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Gretel Scarlett
Gretel Scarlett Jahnke (), known as Gretel Scarlett (born 9 November 1987) is an Australian actress and performer. Having appeared in theatre productions including ''Wicked (musical), Wicked'' and ''Mamma Mia! (musical), Mamma Mia!'', she is best known for starring as Sandy in the 2013–2015 Australian production of ''Grease (musical), Grease'' and Kathy Selden in the 2016/2017 Australian production of ''Singin' in the Rain (musical), Singin' in the Rain'' which opened at Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne. She most recently appeared in Disney's ''Frozen (musical), Frozen'' as the Elsa understudy. Early life Born in Rockhampton, Scarlett's parents enrolled her in singing and dancing lessons at the age of four. She later took speech and drama lessons and went on to complete her Trinity and Australian Music Examinations Board, AMEB Classical Voice and Speech/Drama Examinations as well as her Royal Academy of Dance, RAD and Cecchetti Classical Ballet Examinations. Growing up in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rockhampton
Rockhampton is a city in the Rockhampton Region of Central Queensland, Australia. In the , the population of Rockhampton was 79,293. A common nickname for Rockhampton is "Rocky", and the demonym of Rockhampton is Rockhamptonite. The Scottish-Norwegians, Norwegian explorers Archer brothers, Charles and William Archer came across the Toonooba River in 1853 and named it in-honour of Sir Charles Augustus FitzRoy, Charles FitzRoy; they also named many local landmarks after figures in Norse mythology, including the Berserker Range named after the Norse warrior "Berserker, Baresark". The Archer brothers took-up a run near Gracemere, Queensland, Gracemere in 1855, and more settlers arrived soon thereafter, enticed by the fertile valleys. The town of Rockhampton was proclaimed in 1858, and surveyed to a design that closely resembled the Hoddle Grid of Melbourne, and consisted of a grid of wide boulevards and laneways, which was uncommon for Queensland cities. Within a year, gold was fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elphaba
Elphaba Thropp () is the protagonist of Gregory Maguire's 1995 novel '' Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West'', the novel's musical theatre adaptation, and the musical's two-part film adaptation, '' Wicked'' (2024) and '' Wicked: For Good'' (2025). She is a reimagining of the Wicked Witch of the West from L. Frank Baum's 1900 novel '' The Wonderful Wizard of Oz''. In the Baum novel, the Witch is unnamed and little is explained about her life; ''Wicked'' creates a backstory for her and explores the world of ''The Wizard of Oz'' from her perspective. Elphaba is modeled after Margaret Hamilton's portrayal in the 1939 film '' The Wizard of Oz'': green-skinned, clad entirely in black and wearing a tall peaked hat. Maguire formulated the name "Elphaba" from the pronunciation of Baum's initials—"L.F.B.". In-universe, she is also nicknamed "Elphie", mostly by Galinda Upland. Characterization As Winnie Holzman observed in an interview with ''Playbill'', "It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carols In The Domain
Carols in the Domain is an annual Australian Christmas concert event held in the Domain Gardens in Sydney. It began in 1983, and features many national and international performers and guest appearances. It is a free event, broadcast around Australia on the Seven Network, and simulcast previously on Smooth FM and currently, on the Hit Network since 2023. The event was held on the last Saturday before Christmas Eve until 2015, before moving to the last Sunday before Christmas Eve since 2016, and has been held on the third Saturday in December since 2021. Carols in the Domain has become one of Australia's largest free Christmas events. History Carols in the Domain was started in 1983 by former Qantas employee Robyn Anne Hobbs, who observed Christmas carol events in Australia and wanted to develop one for Sydney. In an article in ''The Sydney Morning Herald'', she said "I suppose I started Carols in the Domain from a purely selfish point of view because I'm an only child and Chris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jemma Rix
