Beauty and the Beast

The two lead roles for Disney’s Beauty and the Beast have just been introduced and Box Hill resident Brendan Xavier will star alongside Shubshri Kandiah within the iconic manufacturing which will have its Australian premiere at Sydney’s Capitol Theatre subsequent year.

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Brendan, a former pupil at Marian College Kenthurst, is at present performing in Frozen the Musical. Brisbane-based Shubshri is finest known for her role as Princess Jasmine in Disney’s Aladdin and is currently taking part in the title position in Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella.

It’s the primary leading position for Brendan who stated: “I found out that I received the function on my way to work and I had to simply stop strolling. My agent just said you might have booked the Beast …. It was probably probably the greatest moments of my life.”

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

After faculty he studied a Bachelor of Music, majoring in Musical Theatre at the Australian Institute of Music. During his time there Brendan appeared in quite a few 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 earlier theatre credits embrace The Original Grease (Squabbalogic) as Danny Zuko and in the 60th Anniversary concert of the Australian musical Lola Montez.

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

Disney’s https://hillstohawkesbury.com.au/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 present will feature an all-star team that includes authentic 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 team collectively received five Tony® nominations and a win for Hould-Ward’s costume design, when Disney first debuted Beauty and the Beast on Broadway 28 years ago.

Director and choreographer Matt West mentioned: “The excitement we felt within the audition room when Brendan and Shubshri carried out for us was electric. These two extraordinary young performers convey fresh life to these iconic roles, and we're thrilled that a whole new era of Australian audiences may have the pleasure of witnessing their interpretation on this new production.”

Some of Australia’s most excellent musical theatre performers and thrilling contemporary faces have also been assembled and will 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 3rd November 2022) through www.beautyandthebeastmusical.com.au.

The Australian premiere of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast is supported by the NSW Government by way of its tourism and major occasions company Destination NSW.

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Pub: 06 Jul 2023 13:20 UTC
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