Layla Rose Schillert

Layla Rose Schillert is a singer, actress, and performer emerging as one of Australia’s exciting young talents in musical theatre and screen performance. A graduate of Hunter School of the Performing Arts, Layla trained at Screenwise Film & TV School and further developed her craft through the Artists Lab Workshop with Simone Sault and Paul Tabone. She has also completed extensive classical and musical theatre vocal training, earning her AMEB Certificate.

Layla is currently touring internationally throughout 2025 and 2026 as Alice in Cirque Alice, performing at venues including Queensland Performing Arts Centre and Marina Bay Sands under producers Tim Lawson and Simon Painter. She also appears in The Musicals of the Night Australian Tour in 2025, produced by Paul Tabone and Glenn Amer.

Her stage credits include featured vocalist in Superstars: A Musical Celebration of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Ricealongside Marina Prior, Silvie Paladino, Chloé Zuel, and Joshua Robson for Stoddart Entertainment in 2024.

Layla was also featured on the original cast recording of Dot & The Kangaroo Jr as Mrs Kangaroo for MTI Australasia, with creators Dan Mertzlufft, Kate Leonard, and Daniel Stoddart. In 2023, she was recognised nationally as a Top 50 contestant on Australian Idol.

Additional theatre credits include PUFFS with The Very Popular Theatre Company, where she performed the roles of Susie Bones, Harry Potter, and Myrtle.

With a strong background in live performance, musical theatre, and screen acting, Layla continues to establish herself as a versatile and captivating performer.