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‘Kinky Boots – The Musical’ Gets October Out Of Town Try Out In Chicago.
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The musical Kinky Boots, about a shoe company that finds new life when its owner is inspired to switch to manufacturing fetish footwear, will get a pre-Broadway tryout this fall at Chicago’s Bank of America Theatre, producers Daryl Roth and Hal Luftig announced Feb. 22.
The world-premiere run will begin in Chicago in October, followed by a 2013 Broadway life. Casting and specific dates have not been announced.
Special tax incentives in Illinois were designed to lure producers to work in the city on developing plays and muscials.
Kinky Boots — with a book by Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein (Torch Song Trilogy, La Cage aux Folles) and music and lyrics by pop singer-songwriter Cyndi Lauper, who makes her legit writing debut with the show — was seen in New York City workshop presentations Jan. 19-20 in anticipation of a Broadway bow sometime in 2012-13. Broadway’s Stark Sands and Billy Porter tested the material for an eager industry audience.
Here’s how producers characterize the show, based on the fact-inspired 2005 film comedy:
“In Kinky Boots, Charlie Price is forced to step in and save his family’s shoe factory in Northern England, following the sudden death of his father. Help comes from the unlikeliest angel, a fabulous drag performer named Lola. Together, this improbable duo not only revitalizes the nearly bankrupt business, but helps one another grow into the men their fathers always dreamed their sons would become and transforms an entire community through the power of acceptance.”
ATTEND – ‘Moving Stationery’ And ‘Echolalia’ In Wellington .
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One of my fav Kiwi Theater troops was ‘Dramadillo’. These shows sound similar….
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ECHOLALIA at the GRYPHON THEATRE.
Cheeky, “ridiculous” and “delightful”, Echolalia is a solo clown theatre performance, the like of which is very rarely seen in NZ.
Tickled by the social “weirdness” of autistic children while working with them on a holiday programme, Jen McArthur created a character for the stage who doesn’t register social niceties. Echolalia uses the forms of clown, physical theatre and dance to present Echo – a young woman preparing for a much needed job interview. This challenge is intensified by the front door, behind which the pressure of social situations awaits.
Touching, surprising, playful, McArthur spellbinds the audience, in this highly recognisable portrayal of a person doing battle with their fears.
“McArthur’s tender performance as Echo is both delightful and heart breaking.” Salient.
Premiered in July last year at BATS, McArthur has since reworked the script with the assistance of Jo Randerson. “(Her) work is an important vein of comic, poetic clown that needs to get stronger in NZ for our theatre industry to grow.”
Jen McArthur is a Wellingtonian trained at the NZ School of Dance, Circomedia circus school in Bristol and by Lecoq clown teacher Giovanni Fusetti. She joined the international Kallo Collective after meeting fellow New Zealander Thom Monckton at a clown workshop. The Collective has developed a unique sense of theatre style and physical comedy drawing from the masters, Chaplin and Keaton, and adding a contemporary twist.
Contact:
Jen McArthur jennyrowan.mcarthur@
$14 Full / $12 Concession / $10 Groups 6+, kids under 10, fringe artists
MOVING STATIONERY
Moving Stationery is a wordless one-man physical comedy show combining dance, object manipulation and clown technique. The creation of Moving Stationery took place in Finland as part of a three-month artist’s residence. With very little human interaction during that time, and outside temperatures dropping to -28 degrees Celsius, the result is a particularly well rehearsed but slightly off-kilter show.
This comedy of errors revolves around Sigmund, the bewildered recipient of a new office job, who is completely out of his depth. Sigmund’s desperate attempts to defend himself against his own mistakes spiral out of control until he is fighting an epic war against a (deceptively) harmless office. The elevator, his lunch, and the office stationery seem set to destroy him.
Thom Monckton’s show “contains the history of clowning and perfect timing”. It is an easy and entertaining show to see, combining the very old and very new forms of clown – both rarely seen in New Zealand.
“…blessed with limbs that could rotate in any direction and a body that appeared entirely boneless.” Dartford Times, London
“His work is simply some of the funniest that has come out the school’s 10 years of operation.” -Godfrey Sim, CircoArts Director
Thom is a New Zealander from Patea, South Taranaki. He grew up with four older brothers and an irrational desire to be a clown. Thom has trained two years at New Zealand’s circus school CircoArts and was the 13th New Zealander in 50 years to complete the two years training course at physical theatre school ‘Lecoq’ in Paris.
Thom has helped set up four physical theatre companies in the UK and France and has established himself as a respected artist in Finland.
Contact:
Thom Monckton - thomas.office@gmail.com 0220350649
Tickets $16 full /14 concession /12 Groups 6+ and Fringe artists
Don’t miss this opportunity to experience TWO tested works steeped in a New Zealand sense of humour, from internationally experienced performers/ creators.
