With the official World Premiere of Australian musical Georgy Girl only two days away, producers allowed media a sneak peek of the production this morning.
The new musical features all the hits of phenomenally successful Australian group The Seekers.
Her Majesty’s Theatre, Melbourne is ready for the official opening night this Tuesday.
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Producers Richard East and Dennis Smith welcomed media before Director Gary Young introduced the three numbers to be performed.
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Pippa Grandison stars as Judith Durham
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Phillip Lowe joins the cast as Keith Potger and Mike McLeish portrays fellow guitarist Bruce Woodley
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Glaston Toft is The Seekers’ double bass player, Athol Guy
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In the first song presented, The Seekers perform “I’ll Never Find Another You” in the recording studio.
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The act one finale uses the title song “Georgy Girl” to welcome Durham to the 60s.
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Finally, The Seekers sing “The Carnival is Over,” their farewell television appearance.
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The full cast of Georgy Girl is as follows:
Pippa Grandison – Judith Durham
Phillip Lowe – Keith Potger
Mike McLeish – Bruce Woodley
Glaston Toft – Athol Guy
Adam Murphy – Ron Edgeworth
Sophie Carter – Bev
Stephen Wheat – Eddie Jarrett
Ian Stenlake – John Ashby
Alex Gibson-Giorgio – Photographer/Ensemble
Alex Given – Simon/Ensemble
Todd Goddard – Father/Ensemble
Madison Green – Ensemble
Matt Hamilton – Swing
Shaye Hopkins – Swing
Loren Hunter – Mitzi/Ensemble
Kirsten King – Hazel/Ensemble
Cameron MacDonald – Graham Kennedy/Ensemble
Madeleine Mackenzie – Ensemble
Lachlan Martin – Ensemble
Rubin Matters – GI/Ensemble
Michelle Smitheram – Dusty/Ensemble
Alana Tranter – Waitress/Ensemble
Brenton Wilson – Swing
Georgy Girl plays at Her Majesty’s Theatre, Melbourne until March, then plays at State Theatre, Sydney from April
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Photos: Simon Parris
Categories: Music Theatre, Sneak Peek
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