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Drew Anthony
Australian performer, director, choreographer and producer (b.1969)
Drew Anthony (born 14 January 1969[citation needed]) is an Australian performer, director, choreographer and producer.[1] His productions[2] of the hit musicals Grease, Chicago - A Musical Vaudeville and Strictly Ballroom recently played to sell-out audiences at Perth's The Royale Theatre at Planet Royale. His most recent production at that theatre was A Chorus Line with other recent productions including 42nd Street at Limelight Theatre and The Boy From Oz at The Empire Theatre in Toowoomba. He was the Director/Choreographer for the 2021 production of The Boy From Oz, starring Ethan Jones as Peter Allen, at Crown Theatre, Perth. From 2019 to Covid he was the Creative Director for Flash Entertainment in Abu Dhabi. In 2017 and 2018 he was the Creative Director for Kaleidoscope, Perth's light and illumination festival, before which he spent 6 years as Associate Artistic Director/Producer for David Atkins Enterprises (DAE),.[3] He was the Associate Artistic Director/Producer for the 2017 edition of White Night Melbourne and White Night Ballarat and was the Associate Artistic Director for the 2000 Summer Olympics closing ceremony, the Ceremonies of the 12th Arab Games, Doha 2011, Rugby World Cup 2011, and the 2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony, in Vancouver.[4] Anthony directed the Sony IFA event in Berlin, Germany and the Olivia Newton-John and Friends charity gala event at the State Theatre in Sydney.