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...Where are they now?NB: If you are one of the performers listed below and wish to rectify or update your details, the PQG Team will be very happy to hear from you!
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Title role in Macbeth, Stratford & London, 1996-1997 |
Currently: filming on location in Oxford ITV’s Inspector Morse prequel Endeavour, a two-hour drama starring Shaun Evans as the young Morse. Roger plays Morse’s partner Detective Inspector Fred Thursday. The movie will air next year to mark the 25th anniversary of the very first episode of Morse. |
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An Evening with Jason Robert Brown, London, 2004 |
Soon: in the lineup of musical stars - including an amazing number of Old Friends - participating to this year's Night of 1000 Voices, on 6 May 2012 at the Royal Albert Hall, London, This year's event will celebrate the very best of British musical theatre and will be for the benefit of Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research. |
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Crazy Woman in Sweeney Todd in Concert, London, 2007 |
Lately: starring in the role of Mona Kent in Dames at Sea, at the Union Theatre, London. |
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Lt. Cable in South Pacific, London, 2001-2002 |
Currently: playing the role of Hickory/Tin Man in Andrew Lloyd Webber's new production of The Wizard of Oz running at the London Palladium. |
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Marius Pontmercy in the Les Misérables Tenth Anniversary Concert, London, 1995 |
Soon: after a sold-out run in Chichester, reprising the title role of in Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd at the Adelphi Theatre, London, from 10 March to 22 September 2012. |
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Peter Hale in The Fix, London, 1997 |
Currently: alternate Dad in Billy Elliot at the Victoria Palace, London. |
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Cal Chandler in The Fix, London, 1997 |
Lately: starring in Robinson Crusoe & The Caribbean Pirates at the SECC Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow. |
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Shylock in The Merchant of Venice, Chichester, 2003 |
Currently: back to the role of The Wizard in the London production of Wicked, at the Apollo Victoria Theatre. |
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Jacqueline in La Cage aux Folles, London, 2007-2009
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Soon: bringing her award-winning role of Judy Garland in End of the Rainbow across the Atlantic. The show will run from 28 January to 11 March 2012 at the Guthrie Theater,Minneapolis, and then transfer to Broadway's Belasco Theatre from 19 March 2012. |
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Co-Guest Star in The Night of 1000 Voices, London, 2003 |
Lately: joining a lineup of Broadway stars performing the songs of Cole Porter and Noël Coward in Broadway Close Up: Noël & Cole in Love, at the Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufmann Centre, NYC. |
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Domina in A Funny Thing ...Forum, London, 2004 |
Currently: promoting her autobiography The Tiger's Wedding across the UK. |
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Anthony in Sweeney Todd in Concert, London, 2007 |
Lately: playing the lead role in the Christmas panto Peter Pan at the Mayflower Theatre, Southampton. |
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Lily in in The Secret Garden, Stratford & London, 2000-2001 |
Meredith has just launched her own official website at www.meredithbraun.com and is currently finalizing her debut album, Someone Else's Story, that can be pre-ordered at Dress Circle. |
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The Dauphin in Saint Joan, UK Tour, 1994 |
| Lately: playing the Marquis de Sade in a RSC production of Marat/Sade by Peter Weiss, at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon. | |
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MD & pianist in Divas at the Donmar, London, 2002 |
Lately: making his West End concert debut for two nights only at the Garrick Theatre, joined by American award-winning singer Anika Noni Rose. |
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Marius in Les Misérables, Australia, 1988 |
Soon: playing the role of Mr Banks, taking over from Philip Quast in the Australian Tour of Mary Poppins, running in Brisbane from 30 December 2011 to 17 March 2012. |
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Fantine in Les Misérables, Australia, 1988 |
Lately: Performing in the solo concert Ripe for one night only at the Factory Theatre. |
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Protean in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, London, 2004 |
Currently: among the cast of Ghost The Musical at the Piccadilly Theatre, London. |
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Firs in The Cherry Orchard, Sydney, 2005-2006
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Lately: playing the role of Spooner in Harold Pinter's No Man's Land, at the Bille Brown Studio, South Brisbane. |
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Augustin Magaldi in Evita, London, 2007 |
Lately: playing the role of Algernon (Algy) Moncrieff in the UK Tour of The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde. |
