Month: October 2022

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Actor, producer and co-founder of Hey Lemonade, Elise is a Helpmann and Sydney Theatre Award winner most well known for playing Miss Honey in Matilda the Musical, Donna Sheridan in Mamma Mia, Lynne Woolnough in TV series Peter Allen and as Lucille Ball in Everybody Loves Lucy which Elise co-created, wrote and starred in.

Elise is a graduate of NIDA and studied law at the University of NSW. In 2014 she founded her own production company Oriel Entertainment whereby she has created and produced theatre, musicals and concerts for Sydney Opera House, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, QPAC, Adelaide Cabaret Festival and the ABC. Elise’s debut album Dahlesque was released with ABC/Universal in 2017.

For screen, Elise has worked as a producer, dramaturge and creative content developer, both locally and internationally, including a producer placement with Sarah Jessica Parker’s all female production company Pretty Matches Productions. Elise recently starred as Mary in Merrily We Roll Along for the Hayes Theatre Company (2021 Sydney Theatre Award nomination), alongside Caroline O’Connor and Katie Noonan in To Barbra with Love with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (Live Nation) and is currently playing the lead role of Rita Hansen in Tim Minchin’s new musical Groundhog Day in Melbourne.

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Lucy is an AACTA, Helpmann and Sydney Theatre Award winner and one of Australia’s most well-known leading ladies, with major stage and screen roles to her credit including Glinda in Wicked (GFO), Sophie in The Letdown (Netflix/ABC), Princess Fiona in Shrek the Musical (GFO), Roxy in Sisters (Network Ten/Netflix), Elle Woods in Legally Blonde (GFO), Chantelle “Tugger” Waugh in Doctor Doctor (Nine Network/Acorn TV), Audra in A Perfect Pairing (Netflix) and a judge on Australia’s Got Talent (Fremantle/Nine Network).

 Lucy graduated from WAAPA with a Bachelor of Arts, studied law at the University of Sydney and created and hosted My Soundtrack which was the ABC’s most downloaded radio show during its run. She features on Witches and her self titled album for ABC Music. Lucy’s screenwriting debut Lift premiered on Network Ten, winning the Best Screen Play Asia Web Award. Lucy co-wrote and stars in Love In Lockdown, which won the AACTA Award for Best Online Drama or Comedy. 

Lucy is currently recording the second season of her podcast I Love With Lucy for Nova Entertainment due to be released in March 2024, is featuring onstage in The Odd Couple with Crossroads Live in Sydney and Melbourne and is in development with Gristmill and Jungle Entertainment on multiple television series.