Calendar (2008-2009)

	Music by: Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics by: Don Black Directed by: Peter Ross Starring: Jolene Anderson By arrangement with The Really Useful Group Ltd Season 29 July – 2 August, Merrigong Theatre, Wollongong 5 – 16 August Glen Street Theatre, Belrose 19 – 30 August, Seymour Centre, Sydney About *A single girl in the big city…* Andrew Lloyd Webber and Don Black's revised Tell Me on a Sunday charts the course of newly single girl arriving in New York in New York. Brimming with the optimism of ‘starting over’, she sets out to seek success, companionship and, of course, love. But as she weaves her way through the maze of the city and her own anxieties, frustrations and heartaches she begins to wonder whether - in fact - she's been looking for love in all the wrong places. Starring Jolene Anderson from All Saints and the winner of It Takes Two in 2007 this will be a night not to be missed. Andrew Lloyd Webber is one of the most proliﬁc composers of our time having composed the music for Jesus Christ Superstar, The Phantom of the Opera, Cats, Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Sunset Boulevard. Creative Team Director: Peter Ross Musical Director: Anne-Maree McDonald Set & Costume Designer: Mark Thompson Sound Designer: Michael Waters The critics “There is no one writing stuff as good as this in modern musical theatre.” Daily Express (UK) "Tell Me on a Sunday contains several of Webber’s very best songs, 'Come Back with the Same Look in Your Eyes', 'Unexpected Song' and 'Nothing Like You've Ever Known'." Michael Billington, The Guardian (UK)
	Based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott Book by: Allan Knee Music by: Jason Howland Lyrics by: Mindi Dickstein Directed by: Stuart Maunder Season 4 November – 7 December, Seymour Centre, Sydney By arrangement with Hal Leonard Australia Pty Ltd Exclusive agent for Music Theatre International (NY) About Little Women, based on Louisa May Alcott's own family experiences (and classic novel) follows the adventures of the four remarkable March sisters who come of age during the Civil War era. This timeless tale about the power of family, friendship and romance will capture the hearts of a new generation and captivate audiences of all ages. Little Women embodies the complete theatrical experience; a night filled with laughter, tears, and a lifting of the spirit. This powerful and exhilarating score soars with the sounds of personal discovery, heartache and hope. Creatives Director: Stuart Maunder Musical Director: Peter Rutherford Choreographer: Martin Michel Set Designer: Michael Scott-Mitchell Costume Designer: Julie Lynch Lighting Designer: Trudy Dalgleish Sound Designer: Michael Waters Cast The cast will include Trisha Noble, Judi Connelli and Hayden Tee The critics “Little Women has been turned into a musical that even grownups will like!” Time Magazine “It’s a Broadway musical designed for the whole family!” New York Sun
	Book & Lyrics by: Joe DiPietro Music: Jimmy Roberts Director: Darren Yap Season 21 April – 24 May 2009, Seymour Centre, Sydney About Sex, Dating, Marriage, Infidelity ... these are just some of the issues that are hilariously skewered in Joe DiPietro's hugely successful musical comedy. Four actors take on the lives of over twenty characters as they face the trials and tribulations of dealing with the opposite sex. Creative Team Director: Darren Yap Musical Director: Luke Byrne Choreographer: Johanna Puglisi Set & Costume Designer: Alice Lau Sound Designer: Michael Waters Cast The cast will include Hayden Tee and Katrina Retallick The critics “A great date show. It’s ‘Seinfeld’ set to music!” “A battle of the hetrosexes!” New York Post
	Devised by: Barry Day, from his bestselling book The Letters of Noel Coward Staring: Barrie Ingham Show Monday 25 August, Everest Theatre, Seymour Centre Inspired by Barry Day’s newly published book, The Letters of Noel Coward, and full of the wit and charm of Coward’s songs, drama and musings, this special evening will take you on an enticing journey through a remarkable life. With a career spanning five decades, Barrie Ingham has played leading roles with such companies as London’s Old Vic Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company, the National Theatre and the English Stage Company. Highlights of his career are playing Herbie opposite Angela Landsbury in Gypsy on the West End, playing Sir Danverse in Jekyll and Hyde of Broadway, and in Trevor Nunn’s Anything Goes at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Cast Barry Ingham with Peter Cousens and Luke Byrne at the piano.
	Up Close & Musical is a unique cabaret event on each Friday night of a show’s season. It features established musical theatre stars and emerging talent on stage after the production. Season Friday nights 11pm, during Productions, Seymour Centre, Sydney Up Close & Musical is a great place to come after dinner or after seeing another show around town. The bar opens at 9.30pm and the one-hour show kicks off at 11pm. Tickets are $25, which includes a complimentary glass of wine. All proceeds support The Nest (link), Kookaburra’s development and education wing. The Up Close & Musical line up for 2008 is yet to be announced. Previous artists have included Tamsin Carroll, Genevieve Lemon, Tony Sheldon, Michael Cormick, Simon Burke, Geraldine Turner, Phil Scott, Bert Labonte and Damien Leith.
	(Presented in association with Kookaburra) Producers: Neil Goodling Productions & White Box Music by: Peter Rutherford Book and Lyrics by: James Millar Directed by: Kim Hardwick Season 23 February – 15 March 2008, Seymour Theatre Centre, Sydney Presented in association with Kookaburra: The National Musical Theatre Company About The Hatpin is a new Australian musical drama set in the Australian winter of 1892. It is the true story of Amber Murray, a single mother who advertised her baby in a newspaper trading column in the hope of saving his life...and ended up embroiled in one of the most captivating, moving and exciting criminal trials in Australian history. This inspiring true story created awareness in Australia of the fundamental importance of the need for welfare for single mothers and was one of many that helped shape and inform Australia’s Child Protection Act. The cream of Australian musical theatre has joined together to create this bold new work that will premiere at the York Theatre, Seymour Centre on 27 February 2008. The cast features newcomer Melle Stewart as Amber Murray; multi-award winning performer Caroline O’Connor as the compassionate and hilarious Harriet Piper, Peter Cousens as the darkly intriguing Charles Makin and Barry Crocker AM as dry-witted Justice Stephen. With sensational new music from composer Peter Rutherford and book and lyrics by James Millar, The Hatpin is a ballad that promises to reveal the resilient nature of the human spirit in times of great loss as we follow a mother’s tireless battle to save her child. Creative Team Music: Peter Rutherford Book & Lyrics: James Millar Director: Kim Hardwick Musical Director: Peter Rutherford Set & Costume Designer: Mark Thompson Lighting & Vision Designer: Martin Kinnane Cast Caroline O’Connor, Peter Cousens, Barry Crocker AM, Melle Stewart. Octavia Barron-Martin, Nick Christo, Michelle Doake, Jodie Harris, Gemma-Ashley Kaplan, Tyran Parke, Jennifer Peers.

(Presented in association with Kookaburra)