

Of the Australian child cast, Andrew Lloyd Webber said: “I’ve just seen all of the audition tapes for School of Rock in Australia and I know we’ve got a really great cast. Gabriel Ingram ( The Bodyguard, Kinky Boots), 11 from North Carlton VIC * Zac El-Alo, 10 from Coburg North VIC * Lachlan Young( Dream Lover, Kinky Boots), 12 from Glen Iris VIC – playing JAMES Hudson Sharp ( Matilda, Dream Lover), 12 from Balwyn North VIC * Amon Prete ( Dream Lover, Carmen), 12 from Warranwood VIC * Lenny Thomas ( Priscilla), 11 from Bonbeach VIC – playing BILLYĪston Droomer ( The Bodyguard, The King And I), 10 from Templestowe * Oscar Mulcahy ( Dream Lover, Kinky Boots), 11 from North Melbourne VIC * Elijah Slavinskis ( Kinky Boots, Priscilla), 9 from Ashburton VIC – playing MASON Lucia Schwerdt ( The Wind in the Willows), 10 from Sandhurst VIC * Maya Corbett, 10 from Edithvale VIC * Ruby Moore ( Sound of Music), 11 from Armadale VIC – playing SOPHIE Samantha Zhang, 10, from Menai NSW * Remy Grunden, 10, from Oakleigh South VIC * Tiana Mirra ( Matilda, Strictly Ballroom), 13, from Park Orchards VIC – playing KATIEĪva McInnes, 10, from Geelong VIC * Stephanie Kipnis ( Matilda), 10, from Mount Waverley VIC * Yvette Pugat, 10, from Clyde North VIC – playing SUMMERīella-Mia Bortolin, 11 from Heidelberg Heights VIC * Chihana Perera ( Matilda), 12 from Hartness VIC * Riley Thomas, 10 from Taylors Hill VIC – playing TOMIKAĪnnie Jones ( Sound of Music), 10, from Glenroy VIC * Kayla Muir ( Sound of Music), 10, from Warrandyte VIC * Riya Mandrawa, 10, from Hawthorn East VIC – playing MARCYĪshlyn Norman, 11 from Port Melbourne VIC * Ava Rose Houben-Carter, 10 from Pakenham VIC * Rachel Kipnis ( Sound of Music, Les Misérables), 13 from Mount Waverley – playing SHONELLE Kempton Maloney ( Wind in the Willows), 9, from Newtown VIC * Bailey Landeg, 11, from Riverside TAS * Ethan Stephenson, 12 from Nunawading VIC – playing FREDDYĬaleb Elbourne, 11, from Ferntree Gully VIC * Orlando Schwerdt ( Carmen, Matilda), 12, from Sandhurst VIC * Heath Jelovic ( Parsifal and Turandot, The Secret River), 13, from Cherrybrook NSW – playing LAWRENCE Hill will be joined on stage each night by a talented group of young Australian performers, aged nine to 13 years of age, who will deliver scorching riffs, pounding drums and all-live rock. After a nationwide search, these 36 performers will alternate in the following roles:īen Swissa, 12, from Rose Bay NSW * Jayden Tatasciore, 9, from Landsdale WA * Zane Blumeris, 11, from Mooroolbark VIC – playing ZACH With an impressive lineup of musical theatre credits including multiple awards and nominations for his starring roles in Little Shop of Horrors, Once and Rock of Ages, along with numerous appearances in The Production Company shows, Hill was recently seen alongside Hugo Weaving in The Resistible Rise for Arturo Ui at Sydney Theatre Company and in Eddie Perfect’s Vivid White at Melbourne Theatre Company. Sydney-based actor, composer and musical theatre performer Brent Hill will play wannabe rock star Dewey Finn. The coveted role of Dewey and a cast of 36 children have been announced for the Australian premiere of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Broadway and West End rock musical, School of Rock – playing at Her Majesty’s, Melbourne from 31 October 2018
