Jemma Rix is an Australian theatre performer, who has played the role of Elphaba in the Melbourne, Sydney, Australian and Asian touring companies of Wicked.
22 Facts About Jemma Rix
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Jemma Rix was an original cast member of the Australian premiere production as the standby for Elphaba.
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Jemma Rix was born on the Central Coast of New South Wales.
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Jemma Rix participated in numerous amateur musical theatre productions from the age of 4.
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Jemma Rix began to perform throughout Sydney as the lead singer of a pop band at the age of 18.
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Jemma Rix then moved to Melbourne at the age of 21 to devote herself to musical theatre and was cast in a number of commercial projects.
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Jemma Rix moved to Osaka, Japan after being cast as the Bride of Frankenstein in The Monster Rock and Roll Show at Universal Studios Japan.
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Jemma Rix performed in this role for a year before returning to Melbourne.
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Jemma Rix was cast as the standby for Elphaba in the Australian premiere of Wicked which opened in Melbourne on 12 July 2008 and ran through 9 August 2009.
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The role was then offered to Jemma Rix, who continued to share it with Australian theatre actress Pippa Grandison.
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Jemma Rix generally performed in four of eight shows a week, with the remaining four played by Grandison and later, Patrice Tipoki.
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Jemma Rix continued to be the first billed Elphaba, featuring on displays outside the theatre and appearing at most events and press interviews.
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Jemma Rix again played the role of Elphaba on the show's first Australian Tour, which, after delays due to flooding, began in Brisbane on 25 January 2011.
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In 2011, Jemma Rix was nominated for a Helpmann Award for "Best Female Actor in a Musical" for her portrayal as Elphaba in Wicked.
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Jemma Rix played Elphaba again on the Asian tour of Wicked, which began in Singapore from 7 December 2011.
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Jemma Rix reprised her role as Elphaba in Auckland, New Zealand as of 21 September 2013 at the Auckland Civic Theatre.
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Jemma Rix continued to play the role for the 10th Anniversary return tour in Australia, performing in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Perth.
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Jemma Rix went on to play the role of Molly Jensen in the Australian tour of Ghost the Musical.
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In 2017, it was announced that Jemma Rix will appear in the Australian tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber's updated version of The Wizard of Oz.
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In 2017, Jemma Rix played the role of Teen Angel in the Australian arena production of the musical Grease when it toured to Adelaide and Newcastle.
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In mid 2018, Jemma Rix joined the cast of Opera Australia's 'Evita' in the role of Eva Peron.
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Jemma Rix married Josh Jemma Rix on 2 February 2009, and they live in Melbourne.