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Ensemble in Evita, London, 2007
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Soon: joining the cast of Shrek The Musical in title role at the Drury Lane theatre, London, from 29 February 2012. |
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Alex in Sunday in the Park with George, 1990 |
Lately: playing the role of the Tin Man in a summer production of The Wizard of Oz in Larnaca, Cyprus. |
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Mary Lennox in The Secret Garden, London, 2001 |
Lately: playing the role of Nessarose in the London production of Wicked at the Apollo Victoria Theatre. |
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Witch in Into the Woods, 1993 |
Lately: playing the role of Miss Andrews in the smash-hit production of Mary Poppins, which also starred Philip Quast as Mr Banks. |
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Co-Guest Star in Once in a Blue Moon, 1994 |
Lately: playing the role of Sam in the 10th Anniversary touring Production of Mamma Mia in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth & Brisbane. |
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Portia in The Merchant of Venice, Chichester, 2003 |
Lately: starring in the classic comedy The Playboy of the Western World, by J M Synge at the Old Vic Theatre, London. |
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Ensemble in Evita, London, 2006-2007 |
Currently: among the cast of The Wizard of Oz at the London Palladium. |
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Antonio's Man/Morocco's Attendant/Court Official in The Merchant of Venice, Chichester, 2003 |
Lately: playing the role of Laadislav Sipos in She Loves Me at the Minerva Theatre, as part of the 2011 Chichester Festival Season. |
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The Night of 1000 Voices, London, 2010 |
Lately: starring in the 40th Anniversary one-off concert of the iconic musical Godspell at the Palace Theatre, Manchester, UK. |
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Tobias in Sweeney Todd in Concert, London, 2007 |
Lately: starring in the role of Robert in Stephen Sondheim's musical Company at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, of which he is also the Artistic Director. |
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Violet Chandler in The Fix, London, 1997 |
Currently: reprising the role of of Dorothy Brock in 42 Street at the Curve Theatre, Leicester, UK, until 14 January 2012. |
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Segeyevich Dorn in The Seagull, Chichester, 2003
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Lately: playing the role of Alfred Doolittle in Pygmalion, by George Bernard Shaw, at the Garrick Theatre, London. |
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Buddy in Follies in Concert, London, 2007 |
Lately: playing the role of Julian Marsh in 42 Street at the Festival Theatre, Chichester, as part of the 2010 Chichester Festival Season. Thanks to Emma for the alert. |
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Bloody Mary in South Pacific, London, 2001-2002 |
Lately: among the cast of The Sound of Music at the Newport Performing Art Theatre, Manila, Philippines. |
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Chantal in La Cage aux Folles, London, 2007-2009 |
Currently: among the cast of the 1st UK Tour of Sister Act, which has just kicked off at Manchester Opera House. Check all the dates and venues on the show's official website. |
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Dot/Marie in Sunday in the Park with George, 1990 |
Soon: in the lineup of theatre stars (including Liza Minnelli & Chita Rivera) participating in a charity gala at the Victoria Palace Theatre in London on 29 April 2012 to celebrate the work of legendary songwriters Kander & Ebb. |
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Menenius in Coriolanus, Sydney, 1993 |
Soon: among the cast of the Helpmann Award-winning adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s The Wild Duck, running at the Merlyn Theatre, Melbourne, from 17 February to 17 March 2012. |
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Madame Thénardier in the Les Misérables Tenth Anniversary Concert, London, 1995 |
Lately: playing the role of Marthy Owen in Eugene O'Neill's Pulitzer Award-winning play Anna Christie, starring Jude Law, at the Donmar Warehouse, London. |
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Curtain Up!, Chichester, 2003 |
Currently: playing the role of Berthe in the Menier Chocolate Factory revival of Pippin, by Stephen Schwartz, until 8 Januart 2012. |
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Co-Guest Soloist at the Richard Rodgers Centenary Concert, London, 2002 |
Lately: starring, with David Haig, in the new comedy Yes, Prime Minister, at the Gielgud Theatre, London. |
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Gymnasia in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, London 2004 |
Soon: playing the role of Killer Queen in the UK Tour of We Will Rock You. Find the forthcoming venues and dates at this link. |
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Director of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, London 2004 |
Lately appointed Artistic Director of Hampstead Theatre and directing some of its productions, eg. No Naughty Bits and Pocket Comedy. |
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Dr. Angie March in Ultraviolet, Channel 4, 1998 |
