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Articles and Interviews

Australian Leading Ladies
Australasian Drama Studies
Dec 2019
Through interviews with four current leading ladies of Australian musical theatre, this article investigates the impact of earlier pioneers on current female performers, as well as outlining the current opportunities and challenges for female musical theatre performers in Australia.

Australian Musical Theatre: Coming of Age Internationally
MTEA Journal
Jan 2019
The year 2018 could be seen as a watershed for Australian musical theatre with major productions of homegrown musicals occurring around the country and Aussie composers enjoying success on Broadway. Despite these international successes, however, there is still significant discussion in Australia around the problems of developing "the great Australian musical" and whether these ventures will be commercially viable for producers.

Where are the new Australian musicals? Waiting in the wings
The Conversation
Jun 2017
After the announcement of the 2017 Helpmann Awards nominations, it is undeniable that the musical theatre nominations reflect a strong bias towards international content and artists. Although it may be thrilling for audiences to see shows direct from Broadway, they provide few opportunities for Australian performers and creative teams at the highest level.

ABC News Interview
January 2018
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