EMERGING PERFORMERS SET TO TREAD THE BOARDS

The six finalists for the 2015 Rob Guest Endowment, an award recognising an exceptional, emerging musical theatre performer, have been announced. They are Blake Appelqvist (West Side Story, new VCA Graduate), Daniel Assetta (Cats, Wicked), Georgina Hopson (Into The Woods, The Pirates of Penzance), Rob McDougall (Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera), Ashleigh Rubenach (Anything Goes, The Sound of Music) and Sophie Wright (Wicked, Dead Man Walking).

Supported by the NSW Government through Destination NSW the award is presented annually to an emerging musical theatre performer selected by a panel of industry experts. It seeks out Australia’s brightest and most talented young rising stars by putting them through a gruelling audition process.

Six finalists will showcase their talent at the Rob Guest Endowment Concert on Monday 9 November at the Sydney Lyric Theatre. Tickets for this year’s Gala Concert go on sale on September 21 via Ticketmaster.