Soon: playing the role of Susan in a new production of Abigail's Party at the Menier Chocolate Factory, London, from 2nd March to 21 April 2012. |
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Eponine in Les Misérables, London, 1989 |
Lately: returning to the role of Donna in the London production of the hit musical Mamma Mia at the Prince of Wales Theatre. |
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Co-Guest Star in the concerts: Once in a Blue Moon, 1994 |
Currently: playing the role of Miss Hannigan in the 2012 Australian Tour of the musical Annie. The tour has just started at the Lyric Theatre, Star City, Sydney (until 28 March), then will move to the Lyric Theatre, QPAC, Brisbane (7 April to 12 May) and finally to Melbourne later in 2012. The production stars Anthony Warlow in the role of 'zillionaire' Daddy Warbucks. |
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Co-Presenter in Play School (1981-1998) |
Soon: starring in the MTC production of Richard Bean's new controversial play The Heretic, from 12 May to 23 June 2012 at the Sumner Theatre. |
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Fantine in the Les Misérables Tenth Anniversary Concert, London, 1995 |
Currently: writing a book which will be available towards the end of 2011. |
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Albin in La Cage aux Folles, London, 2007-2008 |
Lately: starring in John Osborne's Inadmissible Evidence, at the Donmar Warehouse. |
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Luther Billis in South Pacific, London, 2001-2002 |
Lately: in the cast of the new musical London Road, at the National Theatre . |
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Stevie in The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?, Melbourne, 2003
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Soon: joining the cast of George Bernard Show's Pygmalion, at the Sydney Theatre from 31 January to 3 March 2012, as part of the 2012 season of the Sydney Theatre Company. |
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Thénardier in Les Misérables, London, 1989 |
Currently: playing the role of Monsieur Firmin in the London production of The Phantom of the Opera at Her Majesty's Theatre. Barry played the same role at the 25th Anniversary Concert of The Phantom of the Opera, on 1st and 2nd October at the Royal Albert Hall, London. |
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President George W Bush in Stuff Happens, London, 1989
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Currently: among the cast of the new play Collaborators by John Hodge, at the Olivier Theatre, London, until 21 January 2012. |
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Fantine in Les Misérables, Manchester, 1992 |
Lately: in the lineup of soloist performing in Ultimate Broadway, a collection of songs from hit Broadway shows at Shanghai Grand Theatre. |
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Senex in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, London, 2004 |
Currently: among the cast of Grief, Mike Leigh's new play, at the Cottlesloe Theatre, London, until 28 January 2012. |
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Nellie in South Pacific, London, 2001-2002 |
Lately: starring in the title role of the new musical Violet, featuring music by Jeanine Tesori and libretto by Brian Crawley at the Kennedy Theatre at Progress Energy Center, Raleigh, as part of the 2011 Hot Summer Nights season. |
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Ensign Janet Johnson in South Pacific, London, 2001-2002 |
Lately: starring in the role of Mileva, Albert Einstein's first wife, in Einstein and Mileva, at the Clurman Theatre, NYC. |
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Young Buddy in Follies in Concert, London, 2007 |
Soon: joining the cast of Shrek The Musical in the role of Lord Farquaad at the Drury Lane theatre, London, from 29 February 2012. |
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Bob McCaffrey in South Pacific, London, 2001-2002 |
Lately: among the cast of the Menier Chocolate Factory revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Aspects of Love, directed by Trevor Nunn. |
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Little Red Ridinghood in Into the Woods, 1993
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Lately: playing the role of Meg Giry in the Australian Premiere of Love Never Dies, at Regent's Theatre, Melbourne, . The show is going to transfer to Sydney's Capitol Theatre in January 2012. |
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Augustin Magaldi in Evita, London, 2006-2007 |
Lately: playing the title role in Shakespeare's Pericles ("re-imagined for everyone aged six and over"), at the Open Air Theate in Regent's Park. |
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Madame Ranevskaya in The Cherry Orchard, Sydney, 2005-2006
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Soon: among the cast of the MTC production of Summer of the Seventeenth Doll, from 12 January to 18 February 2012 at the Playhouse Theatre. The production will also visit Brisbane (22 February to 11 March 2012) and Canberra (14 to 17 March 2012). |
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Colin Craven in The Secret Garden, Stratford & London, 2000-2001 |
Lately: making his West End debut in the role of Evan in Bristol Old Vic's production of The Aliens, by Annie Baker, at the Trafalgar Studios, London. |
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Mrs Winthrop in The Secret Garden, Stratford & London, 2000-2001 |
