Cast

Max Martin

Music & Lyrics

Along with various collaborators Max has created some of the biggest hits that span over two and half decades. His musical awards include The Polar Music Prize, 5 Grammy Awards, including Producer of the year and the ASCAP Songwriter of the Year, which he was awarded 11 times. A prolific songwriter, he is only second to Paul McCartney and John Lennon with number one US singles. Most recently he was inducted in the Songwriters Hall of Fame. & Juliet is his first musical production. Max is not just a musical collaborator with his extensive catalogue, but serves as producer overseeing all aspects of the development.

David West Read

he/him

Book

Theatre credits include: The Performers (Longacre Theatre on Broadway; Broadway.com Audience Choice nominee for Best New Play), The Dream of the Burning Boy (O’Neill Theater Conference, Roundabout Underground; Outer Critics Circle John Gassner Award nomination for New American Play, Drama League Award nomination for Distinguished Production of a Play), The Great Pretender (Old Globe New Voices Festival, TheatreWorks Silicon Valley; Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award for Best Original Script, Theatre Bay Area Award nomination for Outstanding World Premiere).

Television credits include: Schitt’s Creek (CBC/POP/Netflix; Emmy and Golden Globe winner as writer and executive producer), The Big Door Prize (Apple TV+, upcoming; creator, showrunner, and executive producer).

Training includes: NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts (MFA in Dramatic Writing) and The Juilliard School (Artist’s Diploma in Playwriting).

Luke Sheppard

he/him

Director

Credits include: & Juliet (West End, Toronto, Broadway); My Son’s A Queer (But what can you do?) (Turbine Theatre, Edinburgh, West End); The Da Vinci Code (UK Tour); What’s New Pussycat? (Birmingham Repertory Theatre); Rent (Hope Mill Theatre); Millennials (Turbine Theatre); The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole Aged 13 ¾: The Musical (West End, Menier Chocolate Factory & Leicester Curve); Billionaire Boy (Nuffield Theatre, Southampton & UK Tour); Newsies (Arts Ed); Murder For Two (Watermill Theatre, The Other Palace & UK Tour); Spring Awakening (Hope Mill, Manchester); In The Heights (Kings Cross Theatre & Southwark Playhouse); Peter And The Starcatcher (Royal & Derngate); Night Must Fall (Salisbury Playhouse and UK Tour); Stig Of The Dump (UK Tour); Oliver! (Watermill Theatre); Working, Casa Valentina, Next Fall (Southwark Playhouse); Jet Set Go (Jermyn Street and Theatre 503).

& Juliet won six WhatsOnStage Awards and three Olivier Awards. At the 2022 WhatsOnStage Awards, Rent and My Son’s A Queer (But what can you do?) won Best Regional Production and Best Off-West End Production respectively. His production of In the Heights won three Olivier Awards and a nomination for Best New Musical. The show also won the Broadway World Award for Best New Production of a Musical and received nine WhatsOnStage Award nominations, including Best Director. His production of Spring Awakening was awarded the WhatsOnStage Award for Best Regional Production. The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4 received nominations for the Evening Standard Award for Best New Musical and the UK Theatre Award for Best Show for Children and Young People. Luke was also nominated for the Off West End Award for Best Director for Casa Valentina.

Jennifer Weber

she/her

Choreographer

Jennifer Weber is an Olivier nominated artist based in New York City and Los Angeles. She made her West End and Broadway debut as the choreographer of & Juliet (Olivier Award Nominee). She also choreographed the Broadway musical, KPOP. Weber’s The Hip Hop Nutcracker, a project she conceived, co-wrote and directed first as a touring show, can now be seen on Disney+ where Weber served as an Executive Producer and Choreographer for a new film version. The PBS live capture of The Hip Hop Nutcracker stage show won an Emmy^® Award. Weber’s film directing debut, While You Were Gone, which she wrote, directed and choreographed, premiered at the prestigious Dance Camera West Festival and won an Emmy^® for Outstanding Arts/Entertainment Short Form Content.  Weber also choreographed  Disney Zombies 2 (World Choreography Award Nominee).

Off-Broadway choreography credits include KPOP (Lortel Nomination), Teenage Dick (The Public, Woolley Mammoth, The Huntington, Pasadena Playhouse) Cruel Intentions (US National Tour), Stockholm (US Premiere).

Her concert dance work includes commissions for the Baryshnikov Arts Center, Tulsa Ballet, New York City Center, CLI Studios, The Arsht Center Miami, The Music Center Los Angeles and Gala de Danza.

