STAGES Episode 623: DONALD CANT
From STAGES with Peter Eyers by Peter Eyers
May 13, 2026 · 50 min · Season 9 · Episode 623
About this episode
In this episode, Peter Eyers interviews Donald Cant, a leading Australian musical performer known for his roles in various productions including 'The Phantom of the Opera' and 'Sweeney Todd'.
Best known as one of Australia's "Phantoms" in "The Phantom of the Opera", Donald is one of Australia's leading musical performers, with a career encompassing music theatre, concerts, cabaret, opera, Lieder and recording. His most recent music theatre highlights have been the challenging role of "Judge Turpin" in the Opera Queensland production of "Sweeney Todd" (October 2003), the lead role of "Fred/Pertucchio" in the recent Broadway revival production of "Kiss Me, Kate" in Vancouver,Canada (July/August 2002), and the title role in the Australian Premiere of "Jekyll and Hyde", a staged concert version with the Canberra Symphony (October 2001). Donald was an original cast member of the very successful Australian production of "The Phantom of the Opera" , performing four lead roles during his seven years with the production. The highlight was certainly his highly acclaimed 500 performances in the title role. His music theatre career has been quite varied, with lead roles ranging from "Curly" in "Oklahoma" (the most exciting production being with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet in Canada), to "Cervantes" in "Man of La Mancha", and the "Celebrant" in Leonard Bernstein's "Mass". He has won…
People in this episode
Host: Peter Eyers
Guest: Donald Cant
Topics covered
- musical performance
- theatre
- concerts
- opera
- awards
- performing arts
Keywords
- Donald Cant
- musical theatre
- performer
- Australia
- Phantom of the Opera
- Sweeney Todd
- concert artist
- awards
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Canberra Symphony, Opera Queensland
Books & works: The Phantom of the Opera, Sweeney Todd, Kiss Me, Kate, Jekyll and Hyde, Oklahoma, Man of La Mancha, Mass
Places: Vancouver, Canada
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