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BROADWAY TO AUSTRALIA is a unique partnership between The University of Tasmania, Conservatorium of Music and The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP).  The initiative, created by Michael A. Kerker, Director of Musical Theatre at ASCAP, and Kevin Purcell, Australian Musical Director and Conductor, enables for the first time in Australia, real development and collaboration opportunities for writers and performers of commercial musical theatre, cabaret and contemporary popular music to learn from and engage with Broadway’s most illustrious creative practitioners.

BROADWAY to AUSTRALIA: AHRENS & FLAHERTY 2009

Tony Award winners and two-time Academy Award nominees Lynn Ahrens (Lyricist) and Stephen Flaherty (Composer) will make their first visit to Australia between September 4 – 13, 2009.  The major events as part of this tour will be concerts in Hobart, Melbourne and Sydney that celebrate the triumphs of their work that include: Ragtime, Seussical, Anastasia, A Man Of No Importance, Once On This Island, Dessa Rose, My Favourite Year, The Glorious Ones and The Dancer’s Life For Chita Rivera.

Featuring:

Christopher Parker
‘Crazy For You’, ‘Sideshow Alley’ and ‘Oklahoma!’

Kellie Rode
‘Mamma Mia’ and ‘The Rocky Horror Show’

Julie O’Reilly
‘The Producers’ and ‘Cats’

Adrian Li Donni
‘Rent’ and ‘The King and I’ (USA)

with Andrew Legg directing
The Southern Gospel Choir
http://www.southerngospelchoir.com.au/

Production Director and Supervisor
Will Conyers

A unique opportunity to hear Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, one of Broadway’s most successful writing teams sharing their stories on stage.
Accompanied by the ‘Broadway in Australia’ show orchestra, this performance will be an unforgettable theatre experience for you to see Broadway…in Australia.

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