Elaina O’Connor

Most well known for her starring role as ‘Elle Woods’ in “Legally Blonde” the musical held at Crown Perth, Elaina O’Connor has been called “Perths own leading lady”. Originally coming from a contemporary vocal background, she discovered musical theatre after completing her secondary education, and graduated with an Advanced Diploma in Musical Theatre in 2019. Some of Elaina’s most well known credits can include playing Amber in Hairspray held at Crown Theatre Perth (2024), Kira in Xanadu at the Regal Theatre Perth (2023), Serena Katz in the HAMA production of Fame (2022) held at Crown Theatre Perth, Sandy in the Drew Anthony production of Grease (2022), Elle Woods in Legally Blonde at Crown Theatre Perth in April/ September (2021), Understudy Dorothy/ Glinda in The Wizard of Oz (2021/2022) and Veronica Sawyer in the HAMA production of Heathers which was held at the State Theatre as a part of Perth Fringe Festival (2020). Elaina has also built an extensive portfolio of corporate and live performances. Highlights can include performing as a backup vocalist for Dami Im at both Telethon Weekend and the Chinese New Year Ball. She has also performed with Carmelo Entertainment, lead by Dancing With The Stars professional Carmelo Pizzino at a number of high profile live entertainment events. Alongside her performance career, Elaina currently leads the Musical Theatre Department at Vanguard Performing Arts. In addition to her work as a vocal coach, Elaina assists in developing young performers in areas of performance technique and confidence. She is committed to fostering the next generation of performers in musical theatre, whilst also continuing to pursue opportunities on stage.

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1. 2021

   Legally Blonde

   Elle Woods · Hama Productions, dir. John James O’Hara · Stage

2. 2024

   Hairspray

   Amber Von Tussle · Hama productions, dir. Vincent Hooper, Choreographed by Thern Reynolds · Stage

3. 2023

   Xanadu

   Kira · Hama Productions, dir. Olivia Collier · Stage

4. 2022

   Fame

   Serena Katz · Hama Productions, dir. Adam Mitchell · Stage

5. 2022

   Grease

   Sandy · Drew Anthony Creative, dir. Drew Anthony · Stage

6. 2025

   Dami Im Backup

   Backing vocalist · N/A, dir. N/A · Other