EDUCATION
/ TRAINING:
Degree in Music Education & Performance,
Melbourne University 1977
MAJORS: voice and piano. (Baritone, Bass)
Fully trained
and experienced Secondary Music teacher.
Private classes with Graham Clark (singing) 1991-2
Post-grad
Diploma in History (Civil Ceremonies) Monash University 2001
THEATRE / OPERA / MUSICAL:
PICTURES
'Yummy
Opera'
2004-7
Corporate Opera-Comedy Cabaret with Glynn Nicholas Group,
Keyboards,
musical direction, vocal.
'Butterfly Club' 2003 - Sth Melbourne. Resident
Musical Director / Arranger / Accompanist
'MAME' Concert version. Melbourne Concert hall. 1999. 'Lindsay Woolsey'.
Directed David
Atkins.
'THE
LAST SESSION' American
Musical / Play (Currently playing off-Broadway, LA)
September 1998. Workshop
reading for Australian season, 1999.
'Gideon'
(lead) and all keyboards and
Musical direction.
'PAGLIAKKI', (Pagliacci -
Leoncarvello) 'Silvio'
Opera On The Move. Fitzroy Town Hall.
November 1996
MY FAIR LADY,
------Aotea Arts Centre --- Auckland, NZ. Lead: (Higgins) 1992
------- Victorian State Opera -State Theatre,
Victorian arts Centre 1993
Lead at all matinee performances
--------also Brisbane tour. Lyric Theatre 1995
dir. Rodney Fisher.
'THE THREE TENNERS' Soloist
in concert at the Sandy Beach Centre,
Sandringham May
1998
'COME UP AND SEE ME SOME
TIME' The Mae West Cabaret
Musical Director, keyboards, and all arrangements-3 piece band.
'Capers' Dinner Theatre restaurant
Melbourne 1997
VEGETABLE MAGNETISM by Kathy
Lette. 'Alex' dir. Caroline Stacey
Universal Theatre, Comedy Festival 1997
PACIFIC OVERTURES: Concert
Performance.
'The Fisherman' & 'The American Admiral'. Stonnington Theatre. 1995
DO I HEAR A WALTZ?: Concert Performance.
Lead: 'Di Rossi' Stonnington Theatre
1995
PERFECTLY PORTER Musical Revue. Gasworks Theatre 1995
ALADDIN, Children's musical.
Dir. Chris Bradke. Preston Arts Centre,
role of 'Jafar', (The BAD Magician!)
1995
THE OPEN COUPLE, by Dario Fo,
comedy. (two-hander: 'The husband')
with Michelle Williams. Universal theatre,
Melbourne 1991
IT'S DE-LOVELY, Cole Porter
Centenary Concert. Melb. Symphony Orchestra
as Soloist with Karen Knowles, conductor:
Tommy Tycho.
Live Broadcast, Radio National, Melb. Town
Hall. June, 1991
THE BIOGRAPH GIRL,
Musical Lead: 'D.W. Griffith'
Sandringham Light Opera Co. Stonnington Theatre. August, 1991
***BEST ACTOR, MUSIC THEATRE GUILD OF VICTORIA, 1991
THE GYPSY PRINCESS, Operetta
by Kalman, AUSTRALIAN OPERA, 1990
Character: 'Max'
ESSINGTON LEWIS: I AM WORK,
'David Baker', Church theatre, 1989
(also keyboards
& vocal coaching).
THE FARAWAY TREE, Musical,
Alexander Theatre 1985, 'Saucepan-man'
Dir: Gary
Ginivan.
MASTERCLASS, by David Pownall. 'Andre Zhdanov' Open Stage
1988
THE PATHFINDER, by Darryl
Emmerson. Church Theatre 1986,
Dir: John Preston
for SPOLETO FESTIVAL.
Musical
Direction & all arrangements
TOGETHER AT LAST, Original
Cabaret with Marion MacKenzie 1987
Old Vic Theatre Restaurant.
