Amanda Harrison is an Australian actress and singer, known for her roles in Wicked, We Will Rock You, and for originating the role of Paula Pokrifki in the world premiere of An Officer and a Gentleman.
22 Facts About Amanda Harrison
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Amanda Harrison has performed in cabaret several times, including her current production Up Close and Reasonably Personal which she is expected to perform at Melbourne Cabaret Festival in June 2014 and recently David Harris, Michael Ball, Lea Salonga and Marie Zamora for Enda Markey Presents Do You Hear The People Sing at Shanghai Grand Theatre.
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Amanda Harrison voiced characters for Get Ace an animation series released in January 2014.
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Amanda Harrison appeared with Mig Ayesa, Michael Falzon and Carly Thomas-Smith for three performances of The Music of Queen - Rock and Symphonic Spectacular.
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Amanda Harrison attended short courses at The Actors Centre and started the Musical Theatre BA at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in 1997, but left after only six weeks to take the role of Betty Schaefer in the Original Australian Production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard.
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Amanda Harrison made her professional debut playing Jenny in Aspects of Love.
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Amanda Harrison was an Original London Cast member of the Queen and Ben Elton musical We Will Rock You, starring Tony Vincent and Hannah Jane Fox which opened at the Dominion Theatre on 14 May 2002.
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Amanda Harrison's performance was nominated for both Helpmann and Green Room Awards.
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In 2008, Amanda Harrison originated the role of Elphaba in the Australian production of Wicked which opened in Melbourne at the Regent Theatre.
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Amanda Harrison took a leave of absence from the show in November 2009 citing health and family reasons, with the intention of returning in 2010, however by February the leave would be permanent.
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For playing the role, Amanda Harrison was nominated for Green Room, Helpmann and Sydney Theatre Awards for Best Leading Actress in a Musical.
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Amanda Harrison appeared as Reno Sweeney in Anything Goes for The Production Company.
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Amanda Harrison starred alongside Todd McKenney, Wayne Scott Kermond, Christie Whelan and Alex Rathgeber.
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Amanda Harrison originated the role of Paula Pokrifki in the World Premiere of An Officer and a Gentleman at the Sydney Lyric Theatre which ran for six weeks in 2012.
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Amanda Harrison stepped in to sing the role of Anita in The Production Company's 2015 West Side Story, when actor Deone Zanotto suddenly came down with laryngitis.
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Amanda Harrison performed her own cabaret "The Story Goes On" at Statement Lounge Bar, in Sydney from 13 July 2006 to 15 July 2006 describing the show as.
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Amanda Harrison performed the song "One Short Day" with fellow Wicked cast members at the 2008 Melbourne Myer Windows display to kick off the Christmas Parade.
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In conjunction with Sharon Millerchip and Caroline O'Connor, Amanda Harrison performed a tribute to JC Williamson Award winners Nancye Hayes AM, Toni Lamond AM and Jill Perryman AM MBE at the 2011 Helpmann Awards.
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Amanda Harrison performed at the 2012 concert in Sydney on 13 February.
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Up Close and Reasonably Personal was written by James Millar in collaboration with Amanda Harrison and includes songs from a variety of genres.
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Amanda Harrison joined Michael Ball, Lea Salonga David Harris, and Marie Zamora for Enda Markey Presents Do You Hear The People Sing at Shanghai Grand Theatre from 27 November until 1 December 2013.
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Amanda Harrison is to rejoin Harris and Ball in Taipei to continue the tour.