Cast
/ CreativesSYDNEY & PERTH CAST
Joseph Spanti
Danny Zuko
Joseph Spanti is a graduate of Victorian College of the Arts. Since graduating from VCA, Joseph was cast as Brad Ross in the Netflix series, Dive Club (Steve Jaggie Productions), played the role of Joey in Friends! The Musical Parody (dir. Dash Kruck, SK Entertainment) and most recently toured Australia playing Greg in Cruel Intentions: The 90’s Musical (dir. Alister Smith, David Venn Enterprise).
Whilst at VCA, Joseph was selected by Broadway composer, Matthew Lee Robinson as a soloist in his New Voices workshop in 2017 (dir. Matthew Lee Robinson). Joseph was also part of the ensemble of Eddie Perfect’s Vivid White at Melbourne Theatre Company (dir. Dean Bryant).
In his graduating year, Joseph had the opportunity to play Alan Deluca in the mid-year production of A Chorus Line (dir. Tyran Parke), as well as playing the role of Cinderella’s Prince in Into The Woods (dir. Gary Young). Other credits include, Saturday Night Fever (dir. Robbie Carmellotti), Spring Awakening, Melchior Gabor (dir. Cal Robinson Taylor), Jack Frost: The Musical, Leo Rays (dir. Lauren McKenna) and Coffee Lover, Sebastian (dir. Sam Lee). Joseph is represented by Meissner Management and is a proud member of Media Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA).
Annelise Hall
Sandy Dumbrowski
Annelise is a performer based on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. She is a graduate of the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University’s Bachelor of Musical Theatre and upon graduating in 2021, Annelise was cast as Sophie in Mamma Mia! with The Show Co, directed by Tanya Mitford. She then went on to perform the role of Sandy in Grease at QPAC, directed by Alister Smith in collaboration with the Queensland Conservatorium.
Most recently Annelise performed the role of Hope in the new Australian musical and winner of the Adelaide Fringe Award, The Marvellous Elephant Man. In 2018, Annelise graduated with a Diploma of Musical Theatre from Brent Street and that same year, she was cast as the Onstage Swing/Jenny understudy in Aspects of Love at the Hayes Theatre.
In 2021, Annelise performed as the Soprano in the quartet for The Lord Mayor’s Christmas Carols with The Little Red Co. broadcast nationally on Channel 9. Annelise’s QCGU credits include It’s Only Life, Les Miserables, Legally Blonde and The Boyfriend. Her Brent Street credits include Ado Annie in Oklahoma and featured singer for Opera Australia’s workshop of The Golddiggers. In 2017, Annelise won the Hollywood Immersive scholarship out of 13,000 people worldwide, which sent her to LA for training at the Beverly Hills Playhouse.
A passionate vocal coach, Annelise works with renowned speech-pathologist led company, VocaLab, teaching musical theatre and assisting with vocal re-training post rehabilitation. Annelise is a proud member of Actor’s Equity.
Mackenzie Dunn
Betty Rizzo
Originally from Perth, Mackenzie is a graduate of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. Mackenzie was most recently seen as Penny Pingleton in the John Frost and Crossroads Live production of Hairspray.
Prior to this, Mackenzie was seen as Judy in Darlinghurst Theatre Company‘s A Chorus Line at the Sydney Opera House. She also workshopped and developed the leading role of Sophie Parker for the Australian musical, WAGs. Directly after graduating, Mackenzie played the roles of Bubba Ryan in Summer of the Seventeenth Doll and Squeaky Fromme in Assassins both with Black Swan State Theatre Company, for which she won ‘Best Newcomer in Theatre’ at the Performing Arts Awards in Western Australia.
Mackenzie then toured in country in Jersey Boys as Francine for New Theatricals and was fortunate enough to be cast in all three of The Production Company shows for 2019; Lazarus, Thoroughly Modern Millie and the Australian premiere of Ragtime, for which she played the role of Evelyn Nesbit. She was also the recipient of the Bob Taylor Award in 2019 for The Production Company.
Mackenzie understudied and performed the role of Princess Fiona in the Australian tour of SHREK The Musical for the Gordon Frost Organisation. She can also be seen as Bobby in the ABC/Netflix comedy series Why Are You Like This?
