The 2009 Broadway to Australia Festival – Entire Tasmanian Program
University of Tasmania Conservatorium of Music
Proudly Presents
The 2009
Broadway to Australia Festival
© After the Storm Foundation
AFTER THE STORM (2009): A FILM by Hilla Medalia
WORLD-PREMIERE GENERAL PUBLIC SCREENING
Followed by a 30-minute Question & Answer session led by Michael A. Kerker, Director of Musical Theatre for the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) who will interview Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty about their experience of After the Storm.
Location: State Cinema, 375 Elizabeth St, North Hobart
Date: Wednesday September 9
Time: 10:00 am
Audience: For children and adults of all ages
Booking information
Tickets available at cinema box-office or by phoning 6234 6318
$15.50 Adult
$13.50 Concession
$11.50 Senior/Child
Additional fees may apply
After the Storm is a feature-length documentary film that follows a group of New York Broadway actors who were inspired to help the youth of New Orleans. Together, they stage a musical theatre production of the Ahrens & Flaherty Broadway musical, Once On This Island, with local teenagers at the St. Mark’s Community Center located at the edge of the French Quarter.
The film follows the crew and the children from auditions through to performances and includes the story of each young actor’s life in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. The story of the musical is similarly reflected in life in New Orleans post Katrina. The film includes a new song, ‘After the Storm’ not in the original Broadway production.
Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty
BROADWAY TO AUSTRALIA
Broadway’s hottest writers and co-creators of the hits Ragtime, Seussical and the animated feature Anastasia share their songs and stories on-stage. Accompanied by the ‘Broadway to Australia’ Orchestra, this performance will be an unforgettable theatre experience.
Featuring
Christopher Parker Kellie Rode Julie O’Reilly Adrian Li Donni
and Andrew Legg directing the Southern Gospel Choir
Location: Wrest Point Entertainment Centre, The Tasman Room
Date: Wednesday September 9
Time: 8:00 pm
Booking Information
Tickets available by phone or over the counter
Phone: 1300 795 257
Box Office: 410 Sandy Bay Road, Sandy Bay
$67.50 Adults
$52.50 Concession
$45.00 Groups 20 +
Additional fees may apply
ANASTASIA (1997)
DISCOVER THE ADVENTURE BEHIND THE GREATEST MYSTERY OF OUR TIME
A film screening of the much-loved 20th Century Fox Film Corporation animated feature film with lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and music by Stephen Flaherty.
Location: State Cinema, 375 Elizabeth St, North Hobart
Date: Thursday 10 September
Time: 10:00 am
Audience: For children and their parents/carers
Booking Information:
Tickets available at box-office or by phoning 6234 6318
$15.50 Adult
$13.50 Concession
$11.50 Senior/Child
Additional fees may apply
SEUSSICAL
THEATRE FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES
KIDS! – Bring your parents to this upbeat, trimmed and terrific version of the hit Broadway musical SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL. Based on the beloved books by Dr. Seuss, this show is full of wonderful, lively music and vivid, engaging characters. If you enjoyed reading the books ‘Horton Hears a Who’ and ‘Horton Sits on an Egg’ and your favourite cat is the ‘Cat in the Hat’, then you MUST see this show in the September school holidays!
Presented by Mainstage Theatre Company
Location: Peacock Theatre, Salamanca Place, Hobart
Dates: September 13 to 20
Booking Information:
$22.00 Adults
$15.00 Concession
$60.00 Family (2Ad+2Ch)
$15.00 Groups (10+)
Additional fees may apply
Tickets: Please telephone Centertainment on 6234 5998
UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA CONSERVATORIUM OF MUSIC AND BROADWAY AT BEDTIME BRING YOU
A forum introduced by Professor Kevin Purcell, Head of the UTAS Conservatorium of Music and chaired by Music Theatre advocate and Host of Broadway at Bedtime, Will Conyers with special guest panellists.
Michael A. Kerker (ASCAP) Michael is Director of Musical Theatre for ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers). One of Michael’s many responsibilities is the coordination of the ASCAP Foundation / Disney Musical Theatre Workshop in New York and Los Angeles led by composer/lyricist Stephen Schwartz. Together with Michael Feinstein, Michael also produces a regular series of concerts at Carnegie Hall highlighting the catalogue of both legendary and contemporary songwriters as well as a regular series of interview programs entitled ‘Broadway: Up Close and Personal’ for the Kennedy Center. Michael’s onstage conversations with some of America’s most prominent songwriters have included evenings with Jerry Herman, Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Charles Strouse, Sheldon Harnick and Stephen Schwartz.
Michael has produced the ASCAP Foundation Jerry Herman Legacy Program: a series of seminars, master classes and concerts featuring the legendary composer/lyricist. The program has been presented nationwide in such cities as Chicago, Sundance, San Francisco, Savannah, Miami and Pittsburgh. Michael is proud to be a member of the Boards of the American Theatre Wing, the Johnny Mercer Foundation and the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Andrew McKinnon is one of Australia’s longest established producers and presenters of fine entertainment. In 2009 Andrew presented the Australian tour of David Hobson and Teddy Tahu Rhodes and the smash hit US premiere of Scotland the Brave at the Lincoln Center, New York.
Craig Wellington has 20 years producing and event management experience. Craig is currently producing Miss Saigon.
Ian Williams is founder of ExitLeft Productions with more than 20 years experience in all areas of theatre production. Ian is currently producing High School Musical.
Don Gay (Will Gayre) has worked professionally as a theatre director, writer, actor and designer for more than 30 years in Tasmania, Sydney, Adelaide and New York. He is the Artistic Director of Mainstage Theatre Company and Storm The Stage.
Location: UTAS Conservatorium Recital Hall
5 Sandy Bay Road, Hobart
Date: Thursday 10 September 12:30 pm for 1:00 – 2:00 pm
Audience: Tasmanian Business and Arts/Music leaders
Booking Information: RSVP by phone 03 6336 7314 or 6226 7381 or email: info.conrsvps@utas.edu.au
No charge. Bookings essential as this is a catered function. Numbers are limited so book early to avoid disappointment.
*Please note: Panel members as invited are subject to availability and include other national panelists still under negotiation. We cannot guarantee their attendance on the day due to individual production responsibilities.
