Stephen Madsen

Stephen Ross Madsen (born 15 August 1992)[1][2] is an Australian actor. He is best known for his role as Jason "J.D." Dean in the Australian production of Heathers: The Musical, and in 2017, he originated the role of Alexander Shkuratov in the musical Muriel's Wedding.

Stephen Madsen
Born (1992-08-15) 15 August 1992
OccupationActor
Years active2014–present
Known forJason Dean in Heathers: The Musical
Alexander Shkuratov in Muriel's Wedding

Early life and education

Madsen is the son of Sally, a doctor, and Ross, growing up in Mona Vale, New South Wales. As a child he attended Mona Vale Primary School and, later, Manly Selective Campus.[1] Madsen graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in 2014.[3]

Career

In 2015, Madsen appeared in a production of The Catalinas of Crawley Bay at His Majesty's Theatre, Perth on 29 April 2015.[4] He later portrayed Jason "J.D." Dean in the premiere Australian production of Heathers: The Musical at the Hayes Theatre from 22 July until 9 August.[5] Later in the year, he portrayed Mark Cohen in Rent, also at the Hayes Theatre, from 13 October until 1 November.[6]

The following year, in 2016, Madsen returned to the role of Jason Dean in Heathers at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre's Playhouse.[7] From 20 to 31 January, he portrayed Richard Loeb in the Chapel Off Chapel production of Thrill Me.[8] Madsen returned to the role of J.D. in Melbourne and a return Sydney season, at the Arts Centre Melbourne Playhouse and Sydney Opera House Playhouse, respectively.[9][10]

In 2017, Madsen appeared from 3 to 19 August as Ruckly in Sport for Jove's production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest at the Reginald Theatre in the Seymour Centre, Sydney.[11] Madsen was cast in the world premiere of Muriel's Wedding, portraying Alexander Shkuratov from 6 November 2017 until 27 January 2018.[12]

Madsen returned to the Hayes Theatre as Patrick in the highly successful Australian premiere of the Off-Broadway musical, The View Upstairs which played from 28 February to 11 March 2018.[13]

In August 2018, Madsen portrayed Alan in Darlinghurst Theatre Company's production of Torch Song Trilogy at The Eternity Playhouse.[14]

Madsen was due to perform in the first major Australian production of Sarah Kane's Cleansed in 2021 but the show was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He appeared as Carl in the rescheduled production in 2022.[15][16] Earlier that year, he played conniving frenchman Marcel Benoit in the Sydney Theatre Company production of White Pearl by Anchuli Felicia King at the newly renovated Wharf Theatre.[17] He toured with the production to Canberra and Parramatta.[18][19]

Personal life

Madsen lives in Elizabeth Bay, New South Wales.

Theatre credits
Year Show Role Venue
2015 The Catalinas of Crawley Bay Artie His Majesty's Theatre
Heathers: The Musical Jason "J.D." Dean Hayes Theatre
Rent Mark Cohen
2016 Heathers: The Musical Jason "J.D." Dean QPAC Playhouse
Thrill Me Richard Loeb Chapel Off Chapel
Heathers: The Musical Jason "J.D." Dean Arts Centre Melbourne Playhouse
Sydney Opera House Playhouse
2017 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Ruckly Reginald Theatre, Seymour Centre
2017–18 Muriel's Wedding Alexander Shkuratov Roslyn Packer Theatre, Sydney Theatre Company
2018 The View UpStairs Patrick Hayes Theatre
Torch Song Trilogy Alan Eternity Playhouse
2019 Muriel's Wedding Alexander Shkuratov National tour
2022 White Pearl Marcel Benoit Wharf Theatre, Sydney Theatre Company
Cleansed Carl Old Fitzroy Theatre
Holding Achilles Achilles QPAC Playhouse

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2017 Red Huntsman Short film
2019 Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries Duane Gordon Television series (Episode: "Dead Beat")

Awards and nominations
Year Awards Category Work Result
2015 Sydney Theatre Awards Best Newcomer Heathers: The Musical Nominated
Judith Johnson Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Musical Rent Nominated
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical Heathers: The Musical Nominated

References
  1. Swain, Sarah (25 January 2018). "Actor Stephen Madsen is a hot property — and not just because of his physique". The Daily Telegraph. Manly Daily. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  2. "Sending a very happy birthday out to two of our favourites, Ben Gerrard and Stephen Madsen. 📷Noni Carroll and John McRae". Facebook. Hayes Theatre Co. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  3. "Stephen Madsen". Sport for Jove. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  4. Sutherland-Bruce, Douglas. "The Catalinas of Crawley Bay at His Majesty's Theatre". WeekendNotes. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  5. Blake, Jason (23 July 2015). "Heathers the Musical review: Impressive, calculating and anything but coy". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  6. Blake, Jason (14 October 2015). "Rent review: Strong cast proves why dedicated fans hold bohemian musical dear". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  7. "Heathers The Musical for Brisbane". Stage Whispers. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  8. "THRILL ME: THE LEOPOLD & LOEB STORY Set for Midsumma Festival". Broadway World. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  9. Woodhead, Cameron (15 May 2016). "Heathers the Musical review: Broadway ballads and gut-busting big-notes betray film's dark edge". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  10. Hook, Chris (9 June 2016). "Original mean girls return with a few changes of cast in Opera House run of Heathers: The Musical". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  11. Czornij, Kat (23 July 2017). "Stephen Madsen on the intricacies of Sport for Jove's upcoming production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest". Arts on the AU. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  12. "News: Muriel's Wedding casting announcement". Sydney Theatre Company. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  13. "Cast announced for The View Upstairs". Theatrepeople. 7 December 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  14. Lancaster, Lynne (8 August 2018). "Review: Torch Song Trilogy at The Eternity Playhouse". ArtsHub Australia. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  15. "Cleansed". Red Line Productions. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  16. Blake, Elissa (7 June 2022). "This extreme play makes people faint. How do the actors stay sane, night after night?". The Guardian. Scott Trust Limited. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  17. "White Pearl". Sydney Theatre Company. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  18. Martin, Amy (23 April 2022). "Sydney Theatre Company's White Pearl set to open at Canberra Theatre Centre". The Canberra Times. Nine. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  19. "White Pearl". Riverside Parramatta. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
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