Abla Alaoui

Abla Alaoui completed her training at the Joop van den Ende Academy and was engaged for the role of Mary Robert in SISTER ACT in Oberhausen before she even graduated. This was followed by the European premiere of Frank Wildhorn's BONNIE & CLYDE, for which she created the role of Bonnie. Abla made her Vienna debut in MOZART! at Vereinigte Bühnen Wien, where her roles included Cover Nannerl. Further engagements took her to the Frankenfestspiele as Betty Schaefer in SUNSET BOULEVARD, as well as to the Theater des Westens, where she was engaged again for the role of Mary Robert in the tour production of SISTER ACT, and at the same time to the Stadttheater Bielefeld, where she made a guest appearance as Trix in THE DROWSY CHAPERONE. Afterwards she impersonated the role of Sarah (Cover) in DANCE OF THE VAMPIRES in Vienna, among others. This was followed by Lisa and alternately Sophie in the German, Austrian and Swiss tours of MAMMA MIA! as well as the role of Jenny in the Austrian premiere of Andrew Lloyd Webber's ASPECTS OF LOVE in Vienna. Her most recent performance was as Charlotte Buff in GOETHE! at the Bad Hersfeld Festival in summer 2021.

Alexandra-Yoana Alexandrova

Alexandra-Yoana Alexandrova was born in Bulgaria. After her acting diploma, she studied Musical Entertainment Theatre at the MUK - Musik und Kunst Privatuniversität der Stadt Wien as well as Theatre, Film and Media Studies (Master, University of Vienna). She has appeared as Mina in DRACULA (Ulm), Cover Anja in ANASTASIA - DAS MUSICAL and in GHOST - DAS MUSICAL (Stage Palladium Stuttgart), in the 2nd season of "I Can See Your Voice" on RTL, as well as in TV commercials and films. In the musical DIE SCHNEEKÖNIGIN she embodied the title role in front of the Danish Queen. In 2020 she won gold in acting, silver in singing and bronze in modelling at the "World Championships Of Peforming Arts Virtual". She toured New York City as a soloist with the choir Lyspiger. Other engagements include: Vienna State Opera, Schauspielhaus Vienna, Sofia State Opera, Theater der Jugend/Vienna and Landestheater Schleswig-Holstein.

Erick Arenas

Erick Arenas is a versatile performer who grew up in Cavite in the Philippines and later received his degree in AB-Technical Theatre from De La Salle College of Saint Benilde. Since his training, he has performed internationally as a performer and has appeared on stage in numerous musical productions. His engagements include the roles of Cliff and Madonna in WE WILL ROCK YOU, Eddie in the hit musical MAMMA MIA! and the role of Henry in the first national Philippine production of Disney's NEWSIES. He has also worked for Royal Caribbean Productions for almost a decade as a dancer, singer and aerialist on board nine cruise ships.

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Nils Axelsson

Nils Axelsson is a Swedish musical performer and songwriter. He won the 2019 Broadway Dreams Scholarship and was awarded "Best Actor in a Musical" at the 2019 Broadway World Sweden Awards for his lead role as Mowgli in the arena tour of JUNGLEBOOK - THE MUSICAL. He also thrilled audiences as a musical sing-along host. In addition, he can be seen in various TV shows, commercials and films. His engagements include SISTER ACT at China Teatern in Stockholm, THE ADVENTURE OF ALADDIN of the Swedish Arena Tour, the role of Tripp in THE MAGIC FLUTE 2.0, the play SPEAK LOUDER KAREN, the Stockholm Tour of THE PERSONALIZED FREEDOM OF PRESS and THE CHILDREN'S CHRISTMAS CONCERT in Stockholm. MISS SAIGON is his first production abroad.

Christopher Bolam

Christopher Bolam was born in the UK and performed Artful Dodger on stage as a child in the UK tour of OLIVER! He studied ballet and musical theatre at Hammond School in Chester, England. After his training he was seen in his homeland as Swing in CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG and as the understudy Tin Man in THE WIZARD OF OZ. WE WILL ROCK YOU, HAIRSPRAY, ICH WAR NOCH NIEMALS IN NEW YORK and MAMMA MIA! brought him to Germany. He first appeared in Vienna as Cover Bert in Disney's MARY POPPINS. He performed in HINTERM HORIZONT and ROXY UND IHR WUNDERTEAM as well as in ALTAR BOYZ, where he created the role of Luke and the choreography. For the show OH WHAT A NIGHT! Christopher Bolam is responsible for the book and choreographies together with Michael Heller.

Vincent Bueno

Vincent Bueno is a native of Vienna with Filipino roots. He began making music as a child and accompanied his father, also a musician, to performances. After school, he attended the Musik und Kunst Privatuniversität Wien (MUK) and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts. Vincent Bueno became known to a large public through the ORF show "Musical! - Die Show", in which he emerged as the winner. In 2009 he took part in "Dancing Stars" and the "Starnacht am Wörthersee". On stage he could be admired as Chino in WEST SIDE STORY in Baden and Tyrol, Sky in MAMA MIA! at the Raimund Theatre, Chao Ling in MONSIEUR CLAUDE UND SEINE TÖCHTER (Kammerspiele Vienna, Sommernachtskomödie Rosenburg and Häbse Theater/CH) and as Chulalongkorn in THE KING I (Festspiele Stockerau). In 2021 he represented AUSTRIA at the Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam. In his own studio he produces his own music as well as that of other artists.

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Cletus Chan

Cletus Chan was born and raised in Hong Kong. He attended the University of Warwick where he obtained a Bachelor's degree in Theatre and Performance Studies. He then continued his education at Guildford School of Acting where he graduated with a Masters in Musical Theatre. Cletus' recent engagements include a role in the ensemble of THE KING AND I at the London Palladium, Simon of Legree/Cover Chulalongkorn/LunTha in THE KING AND I in the UK and International Tour and Ching Ho in THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE at the Adelphi Theatre. He has also appeared as Eddie in MAMMA MIA!, as a Dancer/Aerialist in BLUE PLANET on a Royal Caribbean Cruises ship and in the ensemble and as Cover Widow Twankey in Disney's ALADDIN at the Orchard Theatre. His film credits include the recording of the musical THE KING AND I from the London Palladium.

Rachel Chan

Rachel Chan was born in Singapore in 2001 and grew up as a third-culture child in Tianjin, Hong Kong and Vancouver, where she trained in the Professional Training Program for Dance at the Victoria Academy of Ballet. At 16, Rachel performed at Carnegie Hall as a prizewinner in the American Protégé International Vocal Competition. Notable shows she has performed in during her training include ONCE ON THIS ISLAND in the role of Ti Moune and WORKING: A MUSICAL. With MISS SAIGON she makes her professional debut in Vienna.

