Dandenong Theatre Company, September 2004.

There's No Business Like Show Business

When is a concert not a concert? When it's more than a concert! That is just what DTC is presenting in September. Entitled There's No Business Like Show Business it will be performed at the Monash Secondary College Theatre from September 10th to September 18th.

The cast (listed below) will be performing a selection of the best songs from past and contemporary musical theatre productions - each in a new context and with an underlying story, dialogue and plenty of jokes.

There will be songs from well established musicals such as Gypsy, Oliver, My Fair Lady and of course Annie Get Your Gun as well as from more modern ones such as Beauty and the Beast, Into The Woods, Grease and Chicago.

It has all been put together under the contagiously energetic supervision of Scott Hili. As director and choreographer, Scott has ensured that the capable cast exudes energy and passion as they act, dance and sing their hearts out.

Adrian Tamburini has proven to be both talented and demanding as a musical director. He wants each cast member to do their utmost to ensure that their singing is as good as it can be - in terms of diction, dynamics, intonation and passion. He has also managed to assemble a highly experienced and talented band to accompany the performers on stage.

Scott Hili has been nominated for numerous Guild and Lyrebird awards, and after working with him it is easy to see why!

There's No Business Like Show Business opens on September 10th and only runs for 2 weekends. For further information or to book tickets, please call Stephen Oakes on 9584 7982.

Scott Hili (director and choreographer)

Scott is a music theatre graduate of the National Theatre Drama School . He studied dance for over 20 years and has attended master classes in London specialising in Music Theatre Choreography. Scott's debut as a director was last year with DTC when he directed Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, receiving numerous Guild And Lyrebird Award nominations. His choreographic credits include Jesus Christ Superstar for PLOS musical productions, for which he was nominated for a Music Theatre Guild award and A Chorus Line for which he was also commended. Other choreographic credits include La Cage aux Folles, The Card, Big (the musical), Sweet Charity, The Nutcracker, 42nd Street and Grease.

As a performer Scott has appeared in The Magic Faraway Tree for Garry Ginnivan Attractions. He also performed at the Tivoli Theatre Restaurant in a 50s and 60s review show Don't Knock the Rock! He appeared as Herbie in DTC's Gypsy, as Richie in CLOC's A Chorus Line and Hortensio in Babirra's Kiss Me Kate for which he was commended for his cameo appearance.

Adrian Tamburini (musical director)

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.

The cast is as follows