Carmen Diaz
Rowena can honestly say she's seen Hugh Jackman in his underwear... Jealous?!
One day in 2000, a chubby and out-of-shape Rowena made the decision of her life and quit her office job to do full-time dance. After 9 months of hard work, countless moments of self-doubt and a poor student, she started to work in the corporate world.
Musical Theatre was never a planned career choice; in 2003 Rowena accidentally fell into it… and so began a love affair.
Rowena has had amazing experiences in her Musical Theatre career to date. From meeting the band members of Queen in We Will Rock You, dancing with Hugh Jackman in The Boy From Oz and playing one of her dream roles 'Anita' in West Side Story in Manila.
She loved being part of the latest Australian tour of Miss Saigon where she covered and performed the roles of 'Kim' and 'Gigi' and understudied 'Ellen'. In 2009 she was part of the Production Company's Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and the Gordon Frost Organisation’s workshop production of An Officer and A Gentleman playing the role of 'Yoko'.
Rowena is honoured to be playing 'Carmen' in this production of Fame - it is a dream role.
I hope I make my friends and family proud.