Instagram: @jenniferwebernyc

Bill Sherman

he/him

Music Supervisor, Orchestrator & Arranger

Bill Sherman is a Tony, Grammy, and Emmy Award-winning composer and producer best known for his work on In The Heights, Sesame Street and Hamilton. He is the executive music producer for the film adaptations of In The Heights and tick, tick…BOOM! and is the producer on Jam Van, a show he created for YouTube Kids. Love to Maya, Luna, Stella, Olivia, and Autumn.

Website: www.popmusicmisery.com

Soutra Gilmour

Scenic Designer

Theatre credits include: Betrayal (Broadway), Evita (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre), Pinter at The Pinter (Harold Pinter), Strictly Ballroom (West Yorkshire Playhouse, Toronto, Piccadilly), Guys & Dolls (Royal Exchange), Knives in Hens, Inadmissible Evidence, Piaf (Donmar), Apologia (Trafalgar Studios), My Brilliant Friend (National Theatre), Wild Party (St James), Pitchfork Disney, Killer (Shoreditch Town Hall), Twelfth Night, Les Blancs,  Evening at the Talk House, Light Shining in Buckinghamshire, From Morning to Midnight, Strange Interlude, Antigone, Moon on a Rainbow Shawl, Double Feature, Shadow of a Boy (National Theatre), Hecuba, Candide, The Tragedy of Thomas Hobbes (RSC), Assassins, Merrily We Roll Along, Torchsong Trilogy (Menier Chocolate Factory), Bull, When the World Was Green (Young Vic), Urinetown (St James & Apollo), The Commitments (Palace), From Here To Eternity (Shaftesbury), Cyrano de Bergerac (Roundabout NY) The Crucible, The Duchess of Malfi, Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde (Old Vic), Reasons to be Pretty (Almeida), Macbeth, Hot House, The Homecoming and The Pride (Trafalgar Studios).

Paloma Young

she/her

Costume Designer

Broadway theatre credits include: Peter and the Starcatcher (Tony Award), Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 (Tony Nomination), and Bandstand (Drama Desk Nomination). Other theatre credits include: Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 (Kazino), Fly By Night (Playwrights Horizons), Alice By Heart (MCC), Here’s Hoover! (Les Freres Corbusier), Brooklyn Babylon (BAM NextWave), Fiasco’s Merrily We Roll Along (Roundabout), The Tempest (ART/Smith Center Las Vegas), Troublemaker, or the Freakin Kick-A Adventures of Bradley Boatright (Berkeley Repertory Theatre). Paloma’s US regional work has appeared at Dallas Theatre Center, South Coast Repertory, Arena Stage, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, California Shakespeare Theatre, Hand2Mouth and Mixed Blood, among others.

Instagram: @secondpigeon

Howard Hudson

he/him

Lighting Designer

Theatre credits include: & Juliet (Sondheim Theatre, Broadway, Shaftesbury Theatre, West End, Princess of Wales Theatre, Toronto, Olivier Award Nomination, winner of the Whatsonstage Award for Best Lighting Design), 9 to 5  (Savoy Theatre, West End, UK tour, Australian tour), A Chorus Line (Curve, Leicester), Orlando (Garrick Theatre, West End), What’s New Pussycat? (Birmingham Rep), Strictly Ballroom (Piccadilly Theatre, West End), Romeo and Juliet (Garrick Theatre, West End), Guys and Dolls, Kiss Me, Kate (Sheffield Crucible), Rent (Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester), Titanic (UK Tour and Toronto), 101 Dalmations, Little Shop of Horrors, On the Town (Regents Park Open Air Theatre), The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 ¾; (Ambassadors Theatre, West End, Menier Chocolate Factory and Curve, Leicester), In the Heights (Kings Cross Theatre), The Last Five Years dir. Jason Robert Brown (The Other Palace), Ariadne auf Naxos (Opera Bologna), Rigoletto, Street Scene (Opera North), Written on Skin (Opera Philadelphia), The Bartered Bride, Fantasio, Vert-Vert, Fidelio (Garsington Opera), The Monstrous Child, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (Linbury. Royal Opera House), Gaslight (Ed Mirvish Theatre, Toronto), The Phantom of the Opera (Athens, Oslo, Bucharest), La Cage aux Folles (Aarhus Theatre, Denmark) and Cornelius (59E59, New York).

