Blake Erickson

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Blake is the co-writer of the critically acclaimed musical The Dismissal, and has worked throughout Australia, Asia, Europe, and the United States as writer, actor, singer, and teacher. He studied drama at the University of Sydney & The Actor’s Connection, New York and most recently appeared in Shrek The Music (GFO) where he understudied and performed the role of Lord Farquaad. Earlier this year he starred in 'Who's Your Baghdaddy' an innovative world-first live-streamed musical broadcast across Australia to critical acclaim. He previously was on tour with the international production of Cameron Mackintosh's Les Misérables. In 2015 he appeared in nine music theatre productions alone, including his New York debut leading the cast of Stalker: The Musical at the Lynn Redgrave Theater. In 2014 Blake appeared in the sell-out season of his new cabaret Hold Me Closer Logies Dancer (Neil Gooding Prod.) at Sydney's Hayes Theatre Co. A finalist at the Sydney Cabaret Showcase, Blake is also proud to have participated in the workshop process and staged productions of seven new Australian musicals. For his performance in the title role of the one-man show Pearls Before Swine: An Evening With Orson Welles (Neil Gooding Prod.), he won Best Actor at the inaugural Sydney Fringe Festival Awards before embarking on a national tour. Other credits include: Triassic Parq, Bye Bye Birdie, Thrill Me, [title of show], Atomic, A New Brain, Forbidden Broadway, Hot Shoe Shuffle, Hollywood Ending (Griffin Ind.), Floyd Collins, Spring Awakening, Just So, Blood Brothers, & Picasso at the Lapin Agile. Blake has also appeared in five Neglected Musicals productions: My Favourite Year, Nick & Nora, On The 20th Century, She Loves Me, and Dear World. Blake has also lent his voice to numerous commercials and theatrical productions for clients as diverse as Telstra, Coles Supermarkets, and Coca-Cola.