Most recently, Gina starred as Ryan Shelton’s mother/nemesis Charlotte Shelton in How To Life, a three part short form web comedy series for UK broadcaster, Channel 4 and Melbourne Theatre Company’s revival of An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde.ĭebra Byrne had her first break on the TV show Brian and the Juniors in 1968.
Thornhill in the return season of North By Northwest and reprised her role as Donna in series 4 of Please Like Me. Gina has also featured in the films Just Us and Bad Eggs. Musical theatre credits include Duchess Estonia Dulworth in Nice Work If You Can Get It, Matron Mama Morton in Chicago, The Baker’s Wife in Into The Woods, Merrily We Roll Along, Falsettos and the role of Janet in The New Rocky Horror Show.
Gina has also appeared on television in Please Like Me, The Beautiful Lie, Open Slather, The Games, The Bob Downe Show, Bligh, Acropolis Now and While You’re Down There. She has been nominated and won several awards including Helpmann Award, TV Week Logie, AFI, Green Room and AWGIE awards. She is the creator, writer and executive producer of four enormously successful seasons of Kath & Kim for television (which also features her singing talents in the opening titles), a feature-length telemovie Da Kath & Kim Code, and feature film Kath & Kimderella.
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Gina Riley is an actress, writer, singer and comedian known for her popular characters on sketch shows Fast Forward, Full Frontal, Big Girl’s Blouse and Something Stupid. Anthony’s outstanding achievements have also been acknowledged with his investiture as a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for his services to the performing arts. He has been honoured by the nation as ‘National Living Treasure’, a title he wears with pride. His studio recordings have spanned more than 20 years and include solo albums, cast recordings and live performances in concert and with Opera Australia. Later that year Anthony replaced Kelsey Grammer in the Broadway production of Finding Neverland, playing the roles of Charles Frohman and Captain Hook.Īnthony made his Carnegie Hall debut in 2013 but is no stranger to the concert platform, with performances around Australia performing with our Symphony Orchestras. This performance won him the prestigious Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical. His performance won him several Broadway nominations, and in 2015 he was invited to return to the US to reprise his performance as Miguel De Cervantes/ Don Quixote for the Shakespeare Theatre Company of Washington production of Man of La Mancha. He enjoyed two Australian tours of Annie in 20, seasons with Opera Australia, and a critically acclaimed performance as Tevye in Fiddler On The Roof.Īnthony made his Broadway debut in 2013 portraying the iconic role of Oliver “Daddy” Warbucks in the 35th Anniversary production of Annie, directed by James Lapine. In 1995 he enjoyed a joyous season as Archie Craven in Lucy Simon’s The Secret Garden, and collaborated with her again in 2010 creating the role of Dr Yurii Zhivago in the Australian premiere production of Doctor Zhivago. From his debut with the Australian Opera in Benjamin Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream in 1980, he has left an indelible stamp on the industry both at home and abroad.Īnthony’s lengthy stage credits include the London National Theatre production of Guys and Dolls in 1986 in which he made his musical theatre debut as Sky Masterson, creating the role of Enjolras in the Australian production of Les Miserables (1988), and the title role of the Phantom in Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera (19-2008). Anthony has been thrilling audiences with his versatility from the moment he arrived on the theatrical scene.