Stephen Mahy Explained

Stephen Mahy
Birth Date:1982 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Sydney, Australia
Genre:Musical theatre
Occupation:Singer, actor
Years Active:2006–present

Stephen Mahy is an Australian born tenor from Sydney, NSW, best known for originating the role of Bob Gaudio in the Australian production of Jersey Boys.[1] After graduating from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in 2006, Stephen toured the country in Miss Saigon, covering the lead role of Chris and playing the role to every audience in the country. Mahy toured nationally in Grease, playing the role of Kenickie alongside notable cast members Rob Mills, Gretel Scarlett, Anthony Callea, Lucy Maunder, Todd McKenney and Bert Newton as Vince Fontaine.[2] In 2015, Stephen joined the cast of The Rocky Horror Show, playing the role of Brad Majors alongside Craig McLachlan, Amy Lehpamer, Jayde Westaby, Bert Newton and Richard O'Brien, just to name a few. He featured in "Stephen Schwartz in Conversation" at Sydney's Theatre Royal, where he performed on stage for the noted composer.[3]

Biography

Mahy graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts with a Bachelor in Music Theatre in 2006.[4]

He counts Australian theatre performers Anthony Warlow and Hugh Jackman as influences[5] and, as of 2012, hopes to release an album in a similar vein to Warlow's Best of Act 1.

Early career

Mahy's first appearance on television was at 16 in Rampant, a skateboarding program.[6]

While at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, Mahy appeared in numerous productions, including Bobbin Up, Crazy For You and Elegies.[7]

Theatre

Concert

He performed a one-man show called Stephen Mahy Sings at Slide in Sydney on 16 March 2012.[20]

He sang "Pretty Lady" with Michael Falzon and Shaun Rennie, as well as "Marry Me a Little" and "Barcelona" with Helen Dallimore at the gala performance of Side By Side By Sondheim for Enda Markey Presents.[21] The trio of Falzon, Rennie, and Mahy reprised "Pretty Lady" for Light The Night 2012, an annual charity concert raising funds for bone marrow research in honour of Rennie's brother Matthew.

Mahy performed at the Seniors' Week On Broadway concert in 2012 with Ian Stenlake (Oklahoma, Guys and Dolls), Lucy Durack (Wicked, 42nd Street), Kate Maree Hoolihan (Little Women, We Will Rock You) and Debra Byrne.[22]

In March 2013, Mahy performed at Pants Off!, a benefit concert supporting the charity Beyond Blue.[23] He sang Let It Be by The Beatles.

Other performances

Television

Audio dramas

Recordings

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Interview with star of stage & screen – Stephen Mahy. Theatre People. 23 September 2013. 12 October 2012.
  2. Web site: Latest Grease little less slick. Arts. The Australian. 25 September 2013. Cameron Pegg. 27 August 2013.
  3. Web site: Kat Czornij. Stephen Mahy Discusses Upcoming Special Event – Stephen Schwartz in Conversation With Leigh Sales. The AU Review. 25 June 2016. 5 January 2016.
  4. Web site: Stephen Mahy. Aussie Theatre. 23 September 2013.
  5. Web site: Talent at your Fingertips Stephen Mahy. 23 September 2013.
  6. Web site: A Quick Chat with Stephen Mahy. Aussie Theatre. Matt Edwards. 12 March 2012.
  7. Web site: Stephen Mahy. Showcast. 26 September 2013.
  8. Web site: Peter Bleby. Miss Saigon. Australian stage. 3 November 2014. 4 January 2008.
  9. Web site: Follies. Arts Review. The Age. 23 September 2013. Jim Murphy. 22 July 2008.
  10. News: Deborah Jones. Cast shines through flimsy adaptation. 3 November 2014. The Australian. 17 November 2008.
  11. Web site: Transport, by Larry Kirwan & Thomas Keneally in Marrickville. 24 September 2013. 22 November 2011.
  12. Web site: Bryce Hallett . A rags-to-riches musical that puts the joy into Joysey . Theage.com.au . 5 July 2009. 2013-05-31.
  13. News: Natalie . Bochenski . Brisbane audiences first to get Spanked . 13 March 2013 . Brisbane Times . 2013-03-26.
  14. Web site: Grease Cast Announced. Stage Whispers. 23 September 2013.
  15. Web site: Grease, The Number 1 Party Musical. F Magazine. 22 April 2014.
  16. Web site: Grease For Adelaide an Perth. Stage Whispers. 7 December 2013. 7 December 2013.
  17. Web site: Grease to return to Melbourne by popular demand. Arts Review. 22 April 2014. 23 March 2014.
  18. http://www.liveguide.com.au/Tours/836566/Great_Detectives_of_Old_Time_Radio?event_id=1317066
  19. https://www.broadwayworld.com/australia-melbourne/article/Full-Cast-Announced-for-JEKYLL-HYDE-20190820 Full Cast Announced for JEKYLL & HYDE
  20. Web site: Stephen Mahy Sings. Aussie Theatre. 3 October 2013.
  21. Web site: AussieTheatre.com.au . Side by Side by Sondheim: a star-studded event . Aussietheatre.com.au . 28 April 2012 . 2013-01-12.
  22. Web site: 2012 Premier's Seniors Week Gala Concert. Australian Cancer Research Foundation. 23 September 2013.
  23. Web site: Concert to Ease the Blues. Gay News Network. 24 September 2013. 13 February 2013.
  24. Web site: I WIll Survive Elimination Eight. Network Ten. 23 September 2013.
  25. Web site: Stephen Mahy. Lizottes. 23 September 2013.
  26. Web site: The Phoenix Files . www.preachrspodcast.net . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161230085539/http://www.preachrspodcast.net/Preachrs_Podcast_-_OnLine_and_OnStage/The_Phoenix_Files.html . 2016-12-30.
  27. Web site: Australian Cast Album for Grease. Stage Whispers. 23 September 2013.

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