Mackenzie is also a passionate songwriter and recently debuted her original music in Melbourne titled Homemade Jam.
Keanu Gonzalez
Kenickie
Keanu Gonzalez was cast in his first leading role at age twenty-two playing Bernardo in the 2019 Australian production of West Side Story, working closely with two-time Tony Nominated Broadway choreographer Joey Mckneely and highly accomplished Musical Director, Donald Chan.
Keanu’s most recent work had him performing as Charles Lee in Hamilton (Michael Cassel Group), also understudying the lead role of Alexander Hamilton. Keanu was born in Sydney, Australia and grew up in Woolloomooloo’s housing commission system. His father immigrated to Australia from the Philippines in 1974 and his mother immigrated from Serbia in 1991. Keanu is proud to have been raised in a neighbourhood that cherishes community fellowship and is forever grateful to his parents Danijela & Juan for instilling in him the power and importance of family values, honesty and respect.
Keanu’s performing arts journey began when he was seven practicing Kung Fu. He was on track to be the youngest member of his school to receive a black belt when faced with the difficult decision to choose only one of his passions to continue with; Kung Fu or dancing. Keanu made the choice to fully dedicate himself to dancing where he trained at world renowned performing arts school Brent Street. During this period he studied academics through distance education so that he could dedicate more time to his training. At nineteen, he spent time in Los Angeles studying at the prestigious acting school, Stella Adler, which further deepened his hunger for a life on the stage and screen. Shortly after, Keanu landed his first role in independent feature film, The Siege of Robin Hood, playing the role of Tuk. During Keanu’s formative performing years he was no stranger to acclaim, receiving several awards, prizes and scholarships throughout his late teens.
At the young age of sixteen Keanu was cast in his first professional musical understudying starring role, Scott Hastings in Baz Luhrmann’s Strictly Ballroom the Musical. Understudying Scott, Keanu was fortunate enough to work one on one with Baz which made a very significant impact on his passion for acting, which still drives him to this day. Keanu’s other theatre credits include: Greg in A Chorus Line, Alonzo/Rumpus Cat & Rum Tum Tugger understudy in CATS the Musical, Australia & New Zealand and Kassim Understudy in Aladdin the Musical.
Keanu is very proud to have worked with a wide variety of incredible Australian and international theatre producers such as Global Creatures, Really Useful Group, Disney, Opera Australia, Michael Cassel Group, GWB, Darlinghurst Theatre Company, TEG and Crossroads Live Australia. Keanu would like to take this moment to thank his late father, Juan for instilling in him the belief that strength comes from perseverance and overcoming challenges. And to his mother, Danijela for always being a guiding beacon of light who has never stopped supporting and believing in him from the day he was born.
Brianna Bishop
Marty
Brianna is a Melbourne based actor, singer, dancer and musician and has most recently been starring in the lead role of Ella in the world of premiere of Midnight – The Cinderella Musical at Melbourne’s Comedy Theatre. She played the role of Amber Von Tussle in Hairspray for John Frost and Crossroads Live and appeared in the national tour of Chess The Musical for Storeyboard Entertainment.
As a young artist, Brianna’s love for story telling began when she was very young. She joined Stage Masters and the Young Australian Broadway Chorus and knew acting would be her destiny. Brianna was only 12 years old when she performed her way into the grand finals of the 2010 season of Australia’s Got Talent for the Seven Network, taking her love for musical theatre to homes around the country. With a passion for performing growing, she studied Acting at The National Theatre Drama School in Melbourne and trained in Musical Theatre at National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA). She graduated in 2017, performing in Chimerica for Sydney Theatre Company directed by Kip Williams.
After graduating, Brianna travelled the world as a featured vocalist for Royal Caribbean Entertainment and played the role of Marty Maraschino and understudied the role of Rizzo in Grease the Musical and Novella in Columbus the Musical.
Brianna’s screen credits include the role of Ada the Nerd in Screen Australia’s feature film EMO the Musical directed by Neil Triffett and international award-winning short films The Disappearance of Fredrick Valentich and Words of a Teenage Writer.
