[2] In 1981, Metzger was cast in the lead role of Jonathan for the world première of Eaton Magoon Jr and Sir Robert Helpmann's Hawaiian musical Aloha for Hamilton Operatic Society at the Founders Theatre.
[3][4][5][6][7][8] A cast recording produced by Carl Doy was made of the show at Mandrill Studios, orchestrated and conducted by Derek Williams.
It was followed in 1985 by a Michael Edgley revival production at His Majesty's Theatre, Auckland,[11][12] directed by Joe Layton, also starring Metzger in the same role.
He returned to New Zealand to play Anatoly in the NZ tour of Chess and to record his debut solo album Me and My Songs produced by his friend Carl Doy.
Metzger relocated to Australia in the early 90s, where he played leading roles in a succession of productions including Me and My Girl, Pirates of Penzance, The Mikado, She Loves Me, Follies, Chess, The Wizard of Oz, Pippin, Titanic, and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.