1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,520 Speaker 1: Milan Rouge. The musical is going to be at Crown 2 00:00:02,600 --> 00:00:06,240 Speaker 1: Theater from February twenty two next year. Tickets are available 3 00:00:06,280 --> 00:00:10,720 Speaker 1: as of today through Ticketmaster. Stepping into the role of 4 00:00:10,800 --> 00:00:13,840 Speaker 1: Stine is a Linta Chidsin. She's joining us now. Good 5 00:00:13,880 --> 00:00:15,040 Speaker 1: morning at Linta. 6 00:00:15,600 --> 00:00:17,360 Speaker 2: Hi, thanks for having. 7 00:00:17,280 --> 00:00:19,400 Speaker 1: Speaking to us from Sydney, where you are currently doing 8 00:00:19,440 --> 00:00:20,599 Speaker 1: the Sydney run of the show. 9 00:00:20,600 --> 00:00:24,319 Speaker 2: I believe, yes, it is going bananas here and we 10 00:00:24,400 --> 00:00:26,800 Speaker 2: can't wait to bring it to pers Well. 11 00:00:26,880 --> 00:00:30,800 Speaker 1: It certainly was a huge success, you know, the first 12 00:00:30,800 --> 00:00:33,920 Speaker 1: time around with Nicole Kidman. Of course, what was the 13 00:00:33,960 --> 00:00:38,080 Speaker 1: audition process like for getting involved in this. 14 00:00:38,800 --> 00:00:40,839 Speaker 2: Well, first of all, it was a year long and 15 00:00:41,479 --> 00:00:43,400 Speaker 2: in that time I felt pregnant. 16 00:00:43,960 --> 00:00:46,480 Speaker 1: Oh wow, So I was thirty. 17 00:00:46,200 --> 00:00:50,920 Speaker 3: Seven weeks pregnant in the audition room, dancing and singing 18 00:00:50,960 --> 00:00:54,120 Speaker 3: all the material from the show. So that was quite 19 00:00:54,200 --> 00:00:56,920 Speaker 3: hilarious to be going entering the room with a huge belly, 20 00:00:59,120 --> 00:01:01,480 Speaker 3: you know. And then we did them zoom calls and 21 00:01:01,640 --> 00:01:06,960 Speaker 3: you know, auditions over on zoom, so we were literally 22 00:01:07,080 --> 00:01:09,240 Speaker 3: sending in tapes or doing it live. 23 00:01:09,680 --> 00:01:12,200 Speaker 2: You know, in my living room. So it was quite 24 00:01:12,240 --> 00:01:15,679 Speaker 2: a process. So to get that in the end was phenomenal. 25 00:01:15,840 --> 00:01:19,080 Speaker 1: Well, it is. I mean clearly they had huge faith 26 00:01:19,080 --> 00:01:21,560 Speaker 1: in you that everything would fall into place. And by 27 00:01:21,560 --> 00:01:24,399 Speaker 1: fall into place, I mean in the costume. 28 00:01:25,800 --> 00:01:28,080 Speaker 2: I know physically I was like, oh gosh, how am 29 00:01:28,120 --> 00:01:30,440 Speaker 2: I going to do this? And you know they probably 30 00:01:30,440 --> 00:01:31,240 Speaker 2: believed it more than I. 31 00:01:33,080 --> 00:01:33,839 Speaker 1: Well, let's be honest. 32 00:01:34,800 --> 00:01:36,479 Speaker 4: Let's be honest. You'd love a challenge because if you're 33 00:01:36,560 --> 00:01:39,320 Speaker 4: thinking about Velma in Chicago and Nita in Westside Story, 34 00:01:39,319 --> 00:01:42,600 Speaker 4: you could you get any more iconic vocal roles to tackle. 35 00:01:42,680 --> 00:01:47,800 Speaker 2: It's a quite completely completely blessed and honored and this 36 00:01:47,840 --> 00:01:51,480 Speaker 2: particular show I really feels my heart. It's just got 37 00:01:51,520 --> 00:01:55,120 Speaker 2: all the incredible songs, like you know, come what made 38 00:01:55,160 --> 00:01:59,440 Speaker 2: your song? I think you know Katy Perry's Firework could 39 00:01:59,480 --> 00:02:02,680 Speaker 2: be on set Living Bestop bever really. 40 00:02:04,120 --> 00:02:07,280 Speaker 1: And can we talk about those costumes. I mean it's 41 00:02:07,360 --> 00:02:08,000 Speaker 1: like another. 42 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:14,400 Speaker 2: Incredible Yeah, there's all designed by Captain Martin, Captain Zuber. 43 00:02:14,800 --> 00:02:17,160 Speaker 2: So Captain Martain did the film, Captain Zeober did be 44 00:02:17,480 --> 00:02:21,040 Speaker 2: the stage show costumes and she won a Tony Award 45 00:02:21,080 --> 00:02:24,880 Speaker 2: for that is the design for it. And I wear 46 00:02:24,919 --> 00:02:28,920 Speaker 2: sixteen costumes in the show, which is epic because they 47 00:02:28,960 --> 00:02:31,600 Speaker 2: don't have a breath on stage or off stage. I'm 48 00:02:31,600 --> 00:02:33,799 Speaker 2: literally changing probably every five minutes. 49 00:02:34,360 --> 00:02:36,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, and that would be easy to get in and 50 00:02:36,040 --> 00:02:38,880 Speaker 1: out of either. It's not like you know your. 51 00:02:40,800 --> 00:02:49,840 Speaker 2: Bracelets. There's ear rings, there's corsets, there's you know, dressing gowns. 