Reg Livermore is one of Australia’s most distinctive and influential performers, renowned for his flamboyant stage presence, sharp wit and groundbreaking one-man shows. Born in Sydney, Livermore showed theatrical ambition early. At just 13 years old, he was already hiring local halls to stage his own pantomimes, casting children from his neighbourhood in his productions. … Continued
Naomi Berger attended New York University School of the Arts (now NYU Tisch School of the Arts) as a lighting design student when she met Oliver Smith. Smith opened 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!, 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. He won … 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
Robyn Nevin AO has become one of the most prominent and prolific artistic figures Australia has ever produced. Nevin has played leading roles at all of Australia’s major theatre companies, in London’s West End and in the US, including Carnegie Hall in New York. Her many memorable roles include Blanche in A Streetcar Named Desire, … 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