JUDGES

Jackson Howe

Originally from the Sunshine State, Jackson trained at the Australian Dance Performance Institute where he completed an Advanced Diploma in Musical Theatre and Dance.

In 2018, he moved to Melbourne to pursue his dream of a career in Music Theatre and began studying at the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA). Whilst at the VCA, Jackson performed in ‘On the Town’ (dir. Adam Mitchell), ‘Morning Melodies 2019’ at Hamer Hall (dir. Jayde Kirchert). In 2020 Jackson performed in ‘Mongrel’ (dir. Maude Davey), featured in the ensemble of ‘The Mystery of Edwin Drood’ (dir. Jason Langley) and played a leading role, Joe’s Dad, in the musical ‘Our House’ (dir. Tyran Parke). In 2023, Jackson played the role, Linus, in the musical ‘You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown’. If you can’t find Jackson singing on stage, then he’s probably teaching or playing a game of footy.

Jake Fehily

Jake Fehily is an actor, singer and multi-instrumentalist.

As a teenager, he starred in two seasons of the ABC3’s Logie nominated skit show You’re Skitting Me, and was featured on Prank Patrol and in Tim Winton’s feature film, The Turning. Jake made his stage debut in StageArt’s production of The Full Monty (StageArt), followed by the lead role in Lin Manuel Miranda’s 21 Chump Street (Pursued by Bear). As a musician, Jake has performed at several prestigious Melbourne venues and made his music festival debut at St Kilda Festival. The following year, he was invited to sing for Stephen Sondheim as part of the Lobby Project at the New York City Centre. In 2019, Jake made his professional stage debut as Augustus Gloop in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: The New Musical (GFO/Warner Bros/Craig Donnel). Most recently, Jake has written and developed a new stage musical-comedy titled “The Matchmaker” with a full scale production planned for 2024.