Amelia is a New York based singer, actor, musician, voiceover artist and songwriter. She has just finished a one year run as Fate 1 in Hadestown on Broadway. Originally from Australia, she has credits in theatre, film, television, voice over, and cabaret in Australia, New Zealand, the UK and US.
She was an original Diva in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert The Musical, and performed the role in Australia and New Zealand for nearly 2 years, then went on to reprise the role on London’s West End. She lived in London for 2 years, before moving to New York in 2013.
She has toured the US with Kinky Boots, Les Miserables and Come From Away, and originated the role of Raven Johnson in Douglas Lyons and Ethan Pakchar’s Beau. The film of Beau the Musical has appeared and won awards at multiple film festivals around the world, most recently the Dances With Films and Big Apple Film Festivals in New York. In 2020, she appeared in the world premiere of online musical ‘Your Musical is Cancelled The Musical’.
As a singer and songwriter, Amelia has released 2 self-titled albums, and is featured on the original cast recordings of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert The Musical, LOVEBiTEs and Lyons & Pakchar - Beau (World Premiere Recording) . She is one half of folk/bluegrass duo ‘Cormack & Guinn’ with fellow Les Mis Tour alum Allison Guinn. They just released their podcast Some Dark Holler - a murder ballad podcast on all major platforms. She is also in covers band ‘Pull Up the Covers’ with her husband Roger Plotz.
Amelia plays violin, piano, guitar and mandolin, and has played all her instruments in a number of concerts and actor-musician shows.
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‘Cormack exudes the slinky langour of a big cat, quietly confident in her seemingly effortless power to bring it and dominate the room every time she opens her mouth…. It’s Cormack who we consistently hear roar.’ Mike Fischer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
‘Cormack’s range and vocal control is exceptional…’ Jason Blake, Sydney Morning Herald,
‘Amelia Cormack - the original Diva in Priscilla and a gorgeously funny actor/singer.’ Diana Simmonds, Stage
‘Every phrase was well executed, both in terms of technique and dramatic effect. Her notes was clear and pure, and her vocal range impressive… When it comes to acting and all its varied nuances, this woman can adopt a persona as effortlessly and fluidly as one would slip on a jacket…’ Chloe Ravat, A Younger Theatre
‘Cormack lights up the stage…’ Cassie Tongue, Time Out
‘Cormack … displayed versatility and range, from dramatic to comic, across the evening, as well as calling on the full range of [her]… formidable musical theatre voice.’ Neil Litchfield, Stage Whispers
News
Some Dark Holler - a murder ballad podcast now available on all major platforms
My amazing bandmate Allison Guinn and I are super thrilled to announce the first 2 episodes of our podcast have finally dropped! It’s true crime meets folk music and we have been hard at work recording episodes over the last few months. You can find it on all major platforms, or watch on Youtube here. To keep up to date with the latest episodes, subscribe to our Youtube channel here and follow us on Instagram .
Beau The Musical The Film
The beautiful film I worked on in 2021 continues to garner laurels at festivals around the world. In New York, it premiered at the Dances With Films Festival in 2022, and more recently at the Big Apple Film Festival in May, 2023. Check out the trailer below, and keep your eyes peeled for where it will pop up next!
Aussies on Broadway - Triple J’s Hack Podcast Ep
There are currently Australians involved in at least 12 different Broadway shows, in many different capacities both onstage and off. So I had a lovely chat with Triple J’s Hack and Nathan Niguidula about this incredible moment in Broadway history.
To listen to the episode on Apple podcasts, click here or find it on your podcast app of choice. The story starts at around 21:50.
Stages with Peter Eyers Podcast - ‘Livin’ It Up: An Australian on Broadway’, episode 338.
Check out my delightful chat with the wonderful Peter Eyers about my brief time on Broadway, and my journey to get there.
To listen to the episode on Apple podcasts, click here or find it on your podcast app of choice.
‘Your Musical Is Cancelled The Musical’
After COVID-19 leads to the delay of a small regional theatre company’s musical production, the cast and crew are summoned to a Zoom meeting by the theatre’s shady benefactor, Mr. Muncheon to discuss their fate. While waiting for him to sign on, they lament about quarantine, unemployment, and the state of the world. Will the theatre survive? Or will their family be torn apart indefinitely? Through laughter, tears, and unprompted musical numbers, they’ll discover the only way to navigate this new world is by sticking together.
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