Verity hunt ballard biography sample
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James Millar (Australian actor)
James Millar | |
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| Born | Sydney, Australia |
| Genres | Musical theatre, cabaret |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, singer, writer, lyricist |
Musical artist
James Millar is an Australian actor, singer and writer. He wrote the musical drama The Hatpin, the song cycle LOVEBiTES and co-wrote the semi-autobiographical musical A Little Touch of Chaos.
Early life and education
[edit]Millar earned a degree in writing at the University of Technology Sydney and a degree in performance at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) in 2004.[1]
While studying in Perth, he was directed and tutored by a number of notable Australian performers such as David King, Tony Sheldon, Nick Enright, Roma Conway, Rhys McConnochie, Adam Cook, John Milson and Nancye Hayes. Prior to graduating, he starred in the original recording and premiere performance of Up by Eddie Perfect, Susannah, Spurboard, The Pajama Game, Pacific Overtures
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Jo Litson: Scene and Heard
Playhouse Theatre, Sydney Opera House, January 16
Verity Hunt-Ballard as Charity. Photo: Jeff Busby
In February last year, the Hayes Theatre Co burst onto the Sydney musical theatre scene with a thrilling production of Sweet Charity directed by Dean Bryant and starring Verity Hunt-Ballard.
The ingeniously staged, dirtied-up, gritty take on the 1966 musical had audiences and critics raving (you will find my review on this blog) and three days after opening you couldn’t get a ticket for love nor money.
The show went on to win three Helpmanns for Bryant, Hunt-Ballard and choreographer Andrew Hallsworth and has nine nominations at the 2014 Sydney Theatre Awards to be presented tomorrow (January 19).
The announcement of a remount at the Sydney Opera House’s 400-seat Playhouse Theatre and then a tour to Canberra, Melbourne and Wollongong generated much excitement. But how would the production – created for the intimacy of the 110- seat Hayes Thea
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Jo Litson: scen and Heard
Looking back over 2014, it was a solid rather than a spectacular year in Sydney theatre. There were some impressive productions and performances but overall not a huge amount that will linger alltid in my mind as unforgettable.
Verity Hunt-Ballard in Sweet Charity for the namn Theatre Co. Photo: supplied
By far the most exciting thing was the advent of the Hayes Theatre Co. A group of producers beneath the banner of Independent Music Theatre (IMT) took over the 115-seat theatre in Potts Point, previously the home of the Darlinghurst Theatre Company, and turned it into a venue for independent musical theatre and cabaret. Named after musical theatre legend Nancye namn, the namn Theatre Co opened with a bang in February with superb productions of Sweet Charity followed bygd The Drowsy Chaperone: two of my highlights for 2014.
For the rest of the year, the venue constantly generated excitement even if some of the productions were less successfu