Brianna is also a singer songwriter and is currently working on her debut EP.
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Patti Newton
Miss Lynch
Wife to TV stalwart Bert Newton for 38 years, Patti has had a long and successful career in theatre, TV and radio.
Patti began her career at the age of four, playing the Tivoli Circuit in many of the company’s legendary pantomimes. She kick-started her career in radio on the program Swallows Juniors, in which she continued to feature when it transitioned to television during the 1950s.
Patti later became In Melbourne Tonight’s best known singer, dancer and sketch worker, dancing with Bert Newton, Graham Kennedy and Don Lane.
She also appeared in the very successful TV programs, Ford Super Quiz and The Tarax Show. In addition, Patti made regular appearances on the Good Morning Australia TV show for 14 years and was one of the programs most popular presenters.
Patti’s career extends beyond Australian shores, having worked throughout Europe, supporting many international stars including Lulu and Cilla Black, and as the resident compere and entertainer on the luxury liner, the QE2. Patti’s other theatre credits include The Wizard of Oz, Sound of Music and Bye Bye Birdie.
Patti was honoured in 1997 for her work in entertaining the troops in Vietnam and has since performed at many charity shows for the Vietnam veterans and their families.
Patti’s recently return to television on Channel 7’s ratings winner, Dancing with the Stars, where she was one of the series’ favourite, finishing in third place. Patti also appeared recently in Channel 9’s acclaimed Celebrity Apprentice, where she was ‘fired’ after task five, reflecting on her contribution as “a good effort for an old girl!”.
Jay Laga’aia
Vince Fontaine
Jay Laga’aia is a much-loved actor and children’s entertainer. His film credits include Nim’s Island and Star Wars, and television credits on Home and Away, Bed of Roses, Legend of the Seeker, Xena Warrior Princess and of course, Play School!
He has played Mufasa in The Lion King, The Wizard in Wicked and performed in Children of the Sun with Sydney Theatre Company. A gifted musician, Jay has written and recorded four children’s albums with ABC For Kids and toured his live show throughout Australia. He has performed with Queensland, Melbourne, South Australian and WA Symphony Orchestras, and had the pleasure of working with the Sydney Youth Orchestra on his Christmas show at the Sydney Opera House.
In 2017 Jay appeared on the new FOXTEL drama series Fighting Season and filmed the fourth season of his children’s television show Jay’s Jungle for 7TWO. He starred in the Sydney Opera House Classic Christmas Concerts with Sydney Symphony Orchestra, and the pantomime Puss in Boots at Angel Place. Jay played the title role in Shrek The Musical at the Parramatta Riverside Theatre in 2019, then toured with the hilarious production Peter Pan Goes Wrong.
In 2020 Jay joined the cast of Channel 9’s Doctor Doctor for Series 5 and in 2021, Jay filmed Lost for Words for SBS television in 2021. This series follows a class of ten adults as they go on a transformative journey where they will overcome their struggle to read, write and spell, changing their lives forever. 2021 also saw Jay perform as Da in the critically acclaimed production of Once for the Darlinghurst Theatre Company.
Jay kicked off 2022 playing Jason in the world premiere of The Deb at Australian Theatre for Young People. (ATYP). The Deb marked the company’s first show in four years and launched the newly renovated Rebel Theatre in the Walsh Bay Arts Precinct. He filmed Season 2 of Lost for Words for SBS television and reprised his role as Da in another sold out season of Once for the Darlinghurst Theatre Company. Jay is performing in the Melbourne 2023 season of Once at the Comedy Theatre in Melbourne.
Jay is the Queensland Government’s ‘The Early Years Count’ Ambassador and is a passionate advocate for early childhood education and early literacy. He is also a celebrated children’s author and has worked closely with book publishers Scholastic on a range of books for the NZ and Australian markets.
Jay volunteers his skills to teach free performance masterclasses wherever he travels because he believes that there’s nothing like hearing the truth about working in this industry from the horse’s mouth. He lives by two quotes; ‘Choose a job you truly enjoy and you will never work a day in your life’ and ‘nobody can make you feel inferior without your permission’. Jay is a proud father of eight.
