CHRISTOPHER J SCALZO
PERSONAL DETAIL Height: 169cm Hair/Eye Colour: Brown Vocal range: Tenor – C to top C. City of Residence: Melbourne
STAGE 2019 Cosi Fan Tutte Ensemble Opera Australia (dir, Sir David Mcvicar) 2018-2019 EVITA Ensemble GFO/Opera Australia (dir, Hal Prince) 2017-2018 American Idiot Theo QPAC/ Shake & Stir (dir, Craig Ilot) 2016 Songs For A New World Man 1* Hayes Theatre Co/BlueSaint (dir, Luke Joslin) 2015 & 2016 RENT Angel* Hayes Theatre/HIghwayRun (dir, Shaun Rennie) 2011-2015 WICKED (Australasian Tour) Boq Cover/Ensemble GFO/Universal (dir, Joe Mantello) 2010-11 Doctor Zhivago (Aus. Tour) Yanko/Young Yurii Cover GFO (dir, Des McAnuff) /Swing 2011/13 The Chaos Fairy Aloysious Monkey Baa Theatre (dir, Darren Gilshenan) 2010 The Pirates of Penzance Tenor 1 Opera Australia (dir, Stuart Maunder) 2010 Jekyll & Hyde (Intn’l Tour) Newsboy TML Ent. (dir, John Diedrich) 2010 Floyd Collins Ensemble Meredith Shaw (dir, Stuart Maunder) Lots in Space The Angel NIDA (dir, Peter King) The Silver Donkey (US Tour) Sky Echelon Productions (dir, Dean Bryant) The Silver Donkey (Off B’way) Sky York Theatre Company
FILM/TV 2003/4 Wicked Science re-curring role Aus & Disney Int. 2002/3 Guinevere Jones re-curring role YTV, FreemantleMedia Aus, Disney, Nickel. The Legacy of the re-curring role Jonathan M. Shiff Silver Shadow Neighbours bit part FremantleMedia Australia Blue Heelers bit part Southern Star Entertainment Thunderstone re-curring role Jonathan M. Shiff
TVC 2011 The Ship Song – Sydney Opera House Opera Austrlalia 2006 TVC: The International French Film Festival Alliance Français Production
PUBLIC EVENTS/CORPORATE 2019 ‘HOMEGROWN' - The Songs of Kansley and Lidert 2018 The Songs of Drew Gasparini: In Concert (dir, Chris Parker) 2017 The 2017 Helpmann Awards 2015/6 THE MORNING SHOW (Channel 7) 2014 CAROLS IN THE DOMAIN (Channel 7), Domain Park, Sydney 2014 LIGHT THE NIGHT – The Final Concert, City Recital Centre 2014 ROB BUEST ENDOWNMENT CONCERT, Capitol Theatre Sydney 2014 BROADWAY UNPLUGGED - Headline artist, The Toff in Town, Melbourne 2011-2019 Showqueen! – featured solo artist 2010/11 HATS OFF! Oz Showbiz Cares, Seymour Centre Sydney, Dir. Margi de Ferranti 2009 NIDA 50th Birthday Concert – Parade Theatre, Sydney Ecstatic City, Melbourne International Arts Festival. Dir, Chris Doyle DisneyWorld, Orlando FL – International Guest Vocalist
2005/6 Carols by Candlelight (Channel 9) - Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne Anglicare Concert /AusMusic Forum - Federation Square Melbourne City Council Fundraiser – Regent Theatre Plaza Ballroom, Melbourne Showbiz and Entertainment Expo – Old Exhibition Centre Daffodil Day Awareness Gala – Melbourne Central 2003 The Bed Vigil, Melbourne International Arts Festival: Big hART Aus kNOT @ Home, Melbourne International Arts Festival: Big hART Aus Group
DRAMA TRAINING National Institute of Dramatic Art 2010 Dip. Music Theatre Tony Knight NIDA Egil Kipste Viewpoints Sam Chester NIDA Stanislavsky Stephen Rassios NIDA Impro/Laban Lyn Pierse, NIDA Darren Gilshenan Speech/Voice/Accent Natasha McNamara NIDA 2017 Screen Acting Les Chantery 16th Street 2008-16 Stage/Screen Private Tutor Colette Mann
SINGING TRAINING 2017 MT/Legit Neil Semer Neil Semer 2001-16 MT, Legit, Pop Private Tutor/s Mathew Frank 2009/14 Music Theatre Avigail Herman NIDA 2009/11 Lyrical/Music Theatre Geoffrey Castles NIDA 2009 Music Theatre Paul Sabey NIDA (Courtesy of Mountview Academy, UK) 2009-10 Music Theatre Michael Levene NIDA (Courtesy of Michael Levene, NYC)
DANCE TRAINING 2009/10 Dip. Music Theatre NIDA Ballet, Anca Frankenhaueser Jazz, Tap, Tia Jordan, Katie Kermond Contemporary Sam Chester 2008 Industry Robert Sturrock The Space
SPORTING/MISC. SKILLS Cycling, scooter, rollerblades, yoga, puppetry, flute, piano, conversational French and Italian, accents, cartwheel and splits.
OTHER *2017 BroadwayWorld Nominations for both RENT (Best Supporting Actor) and Songs For A New World (Best Actor).
The Silver Donkey (Original Studio Cast Recording), The Chaos Fairy (Original Cast Recording), Australian Annual Cabaret Showcase Grand Finalist, Annual Aussie Theatre Rising Star Finalist, NIDA Tuition Scholarship Recipient: Music Theatre.