Anthony Warlow to Return to ANNIE at Lyric Theatre

Producer John Frost for Crossroads Live announced a Brisbane season of the ever-
popular Broadway musical Annie at the Lyric Theatre, QPAC from December following seasons at Sydney’s Capitol Theatre and Melbourne’s Princess Theatre. Waitlist now at
anniemusical.com.au to be first in line to buy tickets in Brisbane.

Anthony Warlow returns as Oliver “Daddy” Warbucks, the role he has played twice before in
Australia to great acclaim and in which he made his Broadway debut. One of Australian
theatre’s greatest leading men, Anthony recently played the cunning and charismatic lawyer
Billy Flynn in the national tour of Chicago. His extraordinary musical theatre roles include in
The Phantom of the Opera (as The Phantom), The Wizard of Oz (The Wizard), The Secret
Garden (Archibald Craven), Guys and Dolls (Sky Masterson), Les Misérables (Enjolras), My Fair Lady (Henry Higgins), Man of La Mancha (Don Quixote), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Sweeney Todd) and A Little Night Music (Frederik Egerman).

With a career spanning two decades, Debora Krizak takes on the delicious role of Miss
Hannigan. One of Australia's most critically acclaimed leading ladies of musical theatre,
Debora has starred in shows such as Mel Brooks’ The Producers, A Chorus Line, Sweet Charity, Cabaret, Mamma Mia, We Will Rock You and Billy Elliot. She has also played feature roles in John Frost and Opera Australia’s productions of Anything Goes and Cinderella.

Rising star Mackenzie Dunn will play Lily St. Regis. Most recently starring as Rizzo in Grease,
Mackenzie has also played Penny Pingleton in Hairspray, Squeaky Fromme in Assassins,
Francine in Jersey Boys, Evelyn Nesbit in Ragtime, Bubba in Summer of the Seventeenth Doll and understudied and performed the role of Princess Fiona in the Australian tour of Shrek.

Keanu Gonzalez will step into the role of “Rooster” Hannigan after also recently playing
Kenicke in Grease. At the age of 16, Keanu was cast in his first musical, understudying the lead role of Scott Hastings in Baz Luhrmann’s Strictly Ballroom the Musical. This was followed by Bernardo in West Side Story, Charles Lee in Hamilton and understudying the lead role of Alexander Hamilton, Greg in A Chorus Line, Alonzo/Rumpus Cat and Rum Tum Tugger
understudy in Cats and as Kassim understudy in Disney’s Aladdin.

Most recently seen in Australia in Jekyll and Hyde, Broadway actor Amanda Lea LaVergne will play the role of Grace Farrell. Amanda’s credits include Annie, The People in the Picture, Grease and Radio City Christmas in New York, plus Bring It On, Guys and Dolls, 9 to 5, Crazy for You, An American in Paris, Anything Goes, Chicago and Gypsy.

In his first musical theatre role, Greg Page, the original Yellow Wiggle in the globally beloved
children’s entertainment group The Wiggles, will be playing President Roosevelt. A trained
musician and accomplished vocalist, Page’s passion for performing began early, and he quickly became a household name as part of The Wiggles. During his Ɵme with the group, Greg co-created numerous hit songs, television series, and live tours, helping to cement their place as icons of children’s entertainment.

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