“I shall not reveal the conclusion, but by all means my applause was rapturous.” Salient
Kallo Collective
“…as zany as any we have seen here for decades.” -The Dominion Post (NZ)
Founded in 2009 Kallo Collective is an up-and-coming physical theatre and contemporary circus company. The international collective is based in Helsinki with strong connections in France and New Zealand. Key members include Jenni Kallo (FIN), Thom Monckton (NZ), Sampo Kurppa (FIN), and Jen McArthur (NZ).
The Collective aims to augment and evolve the disciplines of physical theatre, contemporary circus, and in particular, clowning.
The founding members (Kallo, Monckton, and Kurppa) studied together at the international physical theatre school of Jacques Lecoq in Paris and all members have a background in circus training. The collective has developed a unique sense of theatre style and physical comedy drawing from the masters, Chaplin and Keaton, and adding a contemporary twist.
Kallo Collective has created and produced the original clown theatre shows; Members of Our Limbs, Echolalia, Miss Olga, and Moving Stationery. These productions have met with great response from the public and critics alike. Kallo Collective is an adaptable and productive company with high quality, tour-friendly shows that appeal to a wide audience.
Legend Richard O’Brien To Play Fagin In ‘Oliver’ For Hamilton Operatic.
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How cool he is taking the role.. And he will rock the part. And I love ‘Oliver’ lots. I may even audition for a role I have always wanted to play – nancy. I have the slut quality down pat. The Season Of ‘Oliver’ is June 23 to July 7th.
TICKETS FROM HERE. SEE YOU OPENING NIGHT.
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Leave a commentATTEND – ‘Ships Songs’ by Ian Hughes with Don McGlashan and the Journeymen
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I love Ian Hughes. He is such a wonderful man. And all I have heard is great things about this project. Found this cracker review……..
This one-man show sprang from an acting workshop attended by Ian Hughes in 2007. Since then the work has developed under the wing of the ATC and been performed at various locations around New Zealand. With a set comprised of nothing more than a large sailcloth (used for AV projections) and a tarnished barrel, this is a show designed to tour and that is just what it’s doing – and what a delightful piece to be a Kiwi contribution to the International Festival.
Hughes does a masterful job. The play weaves together three storylines: an ancient legend of Chinese explorer Zheng He, the tale of James Ryan a lovable Irish scamp, and the gripping tale of Gabrielle Barker, Ian Hughes’ own mother, a nurse who finds adventure and love on the high seas.
Hughes embodies this diverse range of characters with aplomb – characterisations that are witty, generous and a pleasure to watch. A talented and accomplished performer like Hughes makes these swift transitions and transformations appear effortless.
I am particularly impressed with a male actor creating a work in which the lynchpin character is female. It is an ambitious call, and one that is largely successful. Hughes’ portrayal of Gabrielle Barker plays for truth and humour and never descends to caricature. Barker does come across as somewhat stilted in comparison to the male characters, but this seems appropriate considering the time period in which the story is set.
The three storylines are both separated and woven together by the audio-visual projection (a combined effort on the part of Grant Bowyer, Ian Hughes and Theo Gibson). This is a vital part of the work: different backdrops signify different locations, subtitles indicate the progression of chapters of the story, as well as offering the opportunity for some exciting transitions. The entrances and exits through the screen, or the moment went Gabrielle Barker boards the ship, are just the kind of transformations that theatre does best: simple, surprising and magical.
The three musicians sit centre stage and are endowed as a trio of salty seadogs on shore leave. They provide much beautiful incidental music for ambience as well as contributing several sea shanties, which combine traditional melodies with a modern lyrical bite. The music is woven seamlessly into the action and supports and extends the stories beautifully.
Dave Khan and Chris O’Connor perform extremely well and Don McGlashan (complete with a beard which according to the papers he grew specifically for this occasion) is a legend. Every time he sings the audience sigh contentedly and shift in their seats. It is stirring stuff. I wish there was a CD.
‘The Bodyguard’ Musical Opens In London November.
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Not official but all but.
The stage musical adaptation of “The Bodyguard,” the 1992 film that starred late Grammy winner Whitney Houston, will open in London this November at the Adelphi Theatre, according to the Daily Mail.
Thea Sharrock is directing the stage property that will star Tony Award-winning Aida and Lion King actress Heather Headley, who will take on the central role of pop singer Rachel Marron.
Michael Harrison and David Ian are producing The Bodyguard, which has a book by Alexander Dinelaris (Zanna, Don’t!). The musical will include the hits form the film, including “I Will Always Love You,” “I Have Nothing” and “Run to You,” as well as a host of songs from Houston’s catalogue.
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