Jemma Rix (née Stevenson; born 25 December 1984) is an Australian theatre performer, who has played the role of Elphaba in the Melbourne, Sydney, Australian and Asian touring companies of ''Wicked''. Rix first performed the role in the shortened 30-minute version of the show at Universal Studios Japan. She was an original cast member of the Australian premiere production as the standby for Elphaba. Biography Rix was born on the Central Coast of New South Wales. She participated in numerous amateur musical theatre productions from the age of 4. She began to perform throughout Sydney as the lead singer of a pop band at the age of 18. Rix then moved to Melbourne at the age of 21 to devote herself to musical theatre and was cast in a number of commercial projects. Rix moved to Osaka, Japan after being cast as the Bride of Frankenstein in ''The Monster Rock and Roll Show'' at Universal Studios Japan. In July 2006, she was cast as Elphaba in the USJ mini version of the Broadway musi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Debbie Reynolds
Mary Frances "Debbie" Reynolds (April 1, 1932 – December 28, 2016) was an American actress, singer and entrepreneur. Her acting career spanned almost 70 years. Reynolds performed on stage and television and in films into her 80s. She was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer with her portrayal of Helen Kane in the 1950 film ''Three Little Words (film), Three Little Words''. Her breakout role was her first leading role, as Kathy Selden in ''Singin' in the Rain'' (1952). Her other successes include ''The Affairs of Dobie Gillis'' (1953), ''Susan Slept Here'' (1954), ''Bundle of Joy'' (1956 Golden Globe nomination), ''The Catered Affair'' (1956 National Board of Review Best Supporting Actress Winner), and ''Tammy and the Bachelor'' (1957), in which her performance of the song "Tammy (song), Tammy" topped the ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' music charts. In 1959, she starred in ''The Mating Game (film), The Mating Game'' with Tony Randall, and released ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herald Sun
The ''Herald Sun'' is a Conservatism, conservative daily tabloid newspaper based in Melbourne, Australia, published by The Herald and Weekly Times, a subsidiary of News Corp Australia, itself a subsidiary of the American Rupert Murdoch, Murdoch owned News Corp. The ''Herald Sun'' primarily serves Melbourne and the state of Victoria (Australia), Victoria and shares many articles with other News Corporation daily newspapers, especially those from Australia. It is also available for purchase in Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and border regions of South Australia and southern New South Wales such as the Riverina and the South Coast (New South Wales), South Coast, and is available digitally through its website and apps. In 2017, the paper had a daily circulation of 350,000 from Monday to Friday. The ''Herald Sun'' newspaper is the product of a Mergers and acquisitions, merger in 1990 of two newspapers owned by The Herald and Weekly Times Limited: the morning tabloid ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney Adventist Hospital
Sydney Adventist Hospital, commonly known as the San, is a large private hospital in Sydney, Australia, located on Fox Valley Road in Wahroonga. Established on 1 January 1903, as a not-for-profit organisation, it was originally named the Sydney Sanitarium from which its colloquial name was derived. The hospital is operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church, whose South Pacific Division headquarters are located in the immediate vicinity of the San. The hospital offers a broad range of acute medical, surgical, diagnostic, outpatient, support and wellness services, including Executive Health Checks at the Fox Valley Medical & Dental Centre. As a not-for-profit health care facility, 2,200 staff and 700 accredited medical officers provide services for more than 50,000 inpatients and over 160,000 outpatients annually at the San. The hospital is the base for the nursing course offered by Avondale University. History Sydney Sanitarium was founded by American missionary and phys ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Garcia
Adam Garcia is an Australian actor who is best known for lead roles in musicals such as '' Saturday Night Fever'' and '' Kiss Me, Kate''. He is also a trained tap dancer and singer. Garcia has been nominated twice at the Laurence Olivier Awards in 1999 and 2013. Early life Garcia is the son of Jean Balharry and Fabio Garcia. His mother is Australian, and his father is from Colombia. Garcia's mother is a retired physiotherapist. Garcia attended Knox Grammar School where he completed his high school education. He also received formal tap dance training at Capital Dance Studio in Sydney, Australia. Garcia attended Sydney University, but did not complete his education as he left the university to take the role of Slide in the production of the musical '' Hot Shoe Shuffle'', which toured Australia for two years before transferring to London, England. Career Garcia began his film career in 1997, playing the role of Jones in Brian Gilbert's '' Wilde''. Garcia played Tony Maner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Fox
