Thern Renolds - Director and Choreographer
Published on 04 August, 2010
Thern Reynolds had his stage debut at just 16 when he was part of the original Australian production and tour of 42nd Street, in which he understudied and performed the role of Billy Lawlor. In 1992, he played Nibbles in West Side Story for the VSO, followed by appearances in Mack and Mabel in Concert and the role of Wing in Hot Shoe Shuffle for David Atkins Enterprises.
From 1995 to 1997, Thern was cast in a variety of shows including Cameron McIntosh's production of Miss Saigon (Dance Captain), My Fair Lady and Red Hot And Rhonda for IMG, Chess for Mc Pherson Productions and Easter Parade for the Gordon Frost Organisation.
Thern ReynoldsIn 1998, Thern was cast in Ben Gannon and Robert Fox original Australian Production of The Boy From Oz. Following the success of this show he appeared in the original cast of RENT (Dance Captain) and Happy Days the Arena Spectacular (Dance Captain) based on the hit TV show of the same name. He then took over as Dance Captain in the Australian production of Chicago for IMG and David Atkins Enterprises. At the conclusion of Chicago, Thern was thrilled to be cast in the role of Tulsa in Gypsy for The Production Company.
With these accomplishments in Australia, Thern headed overseas to enhance his theatrical skill. He was cast in the starring role of Cherries Man for the European Tour of Broadway hit musical FOSSE for Clear Channel Entertainment. Then followed the lead role of the Millenium Man in the Soho Theatre production of a new musical Mind The Gap. Thern then returned to Chicago playing the role of Harry, and others, at the Baalbeck International Festival in Lebanon.
In 2003-2004, Thern was selected to play the role of the Sex Devil in the West End Premiere of the Rod Stewart Musical, Tonight's The Night, written and directed by Ben Elton. Thern was also thrilled to sing the role of Rocky on the original cast recording of this production.
Since returning to Australia in 2004, Thern had the absolute pleasure of playing his most loved role to date, Joseph in Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at Her Majesty's Theatre in Adelaide. He worked alongside Tim Ferguson and Katie Underwood for the MS Society of SA and was nominated for Best Performance by a male in the Adelaide Theatre Guide awards. For something completely different, Thern headed to Cairns to open as the lead vocalist in Play the Game at a new Cabaret/Nite Club - The Velvet Rope for Aerial Angels.
Thern has had the pleasure of working on 2 motion pictures as a singer/dancer, Moulin Rouge and De-Lovely, the Cole Porter story.
TV credits include the Logies, People's Choice Awards, IMT, GMA, The Midday Show, Hey Hey it's Saturday and more. He has also danced with recording artists, Kylie Minogue, Christine Anu, Tom Jones, and Kate Ceberano to name a few.
Thern's most recent theatre credits include the role of Lewis for Kookaburra's Inaugural production of Pippin and the role of Billy Lawlor in 42nd Street for The Production Company for which he was nominated for a Green Room Award for Best Leading Actor in a musical.