey, and her one woman show Ssh There’s a Lady on Stage which she has performed on cruise liners all around the world, most recently on Bravo Cruise of the Performing Arts. She wrote and produced Laugh Be a Lady for the Adelaide Cabaret Festival and her corporate and concert engagements include the Paralympic Games, the ASO’s James Bond concert series and Christmas Proms, the national anthem for both the men’s and women’s Ashes Cricket test, the Australian Football League and Papua New Guinea’s Susa Mama’s Charity.

Debora holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Performing Arts from Adelaide University and would like to thank her family and friends for their unwavering support, along with her agents, Linsten Management and vocal coach, Jeremy Powell.