Nick Smith

Nick recently graduated from the Queensland Academy of Excellence in Musical Theatre.  

While studying, he performed the roles of Emmett Forrest in Legally Blonde (dir. Alister Smith), Bobby Strong in Urinetown (dir. Penny Farrow) and Captain MacHeath in The Threepenny Opera (dir. Penny Farrow).   He also performed in productions of I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change (dir. Jason Klarwein), Cry Baby and 42nd Street.   Nick is the recipient of a scholarship awarded by the Rekindle Foundation to aid his future professional development. 

Since graduating, Nick performed the role of Sneezy the Reindeer in the Queensland Symphony Orchestra’s Symphonic Santa, was a guest soloist in QPAC’s Spirit of Christmas concerts, a featured dancer at the Brisbane City Hall with Epiphany Productions and at Brisbane Star Casino. Nick also played the lead role of Luca in the short film Not One of Us, and he was also named a finalist by Homegrown Musicals Australia for the Emerging Performer Award. 

Nick played the role of Danny in the world premiere of The Drover’s Wife at QPAC, and recently reprised the role at the Sydney Opera House for Opera Australia.