Chris
Fennessy has performed on
the musical
theatre stages
throughout
Australia and
overseas. His
London West End
credits include
Les
Miserables
and the original
production of
Napoleon at
the Shaftesbury
Theatre in which
he played the
role of Valcourt.
While in the UK,
Chris was
invited to sing
the anthems at
the Rugby League
World Cup and
was subsequently
asked to perform
at the Challenge
Cup Final at
Twickenham in
front of a crowd
of 75,000. He
was also a
recent top six
finalist at the
2005 BBC Musical
Theatre Singer
of the World
contest in
Cardiff.
Before his UK
engagements,
Chris spent much
of the last
decade in
Australia where
he studied at
the Queensland
Conservatorium
of Music. While
studying in
Brisbane he
became a regular
on the concert
circuit with The
ABC Australian
Sinfonia and was
a popular
performer with
the Queensland
Pops and
Symphony
audiences.
Television
credits in
Australia
include the
Flame of Freedom
concert
celebrating the
50th
Anniversary of
Victory Day,
The Denise
Show,
Midday
with Kerri-Anne
Kennerley
and New Faces.
His favourite
musical theatre
roles to date
include Che in
Evita and
especially Jean
Valjean in
Les Miserables
where he has
amassed an
incredible 2500
plus
performances,
performing the
leading role to
audiences
throughout
Australia, New
Zealand, Asia,
South Africa and
London’s West
End production
at the Palace
Theatre. Chris
is a regular
guest artist on
the concert
platform and
within the
corporate market
both here and in
New Zealand and
Asia.
