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 could have its Australian premiere at Sydney’s Capitol Theatre subsequent yr.
Brendan, a former scholar at Marian College Kenthurst, is at present performing in Frozen the Musical. Brisbane-based Shubshri is finest identified for her role as Princess Jasmine in Disney’s Aladdin and is at present enjoying the title role in Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella.
It’s the primary main position for Brendan who stated: “I came upon that I received the role on my approach to work and I had to just cease strolling. My agent simply said you've booked the Beast …. It was in all probability 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 due to his music outcomes.
After faculty he studied a Bachelor of Music, majoring in Musical Theatre at 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 earlier theatre credit include The Original Grease (Squabbalogic) as Danny Zuko and in the sixtieth 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 at the Capitol Theatre in June 2023.
Directed and choreographed by Olivier Award nominee Matt West, the reimagined stage present will characteristic an all-star staff that includes original composer Alan Menken, lyricist Tim Rice, book author Linda Woolverton, scenic designer Stan Meyer, costume designer Ann Hould-Ward and lighting designer Natasha Katz. The group collectively received five 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 excitement we felt within the audition room when Brendan and Shubshri performed for us was electric. These two extraordinary younger performers bring recent life to those iconic roles, and we're thrilled that a complete new technology of Australian audiences could have the pleasure of witnessing their interpretation in this new manufacturing.”
Some of Australia’s most excellent musical theatre performers and exciting recent faces have also been assembled and shall be introduced 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) by way of 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 agency Destination NSW.