Gareth Owen

he/him

Sound Designer

Sound Design Award highlights: Tony Award & Drama Desk Award for MJ: The Musical. Olivier Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, Broadway World Award, Green Room Award, Dora Award, Craig Noel Award, and the WhatsOnStage Award for Come From Away, Olivier Award for Memphis, Olivier Award for Merrily We Roll Along, Tony nomination for A Little Night Music, Tony nomination for End Of The Rainbow, Olivier nomination for Back To The Future, Olivier nomination for Bat Out of Hell, Olivier nomination for Top Hat, Olivier nomination for End Of The Rainbow, and Pro Sound Award for Sound Engineer Of The Year.

Broadway highlights: MJ: The Musical, & Juliet, Diana, Summer, Come From Away, Bronx Tale, Spring Awakening, End Of The Rainbow, Bat Out Of Hell, Secret Garden and A Little Night Music.

West End highlights: Back to the Future, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella, The Prince Of Egypt, & Juliet, Come From Away, Bat Out Of Hell, Strictly Ballroom, 42^nd Street, The Wind In The Willows, Memphis, I Can’t Sing, In The Heights, La Cage Aux Folles and Top Hat.

International highlights: Starlight Express (Bochum, Germany), Disney’s Hunchback of Notre Dame (Worldwide), Disney’s Little Mermaid (Worldwide).

Doctorate from Salford University. Husband to an awesome wife, father to three excellent kids.

Andrzej Goulding

Video & Projection Designer

Andrzej works as a Video and Set Designer across all forms of live performance and trained as a Theatre Designer at Central Saint Martins. Video Designs include: Sylvia, Eureka Day (Old Vic), The Unfriend (West End), &Juliet (Broadway, West End), Message In A Bottle (West End, Tour), Life of Pi (Broadway, West End), Burn (EIF), The Da Vinci Code (UK Tour), The Drifters Girl (West End, UK Tour), Room (Stratford East, Toronto, Broadway), Constellations – also set design (NCPA Mumbai), Henry V (Donmar Warehouse, NT Live), People, Places and Things (National Theatre, West End, St Ann’s Warehouse), Groundhog Day (Broadway, Old Vic), The Unreturning – also set design (UK Tour), Pressure (West End, UK Tour, Toronto), The Girl On The Train (UK Tour/West End), Coriolanus (Donmar Warehouse, NT Live), 1984 (Northern Ballet, Sadler’s Wells), Frost/ Nixon (Sheffield Crucible), Carousel (Barbican), Kiki’s Delivery Service (Southwark Play-house). Awards include: Olivier Award, UK Theatre Award, Broadway World Award (Life Of Pi); WOS Award (&Juliet); Theatre and Technology Award (Room).

Website: www.agoulding.com

Kylie Clarke

she/her

Wigs, Hair & Makeup Designer

Kylie Clarke is renowned for her Theatrical and Film Supervision, Wig Making and Design.

Her credits include: Associate Wig, Hair & Make up Designer for Mary Poppins (Australia), Moulin Rouge (Australia & Korea), Hamilton (Australia), Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Australia), Six the Musical (Australia), Matilda and Billy Elliot (Australia, Japan and Korea).

Wig, Hair and Makeup Supervisor for Les Miserables (Australia, Manilla, Brazil and Mexico).

Kinky Boots (Australia), Beautiful: the Carole King Musical (Australia).

Some of Kylie’s Wigmaking credits include:  Six (Australia), Moulin Rouge (Australia), Hamilton, Harry Potter and the cursed child, Frozen the Musical, Beautiful the Carole King Story, Kinky Boots,  Aladdin, Mamma Mia, Muriel’s Wedding , Fawlty Towers, Hot Shoe Shuffle, Love Never Dies, Strictly Ballroom, Dirty Dancing and Numerous Sydney Theatre Company Productions Including The Picture of Dorian Grey and Fun Home.

Anna Fox

she/her

Associate Director

As Director: Female, 30s, Unmemorable (workshop), Wind in the Willows (Taunton Brewhouse), The Show Must Go On Live! (The Palace Theatre), Tinkerbell the Musical (workshop), Son Of Dyke (Underbelly), Mancoin, Two Roads (VAULT Festival), Guess How Much I Love You (Arts Theatre, UK and International tour), The Pirate Queen, Titanic the Musical, Merrily We Roll Along (GSA), Merry’s Christmas Adventure, Summer’s Park Adventure (Folkstone Gardens), Poppies, A Foreign Field (Fortune Theatre), Revelations (Hen and Chickens), Just So Stories, The Little Prince (Momentum Venues), Kidnapped (UK tour), Ghosts (Greenwich Theatre), Jessie Cave’s Bookworm (Underbelly, UK tour), Dinner (Burton Taylor Studio Theatre, C Venues).

