Johanna Allen

Johanna is building a career as one of Australia’s most acclaimed artists, working within musical theatre, theatre, opera, film, television and cabaret, whilst also gaining credits as director, writer and creative producer across theatre, television and festivals.

Johanna’s credits include Mother Abbess in The Sound of Music (GFO), Euromash in Melbourne Recital Centre Concert series, Charlotte in A Little Night Music (Watch This Melbourne), Showboat (The Production Company), Ode to Nonsense (Slingsby/State Opera of SA), The Threepenny Opera (Sydney Theatre Company/Malthouse), Into the Woods (Rob Guest Endowment), Wicked (GFO), Dr Zhivago (GFO), The Pirates of Penzance (Opera Australia and DVD release), The Mikado (Opera Australia), An Evening with Jeremy Sams (Adelaide Cabaret Festival), Dead Man Walking (State Theatre Sydney), The Phantom of the Opera (Packemin Productions), Dogfight (Hayes Theatre Co/ Neil Gooding Productions), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (GFO) , The Phantom of the Opera on Sydney Harbour and Titanic the Musical (The Marrollo Project), where she won the Green Room Award for her portrayal of Alice Beane and The art of Sondheim (Watch This).

Johanna also directed Songs My Mother Taught Me starring Tina Arena for The Adelaide Cabaret Festival and directed Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, for Matt Ward Entertainment at The Star – Gold Coast.

Johanna performed her one woman show,  Pop Culture Vulture, at the Adelaide Cabaret Festival and was the host and lead vocalist for Christmas Melodies, at Arts Centre Melbourne.

Johanna also played the role of Mrs Lovett in Sweeney Todd in Dubai and performed in Colour and Light: The Art of Sondheim (Watch This).

Johanna was part of the world premiere of Stella The Musical, a new Australian musical.  Recently, she played the Baker’s Wife in Into the Woods for State Opera of South Australia.