Muriel's Wedding (musical)

Muriel's Wedding

Logo for the premiere production
Productions 2017 Sydney

Muriel's Wedding the Musical is an upcoming Australian stage musical, based on the 1994 film of the same name. It has a book by P.J. Hogan (the original film's writer and director) and music & lyrics by Kate Miller-Heidke and Keir Nuttall with songs by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Stig Anderson originally written for ABBA.

The original production is scheduled to play from 6 November 2017 to 20 January 2018 at the Roslyn Packer Theatre in Sydney, produced by the Sydney Theatre Company and Global Creatures. Simon Phillips will direct, and Gabriela Tylesova will design the set and costumes.[1][2][3] The 28-person cast includes Maggie McKenna in the title role, Justine Clarke (Muriel's mother, Betty), Helen Dallimore (Deidre Chambers), Christie Whelan Browne (Tania Degano), Briallen Clarke (Joanie), Michael Whalley (Perry), Connor Sweeney (Malcolm), Aaron Tsindos (Chook), Ben Bennett (Brice Nobes), Stephen Madsen (Alexander Shkuratov) and Josh Quong Tart (Ken).[4][5]

The musical has also been announced to be produced at the Ed Mirvish Theatre in Toronto, Canada from 3 April to 28 May 2018.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Hetrick, Adam (8 September 2016). "Muriel's Wedding Stage Musical Will Feature ABBA Songs". Playbill. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  2. ↑ Taylor, Andrew (2016-09-08). "Muriel's Wedding revived as a musical in Sydney Theatre Company's 2017 season". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2017-06-03.
  3. ↑ Gerard, Jeremy (8 September 2016). "Musical Muriel's Wedding Set To Become Global Creatures' Latest Stage Venture". Deadline.com. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  4. ↑ Harmon, Steph (2017-06-13). "'Muriel would be a YouTube star now': Maggie McKenna to star in Muriel's Wedding the Musical". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  5. ↑ "Exclusive: Muriel's Wedding the Musical has found its Muriel". dailyreview.com.au. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
  6. ↑ Wong, Tony (28 February 2017). "Come From Away returning to Toronto for Mirvish next season". thestar.com. Retrieved 2017-06-03.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.