17 Facts About Anthony Warlow

Anthony Warlow was born on 18 November 1961 and is an Australian musical theatre performer, noted for his character acting and considerable vocal range.

Anthony Warlow is a classically trained lyric baritone and made his debut with the Australian Opera in 1980.

Anthony Warlow has been honoured as an Australian National Treasure and his achievements have been acknowledged with his investiture as a Member of the Order of Australia for his services to the performing arts.

Anthony Warlow performed the role of Doctor Yuri Zhivago in the new musical adaptation of Boris Pasternak's novel Doctor Zhivago.

In 2012, Anthony Warlow reprised his role as Daddy Warbucks in Annie at the Lyric Theatre, Star City, for a strictly limited season of 12 weeks.

Anthony Warlow made his long-awaited debut on Broadway, New York, in the James Lapine-directed Annie in the role of Daddy Warbucks at the Palace Theatre.

In 1987, Anthony Warlow performed a one-man show originally written for John Reed, called A Song to Sing, O, about George Grossmith, the comedian who originated the principal comic roles for Gilbert and Sullivan from 1877 through the 1880s.

Anthony Warlow performed "Advance Australia Fair" at the 1993 NSWRL Grand Final on 26 September 1993 and at the 2008 NRL Grand Final on 5 October 2008.

Anthony Warlow first portrayed the Phantom in Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera in the original Australian production, circa 1990.

Unlike the original Australian Phantom, Anthony Warlow played the Phantom for the two-year tour of Australia and New Zealand.

The last stop on the tour was Adelaide where Anthony Warlow donned the mask for the final time on 23 May 2009.

Anthony Warlow appeared as a guest at the 25th anniversary production of The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

Anthony Warlow was found to be suffering from Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma in 1992, during the early publicity for the arena production of Jesus Christ Superstar where he was to appear as Pontius Pilate.

Anthony Warlow had to put his career on hold for about a year while he dealt with the disease.

Anthony Warlow returned to the performance circuit in the second half of 1993 with a national concert tour for the launch of his Back in the Swing album.

Anthony Warlow has since done promotional work for the Leukaemia Foundation of Australia.

Anthony Warlow was back on television, in a concert performance, on the night of 24 December 2006.