Chris Connor

Chris Connor received his education at the Performers College in Great Britain. After his graduation, various engagements led him through Europe. He has performed as Swing in GHOST - DAS MUSICAL at the Stage Palladium Theater in Stuttgart, as a dancer/aerialist in SPECTRA and in the ensemble of WE WILL ROCK YOU on a Royal Caribbean Cruises ship, and as Swing in STARLIGHT EXPRESS at the Starlight Express Theater in Bochum. Other productions include CINDERELLA, where he was seen as a skater and in the ensemble at the Bristol Hippodrome, ROBINSON CRUSOE at the Mayflower Theatre in Southampton and PIPE DREAM at the Union Theatrein London, where he portrayed the role of Eddie. In addition, he can be seen as a dancer in TV and commercials, including for "Boss Tea", in the music video "Like A Drug" for singer Adam Tyler, and in the recording of "BBC Eastenders - Children in Need".

Divine Cresswell

Divine Cresswell trained at Performers College in London and has subsequently appeared in productions such as THE WEDDING SINGER at Daegu Opera House as Swing/Cover Linda, in MISS SAIGON on the UK and International tours as Swing, in SOUTH PACIFIC at Cadogan Hall in London as Liat, in STARLIGHT EXPRESS WORKSHOP at The Other Palace as Joule/Hip Hopper 3 and in the UK tour of WONDERLAND as Dormouse. Other roles included Oompa Loompa/ Cover Violet and Veruca in CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY at Theatre Royal Drury Lane, Vicki in English Touring Theatre's EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE workshop, and the title role in SNOW WHITE at the Grand Pavillion in Porthcawl and ensemble/second cast Fairy Firefly in JACK AND THE BEANSTALK in Glasgow. Divine Cresswell will also be featured in "Matilda - The Musical Movie" on Netflix, due out next year.

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Leon De Graaf

Leon de Graaf received his training at the Lucia Marthas Institute for Performing Arts in Amsterdam. Since then he has appeared in JEANS as a soloist (NL tour); in BILLY ELLIOT - THE MUSICAL in the ensemble, as Cover Tony and Assistant Dance Captain at Stage Entertainment NL; in EVITA as Swing/Assistant Dance Captain at Vereinigte Bühnen Wien and in FOOTLOOSE as Lyle in Amstetten. Other engagements include Mika Coast/Cover Paul in A CHROUS LINE (NL tour) Swing in BILLY ELLIOT - THE MUSICAL (UK tour), Jimmy in GRAND HOTEL at Stadttheater Baden, Ensemble/Cover Aladdin, Iago and Omar in Disney's ALADDIN in Hamburg/Stuttgart, Mr. Z/Ensemble in EIN AMERIKANER IN PARIS at Landestheater Linz and Chino in WEST SIDE STORY at Staatstheater Nürnberg. He was also the choreographer of DER ZAREWITSCH in Bad Ischl.

Elies De Vries

Elies de Vries was born and raised in the Netherlands. In 2019 she graduated from the Lucia Marthas Institute for Performing Arts. During her studies she worked with choreographers such as Anthony Burrel (choreographer of Mariah Carey), Ashley Wallen (choreographer of "The Greatest Showman") and Lloyd Culbreath (of "The Verdon Fosse Legacy"). This was followed by her first engagement in DRS. DOWN! where she was part of the ensemble on stage. Elies de Vries also worked as a dancer with the "Ladies of Soul" at the Ziggodome in Amsterdam.

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Aynrand Ferrer

Ensemble / KIM (alternate)

Aynrand Ferrer graduated from the UST Conservatory of Music in the Philippines in 2016 with a degree in Musical Theatre and also received classical voice lessons early in her studies. During her training, she appeared on stage in 2016 in the role of Carrie White in CARRIE: THE MUSICAL and began her professional career in MISS SAIGON on the UK and Ireland tour from 2017 to 2018 as First Cover Kim. She then reprised the role on the International Tour.

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Vanessa Heinz

Vanessa Heinz was born in Hong Kong and came to Berlin at the age of five. In 2021 she successfully completed her musical studies at the Theaterakademie August Everding in Munich. During her training, Vanessa appeared as Tinkerbell in the musical PETER PAN and won the Walter and Charlotte Hamel Foundation Sponsorship Award at the German National Singing Competition. In 2019/20 she was on stage in AMERICAN IDIOT in Munich and Tyrol. In 2021 she was part of the directing project PALAST DES LÄCHELNS by Benjamin Truong, shortly followed by the play NACH DEM ENDE by the Theaterakademie. She sang at "Das große Musical TV-Konzert der VBW" and stood on the stage of the Raimund Theater for the first time at the reopening gala WE ARE MUSICAL. Most recently, she could be experienced here as Kim in MISS SAIGON.

Mariana Hidemi

Mariana Hidemi was born in Brazil and made her entrance into musical theater in 2008 with the musical AIDA. She then portrayed the role of Rumpelteazer in CATS and appeared on stage in the ensemble and as Cover Lisa in MAMMA MIA! and as Liz in THE ADDAMS FAMILY. For two years she was part of the ensemble of Disney's THE KING OF THE LIONS, followed by SISTER ACT and WE WILL ROCK YOU. She made her European debut in the ensemble of Disney's THE KING OF THE LIONS in the Netherlands. She then appeared as Young Anya and Cover Odette in ANASTASIA in Stuttgart. Her first European tour took her to many cities in Germany, Austria and Switzerland with the musical EIN AMERIKANER IN PARIS - starring Lise Dassin. Most recently she could be admired as Jet-Girl in WEST SIDE STORY at the Seefestspiele Mörbisch.

Fin Holzwart

Fin Holzwart was born in Schleswig-Holstein and completed his musical studies at the Institute of Music at the Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences in 2015. He has appeared in CATS, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR and KISS ME, KATE, among others, and was on stage as Riff in WEST SIDE STORY, Claude in HAIR and Cover Fred in ICH WAR NOCH NIEMALS IN NEW YORK. Other engagements include Nathan Leopold in THRILL ME, Kay in ARTUS-EXCALIBUR, Arthur Holmwood in DRACULA, Peter Pan in SHREK - THE MUSICAL, Robert in REBECCA, Babet in LES MISÉRABLES, Ren McCormack in FOOTLOOSE, Bobby in COMPANY as well as SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER and MONTY PYTHONS SPAMALOT. Productions have taken Fin to the Theater Dortmund, the Theater Osnabrück, the Alte Schauspielhaus Stuttgart, the Staatstheater Darmstadt, the Bonn Opera and the Seefestspiele Mörbisch.

Jiho Hwang

Jiho Hwang was born in Korea and studied opera singing at the Catholic University of Korea. He completed his compulsory military service with the Police Band of Korea. Afterwards he was drawn to the world of musicals and began his musical studies at the International Academy of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna. Jiho Hwang has already appeared on stage as a singer and actor in various plays, and with MISS SAIGON he makes his professional theatre debut.

