Joseph Tabua is a Sydney-based guitarist, composer and multi-instrumentalist specialising in musical theatre, contemporary performance and rock guitar. His theatre credits include Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, They’re Playing Our Song, Footloose, Shrek The Musical, 13 The Musical, Come From Away, The Wedding Singer and Gypsy. He has performed as Guitar One, Guitar Two, Bass Guitar and on mandolin, octave mandolin, bouzouki and acoustic guitar.
INSTRUMENTS
Electric Guitar | Acoustic Guitar | Bass Guitar | Mandolin | Octave Mandolin | Bouzouki |Tenor Saxophone | Piano | Guzheng
SPECIALITIES
Guitar One | Guitar Two | Rock Guitar | Musical Theatre | Sight Reading | Conducting | Multi-Instrumental Performance
JOSEPH TABUA
Guitarist | Guitar 1 | Multi-Instrumentalist
Sydney, Australia
MUSICAL THEATRE CREDITS
35MM: A Musical Exhibition — Tom Mann Theatre, Surry Hills (2026)
Music & Lyrics: Ryan Scott Oliver
Based on photographs by Matthew Murphy
Guitar One
Musical Director: Mitchell Brown
Halloween Weekend — 31 October–1 November 2026
The Wedding Singer — Regals Musical Society, Rockdale (2027)
Guitar One
Musical Director: Jieshun Wang
Gypsy — Campbelltown Theatre Group (2027)
Guitar One
Come From Away — Strathfield Musical Society (2026)
Guitar One
Musical Director: Brian Hughes
Come From Away — Campbelltown Theatre Group (2026)
Mandolin, Bouzouki, Acoustic Guitar & Octave Mandolin
Musical Director: Wei Jiang
13 The Musical — Regals Musical Society, Rockdale (2026)
Guitar One
Musical Director: Jieshun Wang
Shrek The Musical — Cheltenham Girls High School (2026)
Guitar One
Shrek The Musical — Inner West Theatre Company, Petersham (2025)
Guitar Two
Musical Director: Cathy Boyle
Footloose — PACA Production, Chatswood Concourse (2025)
Bass Guitar
Musical Director: William Yates
Footloose — Engadine Music Society (2025)
Guitar Two
Musical Director: Jonah Eskander
They’re Playing Our Song — Bryan Brown Theatre, Bankstown (2024)
Guitar One
Musical Director: Greg Crease
Tina: Tina Turner The Musical — Theatre Royal Sydney (2023)
Bass Guitar
Musical Director: Christina Polimos
