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Thursday, December 19, 2024

SHOWBIZ: Titanic The Musical In Concert cast named


Titanic The Musical will play an exclusive and limited season In Concert at the Melbourne Town Hall from November 4-6.
Featuring a 26-piece orchestra alongside an Australian cast at the Melbourne Town Hall for four performances only, the production celebrates the 110th anniversary of the Titanic.
The full cast has now been announced, playing characters who existed in real life on the ill-fated journey.
As previously announced Anthony Warlow plays Captain E.J Smith and joining him will be Juan Jackson as ship designer and builder Thomas Andrews, and Kane Alexander as owner of the ship, J. Bruce Ismay.
Also in this ensemble production is Johanna Allen, Shannon Cheong, Martin Croft, Marissa Economo, Amy Fortnum, Natalie Gamsu, Madison Green, Jonathan Hickey, Martin Lane, James MacAlpine, Ava Madon, Alessandra Merlo, John O’Hara, Lisa-Marie Parker, Shanul Sharma, Samuel Skuthorp, Glaston Toft, Daisy Valerio, Samuel Ward and Callum Warrender.
The musicians in the orchestra include Susan Batten, Ian Bell, Stuart Byrne, Luke Carbon, Florence Cappler–Shillington, John Clark, Karen Columbine, Kieran Conrau, Lachlan Davidson, Natalia Edwards, Callum G’Froerer, Tony Hicks, Lauren Jennings, Edwina Kayser, Matt Laing, Michelle Nguyen, David Piper, Katie Pryce, Ariel Postmus, Lynette Rayner, Tristan Rebien, Lisa Reynolds, Ben Spiers, Jo To, Lara Wilson, Paul Zabrowarny.
Based on real people aboard the most legendary ship in the world, Titanic The Musical: In Concert focuses on the hopes, dreams and aspirations of her passengers who each boarded with stories and personal ambitions of their own.
All innocently unaware of the fate awaiting them, the Third-Class immigrants dream of a better life in America, the Second Class imagine they too can join the lifestyles of the rich and famous, whilst the millionaire Barons of the First Class anticipate legacies lasting forever.
The all-Australian creative team assembled for Titanic The Musical: In Concert includes Director Theresa Borg, Musical Director Stephen Gray, Choreographer Katie Ditchburn and Lighting Design by Jason Bovaird.
In the final hours of April 14, 1912, the RMS Titanic, on her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York, collided with an iceberg and ‘the unsinkable ship’ slowly sank. It was one of the most tragic disasters of the 20th Century: 1517 men, women and children lost their lives.
With music and lyrics by Maury Yeston (Nine) and a book by Peter Stone (Woman of the Year and 1776), the pair have collectively won an Academy Award, an Emmy Award, an Olivier Award and three Tony awards.
Titanic the Musical: In Concert
Melbourne Town Hall
November 4-6
www.titanicmusicalinconcert.com.au