Patrick Jeremy

Australian artist Patrick Jeremy has enjoyed performing in musical theatre and opera around the world, from his hometown the Festival City of Adelaide, to Sydney, London, Rome, New York, Canada, and now Vienna. Patrick’s European debut was at the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, as Rick in the Châtelet production of John Adams’ I WAS LOOKING AT THE CEILING AND THEN I SAW THE SKY. In London, Patrick appeared in WEST END BARES and THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE, touring the UK and later reprising his role in Canada. His solo cabaret show enjoyed two seasons at New York’s famous cabaret club "Don’t Tell Mama". Favourite roles he has portrayed include the title roles in CANDIDE and SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE, Lun Tha in THE KING & I, Tulsa in GYPSY, Bill in KISS ME, KATE and Puck in A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM. 

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Oedo Kuipers

Oedo Kuipers graduated from the Conservatory of Music Theatre in Tilburg in 2013. He then made his German debut in the role of Raoul in DAS PHANTOM DER OPER in Hamburg. His breakthrough came with the title role of the musical MOZART!, which he developed at the Raimund Theater in Vienna under the direction of Harry Kupfer and in close collaboration with Sylvester Levay and Michael Kunze, and later even had the opportunity to embody in Shanghai. He thrilled audiences with his portrayal of the leading role of Edward Whymper in the world premiere of the musical MATTERHORN in St. Gallen, as Hortensio in KISS ME, KATE and King Ludwig in LUDWIG2 in Füssen. Besides his engagements as a musical performer, Oedo has also recorded two albums, "Cover Art" and "Pure". Most recently he could be seen at the Hamburg State Opera in John Neumeier's creation BERNSTEIN DANCES, and as Jesus in Erik Petersen's JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR.

Shane Landers

Shane Landers received his training at Laine Theatre Arts in London. His engagements have taken him to German-speaking countries, where he has appeared on stage as GI and Swing/Cross Swing in MISS SAIGON, as Big Deal in WEST SIDE STORY at the Staatstheater Nuremberg and as Swing in GHOST - DAS MUSICAL at the Stage Palladium Theater and in the ensemble at the Theater des Westens. Furthermore he was engaged as Cross Swing in DANCE OF THE VAMPIRES at the Theater des Westens, in the ensemble in ICH WAR NOCH NIEMALS IN NEW YORK on the Stage Entertainment Tour as well as at the Theater an der Elbe, as Spirit of Fosse in CHICAGO at the Theater des Westens and at the Deutsches Theater Munich. He was also Dance Captain of the production ALL MALE HMS PINAFORE and PIPE DREAM in London.

Coco Latumahina

Coco Latumahina was born in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands. At the age of sixteen she moved to Amsterdam to begin her studies at the Dance Academy of the Lucia Marthas Institute for Performing Arts, which she successfully completed in 2020. During her training, Coco Latumahina worked with choreographer Anthony Burrel and performed in a dinner show. In the meantime, due to the Covid19-induced standstill of arts and culture, she worked full-time as a management consultant in the IT industry for 10 months. In addition, she was able to continue her dance career by participating in the concert film documentary "Im Rausch der Sinne" by Helene Fischer. With MISS SAIGON, Coco Latumahina is now making her professional theater debut in Vienna.

Annemarie Lauretta

Annemarie Lauretta was born in Utrecht. In 2017 she completed her studies in musical theater at the Fontys Conservatory in Tilburg, where she was taught by Edward Hoepelman, Marc Krone and Brigitte Odett, among others. Directly after her studies she went to Hamburg, where she embodied the fortune teller in Disney's ALADDIN until the end of October 2018. After that, Annemarie Lauretta was in SISTER ACT in Lucerne as cover Deloris van Cartier and in the ensemble. This was followed by another engagement for Disney's ALADDIN in Stuttgart, before she appeared in PRETTY WOMAN - DAS MUSICAL in Hamburg as cover Kit de Luca and Violetta as well as in the ensemble. Most recently she appeared on stage as Gigi in MISS SAIGON at the Raimund Theater.

Helge Mark Lodder

Helge Mark Lodder graduated in 2018 as an actor, singer and dancer at the Berlin University of Arts. During his studies, Helge performed as a guest at the Wintergarten Varieté, the Neuköllner Opera as well as at the Luisenburg Festival Wunsiedel, where he received the festival's Young Talent Award for the lead role of Mogli in DAS DSCHUNGELBUCH. After his studies he worked at the Staatstheater Karlsruhe, the Städtisches Theater Chemnitz, the Stadttheater Bremerhaven and the Stage Theater des Westens Berlin. Apart from the theater, Helge gained his first filming experience, such as in the feature film "Kopfkino" in 2017. In 2020/21 he was in front of the camera for various formats and can be seen in the third season of the series "Wir sind jetzt" in the leading role, among others.

Winchester Lopez

Winchester Lopez is a dancer and teacher of jazz dance and traditional Filipino folk dance. He studied dance at the Philippine High School for the Arts at the National Arts Center and earned a bachelor's degree in anthropology from the University of the Philippines. During his studies, Winchester Lopez was one of the principal dancers of the University of Philippines Filipiniana Dance Group and was named the group's associate artistic director in 2011. His work includes performances with a leading jazz and contemporary dance company in the Philippines, which have included tours to the United States, Europe and Southeast Asia. As a dancer and aerialist, he has been featured in various Royal Caribbean International productions, and in SONG AND DANCE he was part of the ensemble. He has been a cast member of MISS SAIGON UK and International Tour.

Telmen Luwsandash

Telmen Luvsandash started his artistic career as a ballet dancer, where he performed in SCHWANENSEE and DER NUSSKNACKER. His passion lies in acrobatics, for which he trained as a professional circus coach at the Mongolian Conservatory. He worked as an acrobat with the Mongolian acrobatic group Zula, with whom he won several awards, including at the Monte Carlo International Circus Festival. He is a Guinness World Record holder with various acrobatic feats. His engagements include international circus festivals in China, Spain, Italy and Monte Carlo. With MISS SAIGON, Telmen Luvsandash makes his musical debut.

Christian Rey Marbella

Christian Rey Marbella is a musical performer, singer and dancer. He has performed in numerous musical productions in Asia, the UK and the USA, including Engineer and Thuy in MISS SAIGON, Luntha in THE KING AND I and Apostle Peter in JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR. His other engagements include Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, CINDERELLA, SHOWBOAT and THE FULL MONTY. Christian Rey Marbella has also appeared in several original Filipino musicals, such as CALAMBA JOE as the national hero Dr. José Rizal, 1896 - THE MUSICAL as Emilio Jacinto and the demon Ravana in the revival of RAMAHARI, 2012, and the Ballet Philippines 50th Anniversary Season.

Loek Meijer

Loek Meijer is a native of the Netherlands and graduated from the Dutch Academy of Performing Arts in 2016, and the Lucia Marthas Institute for Performing Arts in 2020. He performed in the Efteling production of PINOCCHIO - THE MUSICAL and in WINTERREVUE in Antwerp, worked as a dancer on several Dutch TV shows and performed in THE CHRISTMAS SHOW at the Ziggodome Amsterdam. Loek Meijer has worked with several renowned choreographers such as Ashley Wallen ("The Greatest Showman") and Lloyd Culbreath ("The Verdon Fosse Legacy").