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Marcia Hines
Teen Angel
Australia’s beloved musical treasure Marcia Hines, with a career spanning five decades, has released 22 albums, selling 2.6 million copies, and has garnered countless chart-topping singles and multi-platinum records globally.
Marcia is an inspiration to women and Australians everywhere, constantly reinventing herself and setting industry benchmarks; moving from Boston Massachusetts to Sydney at just 16 to star in the Australian production of Hair, being the first black woman to star in Jesus Christ Superstar and advocating ceaselessly for diabetes.
Marcia was Australian Idol’s favourite judge for the show’s seven consecutive years and was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2007. She received the Order of Australia (AM) in 2009 for her services to the Australian Entertainment Industry as a performer, judge and mentor, and to the community through a range of charitable organisations.
Since 2015 Marcia has starred in the circus/burlesque/discotheque spectacular Velvet, directed by Craig Ilott and now a global success story with shows running in Europe and North America. Velvet morphed into Velvet Rewired and 2023 saw Marcia return to the stage in this production in a sell-out Australian tour that included eight weeks at the Sydney Opera House. There have been other productions including Pigalle for the Sydney Festival, Saturday Night Fever at Sydney’s Lyric Theatre, and in 2020 she became ‘The Dragon’ in the Australian premiere of Shrek The Musical.
It has now been over 50 years since Marcia first arrived for Hair and to celebrate this extraordinary career, ABC Records and Midnight Records are releasing a 22-song celebration of her amazing journey. From Fire and Rain to What I Did For Love through countless reimagined ballads and elegant, up tempo discotheque standards like You and Your Love Still Brings Me To My Knees, Still Shining is a fitting tribute to a great Australian. There are two new songs produced by the LA-based Australian producer/composer, Michael Fatkin which are destined to become anthems to generations of Australians who have grown up listening to Marcia’s work.
There is a gospel album in the pipeline, as well as a national tour of both regional centres and capital cities, all to be completed before the end of 2023.
It is a story of strength, commitment and relationship to an audience that has loved and admired her from the day she first arrived and became part of Australian culture. Marcia Hines is a wonder to behold and remains at the very forefront of modern musical endeavour.
Tom Davis
Doody
Tom Davis’ training includes the Queensland Conservatorium of Music, Griffith University (Bachelor of Musical Theatre).
His theatre credits include The Book Of Mormon AUS/NZ National Tour (Gordon Frost Org.); ‘FiZZ!’ (Opera QLD/Shake & Stir Theatre Co.); Alice In Wonderland (Broadway Haus, Inc.); Carrie The Musical (Wax Lyrical Productions) and Julie creative development (Cre8ion).
Tom’s television credits include Last King of The Cross (Helium Pictures/Paramount+), Hoges The Paul Hogan Story (Fremantle Media/Network 7) and the film credit Make It Look Real (Staple Fiction, Projector Films). He is a proud member of MEAA.
Tom is thrilled to be back on stage again, playing the role of Doody in the iconic musical GREASE. With a brand-new production and an incredible cast of actors, Australian audiences will fall in love with the show all over again.
Catty Hamilton
Frenchy
Catty is one of Australia’s most versatile comedy actors who has worked across the country and internationally.
Her latest theatre credits include the 50th Anniversary Australian Tour of The Rocky Horror Show; covering the lead roles of Janet, Columbia & Magenta. Previous theatre credits include the Australian premiere of Rebel Wilson’s The Deb (ATYP), and starring as Jeannie Muldoon in Nice Work If You Can Get It at the Hayes Theatre Co.
Other theatre credits include Muriel’s Wedding (Australian Tour) MAMMA MIA! (Australian Tour) and Xanadu (Hayes Theatre Co).
Catty’s dynamic stage presence has taken her around the globe in productions such as The Monster Rock Show (Universal Studios), The Shoppies Live and Thomas & the Hidden Treasure (MEI Entertainment). She returned home to Australia for The Eighth Wonder (Opera Australia) and Spiegelesque! (Kermond Creative) and has regularly performed with The Diamonds Live corporate show (SMA Entertainment).