Anna has worked as Resident and Recast Director at Matilda and Head of New Work at Selladoor Worldwide. She is also a writer and dramaturg, with previous stage adaptations including Guess How Much I Love you and Just So Stories, and a number of film and television projects in development.

Josh Baker

he/him

Associate Choreographer

Josh trained at Bird College and Sylvia Young Theatre School. Theatre credits include: International Associate Choreographer for & Juliet (Broadway/Toronto), Swing in & Juliet (Shaftesbury Avenue), Ensemble in Little Shop of Horrors (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre), Ensemble in Oklahoma! (Grange Park Theatre), Once-Ler Family/Ensemble in The Lorax (Old Vic Theatre + Toronto), Dancer at The Queen’s 90th Birthday (Windsor); Dancer in Alternative Hair Show (Royal Albert Hall), Billy in Billy Elliot (Victoria Palace), Dancer in Dame Vera Lynn’s 100th Birthday (London Palladium).

Patrick Hurley

he/him

Associate Music Supervisor

Musical Director credits include: & Juliet (Shaftesbury Theatre), Kinky Boots (UK & Ireland tour), Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (UK & Ireland tour), Billy Elliot (UK & Ireland tour, Germany), Love Me Tender (UK tour) and Dance ’Til Dawn (UK tour). Associate Musical Director credits include: Bat Boy (Southwark Playhouse), Dance ’Til Dawn (Aldwych Theatre), Altar Boyz (Greenwich Theatre) and 9 to 5 (UK & Ireland tour). Patrick also appears regularly with The Angry Men, a jazz quintet based in the North-West of England, and is a founding member of the award-winning contemporary jazz ensemble Beats & Pieces.

Owen Phillips

he/him

Associate Scenic Designer

Following graduation from NIDA in 2011, Owen’s credits as set and/or costume designer include Wild, Vivid White and I’ll Eat You Last (Melbourne Theatre Company) and Egg (MTC/ Terrapin Puppet Theatre); Sweet Charity for Hayes Theatre Company; Little Shop of Horrors (Tinderbox Productions/Luckiest Productions); Two Weddings, One Bride (Opera Australia) and The Pirates of Penzance, La Cage Aux Folles, Jerry’s Girls and Gypsy (The Production Company).

Following a move to London in 2018, he worked with Soutra Gilmour on the West End season of & Juliet, Noyes Fluude (English National Opera) and Pinter at the Pinter (West End), and for other designers including Ben Stones, Tim Hatley and Michael Levine. More recently, Owen has expanded into film and TV, credits include The Last Letter From Your Lover (Studio Canal), The Power (Amazon Prime), Great Expectations (BBC) and Slow Horses (AppleTV). Awards: Sydney Theatre Award for Little Shop of Horrors.

Matt Peploe

he/him

Associate Sound Designer

Matt has been a part of the professional sound industry for more than fifteen years and has worked on a variety of shows and events worldwide. After graduating Matt became the sound designer for the country’s third oldest theatre, which lead to him becoming a trustee of this heritage venue, a title he continues to proudly holds today. After five years designing sound for large regional theatres Matt joined Team Gareth Owen Sound where he continues his creative passion to this day. Matt is proud to be creatively involved in some of the world’s largest theatrical productions.

Highlights include: &Juliet, Bat Out of Hell, ALWs Cinderella, The Prince of Egypt, Bat Out of Hell, Diana, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Pantomime at the London Palladium, Disney’s Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Rocky Horror Show, 9 to 5, The Producers, Let it Be, Carmen La Cubana, Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Unmasked, Singing In The Rain, and What’s New Pussycat.

Simon Marlow

Technical Supervisor

Having graduated from the University of Durham many years ago Simon began working in stage management at English National Opera and Scottish Opera. He moved into production managing thirty years ago and has gone on to production manage many international shows such as Mamma Mia and The Phantom of the Opera, and numerous other West End musicals and plays. Outside of musical and West End theatre he has technically managed many other projects such as Kate Bush’s return to live performance at the Hammersmith Apollo in 2014. Recent productions in the West End include & Juliet, Back to the Future and Bat Out Of Hell. Future projects include Mrs Doubtfire (West End) and Back to the Future (Broadway).

