'Make My Song Take Flight' - Actor/Singer, Josh Piterman

STAGES with Peter Eyers

Josh Piterman grew up with a love of sport, playing AFL and Tennis. He might have pursued excellence in these arenas but instead his passion for entertaining and singing took him to The University of Ballarat Arts Academy where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Music Theatre) in 2006. His musical theatre credits include playing 'Bustopher Jones' in Cats, a role that won him the Green Room Award for Best Supporting Actor in A Musical; 'Edward' in Willy Russell's Blood Brothers; Corny Collins in the UK tour of Hairspray; Ramon Gutierrez in An Officer And A Gentleman; 'Michael' in Grease 2 and 'The Caliph' in Kismet. Other credits include 'Giuseppe' in The Light in the Piazza, 'George' in The Drowsy Chaperone and 'Jamie' in The Last Five Years. Josh commenced his career performing with the International group, The Ten Tenors and then made his mark as 'Tony' in the 2010 tour of West Side Story. Josh played the role of 'Gerry Goffin' in the national tour of Beautiful - The Carole King Musical. He released his debut album Josh Piterman; a collaboration with John Foreman of contemporary pop songs with a classical twist, on Fanfare Records. Josh Piterman was the most recent Phantom in the brilliant original West End Production of The Phantom of the Opera in London, prior to the COVID shutdown. On the eve of commencing rehearsals for an Australian production of the show, and an opportunity to deliver his Phantom to a home crowd, producers regretfully announced a postponement of the show to 2022, owing to the obstacles presented in this time of the COVID pandemic. In this episode Josh reflects on his stellar career thus far - and the disappointment delivered by the creative hiatus, that has impacted artists around the globe. The STAGES podcast is available from Apple podcasts, Whooshkaa and Spotify. Or, from where you find your favourite podcasts. www.stagespodcast.com.au