Kelley Abbey | |
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| Born | 28 July 1966 Inala, Queensland, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Education | Corinda State High School |
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| Known for | Penguin choreography on Happy Feet |
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| Parent(s) | Eric and Jill Abbey |
| Awards | Green Room Award (twice) Mo Award (twice) Choreography Media Honours |
| Website | www |
Kelley Abbey (born 28 July 1966) is an Australian actress, choreographer, singer and dancer. She has been a leading performer and choreographer in TV, film and musical theatre for more than 20 years. She remains best known for her role on soap opera E Street as Jo-Jo Adams.
Abbey played Sheila in the 2003 Australian cast of Hair[1] and Rizzo in an arena production of Grease, and later choreographed an arena stadium tour of Grease – the Arena Spectacular.[2] Other musicals Abbey has choreographed include Follies at the Sydney Opera House, Footloose and most recently Hugh Jackman's The Boy from Oz in the Arena[3] for which she won a Helpmann Award along with Kenny Ortega.[4]
- ^ Low, Lenny Ann (4 April 2003). "Hippie replacement". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
- ^ "Abbey's Road to Fame". famenetwork.com. 10 October 1999. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
- ^ "Search on for Boy from Oz". theage.com.au. 13 May 2006. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
- ^ Gill, Raymond (7 August 2007). "Echo stars at Helpmanns". theage.com.au. Retrieved 7 August 2010.