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Music and Lyrics by: Stephen Schwartz
Book by: Roger O. Hirson
Directed & Choreographed by: Ross Coleman
Kookaburra season dates: 10 April – 19 May 2007, Sydney Theatre
Awards: Nominated for three Helpmann Awards
Pippin tells the story of the young prince Pippin who longs to discover the secret of true happiness and fulfilment. His quest takes him to the glories of the battlefield, the temptations of the flesh and the intrigues of political power.
This hip, tongue-in-cheek and timeless fairy tale was Kookaburra’s inaugural musical and truly captivated the audience.
The energetic pop-influenced score by three-time Oscar-winning composer/lyricist Stephen Schwartz, whose many other hits include Godspell, Wicked and the animated films Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame and The Prince of Egypt, bursts with one show stopping number after another, from soaring ballads including “Corner of the Sky“ to infectious dance numbers like “Magic To Do”.
Creative Team
Director & Choreographer: Ross Coleman
Artistic Producer: Peter Ross
Musical Director: Michael Tyack
Production Designer: Gabriela Tylesova
Lighting Designer: Trudy Dalgleish
Sound Designer: Michael Waters
Cast
Matthew Robinson (Pippin), Sharon Millerchip (Catherine, Peasant), Derek Metzger (Charles), Bert Labonte (Leading Player), Trish Noble (Bethe), Lisa Callingham (Fastrada), Ross Hannaford (Theo), Glenn Hill (Player), Thern Reynolds (Lewis), Lucinda Shaw (Player),
Zoe Trilsbach (Player) and Stephen Wheat (Player)
Video
See a preview of Pippin
Watch a video of Pippin day one
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Music and Lyrics by: Stephen Sondheim
Book by: George Furth
Directed by: Gale Edwards
Kookaburra season dates: 27th June - 4th August, Theatre Royal, Sydney
Awards: Christie Whelan 'Best Newcomer' Sydney Critics Circle award; 'Best Female Performance in a Musical' Anne Looby, GLUG Awards; 'Best Female Actor' in a Musical, Tamsin Carroll, 2007 Aussietheatre.com Awards
Stephen Sondheim's honest, witty and sophisticated look at love sex and marriage in the city that never sleeps.
The clashing sounds and pulsing rhythms of New York City underscore this landmark show, considered by many to have inaugurated the modern era of musical theatre by being the first musical to deal with adult relationships through its music.
Company is the classic musical set in New York about Bobby, a single man celebrating his 35th birthday, and the five married couples who are his best friends. Among the memorable and energetic songs in the show are 'The Little Things You Do Together', 'Another Hundred People', 'The Ladies Who Lunch', and the hit musical theatre anthem 'Being Alive'.
Creative Team
Director: Gale Edwards
Musical Director: Peter Casey
Set Designer: Brian Thomson
Costume Designer: Julie Lynch
Lighting Designer: Damien Cooper
Choreographer: John O’Connell
Sound Designer: Michael Waters
Cast
David Campbell (Robert), Tamsin Carroll (Marta), Simon Burke (Harry),
Natalie Alexopoulos (Susan), Trisha Crowe (Kathy), Rodney Dobson (David),
Pippa Grandison (Jenny), Scott Irwin (Paul), Anne Looby (Joanne), James Millar (Peter), Chelsea Plumley (Amy), Katrina Retallick (Sarah), Christie Whelan (April) and William Zappa (Larry).
Video
See the Telivision Commercial for Company
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In 2007 Kookaburra hosted nine Up Close & Musical events, hosted by Peter Cousens
• 20th April – Tamsin Carroll, Andrew Conaghan, Amelia Cormack
and Ben Lewis
• 27th April – Genevieve Lemon
(appearing courtesy of Priscilla Queen of the Desert, the musical),
Jennifer Peers, Luke Barron, Jason Langley
• 4th May – Tony Sheldon
(appearing courtesy of Priscilla Queen of the Desert, the musical),
Julie O’Reilly, Brendan Irving, Trisha Crowe
• 11th May – Michael Cormick, Meredith O’Reilly, Matt Young,
Penny McNamee
• 18th May – Simon Burke, Caroline Kaspar, Tyran Parke,
Sophie Carter
• 6th July – Geraldine Turner, Phil Scott, Jennifer Reed,
Robert Bertram
• 13th July – Bert Labonte, Christina O’Neil, Trevor Ashley,
Debora Krizak,
• 27th July – Damien Leith (appearing courtesy of SONY BMG),
Dean Vince, Melle Stewart, Jeremy Youett
• 3rd August – Leonie Page, Michael Falzon, Lena Cruz, Simon Hyland
Watch a snapshot of Up Close and Musical
All proceeds support The Nest, Kookaburra’s development and educational wing.
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In 2007 Kookaburra achieved what no other organisation has been able to achieve in Australia for 30 years – we bought Stephen Sondheim to Australia!
Stephen Sondheim, one of the most influential and accomplished composer / lyricists in Broadway history, was the guest of honour at the opening of Kookaburra's production of Company. Kookaburra also hosted An Audience With Sondheim at the Theatre Royal,
Friday 6 July.
The sell out audience saw Sondheim interviewed about his life and career and were treated to a selection of Sondheim’s work performed by some of Australia’s leading musical theatre talent, including Geraldine Turner, Peter Coleman-Wright and the cast of Company.
The event was produced and broadcast in association with the Bio Channel, Foxtel and Sunday Arts, ABC.
A DVD of the 2007 Broadway version of Company is being released internationally and Kookaburra’s An Audience With Sondheim is being included as a DVD extra.
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