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Juliet Reynolds -Midgley
‘DIANA’
Juliet moved from England to New Zealand in 2000. Prior to moving, she performed in the UK, Italy, and the Caribbean.
As a singer of jazz, classical, pop and music theatre repertoire she has enjoyed a varied career and has been a featured artist with the CSO on numerous occasions. While still in the UK she appeared as a soloist with the BBC Concert Orchestra for Radio 2.
Her previous Court Theatre credits include Side by Side by Sondheim; Calendar Girls; Pacific Post; August Osage County; Blood Brothers; The Mikado; One Man Two Guvnors; Once and Flagons and Foxtrots.
Juliet’s other performance credits include Sweeney Todd; Beauty and the Beast and Mamma Mia (Showbiz Christchurch).
As well as performing, Juliet is passionate about teaching at the National Academy of Singing and Dramatic Art (Ara) and seeing new work and new artists flourish.
Darryl Lovegrove
‘DAN’
A member of the original Australian seasons of Les Misé rables (u/s Marius) and Chess (u/s The American), Darryl is perhaps best known for his portrayals of Jesus in the Australian and New Zealand tours of Jesus Christ Superstar, and of John Lennon in the New Zealand tour of Looking through a Glass Onion.
He featured with Sarah Brightman in the Australasian tour of The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber and starred opposite Glenn Shorrock and Sharon O’Neill in the Australasian Lennon / McCartney concert tour Let it Be.
Other theatre credits include The World Goes Round (Sydney Opera House); An Unfinished Song (Ensemble Theatre) and David Williamson’s Sanctuary (Fortune Theatre). He originated the lead roles in Crusade (Melbourne) and Rush! (Dunedin and Christchurch).
In 1998, Darryl co-created the global operatic phenomenon The Three Waiters which became the mostbooked corporate entertainment act in the world.
Juan Jackson
Juan trained at Florida State University. Theatre credits include his award-winning performance in Titanic – The Musical (Melbourne Town Hall); Oklahoma! (new studio cast recording); Passion (Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester); Capt. Corcoran in Sasha Regan’s HMS Pinafore (UK Tour); Five Guys Named Moe (nominated for Best Lead Performance in a Musical (OffWest End)) and Rhodaspes in the new rock musical Artaban (Actors’ Church, Covent Garden).
Other credits include Tom Collins in RENT (Drama Centre Th., Singapore); John in Miss Saigon (Australian Tour / Cameron Mackintosh); King of Siam in The King and I (The Production Co., Australia); Macheath / Harry Morton in The Convict’s Opera (Sydney Theatre Company); Frank N’ Furter in The Rocky Horror Show (TML Enterprises Tour); Old Deuteronomy in Cats (RUG) and Dr Madden / Fine in Next To Normal (Drama Centre Th., Singapore).
Juan’s single “Candy” is available on all platforms.
Joel Granger
Joel is a 2015 graduate of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (Bachelor of Music Theatre).
Based in Sydney, Joel is a proud Kiwi and is thrilled to be making his Court Theatre debut.
Joel’s theatre credits include Elder McKinley in The Book of Mormon; Hairspray; Pippin (GFO); A Letter for Molly (Ensemble Theatre); Arpad in She Loves Me; Baldwin in Cry-Baby, and Big Fish (Hayes Theatre Co.); Harry Beaton in Brigadoon (TPC); Tobias in Sweeney Todd (NZ Opera); Warren in Ordinary Days (Pursued by Bear); The Gathering (Vic Theatre Company); Bride in Titanic (StageArt) and Bernstein in Dogfight (Doorstep Arts).
Joel’s television credits include True Story with Hamish and Andy (Channel Nine) and Please Like Me (ABC / Pivot).
Joel has been nominated for a Helpmann Award (The Book of Mormon), Sydney Theatre Award (She Loves Me), and Green Room Award (Ordinary Days).
@joelgranger_
Laurel Gregory
Laurel is a graduate of the National Academy of Singing and Dramatic Art (NASDA - Bachelor of Performing Arts). This is her third production with The Court Theatre, her first being The Wind in the Willows in 2019 and, most recently, Appropriate.
Her other theatre credits include As You Like It (Third Bear); Les Miserables; Wicked and Hairspray (Showbiz Christchurch) and Oliver Twist (Lyttelton Arts Factory).
For the last two years, Laurel has been performing for Universal Studios Beijing, as a Hogwarts Student in the Frog Choir and the Triwizard Spirit Rally (Wizarding World of Harry Potter), and as a punk rock porcupine in Sing on Tour (based on the 2016 film "Sing").
Laurel is a proud member of Equity NZ.
@laureldrinkscoffee
@laureldrawspeople
George Hiku
‘HENRY’ AND UNDERSTUDY GABE
George (Ngāpuhi, Ngāi Tū Te Auru) is a graduate of the London-based arts academy Associated Studios (Foundation Certificate of Musical Theatre).
This is George's first Court Theatre production and he is very excited to be playing the role of Henry, and cover for Gabe. His other theatre credits include We Will Rock You (Tauranga Musical Theatre); Madagascar The Musical (GMG Productions) and Shrek The Musical (Showcase Entertainment Group / Broadway Entertain Group).
George is based in Tauranga and has been singing since a young age. He has performed in many major events, including Tauranga's local Christmas in the Park, and the one-week, nationwide school sports competition known as AIMS Games for various years.
@hiku.george