Website: www.marlowproductionmanagement.com

Jason Golbourn

he/him

Production Supervisor

As Production Supervisor: &Juliet International productions As Stage Manager: &Juliet (Shaftesbury Theatre, London), Company (Gielgud Theater, London),

Sweat (Gielgud Theater, London), Hamilton (Victoria Palace Theater, London),

Kinky Boots (Adelphi Theatre, London), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Savoy Theatre, London), Billy Elliott (Victoria Palace Theatre, London), Legally Blonde (Savoy Theatre, London).

Naomi Edwards

she/her

Australian Associate Director

Naomi Edwards is a theatre and opera director and teaching artist. Her recent credits include: Australian Associate Director of Harry Potter and The Cursed Child, Director of Not Now Not Ever with Julia Gillard (Michael Cassel Group). As Artistic Director of Patch Theatre Company, she created several national and international productions including Can You Hear Colour? (Adelaide Festival) and Yo Diddle Diddle. Other directing credits: The Waiting Room (Melbourne Theatre Company), The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show (national tour), How To Kill Your Husband, Noye’s Fludde (Victorian Opera), Peter and The Wolf with Miriam Margoyles and Adelaide Symphony Orchestra (Adelaide Festival/Foxtel), Cautionary Tales for Children (Arena Theatre), Hamlet (STC Education), Actors at Work (Bell Shakespeare), The Season at Sarsaparilla, Who’s Afraid of The Working Class, Traps (VCA), Rabbit Hole (Red Stitch Theatre), Falling Awake (Milkcrate Theatre), Cinderella, Hansel and Gretel, The Magic Flute, The Barber of Seville (Opera Australia Schools). As Resident Director: Rigoletto, Don Pasquale, Carmen, Lakmé (Opera Australia). As Assistant/Tour Director: In the Next Room or The Vibrator Play, Don’s Party, Poor Boy (Sydney Theatre Company/Melbourne Theatre Company); August: Osage County, Ninety (Melbourne Theatre Company). Naomi Edwards was awarded The Gloria Dawn/ Gloria Payten Fellowships and co-authored a Platform Paper on the value of Arts Education. Naomi holds a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education from Deakin, and a Graduate Diploma in Dramatic Arts (Direction) VCA.

Clary Riven

she / her

Resident Director

Clary Riven (she/her) is a director hailing from Caracas, Venezuela. Clary is a graduate of Monash University Bachelor Of Performing Arts degree, where she trained to become a theatre maker. Her recent directorial credits include ‘Rebel: A New Musical’ (2019), Autonomous Inventions’s ‘Protein’ (2021), ‘Drew Downing’s Ultimate 90’s Playlist’ (2019), ‘God Only Knows: Songs of Brian Wilson’ (2018 – 2019), ‘Tinder Tales: A New Musical’ (2018), ‘Beautiful Things: A new musical

Workshop’ (2018), and has performed the role of assistant director on productions such as Stageart’s ‘Memphis’ (2017), ‘Bare’ (2018) under Dean Drieberg, and Watch This’ ‘Into The Woods’ (2022). Clary is the current Artistic Director of Second Level Productions.

Tiana Canterbury

she/her

Resident Dance Supervisor

Tiana Canterbury has worked actively at the forefront of the Australian dance scene for close to two decades. Her experience working with dancers to bring them to a fullness potential has sparked the attention of many large organisations seeking talent for their campaigns. Over the past 3 years Tiana has served as the dance scene expert for Red Bull Australia. She plays the role of the middle woman between Red Bull and the dance community throughout Australia. A role which calls on her to actively liaise with Red Bull teams internationally, deliver and mentor talent through preliminary and final stages of competition, meet deadlines and build overall relationships between corporates and communities. Tiana is also active as a Choreographer. She is currently appointed as Head Choreographer for touring artist Sampa The Great. Her choreography has been showcased on world-renowned stages such as the Sydney Opera House and The Forum Melbourne to name a few. Tiana is highly respected as a leader and somewhat mother figure to the Australian Dance Community. She is regularly booked to travel nationally and deliver both a spoken and dance choreography workshops. She is currently developing her own on platform which she refers to as ‘The Dancing Mind’. This approach leans into sparking Self Belief and overcoming self by tapping into the energy centres of dance and movement. Tiana is a mogul in her industry who has created her own lane and profession within the industry. She the Self Belief Specialist of the Australian Dance community.

