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 in the iconic manufacturing which will have its Australian premiere at Sydney’s Capitol Theatre subsequent yr.
Brendan, a former student at Marian College Kenthurst, is currently performing in Frozen the Musical. Brisbane-based Shubshri is best recognized for her role as Princess Jasmine in Disney’s Aladdin and is presently enjoying the title function in Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella.
It’s the primary leading function for Brendan who stated: “I came upon that I won the role on my way to work and I had to just stop strolling. My agent just mentioned you have booked the Beast …. It was in all probability one of the best 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 results.
After college he studied a Bachelor of Music, majoring in Musical Theatre on the Australian Institute of Music. During his time there Brendan appeared in numerous 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 previous theatre credit include The Original Grease (Squabbalogic) as Danny Zuko and within the sixtieth Anniversary live performance 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 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 staff 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 team 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 mentioned: “The pleasure we felt in the audition room when Brendan and Shubshri carried out for us was electric. These two extraordinary young performers deliver recent life to those iconic roles, and we're thrilled that an entire new generation of Australian audiences will have the pleasure of witnessing their interpretation in this new production.”
Some of Australia’s most excellent musical theatre performers and thrilling recent faces have additionally been assembled and shall 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) via 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 agency Destination NSW.