Riko Nakazono

Riko Nakazono was born and raised in Japan. As a child, she was a dancer for Disney Channel Japan and won several titles in national dance competitions in her home country. After graduating from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City, where she studied musical theater, she appeared in the original cast of the Stephen Schwartz-produced musical THE SECRET SILK. Her other engagements include THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE in New York, MAGIC TO DO at Princess Cruises, MADAMA BUTTERFLY at English National Opera and THE GARDEN OF WORDS at Whole Hog Theatre. In film, she has appeared in "Dumplings Over Flowers," "Oni," and "The Vagina Musical," among others. Her means of artistic expression also include puppetry, "Devised Theatre" and more.

Mai Linh Nguyenova

Mai Linh Nguyenova has Vietnamese roots, but was born in Slovakia and moved to Austria when she was young. She studied musical theater at the Conservatory in Slovakia for two years before moving to the International Academy of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna, where she graduated as a musical performer in December 2017. Mai Linh Nguyenova has already appeared on stage as a dancer, singer and actress in various shows and makes her professional theater debut with MISS SAIGON. In addition, she also works as a dance teacher at various dance schools. She speaks six languages and is also a translator when she is not on stage. She is currently recording her first song.

James Park

James Park was born in Korea and studied classical singing at the Robert Schumann Musikhochschule Düsseldorf. After graduating, he became a member of the Opera Studio Niederrhein of the Theater Krefeld-Mönchengladbach and participated in various opera and musical productions. These include DER ROSENKAVALIER, PETER GRIMES, DER BARBIER VON SEVILLA, HOFFMANNS ERZÄHLUNGEN, the operetta premiere of WÄR NUR DIE SEHNSUCHT NICHT SO GROSS, the baroque opera pastiche THE GODS MUST BE CRAZY, the crime musical DAS GEHEIMNIS DES EDWIN DROOD, LEND ME A TENOR! (OTELLO DARF NICHT PLATZEN) and MY FAIR LADY. For the production DER GOLDENE DRACHE at Theater Krefeld, James was nominated as NRW's best young singer for his role of Junger Asiat by Opernwelt critic Regine Müller in "Welt am Sonntag," and last season he made his debut in the same role at the Semperoper Dresden. In addition to his operatic career, he can be heard as a soloist in concert, ensembles and choral formations. Most recently, he appeared at the Raimund Theater as Thuy in MISS SAIGON.

Thijs Snoek

Thijs Snoek was born in Mijdrecht in the Netherlands and was already seen as a child in THE SOUND OF MUSIC as Kurt and Friedrich. In 2020, he graduated in musical theater from the Fontys Conservatory in Tilburg, where he received lessons from Edward Hoepelman, Marc Krone, Ad Knippels and Daniëlle Waijers. Even before his studies, he played the role of Roger in the Dutch and Flemish tour of GREASE - THE MUSICAL produced by Stage Entertainment Netherlands in 2015 and appeared on stage as Gremio in KISS ME, KATE at the Staatstheater Darmstadt during his studies in 2019. Thijs Snoek also works as a voice actor for TV series and movies in the Netherlands.

Dennis Spee

Dennis Spee was born in the Netherlands and played the role of Mowgli in the Dutch JUNGLE BOOK - THE MUSICAL Tour in 2014 and 2015. He was part of the ensemble of the Magus Utopia Magic Show NIGHTMARES, which toured France, Italy, Spain and Germany. After training at the Lucia Marthas Institute for Performing Arts, Dennis started his career in Germany in 2016 in the musical STARLIGHT EXPRESS. After four years there, he can now be seen in Vienna for the first time.

Dana van der Geer

Dana van der Geer was born in Voorburg in the Netherlands. She studied musical theater at the Fontys Dance Academy for three years before joining the prestigious musical theater program at the Fontys Conservatory. Here she received vocal lessons from Edward Hoepelman and Katrien Verheijden. In 2019, she graduated from the conservatory with her own show ALICANTE. During her last year of school, she started as an ensemble/cover Sophie on MAMMA MIA! in Utrecht, Netherlands. In 2021, she was assistant to director Koen van Dijk and choreographer Roy Jonathans on SPRING AWAKENING. She then moved to Vienna for MISS SAIGON at the Raimund Theater, where she was part of the ensemble and cover Gigi.

Stef van Gelder

Stef van Gelder was born in Holland and graduated from the Fontys Academy of Music and Performing Arts in Tilburg in 2015, where he was taught singing by Edward Hoepelman and Ivar Costenoble, among others. Stef van Gelder has appeared as Kenickie in GREASE, Fedja in ANATEVKA, Boland in DOGFIGHT and Jason in ORDINARY DAYS. His other engagements include Andrew Lloyd Webber's LOVE NEVER DIES in Germany, MOZART! in Antwerp and SCHIKANEDER at the Raimund Theatre. From 2018 to 2020 he toured the Netherlands with the hit revue SHOWPONIES.

Aday Velasco

Aday Velasco started his training as a singer and gymnast at the age of eight. He learned various disciplines, such as artistic gymnastics and rhythmic gymnastics, and decided to combine them additionally with aerial acrobatics. At the moment, Aday Velasco is continuing his education in acting and singing. He worked for Costa Cruises for four years and for about three years for Celebrity Cruises with the company Farfadais, where he was a specialty act and also held the position of Aerial Captain. In 2019, he was an acrobatic dance soloist for the VIVID - GRAND SHOW at the Friedrichstadt-Palast in Berlin.

Sian Yeo

Originally from Singapore, Sian Yeo was educated at Bird College in the UK, where she earned her Bachelor's degree in Professional Dance and Musical Theatre. Since graduating, she has appeared on stage as an ensemble member in MISS SAIGON on the UK and International Tour and in THE KING AND I - also on the UK and International Tour. With MISS SAIGON at Vereinigte Bühnen Wien, Sian makes her Austrian debut.

Yuri Yoshimura

Steven Ablog

Steven, born in Vienna in 2015 with Filipino roots, discovered his passion for dancing, singing and acting at kindergarten age. In 2021, he played Tam in MISS SAIGON. He is currently also on stage at the Theater in der Josefstadt in DER ALPENKÖNIG UND DER MENSCHENFEIND.

Sayuri Kao

Sayuri Kao was born in Vienna in 2015 and started creative children's ballet at the age of three with Caroline Spring. She has been enthusiastically practising Aerial Silk at Imhere Dance Studio since she was five. She attends the first grade of primary school in the 7th district, sings in the school choir and recently started playing the harp.

Maya Kern

Maya Kern was born in Vienna in 2015. At the age of four, she already attended an early musical education course and started violin lessons. She loves puzzles, playing memory, movement sports and enthusiastically slips into the most diverse roles of her favourite characters.

