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Derek
is one of Australia’s most sought after Musical
Theatre performers.
Title
roles include Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor
Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar and Hans
Christian Andersen. He spent 3 years in the hit
musical 42nd Street in the West
End - other credits whilst in London included
Matador, A Tribute to Noel Coward and a
Royal Variety Performance. Upon his return
to Australasia he played the lead in a succession of
productions including Les Miserables, Chess,
Some Like it Hot, Side by Side by Sondheim, A Swell
Party, Pirates of Penzance, The Mikado
and Me and My Girl for which he won
the coveted Green Room Award for Best Actor in a
Musical. Other theatre credits include Here
Comes Showtime, She Loves Me, Follies in Concert,
Closer Than Ever, Buskers & Angels, Silhouette,
How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,
The Wizard of Oz, Certified Male, Titanic - The
Musical, Pippin and Monty Python’s
Spamalot.
When
not performing in Theatre, he enjoys entertaining in
Cabaret, Concert and on Cruise Ships with his one
man show – “Nice work if you can get it” for
which he received Mo Award nomination.
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CV
Television
Concert
Corporate
Recording
Awards
Biography
THEATRE
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42nd STREET Billy Lawlor Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London
MATADOR Thomas Donmar Warehouse, London
ALOHA Jonathon Honolulu Community Theatre
JOSEPH & THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAM COAT Joseph New Zealand
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Jesus New Zealand
HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN Hans New Zealand
SUGAR (Some Like it Hot) Jerry New Zealand
FOLLOW THE STAR Gabby New Zealand
CHESS Anatoly New Zealand
SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM Various New Zealand
A SWELL PARTY Monty Phillip St Theatre, Sydney
ME & MY GIRL Bill Snibson Adelaide Festival Centre Trust
(Greenroom Award-Best Actor in a Musical)
THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE Major General Essgee Entertainment Pty Ltd
THE MIKADO Nanki-Poo Essgee Entertainment Pty Ltd
CHESS Anatoly Stetson Productions
(Greenroom Award Nomination)
HERE COMES SHOWTIME Various Marian Street Theatre
SHE LOVES ME George Newton Studio
FOLLIES – Opera House Concert Young Ben The Producers
BRAVE (CURTAIN UP) Various Independent Theatre, Sydney
SILHOUETTE Neville Marian Street Theatre
BUSKERS AND ANGELS Ash Pegasus Entertainment
CLOSER THAN EVER Various Mardon Productions
HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS…J.Pierrepont Finch The Production Company
LES MISERABLES Jean Valjean Wellington, New Zealand
THE WIZARD OF OZ Scarecrow Gordon Frost Organisation
CERTIFIED MALE Lead Art Cackle & Hoot
TITANIC Edgar Beane Seabiscuit Pty Ltd
MONTY PYTHON'S 'SPAMALOT' Patsy
Ozalot Pty Ltd (Greenroom & Helpmann Award Nominations)
TELEVISION
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DEREK & FRIENDS Own Special New Zealand
THE ENTERTAINERS New Zealand
DINAH SHORE SHOW U.S.A.
PACIFIC SONG CONTEST Canada
ASIAN SONG CONTEST Hong Kong
G.P.Roadshow Coote Carroll
IHAKA Warner Roadshow / Screentime
WHITE COLLAR BLUE Channel 10
GOOD MORNING AUSTRALIA Channel 10
THE MIDDAY SHOW Channel 9
CONCERT
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ROYAL VARIETY SHOW Theatre Royal, Drury Lane London
TRIBUTE TO NOEL COWARD Piccadilly Theatre, London
ROYAL COMMAND SHOW Opera House, Dunedin
PRINCESS THEATRE CELEBRATION Melbourne
NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT One Man Show
ADELAIDE FESTIVAL CONCERT 25TH Anniversary Adelaide Festival Centre
PREMIER’S CONCERT Sydney Entertainment Centre
CHANNEL 7 CHARITY Channel 7
REGENT THEATRE GALA OPENING Melbourne
CORPORATE
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LEADING MEN Mardar Entertainment
THE RAT PACK’S BACK S.M.A. Pty Ltd
RECORDING
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ALOHA Original Cast Album
PIRATES OF PENZANCE Australian Cast Album & Video
THE MIKADO Australian Cast Album & Video
ME & MY SONGS Solo Album
AWARDS
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GREEN ROOM AWARD Best Actor in a Musical (Me & My Girl)
MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS Best Theatrical Performer (Chess)
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR AWARDS Best Theatrical Performance (Mikado)
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