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Chris Ryan Chris Ryan i(20024597 works by)
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'Chris Ryan is a double graduate of the VCA in Music (Voice) and Acting and a trained opera singer. He was the lead in King Kong: The Musical, and tours the world with cabaret star Meow Meow, as her co-performer. He attended St Kevin’s Church in Templestowe, and was eventually coaxed into joining the church band, which was him and another kid who played piano, performing hymns to about ten people.' (https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/crossbread/chris-ryan/12287206

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y separately published work icon CrossBread Australia : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2020 20024620 2020 series - publisher musical theatre podcast humour

'Twin brother and sister Josh and Joan Burns formed CrossBread, the hugely successful Christian Rap duo from Boronia in Melbourne's outer suburbs back in 2015. The band briefly lit up GodTube in Australia and became Christian hip-hop superstars, with hits such as "It's Just Jesus", "A Christian on a Mission (ain't a Christian to be dissin')" and their smash hit Christmas single, "Merry Crossmass". But even though they burned brighter than the star of Bethlehem, the band ended up being destroyed quicker than Sodom and Gomorrah.

'Over six episodes, their former social media manager, Ken Lim, will dig into the archives to trace their origins working in a donut shop, why it all fell apart so quickly, and their biggest regrets - like why a brother and sister would name their band "CrossBread".

'The Bible might be the greatest story ever told. But this could easily be the second or third best.' (Production summary)

2021 winner AWGIE Awards Audio
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