Thomas Kern

Thomas Kern was born in Vienna in 2015. At the age of four, he already attended an early musical education course and started violin lessons. He loves singing, dancing and movement sports and tried to act out his favourite characters from an early age.

Zyra Le

Zyra Le started her life in Saigon. Since she started rehearsing for the production, she also likes to call herself "Miss Saigon". Zyra grew up trilingual and likes to speak Vietnamese at home. Besides school and her "dream job", acting, she also enjoys playing tennis. - She has not yet decided whether she would rather become an actress or a tennis pro.

Emma Schneider

Emma Schneider was born in September 2015 in Vienna, where she lives with her mother and her nine-year-old brother. She currently attends the pre-school group at her kindergarten.

Claude-Michel Schönberg

Music

Born in 1944 of Hungarian parents, Claude-Michel Schönberg began his career in France as a singer, writer and producer of pop songs. In collaboration with Alain Boublil he is the book co-writer and the composer of LA REVOLUTION FRANÇAISE, LES MISÉRABLES, MISS SAIGON, MARTIN GUERRE and THE PIRATE QUEEN . In 2008 his musical, MARGUERITE, in collaboration with Alain Boublil, Michel Legrand and Herbert Kretzmer opened at the Haymarket Theatre in London. Claude-Michel has supervised overseas productions and co-produced several international cast albums of his shows. In 2001 he composed his first ballet score, WUTHERING HEIGHTS, which was created by the Northern Ballet in 2002. His ballet, CLEOPATRA, which opened in 2011, was his second collaboration with David Nixon and his seventh complete score. In 2012 Claude-Michel co-wrote the screenplay and reconceived the music for the "Les Misérables" musical movie. His shows have won many awards over the years, most recently the WhatsonStage audience awards for Best West End Show and Best Musical Revival for the London production of MISS SAIGON. Golden Globe winner, Oscar nominee and Grammy award winner for his outstanding contribution to the creative community, Mr. Schönberg and Alain Boublil were honoured at a New York Pops gala concert in Carnegie Hall celebrating their 40 year collaboration. Mr. Schönberg was appointed Visiting Professor of Contemporary Theatre at St. Catherine’s College, Oxford University – a position funde d by the Mackintosh Foundation – and is now an Emeritus Fellow. He is an Honorary Member of the Royal Academy of Music where he is a guest Professor. Mr. Schӧnberg married the English ballerina, Charlotte Talbot, in 2003. He is the father of one son and two daughters.

Richard Maltby Jnr

Song Lyrics

Broadway: Conceived and directed two Tony Award winning musicals: AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' (1978: Tony, N.Y. Drama Critics, Outer Critics, Drama Desk Awards - also Tony Award for Best Director) ; FOSSE (1999: Tony, Outer Critics, Drama Desk Awards); as well as RING OF FIRE, (2006). 

With composer David Shire: director/lyricist: BABY (1983, seven Tony nominations); lyricist: BIG (1996, Tony nomination: Best Score; also Dominium Theatre London 2019 ). 

With Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg, co-lyricist: MISS SAIGON (Evening Standard Award, London 1990; Tony nomination: Best Score, 1991); co-lyricist: THE PIRATE QUEEN (2007). 

Director: THE STORY OF MY LIFE (2009). Director/co - lyricist: Andrew Lloyd Webber’s SONG & DANCE (1986 Tony Award for star, Bernadette Peters.) 

Off-Broadway: with David Shire: director/lyricist STARTING HERE, STARTING NOW (1977, Grammy nomination) and CLOSER THAN EVER, (1989, two Outer Critics Circle Awards: Best Musical, Best Score; also Off - Broadwa y Alliance Award, Best Musical Revival 2013; and London Jermyn Street Theatre 2014, ). 

Director: JUST JIM DALE, (Roundabout Theatre 2014, Vaudeville Theatre, London 2015). 

Regional: Lyricist/conceiver, TAKE FLIGHT (Menier Chocolate Factory, London 2010; McCarter Theatre 2012) ; book and lyrics, WATERFALL (2015, Pasadena Playhouse and Seattle’s Fifth Avenue Theatre); Lyricist, new musical SOUSATZKA (2017, Toronto). 

Film: Screenplay, MISS POTTER, (2007: Christopher Award, best screenplay.). Contributes cryptic crossword puzzles to Harpers Magazine . 

Son of well - known orchestra leader; Five children: Nicholas, David, Jordan, Emily and Charlotte.

Alain Boublil

Song Lyrics

Alain Boublil is the author of the librettos and lyrics for the musicals LA RÉVOLUTION FRANÇAISE, LES MISÉRABLES, MISS SAIGON, MARTIN GUERRE and THE PIRATE QUEEN, all in collaboration with Claude-Michel Schönberg, as well as MARGUERITE with music by Michel Legrand. He also co-produced the original cast albums of all his shows. He co-wrote the screenplay of the Golden Globe-winning and Oscar-nominated film, "Les Misérables". He is the author/lyricist of ABBACADABRA, a fairy tale musical including ABBA classic songs, of the stage adaptation of the Demy/Legrand film, LES DEMOISELLES DE ROCHEFORT, as well as author of the musical play, Manhattan Parisienne, and the play, THE DIARY OF ADAM AND EVE. He wrote a prize-winning French novel, Les dessous de soi. His many awards include two Tonys, two Grammys, two Victoire de la Musique and a Molière Award for LES MISÉRABLES as well as an Evening Standard Drama Award for MISS SAIGON, a Laurence Olivier Award for MARTIN GUERRE and a New York Chapter Honors Grammy for his outstanding contribution to the creative community. Boublil and Schӧnberg’s 40 plus year collaboration was celebrated in May 2016 at Carnegie Hall as honorees of the New York Pops’ 33rd Birthday Gala. Boublil was recently appointed to the Board of Directors of the New York Pops. He is long married to singer, actress, director, Marie Zamora, the Paris Cosette, and is the father of four sons.

Alain Boublil

Adapted from the original French text

Alain Boublil is the author of the librettos and lyrics for the musicals LA RÉVOLUTION FRANÇAISE, LES MISÉRABLES, MISS SAIGON, MARTIN GUERRE and THE PIRATE QUEEN, all in collaboration with Claude-Michel Schönberg, as well as MARGUERITE with music by Michel Legrand. He also co-produced the original cast albums of all his shows. He co-wrote the screenplay of the Golden Globe-winning and Oscar-nominated film, "Les Misérables". He is the author/lyricist of ABBACADABRA, a fairy tale musical including ABBA classic songs, of the stage adaptation of the Demy/Legrand film, LES DEMOISELLES DE ROCHEFORT, as well as author of the musical play, Manhattan Parisienne, and the play, THE DIARY OF ADAM AND EVE. He wrote a prize-winning French novel, Les dessous de soi. His many awards include two Tonys, two Grammys, two Victoire de la Musique and a Molière Award for LES MISÉRABLES as well as an Evening Standard Drama Award for MISS SAIGON, a Laurence Olivier Award for MARTIN GUERRE and a New York Chapter Honors Grammy for his outstanding contribution to the creative community. Boublil and Schӧnberg’s 40 plus year collaboration was celebrated in May 2016 at Carnegie Hall as honorees of the New York Pops’ 33rd Birthday Gala. Boublil was recently appointed to the Board of Directors of the New York Pops. He is long married to singer, actress, director, Marie Zamora, the Paris Cosette, and is the father of four sons.

