Chatting with Lucy Durack

Born in Perth, Lucy Durack graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts with a Bachelor of Arts in Music Theatre, but even before graduating she was cast in the Brisbane and Sydney seasons of Mamma Mia!.

She has played roles in 42nd Street, the Australian premiere of Thoroughly Modern Millie, Kiss Me, Kate, Oklahoma! and many others but she’s possibly best known for playing the role of Glinda in the Australian production of Wicked.

In March it was announced that Lucy will play the main character, Elle Woods in the Australian production of Legally Blonde.

This Sunday she joins over 200 of Western Australia’s most talented young performers in two shows at the Perth Concert Hall titled Musicals in Concert with Lucy Durack and Friends. Lucy joined me in the studio this morning on 98five Sonshine FM‘s Morning Cafe.

Home grown stage sensation Lucy Durack joins over 200 of Western Australia’s most talented young performers in two shows at the Perth Concert Hall on June 10.

Musicals in Concert with Lucy Durack and Friends is presented by The Australian Performing Arts Network (APAN).

Under the acclaimed musical direction of Greg Schultz and with guest choreography by Chris Horsey, Musicals in Concert presents a line-up of smash hits from legendary musicals such as Wicked, Carousel, Hairspray and Rent.

Instrumental backing is provided by Greg Schultz’s live band and the master of ceremonies is Sydney based television presenter Renata Marie.

We discussed her love of musicals, how she kept the role of Glinda fresh through 1600 performances and much more. You can hear our chat by clicking the play button on the audio player at the bottom of this post.



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A Wicked Night Out

The latest big Broadway musical to hit Perth opened last night. I took my beautiful daughter, Emily, off to Perth’s opening night of the Australian production of Wicked at the Burswood Entertainment Complex. It was a thoroughly enjoyable evening with a magnificent show and wonderful company.

If you haven’t heard much about it the show gives a bit of the back story to the Wizard of Oz. It’s promoted as the untold story of the witches of Oz.

Wicked is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Winnie Holzman. The story is based on the novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire, a parallel novel of the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz and L. Frank Baum’s classic story The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. It is told from the perspective of the witches of the Land of Oz. – Wiki

I wasn’t quite sure what to expect but I’m now a bit of a fan. The sets and lighting are incredible. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a show with such elaborate and interesting sets. The live musicians, big voices and Stephen Schwartz’s music make it wonderful as a pure musical but the acting of the excellent cast just keeps drawing you in to the story.

I really didn’t expect it would be so funny. If you’re not into musicals, you’ll love it just for the comedy. Perth performer Lucy Durack played the ditzy Glinda to perfection and her comic timing was brilliant.

I’ve been to a few shows that I’ve absolutely loved but have still appreciated intermission for a bit of a break. I must say that when intermission arrived last night I would have been quite happy for the show to just roll on. I wanted to know what would happen next. It’s no wonder that Wicked has broken box office records around the world.

Wicked provided a wonderful evening out and a great excuse for a magnificent dad and daughter date.



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