BDFNZ - Key Persons
Born in New Zealand and trained at Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Arts (NIDA), Hayden Tee is an acclaimed, award-winning Performer and Recording Artist in Theatre, Concert and Cabaret in Australia and Internationally. Hayden is best known for his award-winning portrayal of Javert in the Australian, Broadway and West End productions of Les Miserables.
Hayden's Australian theatre cr edits include Javert in Cameron Mackintosh's production of Les Miserables, Thomas Andrews in Titanic: The Musical, Professor Bhaer in Little Women The Musical and Lt. Joe Cable in South Pacific. He made his Opera debut in 2007 appearing in the Australian production of Dead Man Walking in the lead tenor role of Father Grenville.
Hayden is a recipient of the Sydney Cabaret Convention New York award and ranked in the top twelve of the 2005 BBC Voice of Musical Theatre (Cardiff UK).
Joyce Leung Scott was inspired to bring Broadway Dreams to NZ after her daughter attended summer intensives in Philadelphia and Toronto. All BDFNZ board and staff are volunteers. In addition, the US-based Broadway Dreams faculty also donate their time to bring Broadway Dreams to New Zealand.