Michael Mahler

Additional Song Lyrics

Michael Mahler is the Chicago - based composer/lyricist of THE SECRET OF MY SUCCESS, DIARY OF A WIMPY KID, OCTOBER SKY, MIRACLE, HERO, SOMETHING IN THE GAME, THE MAN WHO MURDERED SHERLOCK HOLMES, PAINTED ALICE, and others. He served as premiere English lyricist for Boublil & Schönberg's LA REVOLUTION FRANÇAISE and contributed lyrics to Russell Watson's album "Only One Man". Projects in development include JONESTOWN, MONSTER, and original songs for the My Little Pony 2 animated feature. Michael’s work is available through MTI and Dramatic Publishing.

William David Brohn

Orchestration

The orchestration of MARY POPPINS is one of a whole list of William David Brohn's works for Cameron Mackintosh since their first collaboration on MISS SAIGON in 1989 (Theatre Royal Drury Lane). Orchestrating has made him happy for the past 25 years and has had him involved in productions such as OLIVER! (London Palladium, 1994 and Theatre Drury Lane, 2008), the original performance of MARY POPPINS (Prince Edward, 2004), BETTY BLUE EYES (Novello Theatre, 2011), BARNUM (Chichester Festival Theatre, 2013) and the current West End revival of MISS SAIGON (Prince Edward, 2014). He has also orchestrated other musicals for the West End and Broadway, such as CRAZY FOR YOU, THE SECRET GARDEN, MARTIN GUERRE, HEY! MR PRODUCER, THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK, RAGTIME, WICKED - THE WITCHES OF OZ and PORGY AND BESS. He also participated in the transfer of CAROUSEL and OKLAHOMA! from the Royal National Theatre and MY FAIR LADY to the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. In the ballet, concert and symphonic fields he has worked with singers such as Placido Domingo and Marilyn Horne, with choreographers Agnes de Mille, Kenneth Macmillan, Susan Stroman, Christopher Wheeldon and Matthew Bourne, with violinist Joshua Bell and conductors André Previn and John Williams.

Andreane Neofitou

Costume Design

Internationally renowned costume designer Andy Neofitou’s highly acclaimed work for the Royal Shakespeare Company over many years led to her outstanding success with LES MISÉRABLES directed by Trevor Nunn and John Caird, and her beautifully researched and detailed costumes won her a coveted Tony Award Nomination on Broadway. Andy has continued to work on the show since its ‘re-conception’ in 2009, the 25th Anniversary performance at London’s O2 Arena in 2010, and subsequent productions and tours in the UK, the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan and Europe – all as the London production continues its record-breaking run in the West End. She also designed the costumes for MISS SAIGON directed by Nicholas Hytner at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, which went on to become another huge and continuing international hit. Andy’s other costume designs in London and the West End include the highly successful GREASE which began life at the Dominion Theatre, went on to the Piccadilly Theatre and a long running tour of the UK and Europe, GONE WITH THE WIND and THE BAKER’S WIFE both directed by Trevor Nunn, THE FAR PAVILIONS, TIMON OF ATHENS at the Young Vic with David Suchet in the title role, also directed by Trevor Nunn, PETER PAN at the Royal National Theatre directed by John Caird, and the arena production of Bizet’s opera CARMEN at The Royal Albert Hall. Among Andy’s many international credits are NABUCCO directed by Elijah Moshinsky for New York’s Metropolitan Opera, MISS JULIE in Athens, the musical JANE EYRE directed by John Caird on Broadway - for which she received an Outer Critics Circle Award nomination - and Cameron Mackintosh’s revised version of MARTIN GUERRE also in the United States. Her designs for the Royal Shakespeare Company include THE CHANGELING directed by Michael Attenborough, Bill Alexander’s production of THE MERCHANT OF VENICE with Antony Sher, and Fair Maid Of The West directed by Trevor Nunn which was the inaugural production at the Swan Theatre at Stratford and later transferred to the Mermaid Theatre in London. She designed the costumes for HEDDA GABLER with Glenda Jackson at the Aldwych, in Canada and the USA; ONCE IN A LIFETIME at the Aldwych and the Piccadilly; PETER PAN which enjoyed three separate runs at the Barbican, and NICHOLAS Nickleby at Stratford and in the United States winning the Outer Circle Critics’ Award for Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design. Among Andy’s film credits are "Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead" starring Richard Dreyfuss directed by the author Tom Stoppard, and "Still Life" with Roger Daltrey.

Mick Potter

Mick has designed the sound for numerous world premiere productions including: SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER (London, New York and worldwide), BOMBAY DREAMS (London, New York), THE WOMAN IN WHITE (London, New York), the largest ever production of PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (Las Vegas), the critically acclaimed West End production of EVITA (London, Broadway, Sydney Opera House and Australian tour), ZORRO THE MUSICAL (London, Paris and worldwide), Andrew Lloyd Webber's hit productions of THE SOUND OF MUSIC (London, Toronto, UK Tour , Asia, Australia ) and JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT (London), SISTER ACT (London, Hamburg, Stuttgart, Barcelona, Berlin ), the world premiere of LOVE NEVER DIES (London, Melbourne and Sydney, Tokyo, Hamburg, US Tour, UK Tour), Andrew Lloyd Webber's new production of THE WIZARD OF OZ (London, Toronto, US Tour, Australia), the world premiere of BETTY BLUE EYES (London) , the LES MISÉRABLES 25th Anniversary Celebration (02 Arena London) , THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA 25th Anniversary Celebration (Royal Albert Hall, London), Cameron Mackintosh’s new production of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (UK Tour, US Tour), the Broadway revival of EVITA (New York, US Tour, Australia, China), BARNUM (Chichester, UK Tour), Tim Rice’s FROM HERE TO ETERNITY (London), Cameron Mackintosh’s new production of MISS SAIGON (London, Tokyo, New York, UK Tour, US Tour and worldwide), Andrew Lloyd Webber's SCHOOL OF ROCK (New York, London, US Tour, Australia, China), SUNSET BOULEVARD (English National Opera, London, New York), CATS Broadway revival (New York, US Tour), HALF A SIXPENCE (Chichester, London), CAROUSEL ( English National Opera, London), THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA 30 th Anniversary celebration (New York), CHESS (English National Opera, London), New International Tour THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (Worldwide 2019), MAN OF LA MANCHA (English National Opera, London), THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA (Royal Festival Hal l), LLES MISÉRABLES – THE STAGED CONCERT (Gielgud Theatre London), LES MISÉRABLES (Sondheim Theatre London), THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (UK Tour 2020). Mick create d all new sound designs for THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (London, New York, worldwide) and all new sound designs for LES MISÉRABLES (New York , worldwide, and most recently at the newly named Sondheim Theatre London).

