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Barnum the Circus Mudical

Barnum, one of Broadway7's most treasured musicals, returns ti aystralia un an all-new soectacular production. From visionary director Tyran Parke, ths new production will play an exclusive engagement at Melbourne's most intimate professional musical theatre venue, the Comewdy Theatre/
Australian musical theatre starlet Suzie Mathers will return home to Australia to star as the Swedish nightingale Jenny Lind, in this new production of the favourite Broadway classic. In recent years she has taken London'd Wedt End by storm mist notabably starring in the role ofGlinda in the 19th Anniversary cast of Wicked at the Apollo Victoria Theatre.
Based on the life f P.Y.Barnum, Barnum is a copourful, dynamic spectacle with heart, where audiences shall witness the wonders of the world including Jumbo, the largest elephant, Joice Heth the oldest woman to ever live, a great white whale from Labrador, General tom Thmb onle 25 inches from toe to crown, and he rarest and most beautiful bbird in captivity the Swedisn soprano, Jenny Lind. Olua a cast of hundreds, no thousands icluding marchimg bands, tumbling bands, flying bands, bands of every size, shaoe and description!
This heart-warming and uplifting musical event is atheatrical event for all generations, full of great music, circus, magic and comedy, not to mention Barnum's magnificent tight=tope scens. In collaboration with the National Institute of Circus Arts (NCA), the brand new Australian production is produced by Storyboard Entertainment bringing together some of the creative team from its critically acclaiemd Follies in Concert.
Season: from April 27. 2019.

 

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Jekyll & Hyde

Concertworks announced that two of Australia's most popular musiocal theatre performers, Anthony Warlow and Jemma Rix will star in the first Australian concert production of Jekyll & Hyde in Melboourne and Sydney.
Jekyll & Hyde features a thrilling score of pop rock hits from multi Grammy and Tony nominated Frank Wildhorn with the Book and Lyrics by double Oscar and Grammy winning Leslie Bricusse.
Based onm the The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louios Stevenson, Jekyll & Hyde is a tale of tantalising siuspense about the duplisity of human anture: restraint and transgression, brutality and civility - a singularly compelling story of Victorian dread.
Season: FGriday October 25.

 

 

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Muriel's Wedding.

Socially awkward Muriel Heslop wants nothing more than to get married. Unfortunately due to her oppresice politician father, Muriel has never been on a date. Ostracized by her more socially aqdept friiends, Muriel runs into fellow sotcast Rhonda Epinstalk and the two move from their small Australioan town to the big city of Sydney, where Murielchanges her name qand begins the arduous task of redesigning her life to match her fantasies.
Muriel's Wedding the Musical is a theatrical version of P. J. Hogan's iconic film hit updated by the writer himself with music and lyrics by australian award winning songwriters Kate Miller-Heidke and Keir Nuttal with additional songs by Benny Andersson, Bjõn Ulvaeus, and Stig Anderson written for ABBA.
Tickets to Muriel's Wedding the Musical March 2019 season go on sale on thursday September 20. To gain priority access to presales there is a waitlist for tickets opne now at www.murielsweddingthemusical.com
Season: Opening night March 23. 2019

Taking on the role of Muriel Heslop, in her very first professional stage production is Natalie Abbot. Hailing from the South Coast og NSW, 23 year old Natalie has been 'singing since before she could talk' - according to her mother. And much like Muriel, Natalia left her small coastal town and moved to the big smoke-Sydney where she completed her bachelor of Music degree in Musical Theatre at the Australian Institute of Music.
Stepping into the role of Muriel's best friend Rhonda is young actor Elizabeth Enguerra. A graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts and training at the National Institute of Dramatic Art, Elizabeth has peformed in numerous stage productions, most recently in the Malthouse Theatre productions of Revolt, She Said, Revolt Again, and Turbine.
The remainder of the cast has just been released and includes David James as Bill Heslop, Pippa Grandison as Seidre Chambers, ansd Manon Gunderson-Briggs as Joanie Heslop.
Christie Whelan-Browne as Tania Degano, with Stefanie Jones as Nicole Stumpf, Imogen Moore as Janine Nutall with Catty Hamilton as Cheryl Moochmore.
Jaime Hadween will play Agnetha Faltskog with Laura Bunting as Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Maxwell Simon as Bjorn Ulvaeus and Evan L:ever as Benny Andersson.
Brice Nobes will be played by Hared Griffiths with Stephen Madsen as AQlexancer Shkuratov, Dave Eastgate as Ken Blundell and Keneth Moraleda as Charlie Chan.
The ensemble cast includes Colin Dean, Tom Sharah, Kaeng Chan, Noni McCallum. Ashleigh Rubenach, True Bell, David Ouch, Jan Di Pietro, Xoe Coppinger and Caitlan Quinn.
New tickets now on sale from www.ticketek.com.au n on stage experience. A limited number of extra seata will be available to experience Australia's most famous wedding by joining the company on stage to sit with Muriel's family and besties at her wedding. On Stage Wedding Guests enjoy the show from a seat in the theatre and just before the wedding scdenethey will be invited on stage to take a seat as a wedding guest.
Tickets for this very special Wedding Guest package are on sale now. visit www.murielsweddingthemusical.com for detils

