Lord Mayor’s Seniors Cabaret

Angela is a Brisbane based singer songwriter with a renowned 20 plus year career in musical theatre.

Following a serious illness and with profound wisdom, Angela has shifted from performing what she calls ‘other people's stories’ in big theatre shows, to telling ‘real stories’ of the everyday for her ever-growing audiences.

Her music ranges from exquisitely emotive ballads to soaring anthems, rich with imagery and stories of love, loss, growth, and occasional howling at the moon.

Angela has been associated with the Lord Mayor’s Seniors Cabaret since its inception.

Asabi is an American born, Australian entertainer (actor and singer) with almost 40 years of experience in vocal and stage performance.

Asabi is also trained in intimacy choreography for stage and screen and has worked as an intimacy coordinator for the Australian Performing Arts Conservatory, Griffith University, and various independent theatre and film companies.

She starred in the recent Australian national touring production of Hairspray! After the show's closing, Asabi was invited to join the US Broadway touring production of Hairspray and performed during the final six weeks of the tour in the United States.

Currently, Asabi is performing the role of Matron "Mama" Morton in the Australian touring production of CHICAGO alongside Anthony Warlow, Zoe Ventoura, Lucy Maunder, and Peter Rowsthorn.

Daniel is an award-winning freelance artist and educator, predominantly teaching in his private studio (Djarts) and performing Australia wide.

Daniel regularly presents for conferences as a Singing Voice Specialist, providing workshops and practical learning activities to contemporary vocalists across Australia and abroad.

Dr Dan, as he is affectionately known by many of his students, is nationally recognized as one of Australia’s leading Contemporary Singing Voice Specialists with over 20 years of teaching experience and 25 years of performance on the stage.

His 3.5-octave tenor voice is stunning and his ten-year dedication to developing sound technique through training, has honed his natural talent to a refined and mature voice that is capable of approaching a range of contemporary styles. 

Gregory Moore is a classically influenced, popular singer with a voice rich and expressive who has been singing and entertaining since he made his debut at ‘carols by candlelight’ aged just 5 years old.

He grew up surrounded by music in a family with a passion for singing and performing and graduated from the Queensland Conservatorium of Music in his home city Brisbane, Australia in 1998.

Since then, his career has blossomed with impressive live shows appealing to a wide audience who respond to his warmth and diversity.

Joanna is a performer, choreographer and educator with a passion for Musical Theatre.

She spent two years singing and dancing as Bride of Frankenstein in the MONSTER ROCK SHOW (Universal Studios Singapore), then returned home and portrayed Marilyn Monroe and various other characters (Movie World.)

Jo is a qualified teacher with a Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Education (Drama/Dance). She currently teaches performing arts at various schools for all ages and is passionate about assisting those with special needs to access the arts.

She is the choreographer for a performance group for children called Sport Starz, where she loves sharing the joy of sport, song, dance and fitness with kids and their families. 

Queenie van de Zandt moves through the world entertaining, educating and serenading the people she meets.

As the driving force behind her boutique production house, Amazon Woman Enterprises, Queenie has been creating multiple award-nominated projects for over 20 years.

Alongside her performance work, Queenie has been a leading arts educator in Australia since 2000 and founded The Australian Musical Theatre Academy (AMTA) in 2015.

As a true champion of the arts, having joined Actors Equity, MEAA in her very first professional show in 1989, Queenie’s unwavering passion for her craft and commitment to the union has made her a powerful advocate for artists Australia wide. 

Renae Suttie is happiest when she is on stage. Following her music studies at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music and University of Queensland, Renae has been performing professionally for the past 30 years.

She has worked the international 5-star hotel circuit extensively in countries such as Japan, China, Hong Kong, Maldives, Thailand, Kuala Lumpur, Fiji, New Caledonia and Vanuatu.

​With the gift of perfect pitch, Renae can be heard on many Australian television and radio advertisements.

Simon Gallaher has developed a highly successful private performing arts company based in Queensland for the past 25 years (Essgee Entertainment).

Mr Gallaher studied at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music before becoming a regular on The Mike Walsh Show and hosting his own night-time television variety show on ABC-TV.

He has been awarded three Mo-Variety Awards, a Logie Award, ARIA Award, Queenslander of the Year Commendation, Advance Australia Award for his contributions to the arts and was twice voted Queensland's Entertainer of the Year.

Recently, Mr Gallaher returned to the stage at QPAC in the Harvest Rain productions of Hairspray and Spamalot and starred in the Australian production of WICKED as The Wizard.

Timothy is an Australian choral and handbell conductor and composer.

Having enjoyed a successful career in music education, Timothy now focuses his creative energies conducting a number of ensembles, composing choral and handbell music.

He also presents choral and music education workshops and adjudicates at eisteddfods and music competitions around Australia.

In addition to being the Choirmaster at the Queensland Performing Arts Complex (QPAC), Timothy is the conductor of the Children’s Health Queensland Community Choir and the conductor/musical director of Cappella Chorale. 

Vic is a consummate musician with over 35 years of industry experience.

Able to play anything with strings, Vic started his musical career playing lead guitar in a variety of ensembles, cabaret styled shows and solo performances.

In recent years, Vic has established himself as an exceptional performer, teacher, and inspiration to many on his preferred instrument the ukulele.

Always in demand, Vic manages his performance and teaching schedule around his long term residency’s throughout The Gold Coast, Sunshine coast and Brisbane venue’s.

Vic also finds time to support and coordinate local community events, host ukulele therapy to homeless, perform for elderly and respite centres and provide motivational talks and workshops to youth.