Adam Murphy
Adam is delighted to be working again with Victorian Opera having last performed in Happy End for them.
Most recently Wicked as Dr Dillamond marked his return to the musical theatre stage after appearing as Major Metcalf in the world’s longest running play, Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap and the role of Bruce Bechdel in the STC/MTC production of Fun Home.
Adam trained in New Zealand and established an impressive stage career with roles in many Court Theatre shows including Guys and Dolls, Kiss Me Kate, Blue Sky Boys, Travels With My Aunt, Desire Under The Elms, Caesar and Cleopatra, Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me, Mother Courage, The Queen and I, This Other Eden, Wind in the Willows and She Loves Me.
Since arriving in Australia, he has worked steadily in all aspects of the industry, carving out a particularly notable career in music theatre. Career highlights include the role of Jafar in Aladdin for Disney Theatrical and Aldolpho in The Drowsy Chaperone for MTC. He also appeared in the MTC productions of Shakespeare in Love, True Minds, His Girl Friday and Urinetown. Adam had a long and successful association with The Production Company appearing in many shows including Ragtime, Guys and Dolls, The Pirates of Penzance, Crazy for You, Little Me, 42nd Street, Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Pajama Game, Kiss Me Kate, Annie Get Your Gun, Carousel and Call Me Madam. Adam was invited to develop and then play the role of Ron Edgeworth in the Australian premiere of Georgy Girl- The Seekers Musical.
Other credits include Mary Poppins (Disney Theatrical), Dirty Dancing and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Skyline Theatricals), The Graduate (Kay and McLean Productions), Mamma Mia (Dainty Consolidated) and Les Misérables (Cameron Macintosh)
Scrren credits include Mychonny Moves In (webisode), House Husbands, Utopia, City Homicide, Blue Heelers, Neighbours and The Weatherman. Adam’s film credits include The Forest, Sucker and most recently Ricky Stanicky.
He was nominated for a Helpmann Award and a Green Room Award for The Drowsy Chaperone and received a Green Room Award for Best Ensemble in Cabaret for Beautiful Losers.
