Beauty and the Beast

The two lead roles for Disney’s Beauty and the Beast have just been announced and Box Hill resident Brendan Xavier will star alongside Shubshri Kandiah in the iconic production which will have its Australian premiere at Sydney’s Capitol Theatre subsequent yr.
Brendan, a former pupil at Marian College Kenthurst, is at present performing in Frozen the Musical. Brisbane-based Shubshri is greatest known for her position as Princess Jasmine in Disney’s Aladdin and is at present enjoying the title role in Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella.

It’s the first leading function for Brendan who mentioned: “I came upon that I gained the role on my approach to work and I had to just stop walking. My agent simply mentioned you might have booked the Beast …. It was probably top-of-the-line moments of my life.”

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Brendan graduated from Marian College in 2014 and was on the Board of Studies NSW Distinguished Achievers List because of his music results.

After faculty he studied a Bachelor of Music, majoring in Musical Theatre on the Australian Institute of Music. During his time there Brendan appeared in numerous musicals, most notably taking part in Jack in Into the Woods directed by Tyran Parke.

Beauty And The Beast Brendan Xavier And Shubshri Kandiah Beauty And The BeastHis previous theatre credit embody The Original Grease (Squabbalogic) as Danny Zuko and within the 60th Anniversary concert of the Australian musical Lola Montez.

He has been performing in Disney’s Frozen for the past two years and is presently in Perth.

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast is being staged by the producers of Frozen, Aladdin, The Lion King and Mary Poppins and makes its Australian premiere on the Capitol Theatre in June 2023.

Directed and choreographed by Olivier Award nominee Matt West, the reimagined stage show will feature an all-star group that includes original composer Alan Menken, lyricist Tim Rice, book author Linda Woolverton, scenic designer Stan Meyer, costume designer Ann Hould-Ward and lighting designer Natasha Katz. The group collectively obtained five Tony® nominations and a win for Hould-Ward’s costume design, when Disney first debuted https://hillstohawkesbury.com.au/beauty-and-the-beast/ on Broadway 28 years ago.

Director and choreographer Matt West stated: “The excitement we felt in the audition room when Brendan and Shubshri carried out for us was electric. These two extraordinary young performers deliver fresh life to those iconic roles, and we're thrilled that a whole new technology of Australian audiences could have the pleasure of witnessing their interpretation on this new manufacturing.”

Some of Australia’s most outstanding musical theatre performers and thrilling recent faces have also been assembled and might be announced at a later date including the roles of Lumiere, Gaston, Cogsworth, Mrs Potts, Le Fou, Maurice, Babette and Madame.

General public tickets went on sale this week (Thursday third November 2022) through www.beautyandthebeastmusical.com.au.

The Australian premiere of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast is supported by the NSW Government through its tourism and main events agency Destination NSW.

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Pub: 06 Jul 2023 13:20 UTC
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