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Side by side by Sondheim: exclusive backstage video part 2

Last month at the Theatre Royal Sydney, a star studded charity performance of Side By Side By Sondheim was staged to raise funds and awareness for The White Ribbon Foundation — Australia’s campaign to stop violence against women.

Headlined by Broadway and West End star Ruthie Henshall and featuring more than 20 of Australia’s most loved music theatre performers, and television personalities, the concert was a raging success.

AussieTheatre.com’s media team were granted exclusive access to the event and we were able to interview some of the stars – we posted part one of our interview series a few weeks ago, and today we bring you part two!

Ben Neutze interviews President of the White Ribbon Foundation and guest narrator Andrew O’Keefe, Winners and Losers star Virginia Gay, Elise McCann, Gary Scale, Lyn Shakespeare and Melissa Langton…

Matt Edwards

Matt is a past owner of AussieTheatre, working as digital director from 2011 to 2019. He is also a performer, most recently appeared in the Australian tour of Mamma Mia! and previously in the Australian/NZ tour of CATS and Enda Markey's acclaimed production of Blood Brothers. As well as performing Matt keeps himself busy in the digital side of the arts working with web design agency Emptyhead Digital

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