Victorian Premiere of Sondheim on Sondheim
A great year for Melbourne Sondheim fans looks set to continue with the Victorian premiere of Sondheim on Sondheim at the Melbourne Recital Centre in May 2015.
Following Victoria Opera’s Sondheim repertoire (Sunday in the Park with George, Into the Woods), the recent release of Rob Marshall’s movie Into the Woods, and Manilla Street Productions’ staging of the rarely performed Pacific Overturesin 2014 (8 Green Room Award nominations including Best Musical), Manilla Street Productions is back with another treat for Sondheim and musical theatre fans.
Sondheim on Sondheim is a musical revue of the composer/lyricist’s life and artistic process. Songs are interwoven with exclusive in depth video footage of Sondheim, providing audiences with an inside look at the composer’s life including his childhood, his relationship with mentor Oscar Hammerstein and stories of personal demons and professional triumphs.
Sondheim on Sondheim features new arrangements of over two dozen Sondheim tunes, ranging from the beloved to the obscure - a few songs even the most die-hard Sondheim aficionados may not know.
Conceived [and directed on Broadway] by James Lapine, the production opened in 2010 with a starry line up including Barbara Cook, Vanessa Williams and Tom Wopat. The version by Manilla Street Productions is directed by Chris Parker and features an eight-actor ensemble including Blake Bowden, Anton Berezin, Michael Cormick, Martin Crewes, Lucy Maunder and Lisa-Marie Parker under the musical direction of Kellie Dickerson.
Manilla Street Productions presented Sondheim’s Pacific Overtures and Willy Russell’s Blood Brothers in 2014.
The Victorian premiere of Sondheim on Sondheim will be on Saturday 23 May 2015 for 2 performances only at the Melbourne Recital Centre.
SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM
Saturday 23rd May 2015, 2pm and 7.30pm
Melbourne Recital Centre
Tickets $55 - $69
http://www.melbournerecital.com.au
Bookings: 03 9699 3333
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