Broadway Diva
Theatre Travels presents
Broadway Diva

22 Jun 2023 to 23 Jun 2023

★★★★★ STAGE WHISPERS      ★★★★★ WEEKEND NOTES 

★★★★½ GLAM ADELAIDE     ★★★★½ ABC SMART ARTS/THAT GUY IN THE FOYER 

★★★★ ARTS HUB      ★★★★ IN REVIEW     ★★★★ MATTHEW HOCTER REVIEWS      ★★★★ BAREFOOT REVIEW​

Theatre Travels and Olivia Ruggiero Productions are proud to present, Broadway Diva

​Opera and Musical Theatre singer, Olivia Ruggiero, stars in Broadway Diva - a cabaret featuring Broadway Belts, West End Wonders, Opera Classics, and beloved show tunes from productions such as Les Miserables, Anastasia, Cabaret, smash, Jesus Christ Superstar and more.

The show is a celebration of ‘earworms,’ those songs that stay with you long after you have heard them on stage.

​A sell out at the Adelaide Fringe Festival 2023, the show has been touted as "Utterly Entrancing" -John Doherty, That Guy in the Foyer and "a truly heartfelt production" - GLAM ADELAIDE

​Olivia takes to the stage after being named Broadway World Sydney's Best Solo Performer of 2022.

"Ruggiero might just be one of Australia’s true (and very rare) hidden musical secrets. Broadway, if you are reading this: COME AND GET HER ALREADY!" - MATTHEW HOCTER REVIEWS

​Co-Created and Directed by celebrated director Carly Fisher, Broadway Diva is a show for Musical Lovers and Broadway Novices alike.

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Venue
Darwin Entertainment Centre - Studio Theatre
Session TimesDuration
60 minutes
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Creatives Carly Fisher
 
Carly Fisher
Director/Co-Creator

Carly is a Director, Producer and the Artistic Director and founder of Theatre Travels. For the company, Carly has produced 20 shows (2018-2022) and has directed 10. Additionally, as a freelance Director and Producer, Carly has worked on brand new, female led Australian works. Carly has directed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and produced an Off Off Broadway season in NYC.

At the core of her creative practice, Carly is passionate about Directing and Producing Cause-Focused Theatre, that is, theatre that is a call to action and can be used as an educational tool to change minds and attitudes, or to call on change.

Carly is also the creator and producer of the NO: INTERMISSION festival and the editor of Theatre Travels’ active reviewing platform.

2022 credits include: In Their Footsteps (Adelaide and Canberra), 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche (Sydney and Adelaide), Puppets (Sydney, Melbourne, Edinburgh), Silenced (Sydney), The Culture (New York), Young Bodies/Somebody’s (Sydney) and the Sweet Science of Bruising (Sydney).

In 2022, Carly worked on shows that won and/or came runner up in 6 categories of the Broadway World Sydney Awards. Her shows were nominated for a total of 10 awards.

In early 2023, Carly is producing Bright Half Life as part of Sydney World Pride, Directing and Co-Creating Broadway Diva at the Adelaide Fringe Festival (and beyond) and working as the Creative Producer and Tour Director of The Culture on its Australian/New Zealand Tour.

Carly’s full bio is available at https://carlyfisher.net/

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Cast Olivia Ruggiero
 
Olivia Ruggiero
Performer/Co-Creator

Olivia developed a love of performing at an early age, undertaking many creative studies including piano, trumpet, drama and singing. She completed her singing exams with Trinity Guildhall at age 17 and her drama exams with Trinity Guildhall at age 16. She received a Diploma in World Theatre and a Diploma in Musical Theatre from IMEB in 2014.

Olivia graduated from Griffith University at Queensland Conservatorium of Music (QCM) with a Bachelor of Musical Theatre in 2017.

Olivia has also had the opportunity to perform at the 2015 Tourism Awards; Lord Mayors City Hall Concerts as a featured soloist in 2017; as a soloist with the Queensland Pops Orchestra in 2017 and was featured in the Thank You for The Music: An ABBA Celebration at the QPAC Concert Hall in 2017. In 2018 Olivia portrayed Raelene in the Australian Premier of S*** Storm at Anywhere Festival in Brisbane. In 2022 her one-woman show Puppets premiered at KXT before touring to The Butterfly Club in Melbourne, Edinburgh Fringe Festival and Bondi Pavilion in Sydney. Puppets was awarded Best New Musical in the 2022 Broadway World Sydney awards and Olivia was awarded Best Cabaret Performer. Olivia is excited to premiere her new show Broadway Diva at the Adelaide Fringe Festival in 2023.

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