Jade Kops - Page 17

Jade Kops

Jade is an Aviation Safety Training Instructor with a love of Theatre, Cabaret, Musical Theatre, and music and is a committed advocate for the live performing arts industry in Sydney, Australia. From 2019-2023 she held a coveted position on the voting panel for the prestigious Sydney Theatre Awards and has been part of voting collegiate for the Helpmann Awards, the Australian equivalent of the Tony Awards.  Prior to joining BroadwayWorld in 2014 Jade was a Special Guest Critic for GlamAdelaide, specialising in Cabaret.  




LEARN MORE ABOUT Jade Kops

First Show:

CATS in London

Favorite Show:

BIG FISH at Hayes Theatre Directed by Tyran Parke

Favorite Stories:



BWW REVIEW: 45 Years After Her Debut, Betty Blokk-Buster Returns To The Stage With BETTY BLOKK-BUSTER REIMAGINED Now Starring Josh Quong Tart
BWW REVIEW: 45 Years After Her Debut, Betty Blokk-Buster Returns To The Stage With BETTY BLOKK-BUSTER REIMAGINED Now Starring Josh Quong Tart
January 14, 2020

The cabaret character that changed Australian theatre when she first appeared in 1975 is revived and reinvented for the 21st century in BETTY BLOKK-BUSTER REIMAGINED.

BWW REVIEW: The Coming Out Story In A Society Not Commonly Seen On Stage Is Considered In LADY TABOULI
BWW REVIEW: The Coming Out Story In A Society Not Commonly Seen On Stage Is Considered In LADY TABOULI
January 13, 2020

James Elazzi's LADY TABOULI makes its world premiere as part of the National Theatre Of Parramatta's 2020 Sydney Festival program.  Under Dino Dimitriadis' direction, the audience are given a glimpse into life in a Lebanese Australian family that is about to have its chaotic world turned upside down. 

BWW REVIEW: BLACK COCKATOO Seeks To Address The Omissions Of Australian History With An Entertaining And Enlightening Exploration Of The 1868 Aboriginal Cricket Tour Of E
BWW REVIEW: BLACK COCKATOO Seeks To Address The Omissions Of Australian History With An Entertaining And Enlightening Exploration Of The 1868 Aboriginal Cricket Tour Of E
January 12, 2020

While Australian sports, particularly cricket fans may have heard of the 1868 Aboriginal Cricket Tour of England, it is possible that the truth of the team may not be known.  BLACK COCKATOO seeks to rectify this along with raising a wider awareness that history doesn't always honesty tell all the details.

BWW REVIEW: Storming The Stage To Set The Record Straight, The Brilliantly Badass Queens Of SIX Rock The Sydney Opera House.
BWW REVIEW: Storming The Stage To Set The Record Straight, The Brilliantly Badass Queens Of SIX Rock The Sydney Opera House.
January 11, 2020

The all Australian and all female Cast of SIX raises the roof and re-writes history as it schools Sydney with a the Her-Story of the Six wives of Henry VIII.

BWW REVIEW: Guest Reviewer Kym Vaitiekus Shares His Thoughts On FRONTERA
BWW REVIEW: Guest Reviewer Kym Vaitiekus Shares His Thoughts On FRONTERA
January 9, 2020

FRONTERA is the latest work by ANIMALS OF DISTINCTION (AOD), part of SYD FEST 2020 program. AOD is Dana Gingras' dance company that presents multimedia works with a strong aesthetic .

BWW REVIEW: Courage, Friendship And Acceptance Shine As SHREK THE MUSICAL Opens In Sydney
BWW REVIEW: Courage, Friendship And Acceptance Shine As SHREK THE MUSICAL Opens In Sydney
January 7, 2020

Jeanine Tesori (Music) and David Lindsay-Abaire's (Book and Lyrics) SHREK THE MUSICAL opened in Sydney to the delight of the summer holiday audience.

BWW REVIEW: Guest Reviewer Kym Vaitiekus Shares His Thoughts On SET A/PART
BWW REVIEW: Guest Reviewer Kym Vaitiekus Shares His Thoughts On SET A/PART
January 2, 2020

TWO GOOD SET A/PART choreographed by Meliisa Toogood and Jodie Toogood with Visual Art by Kenneth E. Parris III is a new performance piece that combines dance with visual art. The work is an exploration of 'place and an attempt to reconcile the kind of limbo one finds themselves in while questioning one's sense of home'.

BWW REVIEW: Celebrating the Feel Good Festive Film, CHRISTMAS ACTUALLY - THE MUSIC OF LOVE ACTUALLY LIVE ON STAGE Is A Delight For Fans
BWW REVIEW: Celebrating the Feel Good Festive Film, CHRISTMAS ACTUALLY - THE MUSIC OF LOVE ACTUALLY LIVE ON STAGE Is A Delight For Fans
December 21, 2019

Drawing on the feel good memories of Richard Curtis' 2003 Christmas Rom-Com, The Little Red Company shares the music from LOVE ACTUALLY with CHRISTMAS ACTUALLY - THE MUSIC OF LOVE ACTUALLY LIVE ON STAGE.

BWW REVIEW: David Campbell And The Sydney Symphony Orchestra Open The New Sydney Coliseum With A Dose Of Christmas Cheer with CHRISTMAS AT THE COLISEUM
BWW REVIEW: David Campbell And The Sydney Symphony Orchestra Open The New Sydney Coliseum With A Dose Of Christmas Cheer with CHRISTMAS AT THE COLISEUM
December 14, 2019

David Cambpell's classic swing jazz stylings joined with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra to welcome Sydney Coliseum's first visitors in style and celebrate the season with CHRISTMAS AT THE COLISEUM. 

