Disney Princess The Concert
September – October 2023
Disney Princess – The Concert, presented by Disney Concerts and TEG DAINTY, has today announced the cast for its Australian tour dates. Having performed in over 100 cities worldwide, the production will make its way to our shores this September–October.
The 8-city tour will kick off on the Gold Coast on Saturday 30 September, before heading to Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra, Geelong, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth.
Saturday 30 September The Star Gold Coast Gold Coast
Sunday 1 October QPAC Brisbane (matinee)
Sunday 1 October QPAC Brisbane (evening)
Wednesday 4 October Enmore Theatre Sydney
Thursday 5 October Enmore Theatre Sydney
Saturday 7 October Llewellyn Hall Canberra
Tuesday 10 October Geelong Arts Centre Geelong
Saturday 14 October Plenary Melbourne
Sunday 15 October AEC Theatre Adelaide
Friday 20 October Riverside Theatre Perth
Tickets and VIP packages are on sale now from www.tegdainty.com.
The leading ladies are Broadway’s Steffanie Leigh (Mary Poppins, War Paint), Isabelle McCalla (Aladdin, The Prom), Storm Lever (Six, The Donna Summer Musical) and Australia’s own original ‘Belle’ from the 1995 Australian production of Beauty and the Beast, Rachael Beck.
Music Director, Benjamin Rauhala (Fiddler on the Roof, The Secret Life of Bees) and enchanting Prince, Adam J. Levy (Moulin Rouge, Waitress) will also join the featured quartet for the entire Australian leg. Please note that the cast is subject to change.
Concertgoers in every city are encouraged to dress up in their best royal attire for an unforgettable evening, where the acclaimed cast will perform more than 30 favourite Disney Princess and Frozen songs, including “How Far I’ll Go”, “A Whole New World”, “Colors of the Wind”, “Part of Your World”, “Almost There”, “Let It Go” and more. The performers, appearing as themselves, will celebrate these iconic characters and share exclusive, hilarious and heartfelt behind-the-scenes stories from their time on the stage and screen. Larger-than-life animation and theatrical effects will immerse the audience in pure Disney magic.
Disney Princess – The Concert is based on the established touring production Broadway Princess Party®, which began as a cabaret show at Feinstein’s/54 Below in NYC in 2015. It garnered critical success and a loyal fan base, including more than 20 million views on YouTube. This new venture is co-produced by Disney Concerts with Broadway Princess Party, LLC.
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Rachael Beck
Rachael Beck is Australia’s own multi-faceted, award-winning powerhouse whose talents span both stage and screen as an acclaimed vocal artist and actress. She is widely remembered for her award-winning portrayal as ‘Belle’ opposite Hugh Jackman in the original company of Beauty and the Beast. Rachael’s theatrical highlights include ‘Truly Scrumptious’ in the national tour of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang; ‘Sally Bowles’ in Cabaret, directed by Sam Mendes; ‘Kathy Selden’ in Singin’ in the Rain, (which earned her a Mo Award nomination) and ‘Maria’ in The Sound of Music. More recently, Rachael starred alongside Todd McKenney as ‘Charity Barnum’ in Barnum, The Circus Musical. Further highlights include her Green Room Award nominated performance as ‘Fantine’ in Les Miserables and ‘Rumpleteazer’ in Cats, both produced by Cameron Mackintosh. Rachael’s other theatre credits include Dear Santa, The Wizard of Oz, Becoming Bill, , Strictly Gershwin, The Long and the Short of It, Secret Bridesmaid’s Business, A Little Night Music, Me, My Girl (which toured nationally) The Pajama Game) and You and Me. For the Sydney Theatre Company she has performed in The Wharf Review, Summer Rain (directed by Robyn Nevin), Mother and Son, Into the Woods and as ‘Lady Mortimer’ in Henry IV. Rachael also appeared in the film Ocean Boulevard. A highly skilled concert performer, Rachael appeared with Todd McKenney and Tommy Tycho in Broadway to Hollywood with the National Symphony Orchestras in Australia. Rachael has also developed The Lionhearted Theatre and Arts Program with workshops currently running in High schools throughout Australia, helping students to unearth mental health issues such as depression, anxiety and disconnection by helping them tell their story using the creative arts. Rachael is a proud Ambassador of the Australian Children’s Music Foundation.
Steffanie Leigh
Steffanie Leigh made her Broadway debut as the title role in Disney’s Mary Poppins. She went on to originate the roles of ‘Liane d’Exelmans’ in Gigi and the iconic supermodel ‘Dorian Leigh’ in War Paint, starring Patti LuPone and Christine Ebersole. Her international and regional credits include Venus in Fur at Singapore Repertory Theatre, Gods of Comedy at The Old Globe and McCarter Theatre, and Passion at Signature Theatre for which she received a Helen Hayes Award nomination for her portrayal of ‘Clara’. On television she can be seen on “The Blacklist,” “Blindspot,” “Mysteries of Laura,” and “The Good Wife.” Her film credits include Progress (and unrelated things), Easter Mysteries, Members Only, and Seaside. Steffanie earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting and Musical Theatre from Carnegie Mellon University. www.steffanieleigh.com @steffanie_leigh
Storm Lever
Storm Lever recently concluded her run as legendary Queen, ‘Anne Boleyn’, in the musical, Six. She made her Broadway debut as Duckling Donna in The Donna Summer Musical after creating the role in the world premiere production at the La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego, California. Off-Broadway and regional credits include ‘Dorothy’ in The Wringer , ‘Sheila’ in Hair and ‘Polexia’ in Almost Famous (The Old Globe); ‘Wendy’ in Fly (La Jolla); ‘Savanah’ in Freaky Friday (Signature Theater); Emotional Creature (Berkeley Rep). She also starred in the musical film, No One Called Ahead. @stormlever
Krysta Rodriguez has proven herself to be a versatile actress of both stage and screen. A veteran of nine Broadway shows, Rodriguez most recently starred as ‘Cinderella’ in Into The Woods (on Broadway and Los Angeles) and originated the role of ‘Maya’ in The Collaboration at MTC opposite Paul Brittany and Jeremy Pope. Her past roles include originating “Ilise” in the critically acclaimed revival of Spring Awakening, “Casey” in First Date opposite Zachary Levi and Disney heroine “Megara” in the world premiere stage adaptation of the beloved animated film Hercules. Additional Broadway credits include the original companies of The Addams Family, In The Heights, Spring Awakening, A Chorus Line (revival) and Good Vibrations. On television, Krysta co-starred in the Netflix/Ryan Murphy produced limited series “Halston” as the iconic entertainer “Liza Minelli” opposite Ewan McGregor. This marked her return to the streaming platform after starring in the post-apocalyptic comedy “Daybreak” with Matthew Broderick. Rodriguez’s long list of television credits include co-starring as John Lithgow’s daughter in the series “Trial & Error” her scene stealing turn on the second season of NBC’s “Smash” as fan favourite “Ana Vargas” and recurring roles in “Younger”, “Married”, :Gossip Girl”, “Quantico”, and “Chasing Life”.
Krysta’s regional theatre credits include her most recent portrayal of “Sally Bowles” in Cabaret and “Anita” in West Side Story. Rodriguez was a standout in the Hollywood Bowl production of A Chorus Line as “Diana” in which Hollywood Reporter singled her out as the “Broadway pro whose delivery is so powerful she easily fills the cavernous Bowl, leading the cast to a cathartic crescendo that left the crowd enraptured”.
Tickets and VIP packages are on sale now from www.tegdainty.com.
