The two lead roles for Disney’s Beauty and the Beast have simply been introduced and Box Hill resident Brendan Xavier will star alongside Shubshri Kandiah within the iconic manufacturing which may have its Australian premiere at Sydney’s Capitol Theatre subsequent yr.

Brendan, a former pupil at Marian College Kenthurst, is presently performing in Frozen the Musical. Brisbane-based Shubshri is finest identified for her role as Princess Jasmine in Disney’s Aladdin and is presently playing the title position in Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella.

It’s the first main position for Brendan who said: “I discovered that I received the function on my approach to work and I had to simply cease walking. My agent simply stated you have booked the Beast …. It was most likely top-of-the-line moments of my life.”

Brendan graduated from Marian College in 2014 and was on the Board of Studies NSW Distinguished Achievers List due to his music results.

After faculty he studied a Bachelor of Music, majoring in Musical Theatre at the Australian Institute of Music. During his time there Brendan appeared in quite a few musicals, most notably enjoying Jack in Into the Woods directed by Tyran Parke.

Beauty And The Beast Brendan Xavier And Shubshri Kandiah Beauty And The BeastHis previous theatre credits embrace The Original Grease (Squabbalogic) as Danny Zuko and within the sixtieth Anniversary concert of the Australian musical Lola Montez.

He has been performing in Disney’s Frozen for the past two years and is at present in Perth.

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast is being staged by the producers of Frozen, Aladdin, The Lion King and Mary Poppins and makes its Australian premiere at the Capitol Theatre in June 2023.

Directed and choreographed by Olivier Award nominee Matt West, the reimagined stage present will feature an all-star group that includes original composer Alan Menken, lyricist Tim Rice, guide author Linda Woolverton, scenic designer Stan Meyer, costume designer Ann Hould-Ward and lighting designer Natasha Katz. The team collectively obtained 5 Tony® nominations and a win for Hould-Ward’s costume design, when Disney first debuted Beauty and the Beast on Broadway 28 years ago.

Director and choreographer Matt West mentioned: “The excitement we felt within the audition room when Brendan and Shubshri carried out for us was electric. These two extraordinary younger performers convey contemporary life to these iconic roles, and we are thrilled that a whole new technology of Australian audiences could have the pleasure of witnessing their interpretation in this new manufacturing.”

Some of Australia’s most outstanding musical theatre performers and exciting contemporary faces have also been assembled and might be announced at a later date together with the roles of Lumiere, Gaston, Cogsworth, Mrs Potts, Le Fou, Maurice, Babette and Madame.

General public tickets went on sale this week (Thursday third November 2022) by way of http://www.beautyandthebeastmusical.com.au.

The Australian premiere of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast is supported by the NSW Government through its tourism and major events company Destination NSW.