TONYA KOENDERMAN


The outstandingly talented cabaret artist Tonya Koenderman was with the Doowah Girls since its inception at the end of 1990. Other cabarets under her belt are We 3 with Gordon Mulholland and Paul Andrews, as well as the Cape Town hits Juke is King, Jive to the Juke and Wurlitzer. She performed in the look-alike, sound-alike show at The Carousel called Stars in your Eyes.

Tonya has worked extensively for Sun International in extravaganzas such as Jump, Shout, Bop and Boogie and later starred in Skin Tight and Ooh la lah, both devised and directed by Brian Bester. Tonya had the honour of being the only local artist to star in the Sun City sensation, Beyond Belief, which ran for 16 months at the Sun City Extravaganza. Tonya has worked at Ceaser's Casino as the guest artist in the dance extravaganza Dazzle as well as Celebrate! Directed by Billy Hogg and Amber Baty. She performed at MonteCasino in a duo with Anne-Marie Clulow, entitled All of Woman.

Her solo cabarets include the hits Tonya Unwrapped, Makin Whoopee, Liza with a T, Age of Aquarius and Divas to a T. Tonya has done corporate work for Standard Bank, Nedbank, VW, Gilette, Appletizer, Coca-Cola and SA Breweries to name a few. She has worked extensively overseas, most recently in the Seychelles.