At The Artists Lab, Paul Tabone and Simone Sault provide world-class training in singing, acting, and dancing, giving students the skills and confidence to succeed on the international stage. With personalized guidance and insider knowledge, they help unlock each student’s potential, making their dreams of a global career in performing arts a reality
Paul Tabone (He/Him)
Paul has established himself internationally as one of the West Ends and Broadways leading vocal coaches/teachers. Paul has studied the “Melocchi Technique” for the last 10 years under the guidance of Fulvio Massa (Bologna, Italy) as one of the last remaining practioners of this bel canto technique which assists all types of singers in many genres from Pop, Musical Theatre, Opera & Rock as well as vocal health rehabilitation (qualified Vocal Health First Aid Officer).
Paul Ettore Tabone began performing from the age of 9 and throughout his education attained extraordinary grades in piano, voice and music theory. He was given the honour of the prestigious ‘Most Promising Voice for Music Theatre Award’, both in 2007 & 2009 at the Central Queensland Conservatorium of Music.
In 2009 Paul graduated with a Bachelor of Music Theatre from CQ University’s Conservatorium of Music and it proved to be a pinnacle year. He made his solo opera debut in Opera Queensland’s world premiere production of The Dirty Apple.
With a rising reputation as one of Australia’s most promising lyric tenors, Paul was also engaged to perform with Dmand Entertainment’s Tenorissimo.
In 2011 Paul was engaged in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s sequel to the acclaimed The Phantom of The Opera, Love Never Dies in the supporting principal role of ‘Squelch’. In the same year he also performed in Vision Australia’s Carols by Candlelight in Melbourne which is broadcast nationally every Christmas eve. Paul moved to Italy in 2012 where he was engaged as a soloist in Puccini’s renowned opera Turandot in Florence.
In September that year he performed at the New York City Centre, Teatro Menotti (Spoletto) and then Teatro Duse in Bologna with the Luciano Pavarotti Heritage Concert.
In 2014, Paul made his professional operatic debut as Duca di Mantova in Verdi’s Rigoletto at the Opera Națională București under the baton of Cristian Sand, with direction by Stephen Barlow. In April Paul performed as Tony in Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story for the Teatro Carlo Felice (Genova) under the baton of Maestro Wayne Marshall and also in 2014 he made his debut as B.F Pinkerton in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly at the Teatro dei Gigli (Lucca) in collaboration with the Puccini Foundation of Italy under the direction of Massimo Morelli.
Paul was a second prize winner at the 2013 International Vocal Competition Rinaldo Pellizoni and won the Public Choice Award at the 2014 Canto Festival at Teatro La Fenice (FM).
2015 proved to be another great year for the young tenor from Ingham, Queensland when he returned to the Opera Națională București for further performances as Duca Di Mantova in Stephen Barlow’s production of Rigoletto. And in the same year Paul was also invited to reprise the role of ‘Squelch’ in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Never Dies at the Stage Operettenhaus in Hamburg (Germany) called, Liebe Stirbt Nie – Phantom II.
In 2021 amidst the world wide pandemic, together with Producer Robin Smith, Paul released his debut album ‘This is Me’ which rose to #1 on the classical crossover charts in The Uk, USA & Australia. BBC dubbed Paul as “Australia’s own Bocelli”.
Paul has recently concluded a four-year contract at Her Majesty’s Theatre in London’s Glimmering West End in the role of Ubaldo Piango in the 33rd year of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of The Opera. Paul continues his success in the role of Ubaldo Piangi as he returns to Australia in the Lawrence Connor production of “The Phantom of The Opera” that will perform for a limited season at the Sydney Opera House & The Arts Centre Melbourne in 2021 & 2022.
“A powerhouse voice that could fill a stadium” – Theatre Scotland
“Australia’s Own Andrea Bocelli” – BBC
Simon Sault (She/Her)
Simone Sault is an internationally acclaimed Choreographer, Director, and Movement Coach with a reputation for excellence in Australia and worldwide. Growing up in Melbourne, she trained in classical ballet at the National Theatre Ballet School before beginning her professional dance career with Sydney Dance Company in 1999. Over her eight-year tenure, Simone performed principal roles, including a critically praised performance of Ellipse at The Joyce Theatre in New York.
Recently, Simone returned from Broadway, where she served as Associate Director and Movement Director for The Roommate, starring Patti Lupone and Mia Farrow, under the direction of Tony Award winner Jack O’Brien. Other notable credits include serving as Associate Choreographer for the US and UK productions of Marianne Elliott and Stephen Sondheim’s Company on Broadway, the North American Tour, and the West End, as well as choreographing and associating for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Never Dies across multiple countries. She was also the Movement Director for Bell Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet and directed a workshop of Webber’s Cinderella at The Other Palace in London.
Simone’s influence extends to one of the most iconic productions in musical history—Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera—for the new version staged on Sydney Harbour, where she worked alongside Simon Phillips and Gabriela Tylesova to create the first new production in over 38 years.
Her career also spans several high-profile films, including Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (directed by Bill Condon), Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, and Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland and Sweeney Todd. Simone has also contributed to numerous TV and creative projects, such as Giri/Haji for Netflix, Baby Ballroom on Channel 4 UK, Strictly Dance Fever for the BBC, and the London Olympics 2012 opening ceremony directed by Danny Boyle.
Simone’s performance career includes roles in Phantom of the Opera, Chicago (London and Australia), Les Liaisons Dangereuses at Sadler’s Wells, Sinatra at the London Palladium, On the Town in Paris and London, among many others. As a Dance Coach, she has conducted masterclasses and workshops across the globe, including in the USA, Japan, Russia, Australia, China, and the UK.
