Rhonda Burchmore
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Rhonda Suzanne Burchmore (born 15 May 1960) is an Australian entertainer.
Born in Sydney, Rhonda has been performing since age 2, trained in singing, acting and dancing and was awarded a scholarship to the University of New England where she majored in Theatre Arts.
She has subsequently appeared in many cabaret productions as well as the musical Mamma Mia!. She has also released two jazz albums.
She played the role of Soubrette in the Australian production of Sugar Babies, opposite Garry McDonald and Broadway legend Eddie Bracken.
Burchmore went on to repeat her role opposite Mickey Rooney and Anne Miller in London's West End production in 1988. While in the U.K. Rhonda also appeared with Anthony Newley in the revival of Stop the World I Want to Get Off. Australian stage credits include Song and Dance, They're Playing Our Song - as one of the alter egos, and Diana in Lend Me a Tenor. With the Victorian Opera Rhonda won critical acclaim for her performances as Queen of the Fairies in Iolanthe, Prince Orlofsky in Die Fledermaus with Joan Carden, Ruddigore, An Evening with Sondheim, and the title role of Annie in Annie Get Your Gun.
Burchmore also regularly appears in variety shows, such as Good Morning Australia and Hey Hey It's Saturday.
Burchmore is married with one daughter, Lexie.
Rhonda is currently appearing in Respect: a Musical Journey of Women at the Twelfth Night Theatre in Brisbane. She recently filmed a role in the new movie Remembering Nigel.
Rhonda released an album on 19th April 2008 called Pure Imagination. It contains covers of popular songs like 'Nothing Compares 2 U', 'Unchained Melody' and 'Send in the Clowns'.
[edit] Trivia
During her appearance on the Spicks And Specks Christmas special aired in Australia 16th December 2007, Rhonda revealed that in her youth she cut off one of her toes on a toilet bowl she broke while dancing to the song Cocain, although it was later reattached.
