Naomi Berger was attending New York University School of the Arts (now Tisch School of the Arts) as a lighting design student when she met Oliver Smith, who opened up the world of scenic design to her. She became his student and later had the honor of assisting Smith on such masterworks as Hello, Dolly! and West Side … Continued
Holly Meegan began singing at the age of nine and performed extensively in her youth before graduating from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in 2011. During her studies, Holly performed in The Marriage of Figaro, Beauty and the Beast, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and A Little Touch of Chaos. … Continued
Michael most recently performed the role of Conrad Birdie in Squabbalogic’s production of Bye Bye Birdie, and last year originated the title role of Sinbad in the Malaysian production of Sinbad the Musical directed by Joe Hasham OAM. From 2012 to 2014, he portrayed the flying ace Lt. Buzz Adams in Opera Australia’s South Pacific, as well as … Continued
A graduate of the University of Ballarat Arts Academy, Joel Parnis has performed in the Australian and international tours of Les Miserables, Atlantis in Concert, Patient 12, Flowerchildren: The Mamas and Papas Story, Godspell, Tune in Tomorrow, Titanic in Concert, The Pirates of Penzance, Chess — The Musical and The Producers. Joel also appeared the feature … Continued
Cecil Beaton first designed for the production of Follow the Sun in London. A native of England, Mr Beaton’s work was seen in such Broadway productions as Cry of the Peacock, The Grass Harp, Noel Coward’s Quadrille, Look after Lulu, Saratoga, Dear Liar, Tenderloin and My Fair Lady, for which he won a Tony Award. … Continued
Michael Gottlieb (Associate Lighting Designer) lives in New York City. His design credits include the Broadway musical Lysistrata Jones, numerous productions off-Broadway, and designs for many US regional theatres including The Goodspeed Opera House, The Old Globe, and The Long Wharf Theatre. In New York, he enjoys an ongoing relationship with The Irish Repertory Theatre, … Continued
In a career spanning more than 25 years, Glen Hogstrom has covered most aspects of live performance including writing and performing his own music, acrobatics, stunt performance, puppetry and fencing, to musical theatre on stage in Australia and overseas. He has sung, flipped, acted and directed in shows ranging from Shakespeare’s classics, Romeo and Juliet, … Continued
Hailed as the First Lady of the Australian theatre, Robyn Nevin graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1960 and is acknowledged as a major influence in Australian theatre as actress, director and producer. She has played leading roles in every major theatre company over the past fifty years, including the … Continued
American soprano Amber Wagner has been featured in Opera News as one of twenty-five artists poised to break out and become a major force in classical music. In a recent review of Wagner’s Der fliegende Holländer at The Metropolitan Opera, the New York Times described her as possessing a “powerful, gleaming and richly expressive voice … Continued
Originally from Western Australia, Natasha grew up singing and dancing under the direction of Debra McCulloch. Since moving to Melbourne, Natasha has studied performing arts full-time and completed her diploma in musical theatre at Patrick Studios Australia. Natasha has performed nationally and internationally with companies such as Disney, Universal Studios, Marilla Productions and X-Systems. She … Continued