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Jul 24, 2020 · Nick Galvin. Quast is perhaps best known for bringing his rich baritone to the role of Javert in the West End production of Les Miserables, beginning in 1989. He went on to play the role for a ...
Having performed in his native Australia, as well as frequently in London, Quast is now taking the stage at Avery Fisher Hall, alongside Bryn Terfel, Emma Thompson and Christian...
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Sep 25, 2017 · The clarion-voiced Philip Quast has three Olivier Awards to his name and is bound to be considered for a fourth in due course for his soul-stirring performance as Ben Stone in the National Theatre ...
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- Capturing The Show
- CV: Philip Quast
That last show was a turning point. “After I’d sung Pretty Woman with Bryn [Terfel, as Sweeney], I thought I wouldn’t sing again. After you’ve done that, what’s there that’s left to do? Apart from Sweeney himself.” There had been a possibility of Quast playing the Demon Barber of Fleet Street with the Sydney Theatre Company, “but it didn’t work out...
It was also at the National that he was first introduced to Sondheim’s work, and to the composer himself. He was in London in 1989 to play Javert at the Palace Theatre, a role he had previously held in Australia. When fellow cast members Matt Ryan and Clare Burt heard him sing, they both exclaimed he sounded like George, the title character in Sond...
What was your first job? Adam in the Wakefield Mystery plays in Adelaide, and I had to appear nude. I’ve still got my first fan letter from a woman who said: “You were great, but you realise Adam wouldn’t have been circumcised?” What do you wish someone had told you when you were starting out? That nothing is that important. Just finish a job, don’...
There are also deep technical challenges in switching between English – or Australian – speech patterns and American ones to ensure the rhythms of Sondheim’s work is right. “He doesn’t worry if you go a bit flat, but he’s emphatic that rhythm is everything.” Sondheim attended the first preview of this revival of Follies. “He gave me a note afterwar...
That baby is now 27, with two younger siblings, and he attended the first preview of Follies a couple of nights earlier with his French girlfriend, who was surprised by the Sondheim fanatics delighted at the revival of the show that received its London premiere at the Shaftesbury Theatre in 1987. “The French have no understanding of musical theatre...
• Read the classics. • Write as much as you can and understand form. When I look at actors I admire, such as Simon Russell Beale, his understanding of form and structure informs everything he does. You can’t be an architect and build a building unless you understand how it stands up. • It’s a struggle but try not to gossip. Stay away from social me...
It’s a complex show to understand, and capturing its changing textures is sometimes elusive. “I’m still trying to nail The Road You Didn’t Take,” he admits. “The stress on everyone is enormous. You can see why it makes a great concert – everyone sits in their dressing rooms, then comes out and does their bits. But here they have no time to go back ...
Born: 1957, Tamworth, Australia Training: National Institute of Dramatic Art, Sydney (graduated in 1979) Landmark productions: Les Miserables, Australia (1987); West End (1989); Royal Albert Hall, London (1995), Sunday in the Park With George, National Theatre (1990), Saint Joan, Strand Theatre, London (1994), Troilus and Cressida, Royal Shakespear...
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Jan 19, 2021 · Quast has a delightfully self-effacing nature that leads to him to share stories that arent trying to inflate his ego but rather show his humanity and humble nature. The evening naturally includes ...
The Fame Reporter interviewed Australian Theatre royalty, Philip Quast prior to his upcoming solo show at QPAC’s Concert Hall. Playing for one show only – 5 June 2022. Philip Quast, one of Australia’s best loved and most internationally recognised performers is coming to QPAC with his award winning show!
