Tegenungan Waterfall, Bali
2018, what a year you have been. Breathtakingly beautiful and relentlessly painful, all at once…
2019, here’s to more adventures, happiness and even greater days!
Happy New Year everyone x
B
Michael Cassel Group Christmas
At the Michael Cassel Group Christmas party a few weeks back. So nice seeing some of my Beautiful: The Carole King Musical family.
Thanks for having us and for a great night! x
B
Chatting to Daily Telegraph about barbers, breakfasts and life in the burbs.
Click the pic to read.
B
Comments Off on
Filed under Acting, Lifestyle/Fitness, Music, Press, Style
A Beastly Night
Sydney premiere of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.
B
Meet Will
“They lock away sunlight and only leave us shadows. I draw the moments of the struggle and they come to life…” – William Xulu
It’s a cathartic experience getting to explore this character each day x
Photography by Serge Thomann
B
Comments Off on Meet Will
Filed under Acting
BMADIBA Opening Night
We officially opened Madiba the Musical in Melbourne at the Comedy Theatre!
Very thankful to be working with such a great group of people and be part of telling a story that is so meaningful…
Congrats to the whole crew and huge thanks to everyone who came along x
B
BEAUTIFUL Wrap Party
Wrap party moments with these beautiful people x
B
Shine On
Comments Off on Shine On
Filed under Lifestyle/Fitness, Style
Helpmann Awards Win
Beautiful has taken home five Helpmann Awards this year, including ‘Best Musical’! Wow!
From the beginning, at our very first table-read, we knew this was something special. Not only because of the incredible talent on display or the story… there was just a tangible energy in the room, framed with so much heart. What a way to kick off our final season and what an honour to be recognised for our work.
And beyond that… I’m so grateful that I get to share this experience with such a wonderful group of people. Massive congrats and love to the entire Beautiful family!
B
BEAUTIFUL Brisbane Opening
Our final Beautiful opening in Brisbane.
A night of unbridled celebration, glorious reunions and sweet memories. Thankful for this show and these people.
Big thanks to Institchu for making me look decent x
B
MADIBA the Musical
So excited to share that I’ve joined the cast of MADIBA the Musical: celebrating the powerful, inspiring life of Nelson Mandela.
Being South African-born, this resonates with me on a pretty intrinsic level…
Super thankful for the opportunity and look forward to opening in October!
B
A ‘Beautiful’ Melbourne Night
We’ve officially opened Beautiful in Melbourne! The show went off, the audience were so generous and the best time was had celebrating afterwards.
I’ve said it before… My mom introduced us to Carole King’s Tapestry when we were kids. So it’s such a full-circle moment getting to be part of this very special show.
And this particular opening was made that much more special because she came all the way from NZ to be here. Also, I love that she made the official capture below from the end of the show – all smiles, glitter raining and waving to get my attention x
B
Life is a Gift
Not so long ago, I had a blood clot shoot to my right lung, killing off part of it. Essentially meaning I now live with 1.5 lungs.
It was an experience that left me confronted with my own mortality and with so many questions: why this would happen to someone so fit and healthy, what life’s really about then, whether I’d be able to ever perform again… Just so many thoughts.
It’s been the first time I’ve publicly shared about what’s been my greatest personal challenge. I’m extremely grateful to be here and hopeful about the future. Big thanks to Jonathon Moran and Daily Telegraph.
B
Wharf 4 Ward
Had an ace time performing with my Beautiful family and Dami Im for Sony Foundation’s Wharf 4 Ward event.
B
A Sweet Symphony
Performing The Bush Concert series with Sydney Symphony Orchestra at the iconic Sydney Opera House was a career milestone and an absolute dream come true.
B
A ‘Beautiful’ Opening Night
Words can’t quite encapsulate how magical Sydney opening night of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical was.
I know it’s early days and we’ve only just begun. But getting to work with this group of people has been such a dream. And the love we felt from the audience Sunday night was so tangible.
Can honestly say, I never in a million years could’ve foreseen Beautiful being part of my story. It’s a milestone moment, not only in my career but in my life.
The gratitude I feel couldn’t be more real x
B
Comments Off on A ‘Beautiful’ Opening Night
Filed under Acting
Mighty Self-Care
By nature, I’m a pretty positive, optimistic, driven guy. I love life and am young at heart. But I’m not always strong. I don’t have it all together. Sometimes I really struggle.
I’m so thankful to be an R U OK? ambassador, because I get to play a small part in shining a light on what so many people grapple with: mental health.
The Mighty have an article on self-care and asked us to share 3 things we do when feeling low. Here are mine. To see what others shared, click on the grab below.
B
Comments Off on Mighty Self-Care
Filed under Inspiration
BARRY CONRAD 