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Fabian Andrés
Danny Zuko
Fabian Andrés grew up in Sydney and trained in singing, dancing and acting at Glenda Yee School of Dance. He then went on to graduate from ED5 International with an Advanced Diploma in Performing Arts under the guidance of William A. Forsythe.
Fabian made his Musical Theatre debut in the original Australian cast of Moulin Rouge! The Musical and toured the country with the show for almost two years.
Fabian’s other credits include Royal Caribbean’s productions of Hairspray (playing the lead role Link Larkin) and Grease (understudying Danny Zuko). He has also
worked with Guy Sebastian and Kate Miller-Heidke and performed at the ARIA Awards and Carols in the Domain. Fabian is an in-demand jazz and Latin vocalist singing at various events in Australia.
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.
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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
Adelaide
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.
Stars as Vince Fontaine for Adelaide.
Bobby Fox
Vince Fontaine
Brisbane
Bobby Fox is an Irish born Australian actor who originated the role of Franki Valli in the Australian production of Jersey Boys which he performed over 850 times. He is a four times World Irish Dance Champion and toured with dance productions Riverdance, Dancing on Dangerous Ground, To Dance on the Moon and starred in the revival of Australian musical Hot Shoe Shuffle as Spring. On stage Bobby has had lead roles in Blood Brothers, Mamma Mia!, Leader of the Pack, Dusty – The Original Pop Diva, We Will Rock You, Spamalot and The Production Company’s Oklahoma, Sweet Charity and Damn Yankees. In 2016 and 2017 he appeared in Ladies in Black which toured nationally and for which he received a Green Room Award nomination. Later in 2017 he performed in Assassins at The Hayes Theatre and he received a Helpmann Award nomination.
Bobby performed as a star vocalist in Saturday Night Fever’s Sydney season for GFO in 2019 before debuting The Irish Boy to sell out shows at The Sydney Opera House and The Adelaide Cabaret Festival. Later that year he supported the incomparable Michael Feinstein at The Sydney Opera House and Melbourne’s Hamer Hall before debuting in Ch 9 ‘s Carols by Candlelight in which he has appeared in every year since.
2022 saw Bobby appearing in the concert series of Boublil and Schoenberg’s Do You Hear the People Sing and playing Don Lockwood in Singin’ In the Rain in a short Brisbane season. The year closed out with Bobby performing in numerous Carols celebrations including The Kings of Christmas with Rob Mills in concert at GPAC and at Channel 9’s Carols by Candlelight and playing Corny Collins in the Adelaide and Sydney seasons of Hairspray the Musical into mid 2023.
Onscreen Bobby’s credits include Upper Middle Bogan, It’s a Date, Tricky Business and Househusbands. He also appeared in the feature film The Cup.
Stars as Vince Fontaine for Brisbane.
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Marcia Hines
Teen Angel
Brisbane
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.
Stars as Teen Angel for Brisbane.
Paulini
Teen Angel
Adelaide
PAULINI has been heralded as one of the finest vocalists and performers to come out of Australia. The Fijian born songstress rose to fame through television screens on the very first season of Australian Idol which thrust her into the spotlight. Making it through to the final four, she won the hearts of a nation with her angelic, five octave range, and engaging personality.
Post Idol PAULINI rose to the top of the Australian ARIA Charts in 2004 with her debut Platinum album One Determined Heart and her Platinum smash single Angel Eyes, both hitting the #1 spot and receiving Aria Number 1 Chart Awards (Angel Eyes remained at the top of the charts for 6 consecutive weeks). In fact, PAULINI is still 1 of only 10 Australian female solo artists to have a #1 album debut on the Australian ARIA Charts.
In 2006 PAULINI went on to become a part of the chart-topping Young Divas. Her powerful vocals were perfect for the disco classics and the group went on to have two top 10 albums and two top ten singles.
After leaving the girl group PAULINI grew as a performer, a songwriter and as a woman, steering her own destiny in her music career and making choices that she truly feels great about.
In 2017 PAULINI played the lead role as Rachel Marron in The Bodyguard – The Musical to great critical acclaim, singing 17 Whitney Houston tracks every night.
After the Bodyguard PAULINI joined the Saturday Night Fever musical cast as a lead vocalist, followed by another lead role as Dionne in the 50th Anniversary of Hair in 2019.
PAULINI returned to television in 2019 in the hit show The Masked Singer. As the spider she wowed the judges weekly using her amazing voice to change genres easily which kept the judges guessing.
In 2021 PAULINI appeared on I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here Australia and in Chess the Musical the Australian tour.
2022 saw PAULINI compete in Eurovision Australia Decides which coincided with her latest single We Are One. This year we watched PAULINI grace our television screens once again this time competing for the Mirrorball trophy on Dancing with the Stars!
Paulini stars as Teen Angel for Adelaide.
Please note that Paulini will not be performing on the following dates: Fri 11th, Sat 12th, Tue 22nd to Thu 24th & Sat 26th October 2024.
Jordan Koulos
Doody
Jordan Koulos, singer, actor, dancer, instrumentalist, and songwriter is thrilled to be joining the cast of Grease. Jordan has most recently been in & Juliet (Michael Cassel Group) playing Richard (covering Romeo and Francois) and graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts with a Bachelor of Music Theatre. Jordan’s other theatre credits include Choir in Chess (Storeyboard Entertainment), Children’s Chorus in La Bohème (Opera Australia), and Nipper/Oliver in Oliver! (Packemin Productions). He also appeared on The Voice: Kids Australia (Nine Network). Jordan can’t wait to light up the stage with his energy and talent in this beloved musical.
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.
