Melanie Bird is a Melbourne-based performer and a graduate of Showfit. Before undertaking her studies at Showfit, Melanie completed a year at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music studying classical singing and opera technique.

Most recently she appeared in the Australian touring production of Sister Act: The Musical (Crossroads Live).

Her other theatre credits include Paquette in Candide (Victorian Opera), Jess in A Christmas Carol (GWB/The Old Vic), Tiffany in Midnight (Aspect Entertainement), Anne Egerman in A Little Night Music, Nellie/Lucy cover in Jekyll and Hyde (Hayes Theatre Company), Natalie Goodman in Next to Normal (James Terry Collective) and Princess Josiana in The Grinning Man (Salty Theatre) which garnered her a Green Room Award nomination for Oustanding Artist in a Supporting Role.

She has also been part of many developments of new Australian work. These include Kate Miller-Heidke and Kier Nuttall’s Bananaland with the Brisbane Festival, Dean Bryant and Mathew Frank’s My Brilliant Career, Miranda Middleton, Grace Chapple and Luke Bryne’s Paper Stars with Salty Theatre and Sean Donehue and Nicholas Waxman’s Bearded with the Australian Music Theatre Festival. Melanie has also been featured on the original cast recording of My Brilliant Career by Bryant and Frank as well as Scarlet: The Original Concept Recording with DhB Theatrical.

Bobby Fox is an Irish born Australian actor who originated the role of Franki Valli in the Australian production of Jersey Boys which he performed over 850 times. He is a 4 times World Irish Dance Champion and toured with dance productions Riverdance, Dancing on Dangerous Ground, To Dance on the Moon and starred in the revival of Australian musical Hot Shoe Shuffle as Spring. On stage Bobby has had lead roles in Blood Brothers, Mamma Mia!, Leader of the Pack, Dusty – The Original Pop Diva, We Will Rock You, Spamalot and The Production Company’s Oklahoma, Sweet Charity and Damn Yankees. In 2016 and 2017 he appeared in Ladies in Black which toured nationally and for which he received a Green Room Award nomination. Later in 2017 he performed in Assassins at The Hayes Theatre and he received a Helpmann Award nomination.

Bobby performed as a star vocalist in Saturday Night Fever’s Sydney season for GFO in 2019 before debuting The Irish Boy to sell out shows at The Sydney Opera House and The Adelaide Cabaret Festival. Later that year he supported the incomparable Michael Feinstein at The Sydney Opera House and Melbourne’s Hamer Hall before debuting in Ch 9 ‘s Carols by Candlelight in which he has appeared in every year since.

2022 saw Bobby appearing in the concert series of Boublil and Schoenberg’s Do You Hear the People Sing and playing Don Lockwood in Singin’ In the Rain in a short Brisbane season. The year closed out with Bobby performing in numerous Carols celebrations including The Kings of Christmas with Rob Mills in concert at GPAC and at Channel 9’s Carols by Candlelight and playing Corny Collins in the Adelaide and Sydney seasons of Hairspray the Musical into mid 2023. Bobby is performing as Fontaine in Grease in Brisbane in early 2025 and then as Nathan Detroit in Opera Australia’s/HANDA Guys and Dolls on Sydney Harbour in March and April Onscreen Bobby’s credits include Upper Middle Bogan, It’s a Date, Tricky Business and Househusbands. He also appeared in the feature film The Cup.

A graduate of WAAPA’s Music Theatre course, Joel Granger’s theatre credits include Benny Southstreet in Guys & Dolls, Tony Standby in West Side Story (Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour), Elder McKinley in The Book of Mormon, Pippin (GFO), Hairspray (Crossroads Live), The Producers (JRP), Gabe in Next to Normal (The Court Theatre, NZ), A Letter for Molly (Ensemble Theatre), Arpad in She Loves Me, Baldwin in Cry-Baby, Big Fish (Hayes Theatre Co.), Harry Beaton in Brigadoon (The Production Company), Tobias in Sweeney Todd (NZ Opera), Warren in Ordinary Days (Pursued by Bear), The Gathering (Vic Theatre Company), Harold Bride in Titanic (StageArt), and Bernstein in Dogfight (Doorstep Arts).

Joel’s screen credits include Please Like Me (ABC / Pivot) and True Story with Hamish & Andy (Channel Nine). He has been nominated for a Helpmann Award, Sydney Theatre Award, Green Room Award, and was a Top Six Finalist for the Rob Guest Endowment (2018).

He can currently be seen on screen as a core cast member in the role of Adam in New Zealand’s new musical television series Happiness (TV3 NZ).

Following the international tour of seasons of Miss Saigon as Ellen, Sarah most recently reprised the beloved role of Belle in The Old Vic production of A Christmas Carol. 

Sarah’s career began with Opera Queensland performing in the children’s chorus in La Bohème and Hansel and Gretel. She went on to study and after graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Music Theatre from the Ballarat Arts Academy (now known as Federation University). Sarah played Tracy in Dust (Queens Theatre and Brisbane’s Powerhouse) and Elizabeth in Third World Blues (Company 11).

Sarah’s breakout role was the one she originated as the lead of Lisa Miles in the national tourof Ladies in Black, a new work co-produced by the Queensland and Melbourne Theatre Companies. Next came Sophie Sheridan in the Australian tour of Mamma Mia! and then sellout seasons of Come From Away in the role of Janice and Others. Sarah made her West End debut when she then joined the London production of Come From Away. Other credits include You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown in the role of Sally Brown. 

Screen credits include The Doctor Blake Mysteries and Making Dust for ABC Artscape.