- Belinda Wollaston
Belinda Wollaston (born 1983 in
Sydney , Australia) is an acclaimedAustralian musical theatre actor.Infobox Actor
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birthname = Belinda Wollaston
location =Penrith, New South Wales ,Australia Wollaston is a graduate of the
NIDA Singer, Actor, Dancer and Young Actors Studio; and the prestigious Talent Development Project. She has performed extensively in Cabaret, and major musical theatre productions in Australia, New Zealand, and Asia.Wollaston made her debut in "Songs From My Hairbrush: The Bedroom Mirror And Me", to sellout audiences at Kabarett Junction (a Sydney Cabaret venue). It is regarded as the show that began the trend of younger performers (as opposed to older performers) performing full length cabaret shows.
2003 proved to be a defining year in Wollastons career, with her commercial musical theatre debut in the smash hit musical "
Mamma Mia! ", often touted as the world's most successful and entertaining musical. Belinda spent two years performing in the Australian touring production of the show, which took inMelbourne , Brisbane,Sydney , Perth, Adelaide, New Zealand,Singapore andHong Kong .In August 2005 she made her Sydney Theatre Company debut in the musical "
Summer Rain ", gaining considerable audience acclaim for her performance.In 2006 Belinda starred in a production of "
Putting It Together " at the Seymour Centre in Sydney.Most recently Belinda starred Kate McGowen in the Australian production of the Broadway musical, "Titanic" alongside her long time friend and fellow
musical theatre actorHayden Tee .Wollaston is currently starring in the return Brisbane season of 'Respect' alongside
Rhonda Burchmore .Broadway
In early 2006 Wollaston travelled to New York where she worked with some of the theatre world's biggest names, including
Stephen Sondheim and Stephen Schwartz. Wollaston also performed at a number of events including 'Broadway Cares', and at Cabaret venues inNew York .External links
* [http://www.belindawollaston.net/ Official Site]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1589934/ Imdb page]
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