Rohan Browne (born ) is an Australian dancer, actor and singer.

Career

Browne's career started at age 18 in the original ''

The Boy From Oz ''The Boy from Oz'' is a Australian jukebox musical based on the life of singer and songwriter Peter Allen, featuring songs written by him. The book commissioned for the musical is by Nick Enright, based on Stephen MacLean's 1996 biography of ...

'' production. He went on to appear in over 20 musicals in Australia and internationally. Musicals include: '' Grease'', "Wing" in ''

Hot Shoe Shuffle ''Hot Shoe Shuffle'' is a 1992 Australian musical produced by David Atkins. A jukebox musical, the score mostly includes American big band and popular songs of the 1920s to 1940s. The musical concerns seven Tap Brothers, Spring, Slap, Buck, Wing ...

'', ''

Kiss Me Kate ''Kiss Me, Kate'' is a musical written by Bella and Samuel Spewack with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The story involves the production of a musical version of William Shakespeare's ''The Taming of the Shrew'' and the conflict on and off-sta ...

'' (Green Room Award nomination for best featured ensemble member), ''

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'' and ''

Follies ''Follies'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by James Goldman. The plot takes place in a crumbling Broadway theater, now scheduled for demolition, previously home to a musical revue (based on the ''Ziegfeld Fol ...

''. Browne played the role of "Herod" in '' Jesus Christ Superstar'' throughout Europe and Asia. He played various roles in '' Cats'' and starred as "The Rum Tum Tugger" throughout Asia. He returned to Australia and landed the role of "Fred Casely" in ''

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'' and then went on to play the role of George in ''

The Drowsy Chaperone ''The Drowsy Chaperone'' is a Canadian musical with music and lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison, and a book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar. The story concerns a middle-aged, asocial musical theater fan who, feeling "blue", decides to p ...

'' at MTC alongside Geoffrey Rush. He was nominated for a Green Room Award for his performance. In July 2010 he starred in the national Australian tour of ''

West Side Story ''West Side Story'' is a musical conceived by Jerome Robbins with music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents. Inspired by William Shakespeare's play '' Romeo and Juliet'', the story is set in the mid ...

'' as "Riff", (Green room nomination). He has worked for Melbourne's The Production Company in nine of their shows. Roles include; "The Purser" in ''

Anything Goes ''Anything Goes'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The original book was a collaborative effort by Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse, heavily revised by the team of Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. The story concerns madcap ant ...

'', "Carmen Ghia" in '' The Producers'', and in leading roles of Don Lockwood in '' Singin' In The Rain'' (Green Room Award Nomination, Australian Dance Award Nomination) and Jimmy Winter in '' Nice Work If You Can Get It''. He appeared as a Protean in the 2012 production of '' A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum'' at Her Majesty's Theatre in Melbourne. He was "The Leading Player" in ''

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'' for "Magnormos". In the 2013 national tour, he played the role of "Gregory Gardner" in ''

A Chorus Line ''A Chorus Line'' is a 1975 musical with music by Marvin Hamlisch, lyrics by Edward Kleban, and a book by James Kirkwood Jr. and Nicholas Dante. Set on the bare stage of a Broadway theater, the musical is centered on seventeen Broadway dancers ...

'' and stepped up to play the role of "Zach" in Singapore. In 2014, he was cast by Baz Luhrmann in '' Strictly Ballroom'' in the role of "Ken Railings" and he also understudied and performed the lead role of Scott Hastings. In 2015, he appeared in the Australian premiere of ''City Of Angels'' at the Arts Centre Melbourne. Browne also been an ensemble member in productions of '' Grease'', ''

Dirty Dancing ''Dirty Dancing'' is a 1987 American romantic drama dance film written by Eleanor Bergstein, produced by Linda Gottlieb, and directed by Emile Ardolino. Starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey, it tells the story of Frances "Baby" Houseman ...

'', ''

Kiss Me, Kate ''Kiss Me, Kate'' is a musical written by Bella and Samuel Spewack with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The story involves the production of a musical version of William Shakespeare's ''The Taming of the Shrew'' and the conflict on and off-stag ...

'', '' Thoroughly Modern Millie'', ''

'', ''

'' and the original '' Boy From Oz''. Brown was nominated for a Green Room Award for his role in Kiss Me Kate. Rohan was a finalist in the International Ballet Competition in South Africa in 1997, and was a part of the

Sydney Dance Company Sydney Dance Company is a contemporary dance company in Australia. The company has performed on stages around the world, including the Sydney Opera House in Australia, the Joyce Theater in New York, the Shanghai Grand Theatre in China, and the ...

's '' Tivoli''. He also performed as Zeus in

Idomeneo ' (Italian for '' Idomeneus, King of Crete, or, Ilia and Idamante''; usually referred to simply as ''Idomeneo'', K. 366) is an Italian language opera seria by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The libretto was adapted by Giambattista Varesco from a Frenc ...

for

Opera Australia Opera Australia is the principal opera company in Australia. Based in Sydney, its performance season at the Sydney Opera House accompanied by the Opera Australia Orchestra runs for approximately eight months of the year, with the remainder ...

, and in

The Nutcracker ''The Nutcracker'' ( rus, Щелкунчик, Shchelkunchik, links=no ) is an 1892 two-act ballet (""; russian: балет-феерия, link=no, ), originally choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov with a score by Pyotr Ilyich Tchai ...

and

Sleeping Beauty ''Sleeping Beauty'' (french: La belle au bois dormant, or ''The Beauty in the Sleeping Forest''; german: Dornröschen, or ''Little Briar Rose''), also titled in English as ''The Sleeping Beauty in the Woods'', is a fairy tale about a princess cu ...

with National Theatre Ballet. He has appeared in '' Dance Academy'' and '' Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries''". He appears in the 2016 released film ''

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'' and was a featured dancer in the 2006 animated film ''

Happy Feet ''Happy Feet'' is a 2006 computer-animated jukebox musical comedy film directed, produced, and co-written by George Miller. It stars the voices of Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Brittany Murphy, Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Hugo Weaving, and ...

''. Browne has been featured in numerous television shows including ''

Rove Live ''Rove'', also titled ''Rove Live'', was an Australian television variety show that featured live music performances and interviews with local and international celebrity guests. The program premiered on the Nine Network on 22 September 1999, bef ...

'' and ''

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'' (Germany), and in the film ''

''. He worked as assistant choreographer for a show which later toured the

New York Musical Theatre Festival The New York Musical Festival (NYMF) was an annual three-week summer festival that operated from 2004 to 2019. It presented more than 30 new musicals a year in New York City's midtown theater district. More than half were chosen by leading theate ...

, ''Virgins – A Musical Threesome''. He was also a part of workshops for Pr''iscilla Queen of the Desert'', and

Chita Rivera Chita Rivera (born Dolores Conchita Figueroa del Rivero Anderson; January 23, 1933), is an American actress, singer and dancer best known for originating roles in Broadway musicals including Anita in ''West Side Story'', Velma Kelly in ''Chic ...

's Australian workshop.

Personal life

Browne is married to actor and singer Christie Whelan-Browne.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Browne, Rohan Living people Australian male actors Australian male dancers 1979 births