Drew Anthony

My performing career began in 1984 in the Regmat production of C'est Si Bon at Wrest Point Casino in Hobart after which I was cast in a series of Australian musical theatre productions including Me and My Girl, Cats, Rasputin, 42nd Street, Hot Shoe Shuffle and Sondheim's Putting It Together. During the 1990s I appeared regularly on Australian television shows Midday with Ray Martin, Midday with Kerri-Anne, Good Morning Australia and Hey Hey It's Saturday.

As a director/choreographer I have worked on Australian and/or international productions of Hairspray, Singin' in the Rain, Pirates of Penzance, Hot Shoe Shuffle, Buddy, Orpheus In The Underworld, Jailhouse Rock, 42nd Street, The Boy From Oz and Jolson.

As a Creative I have held senior positions on the 2000 Sydney Olympics Closing Ceremony, 2006 Doha Asian Games, 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, 2011 NZ Rugby World Cup, 2011 Doha Arab Games, White Night Melbourne, Kaleidoscope (light and illumination festival), State of Origin, NRL Preshow, 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games, 2015 World Handball Championships and the Crusty Demons Thirst For Destruction Australian tour.

Since relocating to Perth I have produced and directed Grease, Chicago - A Musical Vaudeville, Strictly Ballroom, A Chorus Line, Saturday Night Fever and The Wedding Singer all at Planet Royale (voted Perth's Favourite Theatre at the BroadwayWorld Awards for two consecutive years).