Lately: playing the role of Emma Goldman in a revival of the award-winning musical Ragtime at the Landor Theatre, London. |
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Officer in The Secret Garden, Stratford & London, 2000-2001
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Lately: playing the role of Lieutenant Trotter in the UK Tour of the award-winning play Journey's End, by David Grindlay. An International Tour is also scheduled for 2012. |
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Mme Thénardier in Les Misérables, Manchester, 1992 |
Lately: back to her award-winning role of Martha Watson in the holiday Tour of Irving Berlin's White Christmas, also starring, Adam Cooper, at the Liverpool Empire. |
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Doctor Neville Craven in The Secret Garden, Stratford & London, 2000-2001 |
Soon: playing the role of Beadle Bamford in the London transfer ofSweeney Todd, starring Michael Ball in the title role, from 10 March to 24 September 2012 at the Adelphi Theatre. |
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Lily in The Secret Garden, Australia, 1995 |
Lately: playing the role of Mrs Banks in the smash-hit production of Mary Poppins, opposite Philip Quast in the role of Mr Banks, at the Capitol Theatre, Sydney. |
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Special Guest in Lauren Kennedy Live at the Chocolate Factory, London, 2008 |
Lately: making her American debut in the role of Lucille in the US transfer of the critically-acclamied Donmar Warehouse production of Parade, by Jason Robert Brown, opening at the Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles. |
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Carlotta in The Cherry Orchard, Sydney 2005-2006
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Soon: starring in Les Liaisons Dangereuses, at the Wharf Theatre, Sydney, from 31 March to 9 June 2012, as part of the 2012 season of the Sydney Theatre Company. |
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Che in Evita, London, 2006-2007 |
Currently: playing "the leading player" in the revival production of Stephen Schwartz's Pippin at the Menier Chocolate Factory, London, until 25 February 2012. |
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Special Guest in An Evening with Jason Robert Brown, London, 2004 |
Lately: among the cast of the panto Cinderella at the Hackney Empire, East London. |
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Phyllis in Follies in Concert, London, 2007 |
Lately: playing the role of Madame Giry in Love Never Dies, Andrew Lloyd Webber's sequel to The Phantom of the Opera, at the Adelphi Theatre. |
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Albert Lennox in The Secret Garden, Stratford & London, 2000-2001 |
Lately: playing the role of Schub in a new production of Stephen Sondheim's Anyone Can Whistle at the Jermyn Street Theatre, London. |
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Bassanio in The Merchant of Venice, Chichester, 2003 |
Lately: playing the role of Thomas Peters in the stage adaptation of Simon Schama's book Rough Crossings at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds. |
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Eva Perón in Evita, London, 2006-2007 |
Soon: back to her award-winning role of Evita in a new Broadway revival from 5 March 2012 at the Marquis Theatre, also starring Ricky Martin in the role of Che. Please note that Elena will only perform in six performances a week. |
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Jeff in The Secret Garden, Stratford & London, 2000-2001 |
Lately: starring in the role of Tony in West Side Story, staged at the DUCTAC, Dubai, (UAE). |
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Eponine in the Les Misérables Tenth Anniversary Concert, London, 1995 |
Currently: promoting her new solo Album The Journey So Far (Recorded LIVE at the Cafe Carlyle) and available at Dress Circle. |
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Musical Director in Sunday in the Park with George, London, 1990 |
Currently: author of The Enchanted Island, starring Placido Domingo, with music by George Frideric Handel, Jean-Philippe Rameau, Antonio Vivaldi and others, in repertoire at the Metropolitan Opera, NYC, until 30 January 2012. |
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Philia in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, London, 2004 |
Currently: playing the role of Fantine in the London production of Les Misérables at the Queen's Theatre. |
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The Baker in Into the Woods, 1993 |
Lately: back to the role of Bernadette in the new London production of the Australian box-office hit Priscilla The Musical, at the Palace Theatre. |
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Captain Brackett in South Pacific, London, 2001-2002 |
Lately: in the cast of Henrik Ibsen's play An Enemy of the People, starring Sir
Anthony Sher, at the Crucible, Sheffield. |
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Tony Dunne in Corridors of Power, 2001 |
Lately: in the cast of Yasmina Reza's God of Carnage, produced by the Sydney Theatre Company and directed by Gale Edwards, at the Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House. |
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Mme Thénardier in Les Misérables, London, 1989 |
Lately: Playing the role of Opera Guild Lady in the musical comedy Lend Me a Tenor, at the Gielgud Theatre, London. |
