Queenie Van De Zandt in DIVA

Featuring songs made famous by legendary musical theatre divas Barbra Streisand and Pattie LuPone, to the soul sounds of Ella Fitzgerald and Aretha Franklin, and the gentle folk tunes of Eva Cassidy and Joni Mitchell, Queenie van de Zandt will serenade you through this special concert that celebrates iconic songstresses through the ages.

Queenie van de Zandt is one of Australia’s leading ladies of musical theatre and cabaret and considered Australia's leading teacher of audition technique for musical theatre, song performance and cabaret. Well known for her incredible versatility as a performer she has worked extensively in musical theatre, plays, cabaret, on television and film, and as a recording artist, comedienne and writer.  

Queenie is probably best known for her extensive work in musical theatre and cabaret. Queenie has played leading roles in hit musicals such as: Next to Normal, Thoroughly Modern Millie, We Will Rock You, Funny Girl, Into the Woods, King Kong, Smoke & Mirrors, Oliver!, The Full Monty, Anything Goes, Cabaret, The Boy from Oz, Eureka – The Musical, I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, Hair, and Follies. In her early career she also performed in such classic musicals as Les Misérables and The Threepenny Opera. 

As a writer, Queenie has co-written two albums of original music: Amazon Woman and Other Stories and her subsequent one-woman cabaret show, Amazon Woman and Other Stories.  Her two other critically acclaimed and award nominated cabaret shows, CABARET - In 12 Easy Steps and The Best (and Worst) of Queenie van de Zandt have toured to every major cabaret festival in Australia.  In 2017 Queenie performed her new show, BLUE: The Songs of Joni Mitchell, to sold-out houses in Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne.   The show is set to continue to tour in 2021 and a US Tour is planned for 2022.   

Queenie's alter-ego, Jan van de Stool, the madcap International Musical Therapist gathered a national cult following, when she appeared on Australia's Got Talent in early 2016.  She is now regularly asked to host high profile charity concerts and award shows, such as the 2016 and 2017 Helpmann Awards, which were televised on Foxtel and ABC TV.   

Queenie brings to all her work, not only this wealth of experience but also her fine communication skills, her passion for the arts, her warm and positive nature, and her wonderful sense of humour. 

Queenie has been a proud member of the MEAA since 1989.