Melissa Madden Gray

Meow Meow (Melissa Madden Gray) at the Spiegeltent, Manchester, as part of the Queer Up North Festival, 2010.

Melissa Madden Gray, stage name Meow Meow, is an Australian-born actress, dancer and cabaret performer who tours internationally. Gray has been particularly active in the UK where she appeared in La Clique at the Roundhouse and created the rôle of the Maîtresse in the West End musical adaptation of The Umbrellas of Cherbourg at the Gielgud Theatre.[1][2] In 2010 Meow Meow was awarded the Edinburgh International Festival Fringe Prize.[3] In January 2011 she premiered "Meow Meow in Concert" for three nights at the Apollo Theatre on London's West End. She was named Best Cabaret Performer at the 2012 Helpmann Awards for her show, Little Match Girl.[4] She debuted "An Audience with Meow Meow" at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Berkeley, CA, as part of their Fall 2014 season, running 5 September-19 October 2014.[5]

Training

As an undergraduate, Melissa studied at the University of Melbourne where she was a resident student at Trinity College.[6] She took the degrees of Bachelor Laws and Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts and German (with honours).[2][7]

Melissa is also a graduate of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts,[8] and has been a soloist with the Young Dancers Theatre (Victoria).[8]

Reviews

References

  1. "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg: Cast Biography - Meow Meow". umbrellasofcherbourg.com. 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  2. 1 2 Scott-Norman, Fiona (2011). "What's new, pussycat". The Australian. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  3. "Edinburgh International Fringe Prize: Meow Meow". Edinburgh International Fringe. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  4. "Letters and Emails", Trinity Today, no. 79 (Nov. 2012): 26.
  5. "Meow Meow in Concert". Time Out London. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  6. "Alumni News", Trinity Today, no. 82 (Nov. 2014): 31.
  7. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1371337/bio
  8. 1 2 Löhr, Heidrun (October–November 2001). "Woman on the verge". RealTime Arts (45). Retrieved 7 July 2011.

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