Bobby Fox is an Irish born Australian actor who originated the role of Franki Valli in the Australian production of ''Jersey Boys''. He is a former 4 times World Irish Dance Champion and toured with dance productions ''Riverdance'', ''Dancing on Dangerous Ground'' (principal understudy), ''To Dance on the Moon'' (principal dancer) and starred in the revival of Australian musical '' Hot Shoe Shuffle'' as Spring. Fox has also had roles in ''Ladies in Black'', '' Blood Brothers'', ''Mamma Mia!'', ''Leader of the Pack'', ''Dusty – The Original Pop Diva'', ''We Will Rock You'', ''Spamalot'' and The Production Company's ''Sweet Charity'' and ''Damn Yankees''. Fox released a single with model Miranda Kerr from his debut album ''The Fantastic Mr Fox''. Fox recently performed in concert with fellow musical theatre actor Michael Falzon in a concert showcasing the work of Burt Bacharach and Elvis Costello, featuring the album '' Painted From Memory''. References External links *Worki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Lee Robinson
Matthew Lee Robinson is an Australian composer/lyricist and actor, most known for his musical theatre and television work. Career Robinson was born in Rockhampton, Queensland, and graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts with a Bachelor of Arts (Musical Theatre). Direct from graduating he was cast in the original Australian cast of ''Mamma Mia!'', during which time he began writing the songs which would form the basis of his first musical ''Metro Street''. Robinson was cast as Teague in the World Premiere of Australian play ''God's Last Acre'' for Playbox Theatre Company (now Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne) and appeared in guest roles on television's ''Blue Heelers'' and '' Stingers'' as well as the telemovie ''Like Mother, Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes'', appearing opposite Mary Tyler Moore. Robinson's songwriting garnered national attention when ''Metro Street'' won the 2004 Pratt Prize for Music Theatre, an $80,000 award for the b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sydney Morning Herald
''The Sydney Morning Herald'' (''SMH'') is a daily Tabloid (newspaper format), tabloid newspaper published in Sydney, Australia, and owned by Nine Entertainment. Founded in 1831 as the ''Sydney Herald'', the ''Herald'' is the oldest continuously published newspaper in Australia and claims to be the most widely read masthead in the country. It is considered a newspaper of record for Australia. The newspaper is published in Compact (newspaper), compact print form from Monday to Saturday as ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' and on Sunday as its sister newspaper, ''The Sun-Herald'' and digitally as an Website, online site and Mobile app, app, seven days a week. The print edition of ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' is available for purchase from many retail outlets throughout the Sydney metropolitan area, most parts of regional New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and South East Queensland. Overview ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' publishes a variety of supplements, including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyric Theatre, Brisbane
The Queensland Performing Arts Centre (also known as QPAC) is part of the Queensland Cultural Centre and is located on the corner of Melbourne Street and Grey Street in Brisbane's South Bank, Queensland, South Bank precinct. Opened in 1985, it includes the Lyric Theatre, Concert Hall, Playhouse and Cremorne Theatre. History QPAC was designed by local architect Robin Gibson (architect), Robin Gibson in the mid-1970s, after Queensland Government, State Cabinet formally recognised in 1972 the need for a new Queensland Art Gallery and a new major performing arts centre, in addition to a new location for the Queensland Museum and Queensland State Library, State Library. It was opened by the Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, Duke of Kent in 1985. Although originally opened as the Queensland Performing Arts Complex, after years of resisting the popular mis-naming of the building, it was officially changed to the “Queensland Performing Arts Centre” and all signage was altered to matc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
