Abira Niye Harvey
Performing Artist
“Turn your mirrors into windows”
Musician
Guitar, ballad writing, and snippets of a day mashed, evokes a nuanced edge
Vocalist
A spirited mix of classical, musical theatre, and contemporary genres
Dancer
Ballerina & trained in all dance forms, professional performance tapper
Abira’s Stage Experience
The Little Mermaid
After receiving a huge audition turn-out, Abira was selected as featured dancer for Disney’s The Little Mermaid production presented by The Hills Musical Theatre Company.
A+ Honours Musical Theatre
In 2018, Abira performed 6 contrasting musical theatre pieces for the International Music Examination’s Board Music of Stage & Screen Exam attaining A+ Honours.
Annie Jr.
1 Act version of the hit musical Annie, performed by a cast of young people aged 18 years, giving young performers the opportunity to experience performing lead roles in a professionally designed space.
Climate Change Musical
Musical performed by and created for children with the underlying theme of climate change. A journey story into an ecological dystopian future, a very real possibility. Informs, entertains and asks questions about unsustainable practices.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
The forest is not what it seems, the seasons have changed and the land is undistinguishable. This story unfolds as we delve into an un-recyclable, single- use world of convenience. How does this impact the world we can’t always see, the atmosphere and the environment?
West Side Story
The show, based on Romeo and Juliet and composed by the legendary Leonard Bernstein, follows two young lovers from feuding families in 1950s New York City. The families head up two racially-divided gangs, the white Jets and the Puerto Rican Sharks.
Musical Theatre
“Onstage is my truest of me”
– Abira Niye Harvey –
Annie the Musical
Abira was selected from over 650 auditionees to play an orphan in Packemin’s production of ANNIE, starring Amanda Muggleton (Prisoner, Hello Dolly, Shirley Valentine) as Miss Hannigan and Rodney Dobson (Wicked, Miss Saigon, The Full Monty) as Oliver ‘Daddy’ Warbucks.
Beauty & the Beast
Popstars The Musical
Abira played the role of Ambre Shu and Ensemble in the musical Popstars, written by Neil Gooding.
Twas the Week After Christmas
Abira played the role of Goldilocks and Ensemble in this original Pantomime written by Narelle Adams dir.
Pirates of Penzance
Abira played the role of the General’s daughter in Holroyd Musical Society’s production of Gilbert & Sullivan’s Pirates of Penzance .
Cinderella
Abira played the lead role of Cinderella at The Mcdonald College of Performing Arts, where she schooled for 5 of her primary years and developed her love for stage.