alinta chidzey

dionne warwick and the

songs of burt bacharach

Dionne Warwick was the queen of 60s pop. Legendary hitmakers Burt Bacharach and Hal David were writing exclusively for her during the 60s so she had an extraordinary run of hits. She was the top selling female artist of the 60s and her songs are, incredibly, even more popular today than they were when they first hit the airwaves!

Songs include Walk on by, I Say a Little Prayer, Do You Know The Way to San Jose?, Anyone Who Had A Heart, Wishin’ and Hopin’, Message to Michael, I Just Don’t Know What to Do With Myself, Don’t Make Me Over, Trains and Boats and Planes, This Girl’s in Love With You, Alfie, I’ll Never Fall in Love Again, What the World Needs Now is Love, There’s Always Something There to Remind Me & That’s What Friends are For.

Alinta Chidzey is one of Australia’s most captivating leading ladies – and a multi award winner. She is well known for her sassy portrayal of Anita in West Side Story, which saw her nominated for several awards, including the Helpmann, Green Room and Sydney Theatre Awards. She played the famed role of Velma in Chicago for Gordon Frost Organisation and also played the role of Petra in A Little Night Music for The Victorian Opera. In 2011 she won the Australian Dance Award for Most Outstanding Performance.

However she most recently she has wowed audiences around Australia with her stand out role as Satine in Moulin Rouge, touring the country for the last 18 months to record breaking audiences, with a return Melbourne season in 2023.

Alinta is an acclaimed jazz vocalist, songwriter and recording artist. She recently released her debut album with Hook Turn Orchestra, titled Jazz and the Silver Screen, a collection of beautifully rearranged cinematic soundtracks. In April 2019 she releases her original music with Alinta and the Jazz Emperors, titled I Got You. Both albums are available through her website and iTunes.

Alinta performed alongside Hugh Jackman in his recent Broadway to Oz tour (Dainty Group) and has become a fixture on The Production Company stage, playing Mary Magdalene in Jesus Christ Superstar, Magnolia in Show Boat, Kathy Selden in Singin’ In the Rain, Svetlana in Chess, Niki Harris in Curtainsand, most recently, Sibella Hallward in the unforgettable A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder. For Chess, Alinta was honoured with a Green Room Award for Best Female Artist in a Supporting Role.

Her screen credits include Wentworth (Foxtel), Winners & Losers (Ch 9), U.S. telemovie The Frontier (Sony), The Dr Blake Mysteries (ABC) and Neighbours (Fremantle).

Earlier stage credits include the Australasian Tour of Mamma Mia!; the role of Mickey in Leader of the Pack, for which she received yet another Green Room Award (Best Featured Ensemble in a Musical); Dusty: The Original Pop Diva; Demeter in Cats; Mary Poppins for Free Rain Theatre; the Holland season of Dirty Dancing; a tour of The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber and the play Closer.

Alinta is frequently asked to perform at special events and concerts across the country both as a soloist and with her bands. Highlights have been singing for 50,000 people at Adelaide Oval on New Year’s Eve and performing as a featured guest artist with the Melbourne and Queensland symphony orchestras.