Catty completed her BMus at The Australian Institute of Music (AIM) graduating with a Major in Theatre. She also received her Cert IV in Dance at Brent Street Studios, Sydney and studied full-time dance at Broadway Dance Center, New York City.
Andy Seymour
Roger
Andy graduated from the Patrick School of the Arts in Melbourne in 2018, where he studied Music Theatre and Performing Arts. Immediately following his graduation, he was offered his first professional engagement as a member of the Ensemble in Muriel’s Wedding – the Musical. Andy also covered the roles of Bryce, Perry, Malcolm and Alex during the show’s hugely successful Australian tour.
His other theatre credits include the Gershwin Brothers’ musical, Nice Work if You Can Get It and Sondheim’s Anyone Can Whistle for Neglected Musicals at the Hayes Theatre and The Phantom of the Opera on Sydney Harbour for Opera Australia.
Caitlin Spears
Jan
Caitlin graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Music Theatre. Singing classically from the age of nine, her professional debut was creating the title role of Clarice in Women in War, A Contemporary Opera which toured both Greece and Australia. Most recently, Caitlin was seen as the standby for the role of Tracy Turnblad in Hairspray (John Frost for CrossRoads Live).
Additional theatre credits include Brigadoon (The Production Company), Much Ado About Nothing, Romeo and Juliet (China Tour), Rolling Thunder Vietnam (Australian Tour) Rossini’s La Cenerentola, The Girlie Show, Harvey Milk the Opera, Nine and Li’l Abner. She was also a 2016 Rob Guest Semi Finalist. In 2019 she started SPEARS ENTERTAINMENT launching the company with the successful Everything’s Coming Up Sondheim and later the critically-reviewed Green Room award-winning The Music of the Night with guest star Debra Byrne.
Caitlin would like to thank her family and friends for their incredible support over the years, and her amazing agents at Mollison Keightley Management.
Harry Targett
Sonny
Harry Targett is fast building his musical theatre credits; which include the role of Sketch in the Australian tour of Hairspray! (John Frost for Crossroads Live), Don Kerr in A Chorus Line at the Sydney Opera House and Parramatta Riverside Theatre, the Elf in the regional tour of The Fairies and most recently, Anthony Hope in Victorian Opera’s production of Sweeney Todd.
A graduate of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), Harry was the recipient of the Leslie Anderson Showcase Award for Musical Theatre and his WAAPA credits include the leading role Scott Hastings in Strictly Ballroom and Drew Boley in Rock of Ages. Harry has extensive training in dancing, acrobatics as well as classical and contemporary singing.
Fabian Andrés
Ensemble
Fabian Andrés was born and raised in Sydney. From the age of 3, all Fabian wanted to do was perform and by age 8, he was attending Glenda Yee School of Dance, learning to sing, dance and act his way through his teens. He went on to graduate from ED5 International with an Advanced Diploma in Performing Arts under the guidance of William A. Forsythe.
Upon graduating, Fabian quickly secured a role with Royal Caribbean in their production of Grease and understudied the role of Danny Zuko. He then played the lead role of Link Larkin in Royal Caribbean’s production of Hairspray.
Moving back to Sydney in 2021, Fabian made his Musical Theatre debut in the original Australian cast of smash hit Moulin Rouge! The Musical.
Fabian’s other credits include working with Guy Sebastian and Kate Miller-Heidke, performing at the ARIA Awards and Carols in the Domain plus various TVCS for brands and shows including TVCs for Big Brother. Fabian is also an in-demand vocalist, who specialises in jazz and latin styles, for shows and corporate performances around the country.
Lachlan Beck
Swing
Originally from the Gold Coast, Lachlan (he/him) moved to Melbourne after accepting a place in the Bachelor of Fine Arts (Music Theatre) course at the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA). In 2021, Lachlan played General Pershing in The Hello Girls and was an ensemble performer in Sweet Charity (dir. Jayde Kirchert) at VCA. But, most recently in 2022, was an off-stage cover in MTC’S The Heartbreak Choir (dir. Peter Houghton). In 2021, Lachlan was cast as the lead singer for Australia’s #1 80’s cover band STAND AND DELIVER which he still performs with regularly. Lachlan is proudly represented by Ian White Management and is ecstatic about making his commercial debut and starting his journey with this exciting production of Grease.
