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

Brendan, a former scholar at Marian College Kenthurst, is at present performing in Frozen the Musical. Brisbane-based Shubshri is best recognized for her role as Princess Jasmine in Disney’s Aladdin and is at present taking part in the title function in Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella.

It’s the first leading role for Brendan who mentioned: “I discovered that I gained the position on my approach to work and I needed to just cease walking. My agent simply said you have booked the Beast …. It was most likely one of the best moments of my life.”

Brendan graduated from Marian College in 2014 and was on the Board of Studies NSW Distinguished Achievers List because of 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 numerous musicals, most notably playing Jack in Into the Woods directed by Tyran Parke.

Beauty And The Beast Brendan Xavier And Shubshri Kandiah Beauty And The BeastHis previous theatre credit embody The Original Grease (Squabbalogic) as Danny Zuko and within the 60th Anniversary live performance of the Australian musical Lola Montez.

He has been performing in Disney’s Frozen for the previous two years and is presently 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 on the Capitol Theatre in June 2023.

Directed and choreographed by Olivier Award nominee Matt West, the reimagined stage show will characteristic an all-star team that includes authentic composer Alan Menken, lyricist Tim Rice, e-book author Linda Woolverton, scenic designer Stan Meyer, costume designer Ann Hould-Ward and lighting designer Natasha Katz. The group collectively acquired five 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 stated: “The excitement we felt in the audition room when Brendan and Shubshri carried out for us was electrical. These two extraordinary young performers convey contemporary life to these iconic roles, and we are thrilled that a whole new generation of Australian audiences may have the pleasure of witnessing their interpretation in this new manufacturing.”

Some of Australia’s most outstanding musical theatre performers and thrilling recent faces have also been assembled and shall be introduced at a later date including the roles of Lumiere, Gaston, Cogsworth, Mrs Potts, Le Fou, Maurice, Babette and Madame.

General public tickets went on sale this week (Thursday 3rd 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 agency Destination NSW.