Chelsea Plumley:

Magnormos credits: 'Life's A Circus', 'OzMade Musicals 2008', 'OzMade Musicals 2004', 'Out Of The Blue'.

International Cabaret and Musical Theatre star Chelsea Plumley has returned to live in Australia after 4 years treading the boards in London. Chelsea developed and honed her craft accompanying cabaret and musical theatre stars across Australia and produced and hosted cabaret soirees for two years at Side On Café in Sydney in the late nineties.

Her first show CHELSEA PLUMLEY IN CONCERT debuted at the Sydney Opera House in 2000. New York followed with rave reviews and a 5-city tour of India distinguishing Chelsea as the first Australian cabaret artist to conquer the Himalayas! In 2003, after hosting and starring in the prestigious Sydney Cabaret Convention, Chelsea toured LIVE & LUSCIOUS to huge critical acclaim and received a coveted GLUG award for “Most Versatile Performance”.

Not content with being Queen of comedic cabaret, Chelsea is a highly acclaimed musical theatre actress whose notable roles include Amy in COMPANY, Rizzo in GREASE, and Betty in SUNSET BOULEVARD.

Chelsea launched her first solo album LIVE & LUSCIOUS in 2004 followed by a move to London where she resided with her husband James Roche (one half of chart-topping Australian pop duo BACHELOR GIRL) for 4 years.

Whilst based in London, Chelsea’s reputation for versatility was well earned. She made her UK cabaret debut in LIVE & LUSCIOUS; she was the West End correspondent for Australian radio program BROADWAY @ BEDTIME on Joy Melbourne 94.9fm; she traveled internationally with opera/musical theatre act INCOGNITO ARTISTS; she was invited to produce and perform at the Showcase of Australian Talent for the Australia Day Foundation; she regularly hosted and performed cabaret evenings at the Cellardoor on The Strand, Soho Revue Bar and The Lost Society; she performed her unique comedic cabaret at the behest of renowned peer, Lord Kirkham; she appeared in the short film ANGEL which opened at the historic Curzon Cinema in Soho; she starred as Red in the musical production EVERYTHING'S F***ED and in her capacity as piano bar pianist and singer - Chelsea gigged in some of London’s top hotels including; the Ritz; the Dorchester; the Millennium Mayfair and the Churchill.

Chelsea was thrilled to be included in the inaugural edition of the WHO’S WHO OF AUSTRALIAN WOMEN (2006) and in 2007; she took time out from her UK commitments to unveil her new one-woman show, GORGEOUS to her Sydney and Melbourne audiences.

Chelsea returned to live in Australia permanently mid-2008 in order to musically direct the Victorian College of the Arts (V.C.A.) production of THE BOY FROM OZ.

Most recently, Chelsea starred as Lyn in BREAST WISHES; performed return seasons of GORGEOUS at the Supper Club in Sydney and at Spensers Live in Melbourne; hosted SING-A-ALONG SOUND OF MUSIC at the State Theatre in Sydney and the Hamer Hall in Melbourne and appeared in a one-off concert with Award-winning Broadway and cabaret composer John Bucchino. She is currently shooting a pilot of a Sci-Fi television programme.

www.chelseaplumley.com