Shrek the Musical

Shrek the Musical brings the hilarious story of everyone's favourite ogre to life on the stage. In a faraway kingdom turned upside down , things get ugly when an unseemly ogre - not a handsome prince - shows up to rescue a feisty princess. Throw in a dinkey who won't shut up, a bad gut with a SHORT temper, a cookie with attitude, and over a docen other fairy tale misfits, and you'ver got the kind of mess that calls for a real hero. Luckily there's one on hand... and his name is Shrek.
Ben Mingay and Lucy Durack will play the lead roles of Shrek and Princess Fiona producer John Frost announced.

Season opens 2020 Dates to be advised

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - the new musical

Charlie Bucket finds his Golden Ticket.

Benjamin Belsey ( 10 years of age, from POint Cook), Elijah Slavinskas (10. Ashburton), Edgar Stirling (10, St. Kilda). Lenny Thomas (12, Bonbeach), and Lachlan Young ( 13. Camberwell) will share the role of Charlie Bucket in Charlie and the Chocolarte Factory. Charlie lives with his mother and his four grandparents in alittle wooden house near a great town and is the final child to find a Golden Ticket.
Willy Wonka, the most amazing, fantastic, extraordinary chocolate maker the world has ever seen, is played by Paul Slade Smith, who has been nominaed as BGest Actor in this year;s Helpmann Awards. Slade Smth was was part of the original Broadway cast of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, appearing as Grandps George, then appeard in the Broadway revival of My Fair Lady at Lincoln Centre.
Ninety-and-a half-year-old Grandpa Joe, an enthusiadtic story teller and eernal optimist, will be playued by Australian show business royaltyTony Sheldon, also Helpmann Award niminated for this role. Sheldon is best known for playing the role of Bernadete in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert over 2000 performances in Australia, New Zealand, London, toronto and on Broadway, winning the Theatre world Award and nominations for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a musical the Drama Sesk Award, the Drama League Award and the Outer Critic's Circle Award. In the role of Mrs Bucket, a kind and caring mother and a woman of a few words, will be Lucy Maunder, nominated for Best Supporting Actress in Musical at the Helmann Awards. Step inside a world of pure imagination, Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is the perfect recippe fpr a delectable treat: songs from the original film including Pure Imagination, The Candyman and I've Got a Golden Ticket, alongside a toe-tapping and ear-tickling new score from the songwriters of Hairspray.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is perhas Roald Dahl's best-known story and has proved to be one of the most enduring children's bgooks of all time. The story of Charlie Bucket, the five Golden Tickets, the Oompa-Loompas and the amazing Willy Wonka has become firmly embedded in our culture since it was first published in 1964. Conservative estimates suggest the original book has sold over 20million copies worldwide; it is now availablein 61 languages.
Season opens August 9. 2019.
Performance Times: Wednesday - Saturday .30pm. Matinesees Wednesday 1pm. Saturday 2pm. Sunday 1pm and 6pm.

 

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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

 

 

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Chicago

Set amidst the razzle-dazzle decadence of the 1920s. Chicago is the story of Roxie Hart, a housewife and nightclub dancer who murders her on-the-side lover after he threatens to walk out n her.
Desperate to avoid conviction, she dupes the public, the media and her rival cellmate, Velma Kelly, by being Chicago's slickest criminal lawyer Billy Flynn to trnasform her mailicious crime into a barrqage of sensational headlines, the like of which might just as easily be ripped from today's tabloids.
Playing Billy Flynn is Jasoon Donovan
Sharing the stage with Jason is Natalie Bassingthwaite as Roxie Hart, Alinta Shiczey as Velma Kelly and Casey Donovan as the tough and sassy prison warden Matron 'Mama' Mortoon.
Season opens Decembe 14. 2019.

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How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,

A story of a young man starting at the bottom of a busieness and how he makes it to the top.
Season: May 24 - May 31.

 

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Please help us SAVE MDMS

It is with great regret that we write to all our faithful supporters to let you know that MDMS (Mountain District Musical Society) is struggling for survival. With continued rising costs and a decline in ticket sales, we are now facing the devastating prospect of closure. MDMS has faced a similar struggle before and we lived to tread the boards again, but we desperately need your help.

