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 may 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 finest known for her function as Princess Jasmine in Disney’s Aladdin and is currently playing the title position in Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella.
It’s the first leading role for Brendan who said: “I came upon that I won the role on my method to work and I had to just cease walking. My agent just stated you could have booked the Beast …. It was probably top-of-the-line moments of my life.”
Brendan graduated from Marian College in 2014 and was on the Board of Studies NSW Distinguished Achievers List because of his music outcomes.
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 quite a few musicals, most notably enjoying 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 embody 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 currently 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 function an all-star staff that includes authentic composer Alan Menken, lyricist Tim Rice, e-book author Linda Woolverton, scenic designer Stan Meyer, costume designer Ann Hould-Ward and lighting designer Natasha Katz. The team collectively obtained five Tony® nominations and a win for Hould-Ward’s costume design, when Disney first debuted Beauty and the Beast on Broadway 28 years in the past.
Director and choreographer Matt West mentioned: “The excitement we felt within the audition room when Brendan and Shubshri performed for us was electric. These two extraordinary younger performers convey fresh life to these iconic roles, and we are thrilled that a complete new technology of Australian audiences could have the pleasure of witnessing their interpretation on this new production.”
Some of Australia’s most outstanding musical theatre performers and thrilling contemporary faces have additionally 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 third 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 events company Destination NSW.