HANSEL & GRETEL'S AUSSIE
ADVENTURE, Musical, narrator/pianist
Original score, musical director. Dir: John Preston. 1986
ORISON, (Arrabel) 'Fidio', Organ Factory 1984.
'POLYPHONY' / 'THE PHONES', 1983-4.
Bass with cabaret-a cappella group.
Extensive tours, all states & NZ -
headlining Christchurch
Arts
Festival
Television: Bert Newton, Mike
Walsh, Hey Hey It's
Saturday, Leagues clubs
LAST LAUGH -
season, Dec. 1984.
FILM & TELEVISION:.
COUNTRY PRACTICE, 'Dr.
Charlie Meadows', Ch10, 1994
FRONTLINE Episode 1. Guest 1994
JANUS, 'Graham Richards' ABC '94
BLUE HEELERS, 'Ian Mooney' Ch7 19'94
SKIRTS Simpson & Le Mesurier 1990
PLEAD GUILTY, GET A BOND.
'Prosecuting Lawyer,' with Chris Heywood.
Lewin Films, 1990.
THE GREAT AIR RACE ABC 'Edward, Prince of Wales. 1990
NEIGHBOURS, 'Doc Simon
Tucker' 1989 (5-6 separate
appearances)
THE POWER, THE PASSION HSV 7. 'Graham Richards' 1989
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE, 'Peter
Kent', ep 26. 1989. Dir: Colin Budds.
INSIDE RUNNING, Series,
'David Innes' ep.1 2 ABC. Dir: Bob Meillon. 1989
DARLINGS OF THE GODS,
Mini-series, 'Simon Powers',
ABC/Le Mesurier, 1988. Dir:
Catherine Millar.
FOUR MINUTE MILE,
Mini-series, 'David Ganter', Aust. Journalist.
ABC/CB7. 1998 Dir: Jim Goddard.
COMMERCIALS:
SMITH FAMILY 100% 1994
HEINZ "TOMATO"
SOUP, 100% 'Dad' 1994
NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK 100%
'Dad' 1993
CASCADE BREWERY -Tasmania
100% 1993
WHO WEEKLY 100% 'Barrister'
1993
SGIC Insurance 100% 'Young Executive'1991
AUSTRALIA POST, Young Exec.
100% 1990
EMAILYORK Air conditioners
'Here Repairman' 100% 1989
MITSUBISHI MAGNA,
'Space' young executive 100% 1988
FLY-MO, 'Young Dad' 100%
1988.
CORPORATE VIDEO:
NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK
Training video 1993
NISSAN TOE VIDEO - Australian
Business Theatre, 1992
MODEL PULSE VIDEO- IN-house
training video -Aardvark Studios 1992
ANZ BANK In-house training
video 1990
REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS,
promotion 100% 1989
EMAIL-AIR TRAINING FILM, 100%
Presenter. 1989
NISSAN PROMOTIONAL VIDEO,
golfing buddy. 1989
STATE BANK TRAINING
FILM, with John Blackman &
"Dicky Knee" (!) 1988
VOICE OVERS:
Arts Access - Larundel
documentary. Prologue & Narration.
Hole in Reality, Radio play,
multi-character voices 3RRR
With this baggage we leap,
character voices,
Women's cabaret La Mama and Comedy Cafe.
Heidelberg Civic, character
voices/keyboards/vocals, promotion for
radio of Heidelberg Civic Theatre Restaurant.
CABARET THEATRE RESTAURANT
RAVING, Solo Cabaret, Forfeit
Theatre restaurant & tours 1980-3
TOGETHER AT LAST Cabaret for Forfeit Theatre restaurant 1987
MUSICAL DIRECTOR for
Heidelberg Civic Theatre Restaurant
1985
for Joan Brockenshire & Tommy Dysart 8 piece band, all arrangements
Two full productions.
SPECIAL SKILLS:
Classical/modern pianist,
singer, MUSICAL DIRECTOR.
Qualified Secondary
Drama/Music Teacher. 4 yrs experience.
Trained personal counsellor
Fully licensed car.
Registered Civil Marriage
Celebrant.