Prior to that, she appeared as Elphaba in Wicked (HOTA/Matt Ward Productions), as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz (Gordon Frost Organisation/Suzanne Jones), and as the title role in Violet (Blue Saint Productions), for which she received a 2015 Sydney Theatre Award nomination for Best Actress in a Musical. Most recently, Samantha (She/Her) appeared in the Australian tour of Chicago (u/s Roxie Hart, Gordon Frost Organisation/Suzanne Jones). Film: Happy Feet 2, The Great Gatsby, Goddess. Gypsy (Resident Choreographer) Young Frankenstein (Associate Choreographer) American Psycho (Associate Choreographer).
Sydney Symphony Orchestra credits include Eddie Ryan in “Funny Girl in Concert” and “The Bernstein Songbook.” Additional theatre credits include the one-man cabaret show, ¡Hispanic Attack! Angel in Kinky Boots Wayne Burns/understudy Scott Hastings in Strictly Ballroom the Musical King Kong Live on Stage Legally Blonde Virgil in Violet Opera Australia’s Carmen They played Freddy in The View Upstairs and Charles Guiteau in Assassins. They performed to critical acclaim as Usnavi De La Vega in Blue Saint’s In the Heights, winning a Sydney Theatre Award for Best Actor in a Musical. Home (Sydney Theatre Company), and Frankie Valli in Jersey Boys (Newtheatricals). Recent credits include “To Barbra, With Love” (Melbourne Symphony Orchestra), Roy in Fun. Ryan is a true triple threat nonbinary performer with a career in theatre, cabaret, and film. In 2015, Simon was named an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for distinguished service to the performing arts as an actor, singer and producer.
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Five Minute Call, a comedy web series set backstage of a big musical that he produced, co-wrote and co-starred in with Helen Dallimore premieres in 2022. His countless screen credits range from The Devil’s Playground (1976 AFI Best Actor Award) to Devil’s Playground (Executive Producer/Lead Actor2015 AACTA and Logie Awards for Best Mini-Series), and 25 years as one of ABC TV’s favourite Play School presenters.
Other stage credits include three Wharf Revues, Mary Stuart (STC), The Homosexuals (Griffin), The Misanthrope (Bell Shakespeare) and Noises Off (MTC). Australian musical theatre credits include Marius in Les Misérables - original Australian cast, Billy in Anything Goes (Green Room Award Best Actor Musical), Billy in Chicago, Mr Banks in Mary Poppins, Edna in Hairspray, Frank Snr in Catch Me if You Can and Charlemagne in Pippin. Simon’s (He/Him) starring roles in London’s West End include Captain von Trapp in The Sound of Music, Raoul in The Phantom of the Opera, Carl-Magnus in A Little Night Music with Dame Judi Dench, Georges in La Cage Aux Folles with John Barrowman and the UK premiere of Holding the Man. Screen credits include Wentworth, Winners and Losers, The Frontier, The Doctor Blake Mysteries and Neighbours. She performed the national anthem at the Australia Open and the State of Origin. She’s released the albums Jazz and the Silver Screen with Hook Turn Orchestra and her original music with Alinta and the Jazz Emperors, titled I Got You.
Alinta is a concert performer and songwriter.
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Other stage credits include Petra in A Little Night Music for Victorian Opera, Mamma Mia!, Mickey in Leader of the Pack (Green Room Award), Dusty: The Original Pop Diva, The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber, Demeter in Cats, Alice in Closer, Mary Poppins for Free Rain Theatre and the Netherlands season of Dirty Dancing. She performed alongside Hugh Jackman in his Broadway to Oz tour and was a fixture on The Production Company stage, playing Mary Magdalene in Jesus Christ Superstar, Magnolia in Show Boat, Kathy Selden in Singin’ in the Rain, Svetlana in Chess (Green Room Award), Niki Harris in Curtains and Sibella Hallward in A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder. She recently starred as Velma Kelly in Chicago and Anita in West Side Story (2010), which saw her nominated for several awards, including a Helpmann, Green Room and Sydney Theatre Award, and won the Australian Dance Award for Most Outstanding Performance. Alinta (She/Her) is one of Australia’s most captivating leading ladies.
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