Major Musicals Movements 2013

Major Musicals Movements 2013

Thanks to a few requests from our readers, here is a break down of all the Major Musicals known to be playing in Australia in 2013.

Addams Family
Jersey Boys
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
South Pacific
I Dreamed A Dream: The Susan Boyle Musical
Strictly Ballroom
Legally Blonde
King Kong
The Lion King

Arena Concert Tours:
We Will Rock You
Jesus Christ Superstar

Currently Running:
A Chorus Line: About to finish a season in Perth, followed by a Brisbane Season in November
Jersey Boys: Now playing in Adelaide before moving to Melbourne in January and Perth in April
South Pacific: Now playing in Melbourne before moving to Brisbane in December and a return to Sydney in September 2013 
Legally Blonde: Now playing in Sydney, however the Box Office is struggling presently. 


Opening 2012
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: November 2012
Opening 2013
Addams Family: Sydney March, followed by a tour
Strictly Ballroom: Sydney September
King Kong: Melbourne's Regent in June
The Lion King: Sydney's Capitol late 2013

Still rumoured:
9 to 5

Sister Act
Book of Mormon
Shrek
Les Miserables
Ghost (initially 'postponed')

Theatre-by-Theatre

Sydney:
Opera House
South Pacific: September 2013

Capitol Theatre

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: November 2012

Addams Family: March 2013

Lion King: December 2013

Lyric Theatre
Legally Blonde: Present - approximately Feb/March 2013 (depending on ticket sales)

Warhorse: Opening March
Strictly Ballroom: September 2013

Royal
I Dreamed A Dream: 4th of July

Melbourne

Regent Theatre
King Kong: June  2013

Her Majesty's Theatre

A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum: Present - January 2013

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: 30th of January to late March/April
I Dreamed A Dream: 31st of May 2013 for a limited 4 week season

The Princess Theatre

South Pacific: Present - November 25th 2012

Jersey Boys: January 2013 to March

Legally Blonde: from March


Brisbane
QPAC

A Chorus Line: 16th November - 2nd December 2012
South Pacific: 27th December 2012



Perth
Crown (ex-Burswood) Theatre
A Chorus Line: until November 2012

Jersey Boys: from 21st April 2013

Adelaide
Festival Theatre
Jersey Boys: Now playing until very late 2012

Additional Legally Blonde casting

Despite ensemble auditions continuing this week, additional cast members of Legally Blonde have been announced. The announced cast now includes:

Elle Woods - Lucy Durack

Emmett - David Harris

Warner - Rob Mills

Professor Callahan - Cameron Daddo

Brooke Wyndham - Erika Heynatz

Vivian - Ali Calder

Serena - Ashlea Pyke

Margot - Renee Burleigh

Pilar - Chloe Zuel

Kyle - Mike Snell

Enid - Zoe Jarrett

Ensemble: Michelle Barr, Ash Bee, Ryan Gonzalez, Ed Grey, Matt Hamilton, Glen Hill, Shaye Hopkins, Nicole Melloy, Elenoa Rokobaro, Andrew Ronay-Jenkins, Darren Tyler, Stephen Wheat and Teagan Wouters (Elle u/s)

The Production Company 2012

The Production Company will launch their 2012 season next Wednesday the 28th of March at a function at Raheen.

The season will include productions of Promises, Promises and The Producers featuring Christie Whelan as secretary/receptionist Ulla.

There have also been rumours of a production of Gypsy starring Caroline O'Connor as Mama Rose, but we believe these plans fell through.

The 3rd show has now been officially announced to be Chess.

MI Ticket Giveaway- Oliver! in Sydney

The Musicals Insider is excited to announce it's first ever ticket giveaway.

We have 1 double pass to give away for the new pro-am Oliver! at Riverside Theatres in Sydney, presented by Packemin Productions.

In the leading roles are Wayne Scott Kermond as Fagin, Todd Keys (Phantom, Zhivago) as Bill Sikes and Katie McKee (My Fair Lady, Floyd Collins) as Nancy. They are joined by the adorable Damian Hempstead as Oliver and a supporting cast of almost 100.

We have one double pass for either Friday the 3rd of Feb 7:30, Saturday the 4th of Feb at 7:30 and Sunday the 5th of Feb at 3:00.

To go into the draw for the double pass, tweet us the answer to the following question:

What was the name of the recent BBC series to find a Nancy for the West End, and who was the eventual winner?

Entries close at 10pm on Wednesday the 25th of Jan, with the winner drawn and notified on Australia Day. Make sure you are following us at @MusicalsInsider

Good Luck!

If you would like to get us to organise a ticket giveaway for your show, please contact us at MysteriousMusicals@gmail.com

Major Musicals Movements

With several new announcements and developments recently, it is time for our favourite segment: Major Musicals Update!


Currently Running:
Rock Of Ages: 1 month in Brisbane, then unknown
Mary Poppins: Brisbane season, then Perth and Asia
Love Never Dies: 3 months in Syd then closing
Jersey Boys: New Zealand before Australian Capitals

Opening 2012
Annie: East Coast and Perth tour,
A Chorus Line: Adelaide, Melbourne, Singapore & Sydney, then Australian tour to Brisbane & Perth
An Officer & A Gentleman: Sydney & Melbourne
Legally Blonde: Sydney from September
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: Sydney from November
South Pacific: Australian Tour
Strange Bedfellows (hopefully...)

