Nancye Hayes

Nancye Hayes is one of Australian musical theatre's leading ladies. Actor, dancer, singer, choreographer and director Nancye Hayes AM began her career in JC Williamson's production of My Fair Lady in 1961. However it was the title role in Sweet Charity in 1967 that established her name. Some of her musical successes include A Little Night Music, Pippin, Irene, Annie, Chicago, Sweeny Todd and Nine. She won a Victorian Green Room Award, the Norman Kessell Memorial Award and the Sydney Theatre Critics' Circle Award for Best Actress for her performance in Guys and Dolls and a MO Award for 42nd Street. Her other stage credits include Grey Gardens, Turns, Murderers, Metro Street, Broadway Bound, Showboat, Same Time Next Year, The Glass Menagerie, Steel Magnolias, Stepping Out, Follies in Concert, The Music Man, The Snow Queen, Eureka and Oklahoma and the Sydney Theatre Company's revival production of Summer Rain. During 2006/2007 Nancye was on tour with the enormously successful production of Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks (Ensemble Theatre/Christine Dunstan Productions) which co-starred Todd McKenney and delighted audiences throughout Australia. As a director, Nancye's credits include The Boy from Oz (The Production Co.), Crazy for You and The World Goes Round (Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts), Australia's Leading Ladies Concert (Brisbane Festival), The Wizard of Oz (GFO/SEL/Macks Entertainment), The 3 Divas (Christine Dunstan Productions), Annie (The Frost Organisation) and Gypsy starring Judi Connelli (part of the Encore Series for The Production Company). Nancye also worked as associate director alongside Judy Davis on Barrymore for Sydney Theatre Company. Nancye's choreographic credits include My Fair Lady for Victorian State Opera (Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane seasons), Falsettos for Sydney Theatre Company and Guys and Dolls for NIDA. Nancye has also made numerous television appearances including guest roles in Home & Away, Blue Heelers, The Dismissal, The Last Bastion, The Sullivans, Carson's Law, Rafferty's Rules and GP and hosted the ABC's Once In A Blue Moon featuring songs for Australian musicals. Her life story and career have also been honoured by This is Your Life and Talking Heads. Nancye recently completed filming the role of Jean Sledge in the Hanks/Spielberg production of The Pacific.