It turns out that the Australian premiere cast for Friends! The Musical Parody is slightly different from the cast performing the rest of the show’s tour from next month. The show’s producers have today confirmed whom will be filling the iconic roles of Monica, Rachel, Phoebe, Chandler, Ross, Joey and Gunther in the coming months.
Musical theatre performer Ali Calder (Wicked, Legally Blonde) will be taking on the role of Monica, Belinda Jenkin (50 Shades! The Musical Parody, Top Gun the Musical) will play Phoebe, and Sarah Krndija (As You Like It, Sunday In The Park With George) will be Rachel. WAPPA graduate Maverick Newman (The King and I, Spring Awakening) will play Chandler, recent VCA Graduate Joseph Spanti (Spring Awakening, Netflix’ Dive Club) will play Joey, and Tyran Stig makes his professional debut in the role of Ross. Shakespearean actor Chris Huntly-Turner (A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Merchant of Venice at Pop-up Globe) will play Gunther, while Nicole Herreen (50 Shades! The Musical Parody, Little Women) and Elliot Baker (Sweet Charity, The Fawlty Towers Tribute Show) are the swings.
From the original Australian cast of seven, only five have returned – Sarah Krndija, Belinda Jenkin, Joseph Spanti, Tyran Stig and Chris Huntly-Turner.
The Australian tour of Friends! The Musical Parody will resume at Melbourne’s Comedy Theatre, where it will run from 15 June 2021 until 4 July 2021. The tour will then travel to Brisbane’s Tivoli Theatre (18-25 August), Sydney’s Riverside Theatres (2-4 September), Adelaide’s Her Majesty’s Theatre (24-25 September) and then conclude at Perth’s Regal Theatre (16-17 October). Tickets for each venue are priced from $79.90, with higher price reserves indicative of better sight lines.