Oscar Bridges
Ensemble
Oscar made his professional debut at 10 years of age as Kurt in The Sound of Music with The Gordon Frost Organisation followed by the State Opera Theatre in Cavalleria Rusticana/I Pagliacci in 2017.
He trained in Classical, Jazz, Tap and Contemporary at Barbara Jayne Dance Centre as well as vocally with Kirsty Roberts at the Studio and Star Factory.
In 2019 Oscar was invited to work in New York filming junior musicals with ITheatrics. He has performed professionally with Ding Productions, as well as singing the National Anthem for International Test Cricket on multiple occasions, Tour Down Under, Adelaide 500, and NBA finals series.
Having just graduated from Pulteney Grammar and being awarded the National APATA performing arts student of the year in 2023 as well as being nominated by TASA as the best youth performer in 2022, Oscar is thrilled to make his adult professional debut in GREASE.
Laura Joy Bunting
Swing
Originally from Sydney, Laura Joy (She/Her) grew up in dance and singing studios discovering her passion for Musical Theatre at a young age. Throughout her teenage years, she appeared in various TVC’s and Television dramas including Peter Allen: ‘Not the Boy Next Door’ and ‘The Killing Field’. During her time at the VCA, she portrayed Jo March in ‘Little Women’ as well as Heather Chandler in ‘Heathers’. She also performed in ‘Morning Melodies’ at Hamer Hall in 2023 as a featured soloist.
Laura Joy is thrilled to make her Professional debut in ‘Grease’ The Musical, and would like to thank her family and friends for their continued support. Laura is a proud member of MEAA, Actor’s Equity.
Cristina D’Agostino
Cha Cha / Ensemble
Cristina has most recently been wearing multiple hats for the Australian tour of Six The Musical as Resident Choreographer, Assistant Director and Alternate Swing. Prior to this, Cristina was Resident Choreographer on Shrek The Musical.
Cristina is a Green Room Award winner for playing The Havana Girl in the Australian tour of Guys and Dolls. Cristina has been part of many notable productions with personal highlights including Mary Delgado in Jersey Boys, the Acrobat (understudy to Mrs. Phelps and Mrs. Wormwood) in Matilda The Musical, Emily Waters (understudy to Fran) in Baz Luhrmann’s Strictly Ballroom The Musical and West Side Story, in the role of Consuela (understudy to Anita). Cristina also performed in A Chorus Line (understudy to Cassie); the Australian tour of The Addams Family (understudy to Morticia) and Singin in the Rain, Moonshadow and Jekyll and Hyde.
Cristina dedicates this show to her little Pink Lady and toddler T-Bird.
Axel Duffy
Ensemble
Originally from Brisbane, Axel graduated with a Bachelor of Music Theatre from WAAPA in 2019. In 2023 he is appearing in The 25th Annual Putnam Spelling Bee at the Hayes Theatre in Sydney in the role of Leaf Coneybear.
Prior to this, he performed in the long-running Australian production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, in the roles of Karl Jenkins and Victor Krum, whilst also understudying the role of Albus Potter. He was also seen as Will Parker in Oklahoma! for Black Swan State Theatre Company, for which he received two Performing Arts WA Awards: Best Male Performer and Best Newcomer. He was seen in Neglected Musicals’ presentation of Irene at the Hayes Theatre in 2020 and he also played Gus in Kate, Gus and the Other Kids in Perth’s 2019 Fringe World Festival.
Lucy Fraser
Patty Simcox
Lucy Fraser grew up in Perth, Western Australia and has always known she wanted to be a performer.
She trained in many dance styles as a child and continued her training into her teenage years at Principal Academy of Dance, where she received her Certificate III and Diploma in Dance. Lucy continued her passion for training at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), securing a Bachelor in Music Theatre as a part of the 2020 graduating class.
