Musicals

EXACTLY LIKE YOU
9 + chorus if desired
(4m, 4f, 1 small dancing girl)
1m (20S), 2m (50S), 1m (30-40), 1f (20S), 2f (25-35), 1f (50S), 1girl
The Marchbank family business, International Gussets, hires a dispatch clerk, "new" Jim Grindley, on the same day that the bank is threatening to close the company down.
Jim is to replace Marchbank's son Denton, whose inept handling of dispatch has caused a rash of complaints.
Marchbank Snr. solves this by creating a complaints department and putting Denton in charge. The thick plottens when personal secretary Fiona Whitby has a huge crush on Francis Q, "new" Jim has a crush on Fiona, Sally on "new" Jim, Anthea on Denton and Dewsbury and Miss Tweedle have a crush on each other.
Exactly Like You has a plot which is paper thin, is not deep and meaningful and is intended only to entertain - like shows used to .... (2A + APRA)

HART - THE MUSICAL
Book by John Burls
Music and lyrics by Tim Rogers (You Am I) and Barry Forrester (multi award Tamworth songwriting winner)
The story of William S. Hart, Shakespearian actor, Broadway star and silent movie star.
William S. Hart was the actor-director who changed the face of Hollywood westerns forever. He was as big a star as Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks.
This musical was staged to critical acclaim in 1998 and had a very successful three week run with a revival season by the same company in July 2004 enjoying the same acclaim.
Its music is exceptional and bright and the story is sheer "feel good". (10% gross)

NANCY
A musical biography of Australia's best UNKNOWN star.
Nancy Brown-Arlen is best known as a co-writer of the musical The Sentimental Bloke but for over two decades she held English audiences spellbound.
Nancy Brown starred in Noel Coward's American production of Bitter Sweet, appeared in the film Maid of the Mountains, in countless major stage musicals, as Principal Boy each year in the panto season, with Richard Tauber in Old Chelsea which ran for two years and toured with her own one-person show.
She had romances with many leading names including Paul Robeson and her story is a sheer delight with 34 top musical highlights from the shows and includes a short panto segment.
The story of Nancy is that of a remarkable, Brisbane born, Australian and the show set new box-office records at its debut season. It was so much in demand a reprise season was staged in the latter part of 2002 with full houses all over again. (Director also available) (10% gross + APRA)

THE FIRM
The musical biography of JC Williamson's Theatres from the arrival in Australia of James Cassius Williamson with the sole rights to all G & S productions, to the last great triumph - the revival of Irene, starring Julie Anthony.
Packed with wonderful cameo characters and the cream of 100 years of musical production numbers.
From Broadway to Opera, from the West End to Europe, the stars, the hits all paraded in one dazzling show.
This show was a huge hit at its premiere season. (10% gross + APRA)