Michael Azzopardi

he/him

Music Director

Michael is a graduate of Newtown High School of the Performing Arts, and the A.N.U. School of Music. Musical theatre credits include; Musical Director – Billy Elliot (10th Anniversary Tour), Mamma Mia! (2018 tour), Jersey Boys (original Australian Tour, Green Room award nominee), Avenue Q (original Australian Tour). Principal Conductor/Associate Musical Director – Matilda (Aus/NZ Tour) Associate/Assistant Musical Director – Hamilton, Matilda (Sydney), The Lion King (2013 Tour), Jersey Boys, Avenue Q, Priscilla (original Australian production) Keyboardist – Charlie & The Chocolate Factory, We Will Rock You (2016 Aus Tour), Saturday Night Fever (original Australasian Tour). As a jazz/session musician, Michael has worked with local and international artists including Bob Mintzer, Bennie Maupin, Joan Rivers, Megan Hilty, Marcia Hines, Doug Parkinson, The Sydney Jazz Orchestra and many more. Michael was a 2020 Freedman Jazz Fellowship nominee.

Richard Martin

Technical Director

Richard’s Technical Theatre career commenced in 1979 spending 11years with Opera Australia at the Sydney Opera House. Then joining Cameron Mackintosh, with 10 years as Technical Manager touring throughout Australia, New Zealand, Asia and South Africa. Launching Martin Production in 1999, the past 23 years sees Richard as Technical Director and Supervisor of major Theatrical Productions & Arena Events throughout the world covering six continents, including the West End & Broadway.

Theatre Credits include: Cats, Les Misérables, The Phantom of the Opera, Five Guys Named Moe, Miss Saigon, Rent, Aspects of Love, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Slava’s Snowshow, Singin’ In The Rain, Saturday Night Fever, Cabaret, Oliver!, Pippin, Company, Spamalot, Dirty Dancing, The Lion King, High School Musical Live Onstage, Mary Poppins, Hairspray, Wicked, Love Never Dies, King Kong Live Onstage, Strictly Ballroom, The Beast, My Fair Lady, We Will Rock You, Wizard of Oz, Muriel’s Wedding, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, The Lion King International Tour, Hamilton, 9 to 5, Moulin Rouge! The Musical.

Event & Arena Credits include: 50^th Anniversary of the Snowy Mountains Scheme, Opening and Closing Ceremonies Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, The Boy From Oz, Shanghai World Expo 2010 Opening Ceremony, Walking With Dinosaurs. Tourism Australia’s USA campaign launch New York, White Night 2017 Melbourne & Ballarat. Richard continues to consult Internationally on entertainment venues, developing productions for Theatre, Arena, Stadium & Theme Parks along with Events.

Website: www.martinproduction.com.au.

Kirsty McGregor

she/her

Casting Director

Kirsty McGregor has worked as a Casting Director on many Australian and International productions, predominantly in film and television. She is the recipient of 2 AACTA awards, and 11 Casting Guild awards and has been nominated for an Emmy. Kirsty was raised in a theatrical family and her great love of musical theatre began at the age of 6, playing Gretel in The Sound of Music for two consecutive years, so she was thrilled to be invited by the Cassel Group to cast this production of & Juliet.

Jude Loxley

she/her

Australian Associate Costume Designer

Jude graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in 2007 – since then she has worked extensively with the Michael Cassel Group and is thrilled to be a part of the Australian Premiere of & JULIET. She is currently the Australian Costume Associate on Hamilton, Mary Poppins and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Her previous work for MCG includes Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (2017), Kinky Boots (2016), and the Australian and International Tours of Les Misérables (2013 – 2016). Previous other work includes Les Misérables (Cameron Mackintosh Limited) in Mexico City (2018), São Paulo (2017), Tokyo (2015) and Seoul (2015) and the Australian tours of Billy Elliot (LWAA 2019), Mamma Mia! (LWAA 2017), Fawlty Towers Live (LWAA 2016), and the 2015 Bell Shakespeare season.

Kathy Pineo

she/her

Australian Associate Lighting Designer

In a career spanning 25 years, Kathy has Kathy has toured throughout Australia and internationally with numerous productions including Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Michael Cassel Group), The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (National Theatre/Lunchbox), Kinky Boots (Michael Cassel Group), Les Misérables (Cameron Mackintosh/Michael Cassel Group), War Horse (Global Creatures), Hairspray (Dainty Group), Wicked (Gordon Frost Organisation), Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (Back Row), Dusty: The Original Pop Diva (Dusty Productions) and The Producers (Gordon Frost Organisation). Kathy is currently the Associate Lighting Designer for the Australian productions of Mary Poppins (Michael Cassel Group/Cameron Mackintosh), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (TML Enterprises), & Juliet (Michael Cassel Group) and Tina – The Tina Turner Musical (TEG Dainty).

