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Beauty and the Beast

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 in the iconic production which may have its Australian premiere at Sydney’s Capitol Theatre subsequent year.
Brendan, a former student at Marian College Kenthurst, is currently performing in Frozen the Musical. Brisbane-based Shubshri is greatest identified for her role as Princess Jasmine in Disney’s Aladdin and is currently enjoying the title function in Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella.

It’s the primary leading function for Brendan who said: “I came upon that I received the role on my way to work and I needed to simply stop strolling. My agent just said you have booked the Beast …. It was probably 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 school 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 earlier 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 previous 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 on the Capitol Theatre in June 2023.

Directed and choreographed by Olivier Award nominee Matt West, the reimagined stage show will feature an all-star group that features original 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 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 pleasure we felt within the audition room when Brendan and Shubshri performed for us was electrical. These two extraordinary younger performers bring contemporary life to these iconic roles, and we are thrilled that a whole new technology of Australian audiences may have the pleasure of witnessing their interpretation in this new manufacturing.”

Some of Australia’s most excellent musical theatre performers and thrilling fresh faces have additionally been assembled and might 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 www.beautyandthebeastmusical.com.au.

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



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