Vidya Makan is an Indian-Australian actor, singer, dancer, writer, composer, and lyricist. She played Catherine Parr in the 2021-23 Australian Tour of Six the Musical, beginning on 19 December 2021. She played the same role in the 2020 Australian Tour from 4 January to 5 March 2020. She left the show on 19 February 2023.
Role[]
Timeline[]
| Production | Timespan | Principal |
| 2020 Australian Tour | 4 January – 5 March 2020 | Catherine Parr |
| 2021-23 Australian Tour | 19 December 2021 – 19 February 2023 |
Personal Life[]
Vidya is currently dating Heidi Maguire. [1]
Stage Credits[]
| Stage Credits | |||
| Year | Production | Role | Theatre |
| 2017 | Hairspray | Little Inez | Harvest Rain Theatre |
| 2017 | The Oasis | Beth | Old Fashioned Productions |
| 2017 | Merrily We Roll Along | K.T./Minister | Watch This |
| 2017 | Memphis | Felicia Farrell | StageArt |
| 2018 | American Idiot | Ensemble/understudy Alysha | Australian Tour |
| 2018 | Air Race | Numerous characters | Capital Theatre |
| 2019 | Romeo and Juliet | Lady Capulet | Ripponlea House and Gardens |
| 2019 | Sunday in the Park with George | Dot/Marie | Southbank Theatre |
| 2020-23 | Six | Catherine Parr | Australian Tour |
| 2021 | Once On This Island | Papa Ge | Altitude Theatre |
| 2021 | Merrily We Roll Along | KT/Meg | Hayes Theatre |
| 2023 | The Lucky Country | Woman 2 | Hayes Theatre |
| 2023 | Bloom | Cast | Arts Centre Melbourne |
| 2024 | Hamilton | Eliza Hamilton | Sydney Lyric Theatre |
Trivia[]
- Vidya is writing a musical inspired by Bohemian artists Gerda Wegener and Lili Elbe entitled Woman. It is two years into its development phase.[2]
- Vidya is in the process of composing a song cycle about Australia and home titled My Home Too.
- Vidya wrote and performed in a musical about the Australian identity and Indigenous Australians named The Lucky Country.
- Vidya has the same birthday as Grace Mouat.
- Vidya was in the same production of American Idiot as Kaylah Attard.
- In November 2020, Vidya covered Survivor by Destiny's Child with Amelia Walker, Danielle Steers, Athena Collins, and Maiya Quansah-Breed.[3]
- Vidya is the first Asian principal actress to portray Catherine Parr in a professional production of Six, the first overall being Shimali de Silva.
- Vidya is also the first Indian actress to portray a queen in any production.
Gallery[]
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"But I didn't look as good as I did in my pic..." To view the Vidya Makan gallery, click here. |
References[]
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| Australian Tour |