Julian Spink

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Australian Associate Sound Designer

Throughout the 80’s into the early 90’s, Julian toured extensively as FOH mix engineer for artists including The Divinyls, Split Enz, Crowded House, Little River Band, The Seekers & Boom Crash Opera. As head sound engineer for productions including Les Miserables, Sunset Boulevard, West Side Story and Five Guys Named Moe. As sound supervisor/PSE for Australian productions of Rock of Ages, Addams Family and Jersey Boys. Recent original designs, co/associate designs and mix engineering – Joseph and his Technicolour Dreamcoat, Hairspray, 9 to 5, Chess, Choir of Man, Chicago, Jersey Boys, American Idiot and Come From Away. Over the last 20 years original and co-designs for Australian productions – Man of La Mancha, Footloose, Hair, Eurobeat, Respect, Chicago, Cabaret (Helpmann Award – Sound 2003), Once and Georgy Girl. Designed and mix engineered many orchestral events, including a decade of annual SWIRE Symphony Under The Stars outdoor concerts for the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra.

Darren Kowacki

he/him

Australian Video Associate

After graduating from the Victorian College of the Arts Darren has spent the last 20 years working in the entertainment industry in both creative and production roles. Musical credits include national tours of: Priscilla Queen of the Desert (Michael Cassel Group), School of Rock International Tour (GWB), King Kong (Global Creatures), The King & I, Dirty Dancing, We Will Rock You, A Funny Thing That Happened on the way to the Forum, An Officer & A Gentlemen (GFO), Singing in The Rain (TEG Dainty). Other projects include Velvet, David Attenborough, Hugh Jackman’s Broadway to Oz and Not Now Not Ever for Michael Cassel Group. Working at CVP Darren has recently managed the delivery of video systems for Jagged Little Pill, An American in Paris, 9 to 5 and Cruel Intentions. Recent design credits include: A Performance of a Lifetime, I Catch Killers as well as many events around Australia.

Tim Headington

Producer

Entrepreneur, film producer, and philanthropist, Tim Headington is the founder and

CEO of Headington Companies, including Ley Line Entertainment. Film highlights include Everything Everywhere all at Once and The Green Knight. He was an originating producer of & Juliet, which premiered on the West End in 2019. He also serves as producer on & Juliet for Australia, Broadway, and other territories. He is co-founder of the Headington Institute whose mission is to provide care and resilience training for first responders and caregivers worldwide.

Theresa Steele Page

Producer

Theresa Steele Page is a film, television, and theatre producer and the principal at Ley Line Entertainment. Highlights include Everything Everywhere all at Once and The Green Knight. She was an originating producer of & Juliet, which premiered on the West End. She also serves as producer in Australia, Broadway and other territories. A music industry veteran, she was instrumental in overseeing the careers of many internationally recognised artists. Her nonprofit work includes partnering with St. Joseph’s Center to provide training and support for formerly homeless and housing insecure.

Martin Dodd

Producer

Martin Dodd is a long-time music business executive.

Jenny Petersson

Producer

Jenny Petersson is a record and music publishing executive.

