Originally from New Zealand, Josh graduated from The McDonald College of Performing Arts in Sydney in 2007 and then went on to train in classical voice at The Sydney Conservatorium of Music. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Music Theatre) from The Western Australian Academy Of Performing Arts (WAAPA) in 2011 and has performed in La Cage aux Folles (Quirky Productions). He also featured as Margaret Mead in Hair (Stage Art) both as part of the 2013 Midsumma Festival and subsequent Victorian 'Summer of Love' tour. Josh has also worked extensively in travel and events with highlights including co-hosting Flight Centre's The 48 Hour Destination on Channel 10 and creative directing and producing the cabaret concert tour of Golden Oldies - A Night of Classic Broadway Tunes, as well as OzBroadway, which helped raised funds for the The Victorian Actors' Benevolent Trust.
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First Show:
The Secret Garden (New Zealand)Favorite Show:
Groundhog Day the Musical ( 2024 Australian Production),& Juliet (2023 Australian Production),Muriel's Wedding the Musical (2019 Australian Tour),The Inheritance (2018 West End Production),Angels in America (National Theatre; 2017 London Revival),Hamilton: An American Musical (Original Broadway Cast),The Color Purple (2015 Broadway Revival)
March 6, 2022
Given the current devasting world events, A Midsummer Mechanical's Dream sounds like the perfect show to take our minds of what is happening. The fact that you can watch it in Melbourne's Royal Botanical Gardens as the sun sets and the stars come out, is the cherry on the top.
January 23, 2022
Into the Woods was vocally sublime and featured a refreshingly diverse range of performers
January 17, 2022
Are you after a night of intrigue, beauty, betrayal, and debauchery? Given current world events I am sure the answer is yes! JTM productions presentation of Sex, Lies & Betrayal – Memoirs of a Hollywood Star is therefore the show for you.
January 13, 2022
The outdoor setting at the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne is a highlight of Shakespeare Under the Stars. Watching a Shakespearean play amidst nature, while the sun sets on a hot summer day and the sky transitions to night, is pure magic.
November 27, 2021
Melbourne, Moulin Rouge! The Musical is Majestic, Marvellous, Magical and Mesmerising!
October 16, 2021
After winning four Melbourne Fringe Awards last year, including Best Emerging Indigenous Artist, RECKŌNING Te Waiata Paihere Wairua -The Sounds of Woven Souls is back at this year’s Melbourne Fringe Festival, as part of the “Best of 2020”
July 14, 2021
With forty-five tonnes of flying scenery, 145 wigs and 440 beautifully handmade costumes, one of which features 14,000 beads and crystals, you are guaranteed to leave Her Majesty's Theatre feeling wowed!
July 7, 2021
After opening to glowing reviews in Sydney, Channing Tatum's Magic Mike Live has arrived in Melbourne to mesmerize admires of the male physique in the world's largest spiegeltent, The Arcadia. While this 90-minute male review has a R18+ rating and definitely seduces and titillates, it also empowers women, and features fantastic dancing, burlesque, aerial and circus performances, giving ticket holders a great 'bang' for their buck.
May 14, 2021
Absolutely Sensational... 5 out of 5...You will not be disappointed!
May 11, 2021
While the majority of Melbournians, myself included, spent a large portion of 2020 stuck at home pondering the meaning of life, Jordie Race-Coldrey (director, composer, lyricist and co-writer) and Dean Gild (creative producer and co-writer) created a musical made specifically for screen!
May 10, 2021
Seasons In Blak Box is a unique storytelling experience that will leave you better informed, appreciative and more fascinated about the land on which we live.
May 4, 2021
If you liked the movie The Wedding Singer ... you will fall head over heels in love with the musica
April 30, 2021
Matador is playing as part of Midsumma Festival 2021 and is on at Her Majesty’s Theatre until 2nd May.
April 29, 2021
What Riverdance did for Irish Dancing... Drummer Queens does for drumming. Look out world “Here Come the Drums”!
April 28, 2021
'Come and meet those dancing feet, on LAUNCESTON'S avenues I’m taking you to, 42nd St!'
April 24, 2021
Through the magic that only ‘real-life’ live television can bring, Dolly Diamond rescues ‘real-life’ contestants from their mundane existence and transforms them into their favourite music icons. Presented by Adam Lowe Group and proudly supported by the City of Stonnington, as part of this year’s Midsumma Festival.
April 24, 2021
If you are after a night of ‘80s electric power ballads that are infused with a theatrically dramatic orchestral score, then StoreyBoard Entertainment’s semi-staged concert revival of Chess The Musical is the show for you!
March 9, 2021
The opening of a new live performance venue during a worldwide pandemic may at first seem like an oxymoron…. However The Brunswick Ballroom defies the odds and truly proves that the live performance scene in Melbourne is back in business baby! This recently refurbished Sydney Road venue, located in the old Metropolis Hotel, has been spectacularly re-envisioned with inspiration drawn from the iconic 90's Prahran music institution The Continental Cafe. The Brunswick Ballroom truly is a ' diamond in the rough' with its grand staircase leading up to the ballroom and the magnificent stained glass domes that evoke Australian artist Leonard French's work. It is sure to have a long future ahead of it as one of Melbourne's premier live performance venues, enriching Melbourne audiences with an eclectic array of domestic and international cabaret, music and comedy.
January 30, 2021
Come from Away is well worth seeing in 2021 and is something you won't regret.
January 14, 2021
The Australian Shakespeare Company’s fantastic summer season is back, with a COVID-19 safe performance of the beloved Shakespearean comedy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream at The Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne.
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