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Mercedes in La Cage aux Folles, London, 2007-2008 |
Currently: among the cast of Ghost The Musical at the Piccadilly Theatre, London. |
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Lorenzo in The Merchant of Venice, Chichester, 2003 |
Lately: starring in the revival of Tom Stoppard's Arcadia at the Duke of York's Theatre, London. |
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Mary in Mary Poppins, Sydney, 2012 |
Currently: after a sell-out season in Chichester last year, reprising the role of Kathy Selden in the London transfer of Singin' in the Rain, at the Palace Theatre until 30 September 2012. |
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Young Phyllis in Follies in Concert, London, 2007 |
Soon: after a successful tour, reprising the role of Ginger Rogers in the London transfer of Irving Berlin's Top Hat, at the Aldwych Theatre from 19 April 2012 to January 2013. |
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Gratiano in The Merchant of Venice, Chichester, 2003 |
Lately: among the cast of Mike Bartlett's new play Earthquakes in London, directed by Rupert Goold, at the Cottesloe Theatre, London. |
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Joan in Saint Joan, UK Tour, 1994 |
Lately: playing the role of Menna in a Donmar Warehouse production of the new play Salt, Boot and Roe by Tim Price, at the Trafalgar Studio 2 theatre. |
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Madame Marie Dindon in La Cage aux Folles, London, 2007-2008 |
Lately: among the cast of TS Eliot's Family Reunion, at the Donmar Warehouse. |
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Title role in Sweeney Todd in Concert, London, 2007
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Check Bryn's regularly updated list of concert appearances on his official website. |
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Special Guest in An Evening with Jason Robert Brown, London, 2004 |
Lately: playing the role of Louisa in new musical adaptation of Dicken's A Christmas Carol, at the Ars Theatre, London. |
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Frances in La Cage aux Folles, London, 2007-2008 |
Lately: in the cast of A Streetcar Named Desire at the Octagone Theatre in Bolton (Lancashire). |
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Co-Guest Star in The Night of 1000 Voices, London, 2003 |
Currently: reprising the role of Donna Sheridan in the London production of Mamma Mia! at the Prince of Wales theatre until June 2012. |
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Co-Guest Star in Once in a Blue Moon, 1994 |
Lately: starring in MP, by Alana Valentine, at the Street Theatre, Canberra. |
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Ulysses in Troilus and Cressida, Stratford & London, 1996-1997 |
Lately: playing Shallow/Worcester in Shakespeare's Henry IV, Parts I & II, directed by Ed Hall, at the Theatre Royal Bath, UK. |
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Mary Darling in Pan, Sydney, 2000 |
Soon: starring in The Histrionic, by Thomas Bernhard, at the Wharf Theatre from 15 June to 28 July 2012, as part of the 2012 season of the Sydney Theatre Company. |
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Mistress in Evita, London, 2006-2007 |
Lately: playing the role of Ariel Moore in the UK tour of the musical Footloose. |
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Enjolras in Les Misérables, Australia, 1988 & 1991 |
Currently: playing the role of 'zillionaire' Daddy Warbucks in the 2012 Australian Tour of the musical Annie at the Lyric Theatre, Star City, Sydney (until 28 March). The show will later transfer to the Lyric Theatre, QPAC, Brisbane (7 April to 12 May) and finally to Melbourne later in 2012. |
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Martha in The Secret Garden, Australia, 1995 |
Lately: in the lineup of artists scheduled to perform at this year's Hats Off Melbourne Concert, organised by OzShowbiz Cares at the National Theatre. |
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Co-presenter in Play School, ABC TV, 1988-1991 |
Currently: reviving his show Looking Through A Glass Onion, a homage to the music and memory of John Lennon, across Australia. Find all the other dates and venues at this link) |
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Duke of Brachiano in The White Devil, Sydney, 2000
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Soon: starring in Les Liaisons Dangereuses, at the Wharf Theatre, Sydney, from 31 March to 9 June 2012, as part of the 2012 season of the Sydney Theatre Company. |
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Jean Valjean in the Les Misérables Tenth Anniversary Concert, London, 1995 |
Lately: performing his solo concert Broadway and Beyond with the Cork Youth Orchestra at City Hall, Cork, (Ireland). |
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Johanna in Sweeney Todd in Concert, London, 2007 |
Lately: reprising the role of Jenny in the London transfer of Love Story at the Duchess Theatre. |
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Co-Guest Soloist at the Richard Rodgers Centenary Concert, London, 2002 |
Lately: playing the role of the Lion in a summer production of The Wizard of Oz in Larnaca, Cyprus. |
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Thénardier in Les Misérables, Australia, 1988 |
Lately: writer and performer in the solo piece Winter's Discontent, on tour across Australia. |
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