The first international production of
The Witches of Eastwick opened in
Australia at the Princess Theatre,
Melbourne, with Lee as Michael Spofford, and starring comedian
Paul McDermott as Darryl van Horne,
Marina Prior as Jane, Angela Toohey as Alexandra and
Pippa Grandison as Sukie, with
Sabrina Batshon as The Little Girl. The show began previews on 19 August 2002. Revisions were made, including new lyrics and the excision of one number, 'Loose Ends'. However, the show never found an audience and closed on 17 November 2002. Lee was cast in the role of Bert in the first Australian production of
Mary Poppins which began previews at
Her Majesty's Theatre in
Melbourne on 14 July 2010. The show officially opened on 29 July. The cast also included Australian theatre icons
Marina Prior as Mrs Banks,
Debra Byrne as The Bird Woman,
Philip Quast as Mr Banks,
Judi Connelli as Miss Andrew, Sally Anne Upton as Mrs Brill, and Christopher Rickerby as Robertson Ay.
Verity Hunt-Ballard played Mary Poppins. The Melbourne production closed on 1 April 2011. It was also confirmed that the musical would play in
Sydney at the
Capitol Theatre starting in April 2011 concluding its run mid December 2011. The musical then went on an Australian tour, playing at the Lyric Theatre in
Brisbane until March 2012 and the
Burswood Theatre,
Perth until June 2012. After a four-month break, the production opened at the Civic Theatre in Auckland, New Zealand, from 18 October until 30 December. An Australian Cast Recording was released on 18 February 2011. Lee reprised the role of Bert for the Mary Poppins 2015-2017 UK and International tour which began on 12 October 2015 at the Leicester Curve and concluded at the Dubai Royal Opera on 26 May 2017.
The Production Company 2013 performance of
Singin' in the Rain saw Lee cast as Cosmo Brown opposite
Rohan Browne's Don Lockwood, with
Alinta Chidzey as Kathy and
Christie Whelan-Browne as Lina Lamont. Traditionally for The Production Company, Singin' in the Rain had a short season, running from 21 to 25 August. Lee performed in the new cabaret act
Swing on This at the
Adelaide Cabaret Festival on 7 June 2014 with a cast that included
Luke Kennedy,
Michael Falzon, and
Ben Mingay. Festival Artistic Director, and singer in her own right,
Kate Ceberano appeared as a special guest. Following Adelaide Cabaret Festival, they performed as the headline act at both the official black tie launch of the refurbished
Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre on 25 July and at the community concert the next evening, again playing to a full house. Notably, Lee performed the classic swing number Mr Bojangles, including a tap routine choreographed by
Chris Horsey. Lee was a judge on the television talent show
So You Think You Can Dance along with Jason Coleman and
Bonnie Lythgoe. Lee was a dance adjudicator at the Gold Coast Eisteddfod in August 2019. ==Awards and nominations==