Brett Budgeon is an Australian sportsman and stage

Theatre

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 actor

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, best known for his leading roles in musical comedies and Cabaret performances. He has performed at major venues from Sydney Town Hall, Sydney Olympic Park, ANZ Stadium Brisbane, Aurora Stadium and the Theatre Royal Hobart.

Biography

From a very young age displaying both a great sporting prowess and a keen interest in music, Brett Budgeon has managed to achieve distinction in both fields. As an athlete he has competed in numerous events including The Burnie Gift and The Stawell Gift. He holds a Tasmanian Long Jump record of 7 metres 15 - a record which has stood for the last twelve years. He also Finished second in the prestigious Burnie gift in 2006. In the field of music and theatre Brett has studied singing at three of Australias top music schools and performs regularly throughout Australia.

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Other notes
2008	Les Misérables Les Misérables (musical) Les Misérables , colloquially known as Les Mis or Les Miz , is a musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg, based on the novel of the same name by Victor Hugo....	Jean Valjean Jean Valjean Jean Valjean is the protagonist of Victor Hugo's 1862 novel Les Misérables...	Directed by Robert Jarman Robert Jarman Robert Jarman is a theater director and writer based in Hobart, Tasmania.-Education:His initial study was at the University of Sydney where he participated extensively with the University Theatre Society, performing, writing and directing shows varying in style from Shakespeare to experimental...  (Tasmanian Theatre Trust)
2007	British Pomp and Circumstance	Soloist	Dr Steve Watson/ Tommy Tycho Tommy Tycho Thomas Tycho AM MBE is a multi-talented Hungarian-born Australian pianist, conductor, composer and arranger. He was associated with musical productions on Australian television for many years from its inception in 1956, including such programs as The Mavis Bramston Show...   (Beethoven Society Australia)
2007	The Secret Garden The Secret Garden (musical) The Secret Garden is a musical based on the 1911 novel of the same name by Frances Hodgson Burnett. The musical's book and lyrics are by Marsha Norman, with music by Lucy Simon...	Archibald Craven	Directed by Denise Sam (Devonport Choral Society)
2006	Footloose Footloose (musical) Footloose is a 1998 musical based on the 1984 film of the same name. The music is by Tom Snow , the lyrics by Dean Pitchford , and the book by Pitchford and Walter Bobbie.-Act 1:...	Ren McCormick	Directed by Sid Sidebottom (Devonport Choral Society)
2005	A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart....	Hero	Directed by Judy Davies (Launceston Musical Society)
2004	Into the Woods Into the Woods Into the Woods is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. It debuted in San Diego at the Old Globe Theatre in 1986, and premiered on Broadway in 1987. Bernadette Peters' performance as the Witch and Joanna Gleason's portrayal of the Baker's Wife brought acclaim...	Rapunzel's Prince	Directed by Tracey Kriz (Gold Coast Arts Centre)
2004	Piccadilly Old Time Music Hall	Soloist Solo (music) In music, a solo is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer...	Directed by Kate Peters (Top Hat Productions)
2004	Flat Tops	Soloist	Directed by Robert Young Robert Young (director) Robert William Young is a British television and film director.Young was born in Cheltenham, and in the 1980s and early 1990s, established himself as a leading director of British TV drama. In the 1970s, he directed Vampire Circus and Hammer House of Horror...  (Gold Coast Arts Centre)
2003	Hooray for Hollywood	Soloist	Directed by Kate Peters (Top Hat Productions)
2003	Fiddler on the Roof Fiddler on the Roof Fiddler on the Roof is a musical with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein, set in Tsarist Russia in 1905. It is based on Tevye and his Daughters by Sholem Aleichem...	Tevye Tevye Tevye the Dairyman is the protagonist of several of Sholem Aleichem's stories, originally written in Yiddish and first published in 1894. The character became best known from the fictional memoir Tevye and his Daughters , about a pious Jewish milkman in Tsarist Russia, and the troubles he has with...	Directed by Annie Lotoki (Tweed Theatre Company)
2002	Jesus Christ Superstar Jesus Christ Superstar Jesus Christ Superstar is a rock opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber, with lyrics by Tim Rice. The musical started off as a rock opera concept recording before its first staging on Broadway in 1971...	Jesus	Directed by Wendy Fahey (Tweed Theatre Company)
2002	The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas is a musical with a book by Texas author Larry L. King and Peter Masterson and music and lyrics by Carol Hall...	Melvin P. Thorpe	Directed by Robert Young (Gold Coast Arts Centre)
The Beat Goes On The Beat Goes On "The Beat Goes On" is a Billboard Hot 100 top ten hit song written by Sonny Bono and recorded by Sonny & Cher. It was issued as a single and appeared on their 1967 album In Case You're In Love...	Singer	Directed by Robert Young (Gold Coast Arts Centre)
