Post by Talissa on May 5, 2006 23:52:54 GMT 11
Magnormos Music Theatre Readings Program Presents
The WORLD PREMIERE of a brand new AUSTRALIAN MUSICAL
THE BEAUTY SPOT By David w Young
May 22nd – 24th 2006
Theatreworks, St Kilda
Address: 14, Acland Street St. Kilda
Tickets: Full: $22.00 | Conc: $18.00
Time: 8:00pm
Bookings: Magtix at www.magtix.com or Theatreworks on 9534 3388
Info: www.magnormos.com or 0422 807 411
Jane Fraser works behind the scenes at Channel 8 but she desperately wants to be on screen.
Pretending to have a fake hand in order to get her job on a disability clause, Jane is no stranger to
lying. But how far will she go to ‘move up’ and get her face on TV? Lie further? Seduce a co-worker?
Blackmail her boss?
Enter the glamorous team from THE BEAUTY SPOT, who provide Jane with the very thing she needs
to catapult herself towards success in television… a make-over. Now armed with media’s strongest
weapon, Jane will play dirty to get everything she desires – regardless of who stands in her way…
THE BEAUTY SPOT is a fast, funny and bitchy black musical comedy about beauty… and ugliness.
THE BEAUTY SPOT is, directed by Aaron Joyner (‘A Bunch of Ratbags’, ‘archy & mehitabel’, ‘Saturday Night’)
with Musical Direction by David Piper (‘The Boy From Oz’, ‘Mamma Mia!’) and choreography by Jessica Enes
(‘A Bunch of Ratbags’, ‘archy & mehitabel’).
Featuring a cast of Melbourne’s finest music theatre talent, including Louise Kelly who is currently playing
Tzeitel opposite Topol in ‘Fiddler on the Roof’, David Spencer who covered for Peter Lalor in ‘Eureka’ and is
the resident MD on Channel 10’s 9am program, Meg Corson a founding member of a capella sensation ‘Idea
of North’, Katrina Talbot, Michael Lindner, stage and screen veteran Don Bridges and introducing Erin
Cornell.
THE BEAUTY SPOT has been in development for six years by New Zealand born writer David W Young, who
has been a pianist on many major musicals including ‘Dusty the original pop diva’ and ‘Mamma Mia!’. His
original musical ‘Dear Katherine’ reached the finals of the UK Vivian Ellis Prize (1994) and ‘Immaculate
Deception’ was produced at the Wimbledon Studio Theatre in London for a highly successful three-week
season. Now based in Australia, David W Young had his sung through adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s ‘The
Happy Prince’ performed in concert by the cast of the ‘Les Miserables’ 10th Anniversary Tour in both Sydney
and Melbourne. THE BEAUTY SPOT was a feature part of OzMade Musicals 2005, an annual showcase to
support Australian musical theatre, and from there it was selected for the Magnormos Music Theatre Readings
Program in 2006.
ABOUT the Magnormos Music Theatre Readings Program (MTRP)
A reading is a "read" performance of a work, with a concentrated focus on the actor and the text. The MTRP is
a program of ‘rehearsed’ readings featuring some of Melbourne’s top performing talent.
Since inception in 2003, the MTRP has become renowned for presenting top quality renderings of musical
theatre ’gems’ with its own twist to this raw and exciting presentation style. Our 2005 season included the
smash-success Australian work ‘A Bunch of Ratbags’ (starring Neighbours regular Ben Nicholas) and ‘archy &
mehitabel’ (starring stage and screen veterans Jane Badler, Robert Grubb and Matt Hetherington).
Magnormos
www.magnormos.com
The WORLD PREMIERE of a brand new AUSTRALIAN MUSICAL
THE BEAUTY SPOT By David w Young
May 22nd – 24th 2006
Theatreworks, St Kilda
Address: 14, Acland Street St. Kilda
Tickets: Full: $22.00 | Conc: $18.00
Time: 8:00pm
Bookings: Magtix at www.magtix.com or Theatreworks on 9534 3388
Info: www.magnormos.com or 0422 807 411
Jane Fraser works behind the scenes at Channel 8 but she desperately wants to be on screen.
Pretending to have a fake hand in order to get her job on a disability clause, Jane is no stranger to
lying. But how far will she go to ‘move up’ and get her face on TV? Lie further? Seduce a co-worker?
Blackmail her boss?
Enter the glamorous team from THE BEAUTY SPOT, who provide Jane with the very thing she needs
to catapult herself towards success in television… a make-over. Now armed with media’s strongest
weapon, Jane will play dirty to get everything she desires – regardless of who stands in her way…
THE BEAUTY SPOT is a fast, funny and bitchy black musical comedy about beauty… and ugliness.
THE BEAUTY SPOT is, directed by Aaron Joyner (‘A Bunch of Ratbags’, ‘archy & mehitabel’, ‘Saturday Night’)
with Musical Direction by David Piper (‘The Boy From Oz’, ‘Mamma Mia!’) and choreography by Jessica Enes
(‘A Bunch of Ratbags’, ‘archy & mehitabel’).
Featuring a cast of Melbourne’s finest music theatre talent, including Louise Kelly who is currently playing
Tzeitel opposite Topol in ‘Fiddler on the Roof’, David Spencer who covered for Peter Lalor in ‘Eureka’ and is
the resident MD on Channel 10’s 9am program, Meg Corson a founding member of a capella sensation ‘Idea
of North’, Katrina Talbot, Michael Lindner, stage and screen veteran Don Bridges and introducing Erin
Cornell.
THE BEAUTY SPOT has been in development for six years by New Zealand born writer David W Young, who
has been a pianist on many major musicals including ‘Dusty the original pop diva’ and ‘Mamma Mia!’. His
original musical ‘Dear Katherine’ reached the finals of the UK Vivian Ellis Prize (1994) and ‘Immaculate
Deception’ was produced at the Wimbledon Studio Theatre in London for a highly successful three-week
season. Now based in Australia, David W Young had his sung through adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s ‘The
Happy Prince’ performed in concert by the cast of the ‘Les Miserables’ 10th Anniversary Tour in both Sydney
and Melbourne. THE BEAUTY SPOT was a feature part of OzMade Musicals 2005, an annual showcase to
support Australian musical theatre, and from there it was selected for the Magnormos Music Theatre Readings
Program in 2006.
ABOUT the Magnormos Music Theatre Readings Program (MTRP)
A reading is a "read" performance of a work, with a concentrated focus on the actor and the text. The MTRP is
a program of ‘rehearsed’ readings featuring some of Melbourne’s top performing talent.
Since inception in 2003, the MTRP has become renowned for presenting top quality renderings of musical
theatre ’gems’ with its own twist to this raw and exciting presentation style. Our 2005 season included the
smash-success Australian work ‘A Bunch of Ratbags’ (starring Neighbours regular Ben Nicholas) and ‘archy &
mehitabel’ (starring stage and screen veterans Jane Badler, Robert Grubb and Matt Hetherington).
Magnormos
www.magnormos.com