Beauty and the Beast
The two lead roles for Disney’s Beauty and the Beast have simply 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 next 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 position as Princess Jasmine in Disney’s Aladdin and is presently enjoying the title function in Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella.
It’s the primary main position for Brendan who stated: “I came upon that I gained the role on my way to work and I needed to just stop walking. My agent simply mentioned you 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 because of his music outcomes.
After college 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 half 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 credit include The Original Grease (Squabbalogic) as Danny Zuko and within the 60th Anniversary live performance of the Australian musical Lola Montez.
He has been performing in Disney’s Frozen for the past 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 at the Capitol Theatre in June 2023.
Directed and choreographed by Olivier Award nominee Matt West, the reimagined stage present will function an all-star group that includes original composer Alan Menken, lyricist Tim Rice, e-book writer Linda Woolverton, scenic designer Stan Meyer, costume designer Ann Hould-Ward and lighting designer Natasha Katz. The group collectively received 5 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 stated: “The pleasure we felt within the audition room when Brendan and Shubshri carried out for us was electric. These two extraordinary younger performers bring contemporary life to those iconic roles, and we're thrilled that a whole new technology of Australian audiences will have the pleasure of witnessing their interpretation in this new manufacturing.”
Some of Australia’s most outstanding musical theatre performers and exciting recent faces have additionally been assembled and shall be announced at a later date together with 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) by way of www.beautyandthebeastmusical.com.au.
The Australian premiere of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast is supported by the NSW Government through its tourism and major events company Destination NSW.