Michael Cassel AM

Producer

Current Australian credits include, as producer, Hamilton, & Juliet and Mary Poppins and, as Executive Producer, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and The Phantom of the Opera. Michael will produce the forthcoming international tour of Hamilton, launching in Auckland in May 2023. Previous productions include the Australian and international tour of Les Misérables, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Kinky Boots, the Australian and Asian tour of Singin’ in the Rain and the Melbourne transfer of Sydney Theatre Company’s acclaimed production The Picture of Dorian Gray. Michael produced the first international tour of Disney’s The Lion King which toured for almost five years, playing cities including Abu Dhabi, Manila, Hong Kong, Taipei, Seoul and Bangkok. Concerts and events include The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, the opening celebration of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, Julia Gillard’s Not Now Not Ever and tours including Celeste Barber, Lea Salonga, Tina Arena, Rita Wilson and Darren Criss. Broadway and West End credits include Almost Famous and, as co-producer: Into The Woods, MJ: The Musical, Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical, DreamWorks’ The Prince of Egypt, Pretty Woman: The Musical and The Cher Show. Michael is co-producer of the US Tour of Into the Woods which launches at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. In addition to his theatrical interests, Michael exclusively represents former Australian Prime Minister, The Hon. Julia Gillard AC, journalist and broadcaster Liz Hayes, former Olympian and global sporting administrator, Lord Sebastian Coe CH, KBE, Strictly You by Sonia Kruger, television host and personality Larry Emdur, journalist and television news anchor Karina Carvalho, Better Homes and Gardens presenters Charlie Albone and Juliet Love, clinical nutritionist and bestselling author Sarah Di Lorenzo and media personality Sami Lukis. During his ten-year tenure with Disney Theatrical Group, working with the company in both Australia and New York, he oversaw the company’s Broadway stage productions in international markets including The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, Tarzan, AIDA, The Little Mermaid and High School Musical, as well as supporting Disney on Ice and Disney Live! licensed to Feld Entertainment. Michael began his professional career working with Australia’s legendary producer and celebrity manager, Harry M. Miller. Michael was appointed a Member (AM) of the Order of Australia (General Division) for significant service to theatre production and is the recipient of a Doctor of Letters (honoris causa) from the University of Wollongong. Michael lives in Sydney with his wife Camille and their children Eveleigh and Vaughn.

Rebecca Quigley

International Executive Producer

Rebecca joined GLS early in 2017 having been developing, managing and producing theatre shows for 25 years. Her previous position was as managing director and producer for Stage Entertainment UK Ltd. During her time there her credits include productions both in the West End, on Broadway and on tour in the UK, including: Made in Dagenham written by Richard Bean and directed by Rupert Goold, the Olivier Award-winning Hairspray, the Chichester Festival Theatre transfer of Singin’ in the Rain in the West End, on tour and internationally, the UK tour of Oliver!, Sister Act, High School Musical 1 and 2 and the new musical I Can’t Sing penned by Harry Hill. Rebecca started her career at Pola Jones, having stage managed for a few years prior, where she worked on the musicals Return to the Forbidden Planet, Tommy, Chicago, West Side Story, Spend Spend Spend and Fosse and on the tours of comedians including Eddie Izzard and Barry Humphries. She then joined Tiger Aspect where she general managed the original production of the Olivier Award winning musical Our House and then Working Title Films where she general managed the original production of multi-award winning Billy Elliot.

Michael Cassel Group

General Management

Michael Cassel Group is a leading live entertainment company formed to produce and create the world’s greatest theatrical productions and live entertainment. Productions include the first international tour of the world’s #1 musical, The Lion King, the Australian premieres of the award-winning productions Hamilton, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, and & Juliet, and new productions of Mary Poppins and The Picture of Dorian Gray. Current Broadway and West End credits include co-producer of MJ: The Musical and Pretty Woman.

Previous productions include co-lead producer of Almost Famous and co-producer of Into The Woods on Broadway, Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical on the West End and Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Les Misérables, Kinky Boots, Singin’ In The Rain and Priscilla Queen of the Desert in Australia. Concert tours and major events include The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, Celeste Barber, Not Now, Not Ever: Live on Stage with Julia Gillard, Tina Arena, Darren Criss and Lea Salonga, along with the opening celebration of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 which was televised internationally. In addition to the group’s expanding theatrical interests, the company represents former Australian Prime Minister, The Hon. Julia Gillard AC, journalist and broadcaster Liz Hayes, former Olympian and global sporting administrator Lord Sebastian Coe CH, KBE, Strictly You by Sonia Kruger and Better Homes and Gardens personality Charlie Albone. TixTrack Australasia, a partnership between TixTrack Inc and Michael Cassel Group, provides ticketing for live entertainment and cultural organisations in Australia and New Zealand including the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC). Michael Cassel Group is headquartered in Sydney, with offices in New York, Singapore, and Melbourne.

Yossi Torbiner

Associate Producer

Yossi graduated as Valedictorian from the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) with a Bachelor of Production (Lighting/Stage Management) in 2012.

He has worked at Michael Cassel Group since 2014 in a variety of roles across several productions in Australia and Asia including Hamilton, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Beautiful, Kinky Boots and Les Misérables.  Most recently he was the Associate Producer of the sold-out Melbourne season of The Picture of Dorian Gray.

In 2019, Yossi was Associate Producer of the Helpmann Awards, which were presented in Melbourne for the first time.

Other professional credits include Assistant Stage Manager on the Australian Tours of Grease The Musical (GFO/Howard Panter) and Legally Blonde The Musical(John Frost/Sue Farrelly).