Christie, who has starred in Muriel's Wedding: The Musical and Britney Spears: The Cabaret , has bravely opened up about fertility struggles in the past. It makes you question your womanhood and it's very hard to remove," she told the Sydney Morning Herald in July This is not something to be ashamed of. Nine 9Honey Celebrity Latest. Australian actress Christie Whelan Browne is officially a mum!
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Show all Hide all Show by Jump to: Actress Soundtrack Self. Hide Show Actress 26 credits. Show all 40 episodes. Show all 6 episodes. Scarlett Brady as Christie Whelan-Browne. Show all 36 episodes. Various Characters. In terms of Britney as a person, I did my research on the way she speaks, her accent, and the way she speaks candidly in an interview right at the beginning. I guess I just try and find a very human side of her which nobody really gets to see.
Those are the main things that I want people to walk away from the show remembering. Are you a Britney fan? I had all of her albums, and my cat is named Britney after her. Both Dean Bryant , the writer, and I are big fans. You mentioned being nervous about going solo on stage as Britney, but now you are now looking forward to it. How has that shift come about? But this show carries a through line, telling a story.
One night there was a birthday party in there and about 20 people started singing Happy Birthday at the top of their voices while I was trying to get through this monologue. All those things just made it so difficult. We rehearsed for three months, we had rehearsal camp, and it was a really big deal. We had fantastic costumes, and it was a huge training ground for me. In year 12 I was choreographing and playing a part. It was the first time I realised this was something that came naturally to me.
But my family was basketball all the way and I had to choose between one or the other, and I went back to basketball. But my dance teacher Bev Palmer was one of the best in Melbourne, so I got two years of really solid training, which has stayed with me.
I ended up doing the show, and a couple of shows with Catchment Players. Then an agent came along and saw me playing Roxie in Chicago , and asked if I wanted to be represented. I would never have thought that performing could be a career. It was something that other people got to do, but it was never something that I would get to do. Stage Whispers has previousy spoken to musical theatre triple threat Christie Whelan on several occasions, most recently during The Production Company's July season of Anything Goes.
CW: The role of Erma is a small supporting one, she sings one number 'Buddy Beware' and has a few little scenes. It was a real change of pace from my last few shows and honestly it has been very nice!!! I have enjoyed having a little break from the pressure I felt in Xanadu or Britney or Sugar to help really drive the story along, here I just get to just pop in and out and have a BALL!
She really is a great role, a dirty gangsters moll typecast? SW: When you spoke to us about your previous appearance with The Production Company in Sugar , you talked about how much you enjoyed working with the company.
How has the experience been this time around? CW: Same applies! Giving so much love, support and opportunity. MAN they are amazing. I have honestly had the best time on stage and off. SW: This role has come around after the early closure of Xanadu and the cancellation of the tour. Can you tell us about some of the joys and disappointments of that experience? CW: Well, I take mostly positives away from the experience.
The show taught me about my physical strengths I had that I never knew I had. Learning to skate was a huge challenge that I eventually enjoyed after a few weeks of frustration!!!
I loved singing the songs. That might sound strange but the constant search for work can sometimes be the most tiring thing about this business. So I thought for once I might have a bit of a break from that. But in the end I have come out and shot 2 different TV shows, played this role of Erma, I am about to do some more TV work and things have just kind of worked out luckily.
Earnest is going to be a major highlight and I am just so excited. It is the only show I have ever been a part of which has been sold out a year in advance!
No pressure! Christie previously spoke to Stage Whispers while she was appearing in Xanadu in Melbourne earlier in How was that experience? CW: It was wonderful. I was so lucky to work with Mitchell and Matt, two actors I have always admired. We had a lot of fun and then it was all over 5 days later!!!
SW: What sort of a personal stamp do you think you brought to the role? CW: I think I did take a pinch of Marilyn and then probably bought a bit of my goofy physical comedy I dont know!!! It is so hard to analyse my own performance! SW: Now you're playing another iconic film role in the stage version of Xanadu, the goddess Kira, created by Olivia Newton-John in the film. That was a flop, but the film and performance has developed quite a cult following, and probably carries even stronger audience expectations.
How have you approached that? CW: The script and character is very different to the film. So again, I tried to take some elements of Olivia's performance which was beautiful and then the rest is all there in the script. You can't please everyone and the show is what it is. It is a comedic send up and utilises the best part of the movie, which was the amazing songs.
I think if people come and enjoy it for what it is they will have a BALL! SW: The film has a camp classic status. What sort of a spin has this Broadway musical taken on it? CW: One of the lines in the show is 'this is like children's theatre for 40 year old gay people'.
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