Early Life
When she was a young child her parents returned to Australia and she grew up in Melbourne, attending Syndal South Primary School and Korowa Anglican Girls' School. She began to take singing lessons at the age of twelve and also learnt piano, flute and guitar.
While studying for a Bachelor of Music at Melbourne State College (which later became a faculty of the University of Melbourne) in 1983, she auditioned for the Victoria State Opera production of The Pirates of Penzance, and was cast as "Mabel", launching her career in musical theatre.
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