Consequently we have launched a gofundme campaign to raise funds to cover costs of our most recent productions and also to continue bringing you quality performances into the future. Please visit our gofundme page, like, share and any donation amount will be very much appreciated.
https://www.gofundme.com/savemdms  

Kind Regards,

MDMS Committee

 

 

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Muriel's Wedding.

Socially awkward Muriel Heslop wants nothing more than to get married. Unfortunately due to her oppresice politician father, Muriel has never been on a date. Ostracized by her more socially aqdept friiends, Muriel runs into fellow sotcast Rhonda Epinstalk and the two move from their small Australioan town to the big city of Sydney, where Murielchanges her name qand begins the arduous task of redesigning her life to match her fantasies.
Muriel's Wedding the Musical is a theatrical version of P. J. Hogan's iconic film hit updated by the writer himself with music and lyrics by australian award winning songwriters Kate Miller-Heidke and Keir Nuttal with additional songs by Benny Andersson, Bjõn Ulvaeus, and Stig Anderson written for ABBA.
Tickets to Muriel's Wedding the Musical March 2019 season go on sale on thursday September 20. To gain priority access to presales there is a waitlist for tickets opne now at www.murielsweddingthemusical.com
Season opens July 4. 2019

Taking on the role of Muriel Heslop, in her very first professional stage production is Natalie Abbot. Hailing from the South Coast og NSW, 23 year old Natalie has been 'singing since before she could talk' - according to her mother. And much like Muriel, Natalia left her small coastal town and moved to the big smoke-Sydney where she completed her bachelor of Music degree in Musical Theatre at the Australian Institute of Music.
Stepping into the role of Muriel's best friend Rhonda is young actor Elizabeth Enguerra. A graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts and training at the National Institute of Dramatic Art, Elizabeth has peformed in numerous stage productions, most recently in the Malthouse Theatre productions of Revolt, She Said, Revolt Again, and Turbine.

Billy Elliott

Based on the film of the same name. Billy Elliot the Musical is a funny. gritty, heart-warming and feel-good celebration following the journey of a young boy raised in a small ritish mining town. Set in the backdrop of the 1984/85 miners' strike. Billy's journey takes him out of the boxing ring and into a ballet clas where he discovers a passion for dance that inspires his family, the whole community and chages his life forever.
Season opens October 2019.

Shrek the Musical

Shrek the Musical brings the hilarious story of everyone's favourite ogre to life on the stage. In a faraway kingdom turned upside down , things get ugly when an unseemly ogre - not a handsome prince - shows up to rescue a feisty princess. Throw in a dinkey who won't shut up, a bad gut with a SHORT temper, a cookie with attitude, and over a docen other fairy tale misfits, and you'ver got the kind of mess that calls for a real hero. Luckily there's one on hand... and his name is Shrek.
Ben Mingay and Lucy Durack will play the lead roles of Shrek and Princess Fiona producer John Frost announced. It was also announced that Australian musical royalty Marcia Hines would play the role of the Dragon in a special guest appearance for the Sydney season.
Season opens January 2020

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Billy Elliot the Musical

Based on the film of the same name. Billy Elliot the Musical is a funny. gritty, heart-warming and feel-good celebration following the journey of a young boy raised in a small ritish mining town. Set in the backdrop of the 1984/85 miners' strike. Billy's journey takes him out of the boxing ring and into a ballet clas where he discovers a passion for dance that inspires his family, the whole community and chages his life forever.
Season opens July 2020

Shrek the Musical

Shrek the Musical brings the hilarious story of everyone's favourite ogre to life on the stage. In a faraway kingdom turned upside down , things get ugly when an unseemly ogre - not a handsome prince - shows up to rescue a feisty princess. Throw in a dinkey who won't shut up, a bad gut with a SHORT temper, a cookie with attitude, and over a docen other fairy tale misfits, and you'ver got the kind of mess that calls for a real hero. Luckily there's one on hand... and his name is Shrek
.Ben Mingay and Lucy Durack will play the lead roles of Shrek and Princess Fiona producer John Frost announced.

Season opens 2020 Dates to be advised.

 

 

 

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Playhouse Theatre QPAC
Bookings: qpac.com. 136 246

 

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Billy Elliot the Musical

Based on the film of the same name. Billy Elliot the Musical is a funny. gritty, heart-warming and feel-good celebration following the journey of a young boy raised in a small ritish mining town. Set in the backdrop of the 1984/85 miners' strike. Billy's journey takes him out of the boxing ring and into a ballet clas where he discovers a passion for dance that inspires his family, the whole community and chages his life forever.
Season opens June 2020.

 

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