Tony Sheldon, Jeremy Stanford & Daniel Scott
Tony Sheldon, Jeremy Stanford & Daniel Scott
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About Tony Sheldon, Jeremy Stanford & Daniel Scott
Tony Sheldon: Tony most recently featured as the demented Roger De Bris in Mel Brooks’ The Producers, winning the Helpmann Award, the Mo Award and the Sydney Theatre Award as Best Supporting Actor in a Musical, as well as the Glugs Award for Most Versatile Performer of 2005. A third generation show business veteran, Tony made his professional television debut at the age of seven on Graham Kennedy’s In Melbourne Tonight, before appearing onstage in J.C. Williamson’s production of Oliver!. After leaving school Tony appeared in a diverse range of shows including The Legend of King O’Malley, Dracula, Wild Honey, Deathtrap, The Floating World, Bedfellows, The Glass Menagerie and Equus. Tony was invited by John Bell to join the Nimrod Theatre where he created the role of Joe Cassidy in the original production of the classic Australian drama, A Hard God, later televised by ABC-TV. Tony’s other credits at Nimrod include Twelfth Night, Much Ado About Nothing, Henry IV, Candide and Inner Voices for which he won the National Theatre Award as Best Actor of 1977. His long association with Marian Street Theatre includes performances in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, The Odd Couple, Dames at Sea, Long Day’s Journey Into Night and A Poor Student (Norman Kessell Award – Outstanding Performance, 2001). He was acclaimed for his portrayal of John Barrymore opposite Cameron Daddo in I Hate Hamlet, a role he later repeated for Melbourne Theatre Company opposite Guy Pearce. In 1983, Tony scored a personal triumph as Arnold in the record breaking hit Torch Song Trilogy, winning the Variety Club Heart Award and Green Room Award as Best Actor of the Year. He then wrote, directed and starred in Madonna and Child (which later toured under the title Return Engagement) with Toni Lamond; played Lt. Ralph Clark of the First Fleet in the one-man play A Singular Voyage, and featured in the film version of Colleen McCullough’s An Indecent Obsession. Tony’s appearances with Sydney Theatre Company include Private Lives, Into the Woods, Once in a Lifetime, The Venetian Twins, Company, Mongrels, three seasons of The Wharf Revue and the national tour of Falsettos (Green Room Award – Best Supporting Actor in a Musical). He also toured Australia opposite Jacki Weaver in Daylight Saving for MTC, and as Aunt Augusta in Travels with my Aunt for Garry Penny Productions. Other musical theatre appearances include Darlinghurst Nights, Angry Penguins, Fame The Musical and The Witches of Eastwick for which he was nominated for the Helpmann and Green Room Awards as Best Supporting Actor of 2003. Tony also has extensive writing and directing credits for theatre and cabaret. He has written for Nancye Hayes, Peter Cousens, Genevieve Lemon and Rhonda Burchmore and also wrote the muchloved Tilbury pub revues including Pavlova: Queen of the Desserts!. Directing credits include the acclaimed all-star concert version of Sondheim’s Follies for the 1993 Melbourne International Arts Festival as well as productions of Jacques Brel is Alive and Well…, Pal Joey (WAAPA), She Loves Me (Newtown Theatre), The Mourning After (Playbox), Jingle Belrose (Glen St. Theatre) and The Floor of Heaven (STC). He also writes and lectures extensively on Australian musical theatre history. Jeremy Stanford: Jeremy is best known for his portrayal of Buddy in The Buddy Holly Story – a role which launched him from the more traditional theatre stage to that of musicals. His performance saw him nominated as performer of the year at the Mo Awards. He went on to play Mike Connor in Melbourne Theatre Company’s High Society, Hello Dolly! for The Gordon/Frost Organisation, and Sweet Charity at Her Majesty’s Theatre in Melbourne and The Capitol in Sydney. He’s also starred as John Lennon in Looking Through A Glass Onion. Jeremy’s work for MTC includes Stephen Sondheim’s Company as well as the David Williamson classic, The Club. He appeared in Stones In His Pockets for Sydney Theatre Company, The Call and Miss Tanaka for Playbox Theatre Company, Glynn Nicholas’ Certified Male, Stalking Matilda for Theatre@Risk, All Het Up for Adelaide Cabaret Festival and Chapel Off Chapel, The Pub Show, Dee-Jay View and Storming St.Kilda By Tram, for Theatreworks, Golden Valley for The Church Theatre and Love Off The Shelf for The Universal Theatre. He has featured prominently on television including roles on MDA, Silver Sun, Horrace and Tina, Disney’s Crash Zone II, Blue Heelers, Stingers, Neighbours and A Country Practice. Daniel Scott: Born and raised in Sydney’s Western suburbs, Daniel’s relationship with the world of theatre began at an early stage. By the age of fourteen he was an accomplished pianist of ten years and had performed in numerous musical productions. He studied at McDonald College of Performing Arts, Australian Theatre for Young People and The National Institute of Dramatic Arts (for both of which he is now a guest speaker and tutor), and was accepted into the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, having received numerous scholarships throughout his training from the likes of Sir Cameron Mackintosh and Nicole Kidman in association with ATYP and LendLease Australia. Daniel most recent credit is Dusty The Original Pop Diva, where he created the roles of Neil Tennant, Al Saxon, the ‘Crazy Italian’ and Eden Kane. This follows a range of theatre credits including the title role in Shout! and extensive touring for The Really Useful Group as the sexy glam rocker Rum Tum Tugger in Cats, performing in both Asia and Europe. Other theatre roles include the dark revolutionary John Wilkes Booth in Stephen Sondheim’s Assassins and Mark Ravenhill’s controversial play Mother Clap’s Molly House (both for the New Theatre), Get Happy (Star City Show Room), Burt Bacharach’s What The World Needs Now (Theatre Royal) and his one man shows Give Us A Break, Ikonika, and The Sweet and Low Down. Television and film credits include the The Wizard of Solmar, Young Lions, and Moulin Rouge.
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