An Evening on Broadway
SPECIAL EVENT
Friday 24 & Saturday 25 July 2026, 7.30pm
Riverside Theatre, Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre
West Australian Symphony Orchestra respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and Elders of Country throughout Western Australia, and the Whadjuk Noongar people on whose lands we work and share music.
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Welcome to Broadway
Act 1
Act 2
Don’t Cry for Me Argentina from Evita
Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber; Lyrics: Tim Rice
Some Enchanted Evening from South Pacific
Music: Richard Rodgers; Lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein II
No One is Alone from Into the Woods
Music and lyrics: Stephen Sondheim
I Have Confidence from The Sound of Music (1965 film)
Music and lyrics: Richard Rodgers
Symphonic Dances from Fiddler on the Roof
Tradition – Wedding Dance No.1 (Bottle Dance) – Perchik and Hodel Dance – To Life
Music: Jerry Bock; Arrangement: Ira Hearshen
Luck Be a Lady from Guys and Dolls
Music and lyrics: Frank Loesser
The Phantom of the Opera
Introduction – Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again – The Music of the Night – The Journey
Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber; Lyrics: Charles Hart & Richard Stilgoe
WASO On Stage
About the Artists
Jessica Gethin
Music Director and Conductor
Award-winning conductor Jessica Gethin is recognised for her dynamic presence on the podium, musical versatility and inspiring artistic leadership. Equally at home in the concert hall and theatre, her repertoire spans symphonic, opera, ballet, film and contemporary works. She performs regularly with all of Australia’s major orchestras, including the Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, West Australian, Queensland and Tasmanian Symphony Orchestras as well as Orchestra Victoria, and works extensively with the West Australian Ballet and The Australian Ballet.
International engagements have taken her throughout Asia, New Zealand and the United States, for appearances with orchestras including the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Malaysian Philharmonic, Orchestra Macao and The Dallas Opera. She has collaborated with distinguished classical artists including Sir Bryn Terfel and Emma Matthews, as well as international jazz and contemporary artists including Harry Connick, Jr., Makoto Ozone, Michael Bolton and Chrissy Amphlett, in projects ranging from symphonic concerts to genre-crossing productions presented at leading venues including the Sydney Opera House, Sidney Myer Music Bowl and Carnegie Hall, New York.
Jessica currently serves as Principal Conductor of West Australian Ballet, Artistic Advisor to Orchestra Victoria, and Head of Orchestral Studies and Conducting at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, where she mentors the next generation of conductors and orchestral musicians. From 2011–2019, she was Chief Conductor of the Perth Symphony, shaping the orchestra’s artistic growth and national profile. She is also an ambassador and lead faculty member for Perth Symphony’s Women on the Podium initiative, championing greater representation and leadership pathways for women in conducting.
Her accolades include being named twice in Limelight Magazine’s Top 20 Australian Artists, inclusion in the Australian Financial Review’s 100 Most Influential Women, the Brian Stacey Emerging Australian Conductor Award, a Churchill Fellowship, appointment as an inaugural Hart Institute Fellow with The Dallas Opera, finalist for West Australian of the Year, and induction into the 2024 WA Women’s Hall of Fame.
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About the Artists
Amy Manford
Soloist
Amy Manford is an Australian-American soprano best known internationally for her portrayal of Christine Daaé in The Phantom of the Opera. Across her career, she has appeared in four different productions of the iconic musical – beginning with the original West End production in London and most recently starring in the 40th anniversary spectacular staged on Sydney Harbour in 2026.
Beyond her theatre career, Amy regularly tours worldwide with classical crossover legend Andrea Bocelli, most recently performing alongside him across Asia, Australia, and South Africa following her U.S. debut on his North American tour, which opened at the iconic Hollywood Bowl. She has also appeared as a special guest artist with internationally acclaimed performers including Hauser, Alfie Boe and Josh Groban.
Amy has co-produced and starred in multiple live concert productions with Disney, including the Disney 100th Anniversary Celebration Concert, which toured Australia in 2023. That same year, she released her debut EP, A Dream Is a Wish, now available on all streaming platforms. Her production company, MM Creative Productions, recently completed another sold-out season of Disney in Concert: Live at both the Sydney Opera House and Arts Centre Melbourne.
Amy’s performance history includes appearances at major events such as the 2021 AFL Grand Final and a special performance for King Charles III at Buckingham Palace. In recognition of her creative work, she was awarded Creative of the Year at the 2023 Marie Claire Women of the Year Awards.
Classically trained in opera, Amy holds a Master of Music from the Royal College of Music in London and a Bachelor of Music from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA).
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About the Artists
Josh Piterman
Soloist
Josh Piterman is an established musical theatre performer, classical crossover artist, presenter and author, who has been working consistently on Australian and UK stages for close to 20 years. His past theatrical credits include being a part of international pop opera group The Ten Tenors, the role of Tony in the 2010 Australian production of West Side Story, Bustopher Jones/Gus/Growltiger in the 2015/16 Australian season of Cats (a role that won him the Green Room Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical), Corny Collins in the UK tour of Hairspray and Gerry Goffin in the 2017/18 Australian tour of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical.
His critically acclaimed West End debut came as he took on the most coveted role as The Phantom in the brilliant original production of The Phantom of the Opera at Her Majesty’s theatre in 2019, a role he was thrilled to reprise in 2022 in the Opera Australia production both at the Sydney Opera House and Arts Centre Melbourne. Josh returned to London in 2023 to star as Jean Valjean in the West End production of Les Misérables.
Josh is the founder of “Behind The Mask Coaching” and primarily works with AFL/AFLW players and corporate clients focusing on breathwork, mindset training and visualisation meditation. He is the host of the Behind The Mask podcast achieving number #2 Self-Improvement podcast on the iTunes Charts and can be listened to wherever you get your podcasts. His debut book, also titled Behind The Mask, was published in April 2025 by Echo publishing. Josh is also a proud ambassador of The Western Bulldogs Community Foundation and My Room Children’s Cancer Charity.
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About WASO
Engage | Excite | Experience | Educate
From the centre of Perth to the furthest corners of the state, we have provided the soundtrack to life in WA since 1928.
As the State Orchestra, Perth’s first and finest, WASO is the largest employer of performing artists in Western Australia and reaches two million people with musical experiences each year on stage, in our community, and online.
From concert stages to classrooms, hospitals to aged care, we bring joy, inspire learning, and nurture participation in our community, because everybody deserves the opportunity to experience live music. Every year, through community and leading industry partnerships, we engage a new generation of young and emerging artists to help secure a bright future for music in Australia.
We celebrate our rich classical music heritage with great artists from all over the world and commission and perform new repertoire to renew and expand it. The Orchestra collaborates widely with major arts companies and independent artists, performing opera to ballet, movies to musicals, jazz to rock.
Asher Fisch is Principal Conductor and Artistic Adviser of our Orchestra. We champion the diversity of music in all its forms, with a team of talented and passionate people who create unforgettable experiences for all West Australians to enjoy.
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