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Dandenong Theatre Company, Inc PO Box 8028, Dandenong, 3175.
Web: http://www.dandenongtheatre.org.au Email: info@dandenongtheatre.org.au |
Stage ChatSubscriber edition August 2004 |
From the PresidentHello all! It’s been a long time since our last newsletter, so we have quite a bit to report. In April and May we presented our first musical for the year. Carousel, a favourite by Rodgers and Hammerstein was received well by audiences, and we have received some very positive feedback about it. There were some innovative ideas and concepts incorporated in to it which did not go unnoticed by our audiences’ keen and perceptive eyes and ears! Congratulations to the cast, crew and team involved with the production. I would like to thank the production team of Tony Bird, Kate Boyd Mulheran and Andrew Head who all contributed towards making Carousel an enjoyable production to work on. Special thanks must also go out to my co-production coordinator Victoria Zainal. What would we do without her!? We have been rehearsing solidly for our second production for 2004. Entitled There’s no Business Like Show Business, this thematic concert has been compiled by Scott Hili. Many of you will remember Scott from our first musical production last year of Gypsy. He also directed our second show of 2003, the colourful and energetic Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat. Scott is also directing and choreographing There’s No Business Like Show Business and the cast is working energetically and happily towards realising his vision. We are joined this time by Adrian Tamburini as musical director. This is Adrian’s first production with us, but he is a very talented and competent musician in his own right and he has the cast singing to their potential. See his biography elsewhere in this newsletter. At the very least this show promises to be a fun evening of music, dancing and singing. With Scott’s direction though, (not to mention Adrian’s band), I’m sure we can expect a little more than that! The cast for …Show Business is listed elsewhere in this newsletter. Whether you have a friend in the cast or not, why not come along and experience this unique event! Please see our website for details, or call me on 9584 7982 to organise tickets. Finally, I would like to announce that our first major musical production for 2005 will be Barnum! Currently we’re looking for a director, musical director, choreographer and many other talented individuals to help us bring this production to the stage. We will have more information regarding the production team in the next newsletter. Alternatively, you can come to a performance of …Show Business and we will have information in the foyer regarding Barnum! That’s all for now – Do please try and get to our trivia night on Friday 13th – have some fun and help ensure that our friendly theatre company can continue to provide quality theatrical entertainment! Stephen Oakes, DTC President |
DTC’s Stage ChatStage Chat is the official publication of Dandenong Theatre Company. ABN DTC’s calendar of events2004 August 13th September 10th-18th October November 2005 January April/May * Please watch our website for upcoming news about these events! Trivia NightFriday 13th August at Greenslopes Primary School, 7:30pm-midnight. $10 entry. All welcome! Please call Noel on 0414 376 425. Halloween theme – prizes for best dressed! Please note our new website address!All of our upcoming productions, auditions and special events will be announced on our website. Please check it regularly for all the latest news! Our address has changed. Please update your bookmarks! dandenongtheatre.org.au |
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There’s No Business Like Show BusinessDTC is pleased to announce the following production team and cast for our September 2004 production of There’s No Business Like Show Business. Production team
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Some of the …Show Business cast at rehearsal |
Sam was recently a finalist in Play Right Theatrical Productions’ All Stars Theatre Singing Competition. Well done Sam!
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DTC
welcomes Adrian Tamburini
Born in Melbourne, Adrian started studying the piano and singing at the age of 5. After 12 years of choral singing he studied with Bettine McCaughan completing an Advanced Diploma of Music Performance – Singing and Piano in 1994. At this time he also started teaching Voice and Piano – which he continues to this day.
In 1996 he became a finalist in the Victorian Liederfest and won the Ernest Schilberger Award for singing in 1997. In 2002 he made the final of the Melbourne Male Voice Choir Singer of the Year and won the Lygon Street Festa Aria Competition in 2003.
Adrian made his first stage appearance in Gilbert and Sullivan’s Trial by Jury at the age of 11. His musical/operetta roles include Pirate King- Pirates of Penzance, Styx- Orpheus in the Underworld, Ko-Ko- Mikado, and Wazir- Kismet.
His operatic debut was in 1997 with the Eastern Metropolitan Opera playing both the Lawyer and the Doctor in Gianni Schicchi. Other roles include: Aeneas - Dido and Aeneas, Lillias Pastia- Carmen, Papageno- The Magic Flute, Uberto- La Serva Padrona, Figaro and Bartolo in productions of Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro and roles in More Than Opera’s The Love of Three Oranges by Prokofiev. In 2003 he joined the chorus of Opera Australia and this year played Count Ceprano in Verdi’s Rigoletto for Melbourne Opera. His oratorio repertoire includes Handel’s Messiah and Haydn’s Creation. This is Adrian’s sixth production as Musical Director- others include Bye Bye Birdie and Showstoppers for Whitefriars, Feed and The Sentimental Bloke for Peridot. Adrian is also the production coordinator for No Tenors Allowed.
Noel: 0414 376 425