BWW REVIEW: A NIGHT WITH HAYDEN TEE – UP CLOSE AND INTIMATE Shares Heartfelt Expressions Of Well Known Musical Theatre Favourites In A Combination Of Cabaret And Cosmetic
BWW REVIEW: A NIGHT WITH HAYDEN TEE – UP CLOSE AND INTIMATE Shares Heartfelt Expressions Of Well Known Musical Theatre Favourites In A Combination Of Cabaret And Cosmetic
December 10, 2019

Broadway and West End star Hayden Tee returns to Sydney for A NIGHT WITH HAYDEN TEE a?" UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL.

BWW REVIEW: Endings And Understanding Are Explored In Sarah Hamilton's THE SPLIT.
BWW REVIEW: Endings And Understanding Are Explored In Sarah Hamilton's THE SPLIT.
December 7, 2019

Charley Sanders (Directors) brings Sarah Hamilton's (Playwrite) new Australian play, THE SPLIT, to the Sydney stage with quiet sensitivity. 

BWW REVIEW: Multi-talented Camp Comic Wunderkind HANS-LIKE A GERMAN Arrives In Darlinghurst in A Blaze Of Sequins For Some Classic Off The Cuff Cabaret
BWW REVIEW: Multi-talented Camp Comic Wunderkind HANS-LIKE A GERMAN Arrives In Darlinghurst in A Blaze Of Sequins For Some Classic Off The Cuff Cabaret
December 4, 2019

Adelaide Fringe Festival Award Winner (2019) and America's Got Talent Guest contestant HANS-LIKE A GERMAN brings his brilliantly bizarre brand of classic camp cabaret to Sydney. 

BWW REVIEW: Considering The Luck Of Birth, CORAM BOY Is An Intriguingly Layered Web Of Stories Centered On London's First Foundling Hospital
BWW REVIEW: Considering The Luck Of Birth, CORAM BOY Is An Intriguingly Layered Web Of Stories Centered On London's First Foundling Hospital
December 3, 2019

John Harrison and Michael Dean (Co-Directors) bring Helen Edmundson's adaptation of Jamila Gavin's children's novel CORAM BOY to the Sydney stage.

BWW REVIEW: THE LYIN' QUEEN Is The Latest Fabulous Adults-Only Pantomime From The Genius Minds Of Trevor Ashley and Phil Scott.
BWW REVIEW: THE LYIN' QUEEN Is The Latest Fabulous Adults-Only Pantomime From The Genius Minds Of Trevor Ashley and Phil Scott.
December 3, 2019

Trevor Ashley (Writer, Director and Performer) and Phil Scott (Writer and Performer) have created another brilliant pantomime strictly for grown ups with THE LYIN' QUEEN. 

BWW REVIEW: Jonathan Biggins Delivers A Delightful Masterclass In Dramatic Physicality In KRAPP'S LAST TAPE
BWW REVIEW: Jonathan Biggins Delivers A Delightful Masterclass In Dramatic Physicality In KRAPP'S LAST TAPE
December 1, 2019

Theatre heavyweight Jonathan Biggins takes on Samuel Beckett's weighty short work KRAPP'S LAST TAPE in a wonderful performance for Red Line Productions. 

BWW REVIEW: Neil Simon's Comic Tale Of Unlikely Flatmates Proves Timeless In Ensemble Theatre's New Production of THE ODD COUPLE
BWW REVIEW: Neil Simon's Comic Tale Of Unlikely Flatmates Proves Timeless In Ensemble Theatre's New Production of THE ODD COUPLE
November 29, 2019

Mark Kilmurry (Director) delivers a beautifully hilarious and poignant presentation of Neil Simon's comedy classic THE ODD COUPLE. 

BWW REVIEW: Hilarious And Harrowing, THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE Takes A Look Into The Lives Of The Forgotten
BWW REVIEW: Hilarious And Harrowing, THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE Takes A Look Into The Lives Of The Forgotten
November 28, 2019

THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE presents a gripping insight into Irish life with Martin McDonagh's trademark dark humour. 

BWW REVIEW: Filled With Humor And Heart, KASAMA KITA Shares A Different Australian Migrant Story
BWW REVIEW: Filled With Humor And Heart, KASAMA KITA Shares A Different Australian Migrant Story
November 23, 2019

Jordan Shea's new Australian play KASAMA KITA shares an incredible and little-known history of the migrant nurses that came to work in Australian hospitals in the 1970's. 

BWW REVIEW: PACKER & SONS Delves Into The Generations Of Power And Toxicity Within One of Australia's Richest Families
BWW REVIEW: PACKER & SONS Delves Into The Generations Of Power And Toxicity Within One of Australia's Richest Families
November 23, 2019

Tommy Murphy's new biographical play, PACKER & SONS, directed by Eamon Flack, dissects three generations and approximately half a century of the Packer Family men.

BWW REVIEW: Gilbert And Sullivan's Classic Victorian Operetta H.M.S. PINAFORE Is Reimagined For A Modern Age
BWW REVIEW: Gilbert And Sullivan's Classic Victorian Operetta H.M.S. PINAFORE Is Reimagined For A Modern Age
November 19, 2019

Director Kate Gaul presents a delightfully camp queer interpretation of the classic comic opera H.M.S. PINAFORE. 



  …       17       …    




Videos