Cast Announced for Violet at the Hayes Theatre Co.
Blue Saint Productions, in association with Hayes Theatre Co, have announced the cast for the Australian Premiere of the musical Violet, to be presented at Hayes Theatre Co in Nov/Dec 2015.
Violet is to be directed by three-time Helpmann Award winning Actor Mitchell Butel, with Musical Direction by Lucy Bermingham, who has worked on Strictly Ballroom and Guilty Pleasures, Choreography by Amy Campbell who has worked on Guilty Pleasures, andSo You Think You Can Dance, with Costume Design by Lucetta Stapleton, who is currently designing costumes for High Society, Set Design by Simon Greer who recently worked on Man of La Mancha and Lighting Design by Ross Graham who worked on Sweet Charity and Avenue Q.
Samantha Dodemaide, who is currently in Anything Goes and earlier this year toured with Sweet Charity, plays Violet. Steve Danielsen, who was has just finished touring in Wicked as Fiyero, plays Monty. Barry Conrad, best known for his appearances on X Factor, plays Flick. Awarding winning Australian actress Genevieve Lemon plays the Old Lady.
Damien Bermingham, a veteran of musical theatre including Chicago and Strictly Ballroom, plays the Father. Dash Kruck, a Grand Finalist in the International Cabaret Contest, is the Preacher. Elanoa Rokobaro, who has appeared in Legally Blonde and Hairspray, plays Almeta/Lula.
Ryan Gonzalez, also seen in Legally Blonde and Strictly Ballroom, plays Virgil. Linden Furnell soon to appear in RENT at Hayes Theatre Co, plays Leroy. Katie Elle-Reeve (HAIR) plays the Music Hall Singer, while the production introduces Luisa Scrofani as Young Violet.
"We've struck gold with this cast. It's as if this beautiful, tough and witty material was written for them,” said Director of Violet Mitchell Butel. “Out of 300 or so submissions, we've ended up with the perfect balance of well-honed experience with the hottest zeitgeist talents in the country and complemented by what will be some stunning debuts from sure-to-be future Australian theatre stars. All great actors, all mind-blowing singers and all with really good teeth too which was fortuitous."
Violet is a musical from the Tony Award-winning Jeanine Tesori with a libretto by Brian Crawley. With show-stopping anthems ranging from American roots to folk to gospel, it follows a truly original woman who on her quest across America for divine intervention finds a very different kind of salvation. If Chekhov, Lena Dunham and Aretha Franklin conspired to write a musical, this would be it.
"When we were watching Mitchell Butel and Lucy Bermingham work with our cast in the audition room, you could just tell what a special show this was going to be,” said Violet producers Josh Robson and Damien Bermingham. “A beautifully written musical guided by some outstanding creative talent combining with a cast of both headliners and extraordinary up and coming talent will surely make this a show not to be missed."
BLUE SAINT PRODUCTIONS in association with
HAYES THEATRE CO proudly present
VIOLET
Hayes Theatre Co, 19 Greenknowe Ave, Potts Point
Dates: 27 November to 20 December 2015
Media Opening: Wednesday 2 December
Times: Tuesday to Saturday at 8pm Saturday at 2pm Sunday at 3pm and 7pm
Tickets: Adult $54 Concession $49
Bookings: www.hayestheatre.com.au or phone 02 8065 7337
*including booking fees
Running time 1 Hour 45 Minutes – No intermission