Michaela Burger

Michaela Burger has performed with one of Broadway's most sophisticated Musical Theatre writers, Jason Robert Brown, and has shared the stage with Australia's own Paul Capsis, Alan John, Meow Meow, Nancye Hayes, Mitchell Butel, Johanna Allen, Cameron Goodall, Tyran Park, Robyn Archer, John Thorn and Daniel Koek. Her recent Musical Theatre credits include Rumpelstiltskin (Southbank Theatre London/Windmill & State Theatre of South Australia), Can You Hear Colour? (Adelaide Festival & Patch Theatre), Cranky Bear (Patch Theatre), Passion (State Opera Studios) and Mother Wife and the Complicated Life (Popjam Productions). Other recent performing credits include Twelfth Night (Adelaide Botanic Gardens/Shakespeare South Australia), Apocalypse Meow (Brooklyn Academy Of Music, New York & Malthouse Theatre), Merry Widow (State Opera of South Australia), Aftertaste (ABC TV & Closer Productions), Brel-The Immortal Troubadour (Adelaide Cabaret Festival), Juliet Letters (Flying Penguin Productions), Rouge (Highwire Entertainment), Otello (State Opera of South Australia), Requiem (State Opera of South Australia), Marriage of Figaro (Co-opera of South Australia), Tosca (Co-opera of South Australia), Thunderstruck (Warner Brothers) and as the host of Humphrey B Bear (Banksia Productions, Chanel 9). Described by Kate Ceberano as "an asset to the cabaret community", Burger is the recipient of the Frank Ford award 2019, Best Cabaret Adelaide Fringe 2019 weekly, Best Cabaret Adelaide Fringe 2016 and has been nominated for two Helpmann Academy Awards for Best Cabaret Performer 2016 and 2019. In addition to winning the 2015 International Cabaret Contest, Burger is the co-writer and star of the world renowned stage show Exposing Edith, about the life and songs of Edith Piaf. Her award-winning recent show, A Migrant's Son - which explores Greek migration to Australia - has received critical acclaim and features original music written by Burger.