Alinta is one of Australia’s most captivating leading ladies. She most recently starred as Satine in the Australian production of Moulin Rouge.
A multi-award winner, she most recently originated the role of Satine in Moulin Rouge! The Musical for Australia's national tour, with her work receiving outstanding reviews. She played the famed role of Velma Kelly in Chicago for the Gordon Frost Organisation, and sassy Anita in West Side Story, which saw her nominated for several awards, including a Helpmann, Green Room and Sydney Theatre Award. In 2011 she won the Australian Dance Award for Most Outstanding Performance.
Alinta is an acclaimed jazz vocalist, songwriter and recording artist. She released her debut album with Hook Turn Orchestra, titled Jazz and the Silver Screen, a collection of beautifully rearranged cinematic soundtracks. She also released her original music with Alinta and the Jazz Emperors, titled I Got You. Both albums are available through her website and iTunes.
With her burgeoning profile, Alinta is is frequently asked to perform at special events and concerts across the country both as a soloist and with her bands. These include iconic events such as Melbourne Fashion Week, the Australian Open, State of Origin and the NRL grand Final, to name a few.
Alinta performed alongside Hugh Jackman in his Broadway to Oz tour (Dainty Group) and played Petra for the Victorian Opera season of A Little Night Music. She became a fixture on The Production Company stage, playing Mary Magdalene in Jesus Christ Superstar, Magnolia in Show Boat, Kathy Selden in Singin' In the Rain, Svetlana in Chess, Niki Harris in Curtains and Sibella Hallward in the unforgettable A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder. For Chess, Alinta was honoured with a Green Room Award for Best Female Artist in a Supporting Role.
Screen credits include Wentworth, Winners & Losers, U.S. telemovie The Frontier, The Dr Blake Mysteries and Neighbours. Other stage credits include the Australasian Tour of Mamma Mia!; Mickey in Leader of the Pack, for which she received yet another Green Room Award (Best Featured Ensemble in a Musical); Dusty: The Original Pop Diva; Demeter in Cats; Mary Poppins for Free Rain Theatre; the Netherlands season of Dirty Dancing; a tour of The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Alice in the play Closer.