52 00:02:48,160 --> 00:02:50,480 Speaker 4: Set up on a like a dressing room, like a 53 00:02:50,520 --> 00:02:53,160 Speaker 4: table in order like a military of operations would. 54 00:02:53,560 --> 00:02:56,240 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, it's all choreographed. I have a weak person. 55 00:02:56,360 --> 00:02:58,880 Speaker 2: I have a dresser. I think I've had three different 56 00:02:58,880 --> 00:03:02,160 Speaker 2: people there, like it's a tad wow. Yeah, actually just 57 00:03:02,200 --> 00:03:04,160 Speaker 2: to get on stage again, put the ties. 58 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:08,280 Speaker 1: Back on a close. It already mentioned your roles in Chicago. 59 00:03:08,720 --> 00:03:12,560 Speaker 1: You know another incredible stage show, west Side Story, my 60 00:03:12,760 --> 00:03:17,919 Speaker 1: favorite next to Ladies. Is there any show that you think, Oh, 61 00:03:17,960 --> 00:03:21,000 Speaker 1: I haven't done that yet, and I'd really really like 62 00:03:21,080 --> 00:03:21,760 Speaker 1: to sing those. 63 00:03:21,800 --> 00:03:24,240 Speaker 2: Well, I would love to do. I'd actually love to 64 00:03:24,280 --> 00:03:28,000 Speaker 2: do movie musical like like Mulin Rouge, like Chicago, like 65 00:03:28,080 --> 00:03:31,280 Speaker 2: West Side Story, like all those. Funny enough, I couldn't 66 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:32,959 Speaker 2: believe that all of them have been films as well, 67 00:03:33,160 --> 00:03:35,720 Speaker 2: which are hilarious, But that's something i'd love to do. 68 00:03:36,640 --> 00:03:38,720 Speaker 2: You know, I've worked with Hugh Jackman, I grimper We 69 00:03:38,800 --> 00:03:42,720 Speaker 2: came a while back with him, and you know, doing 70 00:03:42,760 --> 00:03:45,360 Speaker 2: things like what he's doing, I'd love to do as well. 71 00:03:45,480 --> 00:03:48,080 Speaker 2: So I'm putting that out there and hopefully that can 72 00:03:48,120 --> 00:03:48,560 Speaker 2: come true. 73 00:03:48,880 --> 00:03:51,000 Speaker 4: Yeah, I just wish you was a nicer bloken head boy, 74 00:03:51,240 --> 00:03:52,120 Speaker 4: you know more things than he's. 75 00:03:53,360 --> 00:03:57,640 Speaker 1: You know, is as nice as he comes across? Isn't he? 76 00:03:58,280 --> 00:03:58,560 Speaker 4: Isn't he? 77 00:03:59,160 --> 00:04:02,160 Speaker 2: Yes? He true is one of the best leading men ever. 78 00:04:02,480 --> 00:04:04,720 Speaker 1: Did it not ever have even just one little tiny 79 00:04:04,760 --> 00:04:07,320 Speaker 1: dva moment backstage that you can tell. 80 00:04:07,240 --> 00:04:11,360 Speaker 2: Us about it? No, say, he's the most incredible gentleman ever. 81 00:04:11,800 --> 00:04:12,640 Speaker 1: He's a unicorns. 82 00:04:12,840 --> 00:04:14,600 Speaker 4: The only time I've seeing Hugh Jackman angry was it 83 00:04:14,640 --> 00:04:16,960 Speaker 4: paparazzi who bumped one of his children. 84 00:04:16,640 --> 00:04:18,760 Speaker 1: Once that's all right, which allows completely fair enough? 85 00:04:19,960 --> 00:04:20,479 Speaker 2: Do you have? 86 00:04:20,920 --> 00:04:23,800 Speaker 1: You know there's a great from the movie. I always 87 00:04:23,839 --> 00:04:27,120 Speaker 1: remember the nicole on a swing? Yes, is the swing 88 00:04:27,160 --> 00:04:31,919 Speaker 1: on the stage? What kind? What's the stage seven swing? Like? 89 00:04:32,080 --> 00:04:36,000 Speaker 2: There's a two many kill elephants in the room windmill. 90 00:04:36,640 --> 00:04:40,280 Speaker 2: There is a purvious amount of set, two hundred costumes, 91 00:04:40,640 --> 00:04:43,159 Speaker 2: you know, two kilometers of best line. I think like 92 00:04:43,240 --> 00:04:46,599 Speaker 2: this just it is bigger than her one of those 93 00:04:46,600 --> 00:04:48,760 Speaker 2: things that is like the film on Stermoids. 94 00:04:49,440 --> 00:04:51,240 Speaker 1: No wonder, it's not until February. It's going to take 95 00:04:51,240 --> 00:04:55,320 Speaker 1: that long to get everything here, stuff on stage. We 96 00:04:55,480 --> 00:04:59,920 Speaker 1: cannot wait. Mulin Rouge the Musical from February twenty second Act, 97 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:04,720 Speaker 1: Crown Theater next year. Tickets available as of today through Ticketmaster. 98 00:05:04,839 --> 00:05:06,080 Speaker 1: Lovely to chat with you or Linda. 99 00:05:06,839 --> 00:05:08,080 Speaker 2: Look forward to seeing you there. 100 00:05:08,160 --> 00:05:09,240 Speaker 1: All right, I'm here. 101 00:05:09,240 --> 00:05:11,520 Speaker 4: The crowd once again here in Perth on their feet, 102 00:05:11,520 --> 00:05:14,440 Speaker 4: which would be wonderful. Lind all the best, Thank you 103 00:05:14,480 --> 00:05:15,599 Speaker 2: So much for having me by