Having performed in musicals such as Strictly Ballroom, Mamma Mia, A Chorus Line and Merrily We Roll Along, Lucy has recently appeared in the 2022-2023 touring production of Hairspray! (John Frost for Crossroads Live) as a swing and played Rocky in the 2022 national tour of Paw Patrol Live!
Lucy would like to dedicate this role to her father, Andy, and gives special thanks to her loving and supportive family and friends. Lucy is proudly represented by CMT Management and is incredibly excited to be making her professional character debut. Instagram: @lucy__fraser
Gareth Isaac
Eugene
Hailing from Gosford on the Central Coast of NSW, Gareth has most recently been seen as Robertson Ay in Mary Poppins (Michael Cassel Group, Cameron Mackintosh) and the Narrator in Puffs (TEG).
Other credits include Eugene in The Original Grease (Squabbalogic), Ensemble in Kiss Me, Kate (Squabbalogic), Dull in Love’s Labours Lost (Melbourne Shakespeare Company), and Ensemble in Dreamsong (EbbFlow Theatre). Gareth holds a Bachelor of Music (Musical Theatre) from The Australian Institute of Music and a Masters of Fine Arts (Voice) from NIDA, and is a qualified singing, speech, and dialect specialist.
Gareth was also a semi-finalist in the Rob Guest Endowment Award (2018) and won Best Actor in a Play (2019) for Puffs. Gareth has been a proud member of Actor’s Equity since 2015.
Zoe Ioannou
Ensemble
Zoe is a graduate from the National Institute of Dramatic Art and was most recently Associate Director/Choreographer for the Australian premiere of The Dismissal. Prior to this, she appeared as Tammy in the Australian tour of Hairspray (Crossroads Live) in which she understudied the roles of Penny and Amber. Before this, Zoe debuted the lead role of Rose in the Australian premiere of Dubbo Championship Wrestling (Hayes Theatre Co). Zoe featured in the musical version of The Bridges of Madison County (Matthew Management/Neil Gooding Productions) at the Hayes Theatre, playing the role of Carolyn. Prior to this, Zoe toured Australia and internationally in West Side Story (Opera Australia/GWB Entertainment) as Rosalia, alternating the role of Maria. Prior to West Side Story, Zoe understudied the role of Dorothy for the Australian tour of The Wizard of Oz (Gordon Frost Organisation/Suzanne Jones). Other credits include Big Fish at the Hayes Theatre (RPG Productions) and Pepper in Annie (Gordon Frost Organisation).
Zoe’s screen credits include Paige in the ABC TV series Dance Academy, resident work for Disney Playhouse, and most recently joined the cast of Channel 7’s Home and Away, bringing the ongoing role of Ally to life on Australian screens. Zoe has been a semi-finalist for the Rob Guest Endowment in both 2016 and 2018. She has also performed alongside iconic musician James Morrison as a vocal soloist. Other performance credits include Woolworths’ Carols in the Domain, Australian Diving Championships, The Lord Mayor’s Picnic, New Year’s Eve at Hyde Park and New Year’s Eve at the Domain.
Madeleine Mackenzie
Swing
Madeleine’s extensive list of credits include recent tours of Hairspray! – Swing & U/S ‘Velma Von Tussle’ (John Frost for Crossroads Live) and 9 to 5 – ‘Margaret’ (Crossroads Live), and ‘Maggie’ in Darlinghurst Theatre’s A Chorus Line.
She was Female Dance & Fight Captain for Disney’s Aladdin before taking up the position of Resident Choreographer. Other credits include the world premiere of Georgy Girl; Love Never Dies; Mamma Mia; Guys and Dolls plus West Side Story, Promises Promises and Guys and Dolls for The Production Company, Michael Ralph’s Hollywood Honky Tonk, Company – ‘Kathy’ for Watch This and Selina in the play Kindred for GoldFish Films.
Madeleine is a graduate of Howard Fine Acting Studio and of Dance World Studios from which she graduated with honours.
Anna Mallows
Dance Captain & Swing
Anna, a Melbourne based singer, dancer, actor, recently performed in the Australian tour of “Hairspray” (John Frost, Crossroads Live), playing “Lou Ann”, understudying Amber & Velma Von Tussle and made her professional musical theatre debut with Victorian Opera’s “The Who’s Tommy”.
