Cast & Creative

Jemma Rix is one of Australia’s most prominent leading ladies of musical theatre. She is best known for her portrayal of Elphaba in Wicked, touring throughout Australia, New Zealand and Asia.

Jemma most recently starred in the role of Lucy Harris, opposite Anthony Warlow, in Jekyll and Hyde in Concert.

Other leading roles include Molly Jenson in Ghost, the Musical, Teen Angel in Grease and the Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz, for which she received a Helpmann Award nomination.

She also toured Australia as the Alternate Eva Peron in Gordon Frost and Opera Australia’s production of Evita.

Courtney graduated from the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University with a Bachelor of Musical Theatre.

She is currently appearing as Katherine Howard in SIX The Musical at Sydney Opera House.

Prior to this, Courtney performed in the Australasian tour of Disney’s Aladdin while understudying the role of Princess Jasmine and in the Australian tour of MAMMA MIA! as well as understudying the role of Sophie.

Courtney has also appeared in Opera Queensland’s Kiss Me Kate and was a 2018 finalist for the prestigious Rob Guest Endowment Award.