She had her start in musicals at the age of 16 when she played Rumpleteazer in the Melbourne Season of Cats. She originally audition for the Sydney season, but she was too young at that time. So she joined the company after the Sydney Season, and that's where it all began.

Original Melbourne Cast 1987

Alonzo/Rumpus Cat - Mark Hodge
Asparagus/Bustopher Jones/Growltiger - Grant Smith
Bombalurina - Femi Taylor
Cassandra - Loreen Tacke
Coricopat - Rod Waterworth
Demeter - Linda Harltey
Grizabella - Megan Williams
Jellylorum/Griddlebone - Patricia Pitney
Jennyanydots - Anna Butera
Mistoffolees - Dale Baker
Mungojerrie - Garry Ginivan
Munkustrap - Richard Pettyfer
Old Dueteronomy - John Wood
Plato/Macavity - Sean Hingston
Pouncival - Jess Jiminez
Rum Tum Tugger - Jeff Phillips
Rumpleteazer - Rachael Beck
Sillabub - Emma Callaghan
Skimbleshanks - John Hackett
Tantomile - Fo Stamatiou
Tumblebrutus - Todd Mckenny
Victoria - Melinda O'Connor

Cats Chorus:
Chris Dickson
Vanessa Fallon
Angela Johnson
Gary Jones
David Outtrim