How well do you know your Australian Leading Ladies?
Do you have signed programs from every musical theatre production you’ve seen (and even some that you haven’t!) stored in an alphabetised display cabinet?
Are you hard core musical theatre fan?
Do you know which Aussie diva played which leading role and when?
Take our quiz on Australian MT Leading Ladies and see how you score!
Q 1. Who played Charity in the 1967 production of Sweet Charity? A move away from importing leading ladies from America.
Nancye Hayes
Jill Perryman
Claire Lyon
Toni Lamond
Q 2. Who Originated the role of Lara in the Musical production of Dr Zhivago?
Taneel Van Zyl
Claire Lyon
Lucy Maunder
Lucy Durack
Q 3. Who has played the role of Meg Giry in two different Andrew Lloyd Webber shows?
Sharon Millerchip
Claire Lyon
Toni Lamond
Jill Perryman
Q 4. Which Blonde Bombshell is best know for her roles in the Australian productions of WICKED and Legally Blonde?
Lucy Durack
Chloe Dallimore
Amy Lehpamer
Lisa McCune
Q 5. Born in Port Moresby, who spent her time busking in the Bourke Street Mall before securing the role as Mabel in the Victoria State Opera’s The Pirates of Penzance?
Lisa McCune
Rhonda Burchmore
Rachael Beck
Marina Prior
Q 6. Which WAAPA Music Theatre graduate became the face of Coles soon after graduation?
Lisa McCune
Erin James
Chrissie O'Neill
Lucy Maunder
Q 7. Who played Velma Kelly in the 1998 Australian production of Chicago?
Rhonda Burchmore
Silvie Paladino
Caroline O'Connor
Nancye Hayes
Q 8. Who played April in the original Australian production of Hot Shoe Shuffle with David Atkins?
Jaz Flowers
Caroline O'Connor
Rhonda Burchmore
Erin Kennedy
Q 9. Which leading lady recently released her debut album, The Great Egret?
Esther Hannaford
Kirby Burgess
Claire Lyon
Lucy Maunder
Q 10. Who appeared, opposite Hugh Jackman, as Belle in the Australian production of Beauty and the Beast?
Silvie Paladino
Chloe Dallimore
Lisa McCune
Rachael Beck
Q 11. Who was cast as Fanny Brice in the 1966 J.C. Williamson production of Funny Girl?
Nancye Hayes
Toni Lamond
Jill Perryman
Adele Johnston
Q 12. Who made her professional debut playing Jenny in Aspects of Love at 18 years of Age?
Rachael Beck
Delia Hannah
Amanda Harrison
Patrice Tipoki
Q 13. Which Australian leading lady played Glinda opposite Idina Menzel in the original West End production of WICKED?
Suzie Mathers
Verity Hunt-Ballard
Lucy Durack
Helen Dallimore
Q 14. Which 2003 WAAPA graduate has appeared in Jersey Boys, Mary Poppins and Sweet Charity?
Lisa Adam
Lisa Sontag
Patrice Tipoki
Verity Hunt-Ballard
Q 15. Which 2 violinists from Once the Musical are about to take leading roles in the 2015 production of The Sound of Music?
Jane Patterson & Madeleine Jones
Susan-ann Walker & Stefanie Jones
Amy Lehpamer & Stefanie Jones
Amy Lehpamer & Jane Patterson
Q 16. Which university class mates have performed the role of Christine Daae in both Love Never Dies and The Phantom of the Opera in productions around the world?
Anna O'Byrne & Julie Lea Goodwin
Anna O'Byrne & Claire Lyon
Marina Prior & Carolyn Ferrie
Claire Lyon & Julie Lea Goodwin
You're A Diva!
Congratulations! You've probably waited at Stage Doors around the country for a signature in every show program while devouring the bios of every cast member, you follow 90% of these leading ladies on Instagram (and the second Nancye Hayes is on Insta, you'll be a guaranteed follower!) or you covet every leading role and are not-so-secretly hoping you will one day break into stardom.
You're a Leading Player!
You've definitely stood at stage door to meet one of your favourite performers at least once and and have listened to more recordings of Defying Gravity than you care to admit.. You probably also own (on tape, CD, mini disk or mp3) a recording of Phantom of The Opera.
My mum buys me tickets for Christmas
You love the Australian music theatre scene, and enjoy watching the shows when they come to town, but you don't have enough room in your brain to remember EVERY cast list.
Musical What?
Did you find this quiz by mistake? Perhaps a crash course in Aussie music theatre history wouldn't go astray before you attempt the quiz again. (That's Nancye with an E, folks)
Having a daughter in Musical Theatre keeps me pretty up to date with all the shows and performers! Thanks Ez ?
Erin Cornell having performed as Elphaba at 20 was an amazing experience , then Grizabella, 2 dream roles Ez had always wanted to do !
Ez’s classic saying to me………”Mum I iwas born for you to travel!” And travel I have and met so many amazing talented, gifted performers from all over the world experiences and friendships I treasure feeling so grateful Thankyou Ez xxxxx????? Kerp shining your light ???? So proud ???