Opening 2013
Addams Family: Sydney March, followed by tour to all Australian Capitals
Strictly Ballroom: Sydney September
Ghost: Melbourne August
King Kong: Melbourne's Regent
The Lion King: Sydney's Capitol late 2013

Still rumoured:
Sister Act
Book of Mormon
Shrek
Les Mis

Theatre-by-Theatre

Sydney:
Opera House
South Pacific: August- September 2012

Capitol Theatre
Love Never Dies: from the 8th of January - April 1st 2012

A Chorus Line: July 20th - 5th of August

Next to Normal: September 2012 - October 2012
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: November 2012
Addams Family: March 2013

Lion King: December 2013

Lyric Theatre
Annie: 28th of December - 28th of March 2012
An Officer & A Gentleman: May - August (TBC) 2012
Legally Blonde: Late September 2012 onwards
Strictly Ballroom: September 2013

Royal
Nothing major at this stage

Melbourne

Theatres TBA

Legally Blonde
Strange Bedfellows


Regent Theatre
Annie: 24th of May - July 2012
King Kong: Early 2013

Her Majesty's Theatre
A Chorus Line: 4th of February to the 10th of March

An Officer & A Gentleman: Depending on success of Sydney, approx August/September
Ghost: August 2013

The Princess Theatre
Moonshadow: May 2012
South Pacific: October 2012


Brisbane
QPAC
Mary Poppins: 27th of December - March 17th
Annie: April 7th - Mid May 2012
Opera Australia Season: May - June

Jersey Boys: 13th July - September
A Chorus Line: 16th November - 2nd December
South Pacific late 2012/early 2013



Perth
Burswood Theatre
Mary Poppins: from March 2012

Annie: Dates TBA, but until September 30
Jersey Boys: TBA

A Chorus Line: October 20th

Adelaide
Festival Theatre
A Chorus Line: December 31st - January 2012
Jersey Boys: October 26th 2012
South Pacific: TBA

Full cast of A Chorus Line

The full cast of the upcoming production of A Chorus Line has been revealed, with a mix of well known performers and up and coming performers.

Zach: Josh Horner
Larry: Gerrard Carter
Don: Mark Hill
Maggie: Stephanie Grigg
Mike: James Maxfield
Connie: Leah Lim
Greg: Rohan Browne
Cassie: Anita Louise Combe
Sheila: Debora Kirzak
Dianna: Karlee Misipeka
Bobby: Ashley McKenzie
Bebe: Monique Salle
Judy: Renee Armstrong
Al: Will Centurion
Kristine: Sian Johnson
Val: Hayley Winch
Mark: Scott Morris
Paul: Euan Doidge
Roy: Mitchell Hicks
Tom: Jakob Ambrose
Frank: Mark Strom
Butch: Joel Hewlett
Lois: Samantha Dodemaide
Vicky: Amber Jean Thomas
Trisha: Meghan O'Shea

Alice Ramshaw - Dance Captain

Heath Keating - Swing

Producer: Tim Lawson
Director/Choreographer: Baayork Lee
Musical Director: Peter Casey

Congratulations to everyone. The show opens on New Year's Eve in Adelaide, then moving to Melbourne on the 4th of Feburary.

Mini shows updates.

Just for some quick news on several shows.

The cast of the Adelaide and Melbourne seasons of A Chorus Line is to be announced very soon, but it has been revealed Debora Krizak will play Sheila, with Josh Horner to play Zack, Renee Armstrong as Judy Turner and Anita Louise Coombe as Cassie. Rehearsals start in November.
The show will play from New Year's Eve in Adelaide before transferring to Melbourne's Her Majesty's Theatre from early February 2012.

Mary Poppins last night bid farewell to four cast members - Christina Tan, Justin Anderson, Troy Sussman and Anna Lee Robertson. Taking their places are Jodie Harris, Glen Oliver, David Spencer and Jennifer Peers respectively. Natalie Gamsu will soon be taking over the role of Miss Andrew from Judi Connolli and Monica Swayne (Swing/Mary understudy) will also be joining the company in the near future.

At Love Never Dies, Ben Lewis is back playing the Phantom after a recent illness following the DVD filming. During this time both of his understudies, Matt McFarlane and Tod Strike have been playing the coveted role.

Legally Blonde has been pushed back to September 2012 and is now expected to play in the Lyric theatre, after speculation it would play the Capitol. A formal announcement of casting is not expected to be made until February.


The Addams Family and King Kong are both currently auditioning, with King Kong looking for more cast members for their Workshops and possible future seasons. Esther Hannaford and Queenie van de Zandt are both participating in the current workshop.

Addams Family is currently auditioning for leads for their 2013 season. Ensemble auditions are not until mid 2012.


The Asian tour of Wicked is in negotiation with Equity regarding contracts and conditions. This follows an unfortunate trend of sub-standard tours through Asian countries. A tour of Kiss Me Kate earlier this year ended abruptly when producers went bankrupt, owing artists many performance fees.

Joining the cast will be Glen Hogstrom as Dr. Dillamond and Anne Wood as Madame Morrible. Joining the ensemble is Justin Anderson, straight from Mary Poppins, Luigi Lucente from Jersey Boys, Chris Scalzo from Zhivago and Claire George as ensemble/Glinda understudy. Former ensemble member Deanna O'Leary is also rejoining the company for the tour, again the ensemble.