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Abigail Adriano (Alice) performing Listen (Beyonce).

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Cody Ettingshausen (Tommy) as George in Dance Academy (”Connectivity”, 2012)

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Schools Spectacular showcases the best performing arts talent from NSW Public School students. It boasts a prestigious alumni of musical theatre talent who all went on to be distinguished professional performers.

In its 31st year, on 28 and 29 November, 3,600 students from 400 public schools will perform at the Qantas Credit Union Arena, broadcast live on Channel 9. From that group, 33 singers have been chosen as featured artists, within which there is a strong cohort of rising musical theatre talent.

Maryann Wright sat down with five of the musical students to ask them about their aspirations and love of musical theatre: Liam Faulkner Dimond (13), Kelsi Boyden (18), Jessica Rookeward (17), Bella Thomas (11), and Harmony Lovegrove (14).

What has been the highlight of your Musical Theatre career so far?

Bella: Annie in Annie at Miranda Musical Society.

Do you want to go to a performing arts university/college? Where?

Bella: Newtown High School of the Performing Arts for high school.

What’s your ultimate career ambition?

Bella: I really, really, really want to be in a Broadway show.

Dream role in a musical?

Bella: Glinda in Wicked

How has Schools Spec helped with your journey as a performer?

Bella: It’s good to perform in front of so many people – Spec is the biggest audience I have ever performed to.

What got you hooked on musical theatre?

Bella: My year 2 teacher encouraged me to audition for musicals and when I got cast as Molly in my first production of Annie I loved it so much.

Do you have any mentors who have helped you get this far?

Bella: Chiz Watson is my acting teacher and I look up to her.

Who is your musical theatre inspiration?

Bella: Jemma Rix and Kristin Chenoweth.

What’s the best show you’ve ever seen in Australia?

Bella: Wicked.

Are you a musical theatre nerd? What’s the nerdiest thing you’ve done?

Bella: I have 900 songs on my iPod and about 700 of those are musical theatre.

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Matilda in Oz

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Musicals by jumpoverthemoon ❤ liked on Polyvore

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“if you sit around, and let them get on top. you might as well be saying, you think that it’s okay.. and that’s not right.”

↳(obms•newtildas•tinytildas)

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Bella Thomas (Matilda) as Annie in a production of Annie the Musical in Sydney, 2014.

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Quiet - Mabel Tyler

Matilda the Musical Acrobat Tour 2nd Preview May 17th, 2015

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Found souls and found soles.

A companion piece to this.

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Some pre flight reading and a cuppa #matildainoz #lessthanoneweek #almosthometime

Our Doctor is getting ready for rehearsals!

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I am no bird; and no nate esnares me. I am a free human being with an independent will.

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“ Last rehearsal together. 😭 “  This is realy sad :(

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Saw Matilda the Musical tonight! #westend #lusquad #magical

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Oona Laurence, ‘Quiet’, May 21st 2013

Exactly two years ago. Was listening to the audio today and the raw emotion in her voice when she shouts is incredible. She’s truly a phenomenal Matilda.

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You know what

I don’t even care what your opinion of lesli is. Acting like the show should just fucking end because she’s leaving is so ridiculously insulting to everyone who puts all their time and effort into this show.

“Go see the show before September 6”

OR OR go see the show at any time because I promise you no matter how much I love, say, Cassie or Lauralyn who I saw as Mrs. W, the 19 minutes they’re in the show isn’t going to make or break it for you.

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Peter Weir’s

Picnic at Hanging Rock

and American painting (Charles Courtney Curran, Frank Weston Benson, Charles Dana Gibson).

Charles Courtney Curran - Bright Morning on the Rocks (via)

Frank Weston Benson - Summer 

Charles Dana Gibson - Picturesque America: Anywhere in the Mountains, 1900 (via)

Charles Courtney Curran - White turkeys

source : Reflets dans l’eau