www.mickpotter.com

Laurence Connor

Director

Director: CINDERELLA (Gillian Lynne Theatre); JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT (The London Palladium); CHESS (English National Opera); UNMASKED (The Other Palace); MISS SAIGON (Broadway, West End, US tours, UK tours, Australia, Japan, Korea, Austria); SCHOOL OF ROCK (Broadway, West End, US tour, UK tour, Australia, China and Korea); LES MISÉRABLES (West End, Broadway, US tours, UK tours, Australia, Japan, Korea and Spain); JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (UK and Australian arena tour); THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (UK and US t ours); OLIVER! (UK tour). He directed the 25th anniversary concert of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA at the Royal Albert Hall and the 25th anniversary concert of LES MISÉRABLES at the O2 in London, both of which were simultaneously broadcast in cinemas worldwide and subsequently released on DVD. DVD credits: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (world arena tour); THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA 25th anniversary concert (Royal Albert Hall) and LES MISÉRABLES (O2 Arena) and MISS SAIGON (Prince Edward Theatre) . 

Awards: MISS SAIGON on Broadway (Tony nomination for Best Revival); MISS SAIGON (UK - Manchester Evening News Award for Best Touring Musical, Korea - Best New Foreign Production and Best Ensemble in a Musical, and Australia - the Green Room Award for Best Director of a Musical) and LES MISÉRABLES (UK - Best Musical at the Manchester Evening News Awards).

Bob Avian

Bob Avian began his professional career as a dancer and was in more than a dozen Broadway shows including WEST SIDE STORY, FUNNY GIRL and HENRY, SWEET HENRY. He then became an integral part of every Michael Bennett production for the next 20 years, working as associate choreographer and assistant director on productions including PROMISES, PROMISES, COCO and COMPANY. In 1976 he received his first Tony Award as co-choreographer of A CHORUS LINE and won his next Tony Award for co-choreographing BALLROOM as well as serving as producer. He was also a lead producer on the original and national companies of DREAMGIRLS, the acclaimed musical which won six Tony Awards. He next choreographed the London premiere of FOLLIES and then created the musical staging for MISS SAIGON, both for producer Cameron Macintosh. He did the musical staging for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s SUNSET BOULEVARD both in London and on Broadway, receiving his sixth Tony nomination. Next came the Boublil and Schonberg musical MARTIN GUERRE in London for which he received the prestigious Olivier Award for Best Choreography. Bob also choreographed Stephen Sondheim’s PUTTING IT TOGETHER off-Broadway at the Manhattan Theatre Club starring Julie Andrews and then on Broadway starring Carol Burnett. Returning to London, he choreographed THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK in the West End starring Ian McShane. He came back to Broadway where he directed the 2006 hit revival of A CHORUS LINE and starred in the documentary “Every Little Step” which followed the audition process of that production. He also directed the London revival of A CHORUS LINE at the Palladium in 2013 followed by productions at the Hollywood Bowl and New York’s City Center in 2018. In 2020, his memoir “Dancing Man: A Broadway Choreographer’s Journey” was published by University Press of Mississippi.

Geoffrey Garratt

Additional Choreographies

Geoffrey created the additional choreography for the London revival of MISS SAIGON in 2014 and was responsible for musical staging for LES MISERABLES (Toronto, Broadway and Australia). His choreographic works include: THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK (UK tour), JACK AND THE BEANSTALK (Barbican and Belfast Opera), ENCORE! MR PRODUCER and HEY! MR PRODUCER (Jean Ann Ryan Productions, USA), BLUES IN THE NIGHT (West Yorkshire Playhouse), FASCINATING AIDA (UK tour, London), THE LITTLE HORROR SHOP (West Yorkshire Playhouse). As Associate Choreographer, he worked on such plays as OLIVER! (UK tour, Holland and USA tour, Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London Palladium, Australia, Singapore and Toronto), BETTY BLUE EYES (London), MARY POPPINS (USA tour, West End, Broadway, UK tour, Holland, Australia and Mexico), MISS SAIGON (Holland, Australia, Korea, Japan, Brazil and UK tour), THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK (West End and Australia). He was assistant to Matthew Bourne in SOUTH PACIFIC (National Theatre) and dance captain for MARTIN GUERRE.

Totie Driver

Production Design

Totie has spent the last 25 years working on numerous stage designs for the National Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company, Donmar Warehouse, Theatre de Complicite, Glyndebourne Opera, and in London’s West End. She is a lso senior lecturer on the Design for Stage and Screen course at Nottingham Trent University. Totie started work ing on Musicals for Cameron Mackintosh while assisting Anthony Ward on designs for MY FAIR LADY and OKLAHOMA!, both at the National Theatre before transferring to London’s West End. Totie created stage designs for a UK tour of OLIVER! in 2011, after productions in Ghent and Antwerp. She worked through the pandemic with a dedicated creative team to take the production to Tokyo and then tour Japan. Totie created stage designs for a UK touring production of MISS SAIGON in 2002 and this production has since toured Korea, Australia, Japan, Brazil and Utrecht in the Netherlands. For MISS SAIGONs 2014 return to the West End she collaborated with Matt Kinley, winning the 2015 ‘What’s on Stage’ award for Best Set Design. In 2018 Matt and Totie launched MISS SAIGON at the Broadway Theatre , New York which subsequently toured the USA. She is thrilled and thankful to be part of the company bringing MISS SAIGON to Vienna.

Matt Kinley

Production Design

Matt Kinley began his career as a freelance costume designer and prop maker with extensive work for stage, film and video at Robert Allsopp Ges.m.b.H before continuing his studies and eventually graduating from Motley Theatre Design in 1994. During the 1990's he worked at the National Theatre in London as a designer, associate designer and draftsman on over 40 productions, most notably JERRY SPRINGER - THE OPERA, THE COAST OF UTOPIA and MY FAIR LADY. His time at the National Theatre was followed by projects as Associate Designer in numerous theaters on countless plays such as THE WOMAN IN WHITE, MY FAIR LADY (multiple UK and USA tours), CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG (UK tour), LES MISERABLES (Broadway and Holland), EQUUS (West End). As part of a longstanding collaboration with Cameron Mackintosh, Matt Kinley adapted the original MARY POPPINS as a new version for touring in the United Kingdom, United States, Australia and Holland. In 2009, he was invited to re-imagine LES MISERABLES for a tour of the United Kingdom to celebrate the show's 25th anniversary. Due to the success of the new performance, other productions followed around the world. More recently - in March 2014 - it also appeared on Broadway. In addition, Matt Kinley outfitted the show's 25th anniversary concert at London's O2 Arena in 2010. Matt Kinley also created the design for THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA concert staged in its entirety as part of the 25th anniversary celebration in 2011 at the Royal Albert Hall. In 2013, following the death of Adrain Vaux, he was asked to co-design with Totie Driver MISS SAIGON for the London revival at the Prince Edward Theatre. Matt Kinley currently continues his work as a set designer on a variety of productions, both in the UK and abroad, most recently completing a two-part PHANTOM prequel in Tokyo and the London premiere of Jerry Herman's DEAR WORLD. At the moment he is currently working on the set for THE MAN FROM LA MANCHA in Brazil and developing PIAF for performances next year. 

