the story so far
Some Background
Bridgette Allen is renowned as a Jazz and Cabaret artist in the music industry whose professional career has spanned over 30 years as a highly experienced and successful performing artist, educator and adjudicator in both Australia and New Zealand.
Bridgette is a New Zealand born performer and having achieved her Teacher’s certificate with Honors for Tap Dancing with the British Ballet Organisation (B.B.O.), she ran her own Tap Dance School from the age of 15.
She went on to achieve noted success in New Zealand television and film, theatre, live concert performances, recordings, and in particular receiving the award for ‘Most Professional Entertainer’ in 1977.
CREDITS
Since moving to Australia in 1982, Bridgette's list of credits have included:
Concerts:
Capers Theatre - Bridgette in concert
Chapel off Chapel - Bridgette sings Carmen, Monk & Brubeck
Bennetts Lane
Dizzy's Jazz Bar
Victorian Arts Centre
Melbourne Concert Hall
Mietta's Jazz Lane
The Wangaratta International Festival
Melbourne’s Monstalvat International Jazz Festival
Melbourne’s International Jazz Festival
B&B with Bob Sedergreen at Kingston Arts Centre
Paris Cat
Musicals:
Rodgers and Hart - directed by NZ Howard Neil
Cole porter - directed by Rod McClelland
My Fair Lady - produced & directed by Bridgette Allen
Women at the Well - directed by Bridgette Allen
Faith in Every Footstep - performed by Bridgette Allen
Television Appearances:
Ernie Sigley
Don Lane
Bert Newton
ABC
Good Morning Australia