Oliver Lacey
Roger
Born and raised in Queensland, Oliver developed his passionate interest in performance during his latter school years, and has pursued it ever since! He graduated from Queensland Conservatorium/Griffith University with a Bachelor of Musical Theatre in 2017. He played the role of Joe Pesci & Cover Frankie Valli in Jersey Boys for Norwegian Cruise Line in 2022 and throughout 2023 as well as Hank for a standalone season in early 2024 for QPAC. In 2019 he appeared in West Side Story for Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour playing Baby John & Riff Cover. His other theatre credits include Shaun in Pete the Sheep (Monkey Baa Theatre), Moritz in Spring Awakening (Underground Broadway), Male Swing in Bare (Understudy Productions) and March Hare in Alice in Wonderland (Boyd Productions).
Katelin Koprivec
Jan
Katelin Koprivec is an actor, singer, and performer with a Bachelor of Music Theatre from the Australian Institute of Music (AIM). Katelin starred as Taylah Simpkins in The Deb, directed and written by Hannah Reilly and Megan Washington, in 2022 at the Rebel Theatre with ATYP. She recently performed as Maddison in Nails Must Be Kept Short: The Warmup, a new queer Australian musical by Sophie Davis, Laura McDonald, and Harry Collins. Katelin appeared in City of Angels with JRP and Hayes Theatre and performed in the Hayes Neglected Musical If/Then, directed by Amy Campbell. Katelin was also a finalist in the Sydney Cabaret Competition at the Sydney Cabaret Festival for her performance in The Other Einstein.
Regan Walker
Sonny
Originally from Mackay, North Queensland, Regan (he/him) moved down to Melbourne at the beginning of 2022 to study Music Theatre at the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA). At a young age, Regan made his professional debut as Nigel in Matilda the Musical (Royal Shakespeare Company) and recently played the character of Ernst at VCA in their production of Spring Awakening (dir. Petra Kalive). Regan is so excited to be joining the cast of Grease and hopes you enjoy the show!
Rose Shannon-Duhigg
Marty
Rose is a 2019 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 will appear as a Hot Box Dancer in Antipodes Theatre Company’s Guys and Dolls in 2023. 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.
Daniel Erbacher
Ensemble
Originally from Toowoomba, Daniel is a versatile performer and choreographer. He graduated from The Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University (now QAEMT) with a Bachelor of Musical Theatre in 2021. During his studies, his performance highlights included Emmett in Legally Blonde, John Bucchinos It’s Only Life, Eugene and then Kenickie in QCGU and QPACs production of Grease.
Daniel most recently performed the role of Rocky in The 50th Anniversary production of Richard O’Brien’s – The Rocky Horror Show (Crossroads Live). Other credits include Dance Captain for the Australian premiere of Cruel Intentions The 90s Musical (David Venn Enterprises); and A Very Naughty Christmas (Woodward Productions). As well as a performer, Daniel also works as choreographer and educator in dance throughout Southeast Queensland.
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.
Olivia Carniato
Cha Cha / Ensemble
Since graduating from Brent Street in 2015, Olivia has cemented herself as a true triple threat in the industry.
Olivia joins the cast of Grease immediately after finishing the tour of Chicago (Crossroads Live/Jones Theatrical Group) in the ensemble and understudying the lead role of Roxie Hart.
Olivia was an original Australian cast member of Hamilton (Michael Cassel Group) and Pippin (Gordon Frost Organisation) covering the role of Berthe. Olivia’s other stage highlights include performing alongside Marcia Hines in Velvet Rewired (Rix Management and Entertainment), touring Australia and Internationally with West Side Story (Opera Australia/GWB Entertainment/BB Group) as Consuela and understudy for Anita and Rosalia, The Bodyguard (Gordon Frost Organisation) and understudying the Mistress in Evita (Gordon Frost Organisation).
On screen, Olivia has performed on Dancing with the Stars Australia, The Voice AU, and Australia’s Got Talent. Most recently Olivia has worked with Australian artists Jessica Mauboy, Tones and I and Guy Sebastian.
Olivia is ecstatic for the opportunity to embody the iconic role of Cha Cha.
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
Associate Choreographer / 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.
Samuel Welsh
Swing
Samuel was born and raised in the coastal town of Port Macquarie on the New South Wales mid north coast. In 2016, he graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) with a Bachelor of Arts (Music Theatre) and is a recipient of WAAPA’s Finley Award.
Since graduating, Samuel has been predominantly working in theatre for young audiences as both a performer and director. He played the role of Andy in both The 78-Storey Treehouse and The 91-Storey Treehouse (CDP Theatre Producers), as well as Billy in Are We There Yet? (CDP Theatre Producers). His work in this area has seen him tour nationally on multiple occasions, performing in more than 50 theatres across the country, as well as touring internationally in 2024. He also played Ram Sweeney/Kurt’s Dad in Heathers: The Musical (The Mitchell Old Company).
Most recently, Samuel has been performing locally and internationally with the show Rat Pack: Reloaded (SMA Productions) in the role of Sammy/lead vocalist.
Samuel is proudly represented by Random Management and is thrilled to be making his swing debut with the Australian cast of Grease the Musical.
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.
Jay Laga’aia stars as Vince Fontaine for Adelaide.
Bobby Fox stars as Vince Fontaine for Brisbane.
Marcia Hines stars as Teen Angel for Brisbane.
Paulini stars as Teen Angel for Adelaide.
Please note that Paulini will not be performing on the following dates: Fri 11th, Sat 12th, Tue 22nd to Thu 24th & Sat 26th October 2024.
The Producers of GREASE cannot guarantee the appearance of any particular artist, which is always subject to illness and leave arrangements.