Sweeney Todd , along with touring internationally. Today, at 58, Teddy is in a state of transition – as a singer and a mentor. “Now, I’m transitioning into doing other things,” he explains. “You have to accept that you are different to what you were in your 30s and 40s. I feel like I can help the young singers but I will still perform. I was probably 20 years older than the next cast member during a recent production. I was playing the old guy and that’s fabulous. “It can be cool to step in at the last minute if someone has fallen sick, to hold the show up – I can still do that. I have been based in
New York, London, and Melbourne of late. I have lived all over the place. Now, it’s interesting starting something new and spending some time in Adelaide, but I still love singing and have good things coming up. “It is good for students, too, as they see that their mentor still performs. A couple of people especially helped me early on. Christopher Doig – a fine singer who I always admired – mentored and pushed me and for no benefit to himself personally. He just believed in me and wanted me to pursue and realise my talent, and experience those opportunities because he knew what it was like.
Just one of the many good people wanting to help you. “You realise that support and guidance stands you in good stead and, in turn, the importance
of giving from the goodness of your own heart, because someone believed in you.”
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