Graduated from Victorian College of the Arts (VCA), 2021 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Music Theatre. She commenced training at 3yo with Jane Moore Academy of Ballet and Gill D’Monte. During graduating year, performed productions Mongrel, The Hello Girls, Sweet Charity.
Anna appeared with various music artists and is an official NBL Team Member, Melbourne United and previously NRL, Melbourne Storm. Other credits: singing National Anthem for NBL, corporate events with Crown Entertainment, Channel 7, Today Show, Nickelodeon, MCG, Caulfield Cup, Myer, AFL and Disney Plus.
Anna is thrilled to be part of the Australian tour of “Grease” and would like to thank Peta Webb Management and family, for their constant love and support.
@anna.mallows
Conor Putland
Swing
Conor is a driven and passionate performer hailing from the Gold Coast. Falling in love with performing arts at a young age, Conor endeavours to share stories with audiences across Australia. In 2019 Conor graduated from the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University with a Bachelor of Musical Theatre. Conor made his professional debut as Joey in Friends the Musical Parody before touring Australia with Hairspray! (John Frost for Crossroads Live) as a Swing.
Most recently Conor originated a role in the new Australian production Midnight – The Cinderella Musical. Other credits include Daniel in Once On This Island and Marius in Les Misérables.
Rose Shannon-Duhigg
Ensemble
Rose is a 2019 Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) Music Theatre graduate. She made her professional debut at 11 playing Jane Banks in the Disney/Cameron Mackintosh musical Mary Poppins. Following this she played Jemima Potts in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang for TML Enterprises.
Recently, Rose was cast as Ensemble/Billie and Jeannie cover in Nice Work if You Can Get It for Hayes Theatre Company and toured the country in GWB/The Australian Ballet’s production of An American in Paris as Ensemble/Milo Davenport cover. Rose also recently appeared as a Hot Box Dancer in Antipodes Theatre Company’s Guys and Dolls. Her other stage work includes The Making of Sasha Fein for Moira Blumenthal Productions and Irene for Neglected Musicals. Rose’s WAAPA credits include: Fran in Strictly Ballroom, Kathy in Company, and Bernarda Alba in The House of Bernarda Alba. She was the proud recipient of WAAPA’s Finley Award for Music Theatre in 2018.
Emma Whitefield
Ensemble
Emma began her dance training at Premier Dance Academy in Brisbane from the day she could walk. Growing into her senior years, she extended her training in a full-time capacity at Davidia Lind Dance Centre. Immediately after graduating high school she began working on Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines biggest ships as a singer and dancer.
After returning home early 2020 due to COVID, she made herself known to the Brisbane musical theatre scene, performing in cabarets in Queensland Cabaret Festival and with Mad Dance House (The Underground Hour). In the years since, Emma has been involved in a number of productions from Brisbane Festival (Oscar Pro Co) to The Producers (Altitude Theatre Company), and most recently, the national tour of An American In Paris (GWB Entertainment) as a swing. Emma is so happy to be a part of such a joyous show and cannot wait to share it with audiences across Australia.
Mikayla Williams
Patty Simcox
Mikayla’s love for the performing arts began at a young age at The McDonald College of Performing Arts. She graduated from The Australian Institute of Music with a Bachelor of Music (Music Theatre), where she combined her passion for musical theatre with screen training from NIDA.
Upon graduating, Mikayla played the role of Maryssa in the hit television series Dance Academy, Penny Pingleton in Hairspray at The Riverside Theatre, and Elle Woods in Legally Blonde the Musical with Free Rain Theatre Company. She also starred as Ariel in The Little Mermaid at the Canberra Theatre Centre and as a Bathing Beauty in the premiere of Mack and Mabel at The Hayes Theatre.
In 2018, Mikayla portrayed Glinda in Wicked and Princess Fiona in Shrek The Musical with Packemin Productions, earning her the Broadway World Award.
Beyond the stage, Mikayla has ventured into film, starring as Bec in the feature film Kick Ons and portraying ‘Brains’ in the feature film Jingle Man.