2000	Godspell Godspell Godspell is a musical by Stephen Schwartz and John-Michael Tebelak. It opened off Broadway on May 17, 1971, and has played in various touring companies and revivals many times since, including a 2011 revival now playing on Broadway...	Brett/Judas/John the Baptist	Directed by Jack Bradford Jack Bradford Jack Bradford is an American / Australian stage actor and director. He is perhaps best known by many in Brisbane for founding the Brisbane Junior Theatre company which presented its first production - The Pirates of Penzance in April 2001. He also loves a good sneaky wink ;)Bradford, the son of...  (Harvest Rain Theatre Company Harvest Rain Theatre Company The Harvest Rain Theatre Company is a theatre companies which operates a training and rehearsal facility in Brisbane, Queensland. Since the beginning of 2009, they have been a resident theatre company at The Queensland Performing Arts Centre.... )
2000	Les Misérables Les Misérables (musical) Les Misérables , colloquially known as Les Mis or Les Miz , is a musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg, based on the novel of the same name by Victor Hugo....	Javert Javert Javert is a fictional character from the novel Les Misérables by Victor Hugo. He is a prison guard, and later policeman, who devotes his life to the law. He is always referred to just simply as "Javert" or "Inspector Javert" by the narrator and other characters throughout the novel; his first name...	Directed by Robert Young (Gold Coast Arts Centre)
2000	Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical with lyrics by Tim Rice. The story is based on the "coat of many colors" story of Joseph from the Hebrew Bible's Book of Genesis. This was the first Lloyd Webber and Rice musical to be performed publicly...	Zebulon Zebulun Zebulun was, according to the Books of Genesis and Numbers, the sixth son of Jacob and Leah, and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Zebulun... , Pharaoh's Guard	Directed by Robbie Parkin (Harvest Rain Theatre Company Harvest Rain Theatre Company The Harvest Rain Theatre Company is a theatre companies which operates a training and rehearsal facility in Brisbane, Queensland. Since the beginning of 2009, they have been a resident theatre company at The Queensland Performing Arts Centre.... )
1999	South Pacific South Pacific (musical) South Pacific is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and book by Hammerstein and Joshua Logan. The story draws from James A. Michener's Pulitzer Prize-winning 1947 book Tales of the South Pacific, weaving together characters and elements from several of its...	Lieutenant Cable	Directed by Giuseppe Sorbello (Ignations Theatre Company)
1999	The Great American Backstage Musical	Johnny	Directed BY Susie Facer (API Theatre Company)
1996	Jesus Christ Superstar Jesus Christ Superstar Jesus Christ Superstar is a rock opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber, with lyrics by Tim Rice. The musical started off as a rock opera concept recording before its first staging on Broadway in 1971...	Jesus	Directed By Joycln Biner (Burnie Musical Society)
1987	South Pacific South Pacific (musical) South Pacific is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and book by Hammerstein and Joshua Logan. The story draws from James A. Michener's Pulitzer Prize-winning 1947 book Tales of the South Pacific, weaving together characters and elements from several of its...	Jerome	Directed By John Phelps (Devonport Choral Society)
1985	Annie Get Your Gun Annie Get Your Gun (musical) Annie Get Your Gun is a musical with lyrics and music written by Irving Berlin and a book by Herbert Fields and his sister Dorothy Fields. The story is a fictionalized version of the life of Annie Oakley , who was a sharpshooter from Ohio, and her husband, Frank Butler.The 1946 Broadway production...	Little Jake	Directed By Don Gay (Devonport Choral Society)

Stage awards

• 2000 - Nominated - 4MBS Perform Award
  4MBS Perform Award
  4MBS Perform Awards are awards which recognise excellence in cabaret, dance, drama, fringe theatre, music, musical theatre and opera in Brisbane....
  
   for Best Actor in a Musical for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
  Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
  Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical with lyrics by Tim Rice. The story is based on the "coat of many colors" story of Joseph from the Hebrew Bible's Book of Genesis. This was the first Lloyd Webber and Rice musical to be performed publicly...
  
  
• 2001 - Nominated - 4MBS Perform Award
  4MBS Perform Award
  4MBS Perform Awards are awards which recognise excellence in cabaret, dance, drama, fringe theatre, music, musical theatre and opera in Brisbane....
  
   for Best Actor in a Musical for Les Misérables
  Les Misérables (musical)
  Les Misérables , colloquially known as Les Mis or Les Miz , is a musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg, based on the novel of the same name by Victor Hugo....
  
  

External links

• Brett Budgeon at Austage
• Tweed Theatre Company
• Theatre Australia