Adrian Vaux

Original Concept Production Design

Adrian Vaux studied design at the Slade School. He was house designer at London’s Mermaid Theatre 1964-1970, house designer at Leicester Phoenix and subsequently at the Haymarket 1971-1980. He designed many productions during this time, some of which transferred to the West End, including MY FAIR LADY, CAUSE CÉLÈBRE and TOMFOOLERY. He was house designer at the Old Vic 1980-1982, where his credits included THE MERCHANT OF VENICE and THE RELAPSE. Adrian began working in Israel in 1968, designing productions for the Habimah, Cameri, Haifa and Jerusalem Theatres. His association with Sobol began with original productions of WEININGER'S NIGHT, GHETTO, PALESTINIAN GIRL, ADAM, JERUSALEM SYNDROME and NICE TONI. This association led to his working in Germany and the USA. Many of these productions raised highly controversial issues, both political and social, such as the ‘great silence’ surrounding discussions of the Holocaust and the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. From 2000 Adrian worked on designs for USA and UK tours of MISS SAIGON and OLIVER! for Cameron Mackintosh and his associates.

Bruno Poet

Lighting Design

Bruno Poet works extensively in opera, theatre, dance, and live music. Bruno has designed for many of the world’s leading opera houses, with RUSALKA (Sydney Opera House) winning the Australian Green Room Award. He has won three Knight of Illumination Awards, one for USA Awards 2019 for Festival/One-off lighting for Björk’s CORNUCOPIA (with Richard White), one for the Sigur Rós 2013 world tour and one for FRANKENSTEIN at the National Theatre, for which he also won the Olivier Award for Best Lighting Design. In 2020 he received an Olivier Awards nomination for Best Lighting Design for UNCLE VANYA (Harold Pinter Theatre). Credits include: Bjork’s CORNUCOPIA (The Shed, New York); Billie Eilish at Steve Jobs Theatre; APOLLO 11 (US Tour); TINA: THE MUSICAL (Broadway/West End/Broadway/Hamburg); THE LION, tTHE WITCH & THE WARDROBE, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, JULIUS CAESAR (Bridge Theatre); STORIES, ST GEORGE AND THE DRAGON, LIGHT SHINING in Buckinghamshire, TREASURE ISLAND, London Road (National Theatre); MISS SAIGON (West End/Broadway); FAITH HEALER (Donmar Warehouse); FROM HERE TO ETERNITY (West End); THE CONVERT (Young Vic). Opera includes: CARMEN (Bregenz Festival); AIDA, (Grand Théâtre de Genève) OTELLO, DON GIOVANNI, THE RISE AND FALL OF THE CITY OF MAHAGONNY (ROH); THE MERRY WIDOW (ENO); AKHNATEN (ENO/ LA Opera/ Met NY); CARMEN (ENO/ Den Norske Opera); L’ARBORE DI DIANA (& Gran Teatre del Liceu), IL TROVATORE, DAS LIEBESVERBOT (Teatro Real, Madrid); DIE DREIGROSCHENOPER (Theatre an der Wein); AMADEUS, DER FREISCHUTZ, CUNNING LITTLE VIXEN, THE SNOW QUEEN. (Royal Danish Opera); MITRIDATE, RE DI PONTO (Drottningholms Slottsteater); RINALDO (Lyric Opera, Chicago); MACBETH (Opera National du Rhin/Opera Monte Carlo); SALOME (Palau de les Arts, Valencia). Bruno has also designed the lighting for 14 seasons at Garsington Opera. Dance includes: THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER, CONNECTOME (Alastair Marriott/ Royal Ballet); MATERIAL MEN (Shobana Jeyasingh); ELSA CANASTA (Javier de Frutos/ Scottish Ballet) and OTHER STORIES (Royal Ballet).

Luke Halls

Projections

Theatre: WEST SIDE STORY (Broadway Theatre, New York); THE LEHMAN TRILOGY (Broadway & West End); ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA, MAN AND SUPERMAN, UGLY LIES THE BONE, THE GREAT WAVE (National Theatre); EVERYONE’S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE (& Tour), THE MODERATE SOPRANO, FROZEN (West End); 2071, THE NETHER (also West End), LINDA, GIRLS & BOYS (Royal Court) MISS SAIGON (New York, UK Tour); THE BOOK OF DUST: LA BELLA SAUVAGE, ALYS, ALWAYS, MY NAME IS LUCY BARTON (Broadway) (Bridge Theatre); SHIPWRECK, OIL (Almeida); DESIRE UNDER THE ELMS (Sheffield Crucible); ELEGY FOR YOUNG LOVERS (Theater an der Wien); HALF A SIXPENCE (Chichester); MARY POPPINS (Tournee) HAMLET, THE MASTER AND MARGARITA Barbican); I CAN’T SING (Palladium); LOCAL HERO (The Royal Lyceum Edinburgh); THE LEHMAN TRILOGY (Park Avenue Armoury); THE STARRY MESSENGER (Wyndham’s Theatre).

Opera: THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER, DON GIOVANNI, KROL ROGER (ROH); THE CUNNING LITTLE VIXEN, DON GIOVANNI, DER FREISCHÜTZ (Danish Royal Opera); OTELLO(Metropolitan Opera, New York); ZEITGEIST (Coliseum); DAS LIEBESVERBOT (Teatro Real, Madrid); THE FLYING DUTCHMAN (Finland National Opera); WEST SIDE STORY (Malmo Opera); DON GIOVANNI (Barcelona Opera); MARCO POLO (Guangzhou Opera House); CARMEN (Bregenzer Festspiele); DON GIOVANNI (Houston Grand Opera); PORGY AND BESS (National Opera, Amsterdam) Ballet: MALGORZATA DZIERZON (Ballet Rambert); CONNECTOME (Royal Ballet). 

Other work : Magic Mike London (London Hippodrome); projections for Adele, Rihanna, Paris Fashion Week, Robbie Williams, Pet Shop Boys, The Sessions, The Band, Olympic and Paralympic 2012 closing ceremonies, "Concert for Diana" at Wembley Stadium, George Michael, Rolling Stones, Genesis, Darren Hayes, Elton John, U2, Muse, and Nitin Sawhney.

Awards: Knight of Illumination awards for 2014, 2015 and 2016; BAFTA for THE CUBE.