From Melbourne to Sinatra: Phoebe Panaretos takes centre stage in the West End

For many performers, there are certain moments that quietly divide a career into a before and after. For Greek Australian musical theatre performer Phoebe Panaretos, being cast in the West End premiere of Sinatra The Musical feels unmistakably like one of them.

From Melbourne to Sinatra: Phoebe Panaretos takes centre stage in the West End. For many performers, there are certain moments that quietly divide a career into a before and after. For Greek Australian musical theatre performer Phoebe Panaretos, being cast in the West End premiere of Sinatra The Musical feels unmistakably like one of them. This June, at London’s historic Aldwych Theatre, Panaretos will originate the role of Nancy Sinatra, the first wife of Frank Sinatra, in what is already shaping up to be one of the year’s major theatre openings. The production traces the rise of one of entertainment’s most iconic figures, but beneath the glamour, celebrity and music lies a more intimate emotional landscape regarding the complexity of relationships, identity and the pressures fame. At the centre of that emotional world sits Nancy Sinatra...