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July 22, 2010
July 13, 2010
ArtsCareer website to launch December 2010
In a unique collaboration, arts industry and arts education peak bodies join the National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA) in providing content for the new professional development web portal for artists and arts educators: ArtsCareer.com.au
The site will draw together resources for artists of all stripes, including dancers, musicians, visual artists and designers, theatre performers, writers and artists working across artforms. With recent research showing that incomes of most artists are still very low, this website will provide a valuable short cut to career-boosting opportunities.
Parties involved include:
Arts Education Australia
Ausdance National
the Australian Network for Art & Technology
Australian Society of Authors
Australian Teachers of Media
Music Council of Australia
and
Theatre Network Victoria
More information: http://tnv.net.au/news-and-events
July 7, 2010
A SONDHEIM TRIPTYCH
Presented by Magnormos
September 20th - October 4th
Elisabeth Murdoch Hall
Melbourne Recital Centre
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Monday September 20th 8pm: SATURDAY NIGHT MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG Monday October 4th 8pm: ANYONE CAN WHISTLE Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Book by Arthur Laurents
Directed by: Aaron Joyner SEASON TICKETS Book your season tickets by phone: 03 9699 3333 SINGLE TICKETS To make a booking call 1800 278 468 and mention MRC. More information: www.magnormos.com
Celebrate the 80th birthday of
Broadway legend Stephen Sondheim,
by treating yourself to performances of 
three of his works in concert:
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by: Julius J. Epstein & Phillip G. Epstein
Based on the play ‘Front Porch in Flatbush’ by Julius J. Epstein and Philip G. Epstein
Directed by: Terence O’Connell
Musical Direction by: Vicky Jacobs
In 1953, SATURDAY NIGHT was to mark the Broadway debut of a young, new writer, Stephen Sondheim. Owing to the death of the original producer the New York opening was delayed some 47 years (starring Australia’s own David Campbell). Brimming with all the charm and youthful vitality of a talent blossoming into greatness, SATURDAY NIGHT is a captivating story of love, ambition and friendship, set during the last days before the Great Depression. The rollicking adventure follows a group of Brooklyn boys trying to make their fortunes on the stock market of 1929, with as many romantic entanglements as possible along the way!
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by George Furth
Based on the original play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart
Originally Directed on Broadway by Harold Prince
Originally produced on Broadway by Lord Grade, Martin Starger, Robert Fryer and Harold Prince in association with Ruth Mitchell and Howard Haines
Directed by: Shaun Murphy
Musical Direction by: Ben Kiley
The authors of COMPANY reunited to turn the traditional showbiz musical on its head with MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG, a thrilling and compelling Broadway fable about friendship, compromise and the high price of success. With a unique narrative style that begins in the present and moves backwards in time, the story revolves around Franklin Shepard who, having once been a talented composer of Broadway musicals, has now abandoned his friends and his songwriting career to become a Hollywood producer. The milestones of his personal and professional lives are displayed through a sequence of flashbacks, exploring the turbulence of his relationships and the changing America around him.
Musical Direction by: Laura Tipoki
Sondheim’s wickedly funny, cheekily disrespectful and outright blasphemous musical comedy is one of the funniest Broadway musicals ever written. An absurdist story of fake miracles, corrupt politicians, escaped lunatics, psychotherapy and even romance, ANYONE CAN WHISTLE was way ahead of its time in 1964 where it played for only nine performances on Broadway. With its well-aimed pot shots at everything America holds dear, modern audiences across the world have found new joys in its refreshing honesty and timeless relevance.
VIP—$180 (premium seats to all three concerts) *
Gold—$160 (A reserve seats to all three concerts) *
Silver—$140 (B reserve seats to all three concerts)
* includes complimentary program and chocolates on arrival
Premium reserve—$65
A reserve—$58 ($53 concession)
B reserve—$52 ($47 concession)
Book online at melbournerecital.com.au
by calling (03) 9699 3333
or in person at the Melbourne Recital Centre Box Office**
**Transaction Fees apply to ticket bookings
Accommodation packages available at The Olsen, The Cullen or The Blackman.
June 11, 2010
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
4 shows only - Don’t miss it!! The competition is intense. The words are hilarious. Let the spelling begin! The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee centres around a fictional spelling bee in Putnam County , New York . Six kids Chip, Leaf, William, Logainne, Olive and Marcy face off in the battle of their lives. They compete against each other as well as members of the audience. Go online and meet the characters here Ticket Prices
Presented by PLOS
June 17th - 20th 2010
Frankston Arts Centre
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Three adults help adjudicate the proceedings: a nostalgic former spelling bee winner Ms. Peretti, a mildly insane Vice Principal Panch and The Official Comfort Counselor Mitch Mahoney completing his community service to the state of New York .
Thursday 17 June – 8pm
Friday 18 June – 8pm
Saturday 19 June – 8pm
Sunday 20 June – 2pm
Adult $36.00
Concession and Group (20+) $31.00
Child (under 16) $23
Ticket bookings
(03) 9784 1060 or online www.artscentre.frankston.vic.gov.au
June 11, 2010
REEFER MADNESS
Inspired by the original 1936 film of the same name, this raucous musical comedy takes a tongue-in-cheek look at the hysteria caused when clean-cut kids fall prey to marijuana, leading them on a hysterical downward spiral filled with evil jazz music, sex and violence. Ticket Prices
Presented by
Fab Nobs Theatre Inc.
June 18th - July 3rd
The Fab Factory, Bayswater
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You won’t be able to resist the spoofy fun of REEFER MADNESS. The addictive and clever musical numbers range from big Broadway-style showstoppers to swing tunes like “Down at the Ol’ Five and Dime” and the Vegas-style “Listen to Jesus, Jimmy,” featuring J.C. Himself leading a chorus of showgirl angels. This dynamic show will go straight to your head!
REEFER MADNESS is a highly stylised and satirical political commentary. It contains adult humour, religious parody and drug use as well as suggested violence and sexual explicitness.
Friday 18th June 8pm ‘Gala Night’
Saturday 19th June 8pm
Sunday 20th June 8pm
Thursday 24th June 8pm
Friday 25th June 8pm
Saturday 26th June 8pm
Saturday 26th June ‘Midnight Show’
Thursday 1st July 8pm
Friday 2nd July 8pm
Saturday 3rd July 8pm
Adult $30.00
Group Booking (minimum 10) $27.00
Ticket bookings and enquiries
0401 018 846 or online www.fabnobstheatre.com.au
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