Post by CLK on Nov 15, 2004 19:51:00 GMT 11
RELEASE: “COME WITH US ON A CLK JOURNEY”
(August 2005)
We are happy to confirm that the rumours are true! CLK Musical Theatre will be working again to bring to Melbourne audiences "Seussical: The Musical"
Since the success of their inaugural production of Sweeney Todd in May 2003, CLK have been looking for another project to bring to the stage; something a bit different and presents a challenge. “Seussical”, never having been performed in Australia before, presents that opportunity.
Full of fun, this quirky production is, by definition, bound by a proportional sense of reverence for the material and its creator. With book and lyrics based on the works of Dr Seuss, “Seussical” was written and composed by the team of Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty and Eric Idle. And keeping the Dr Seuss theme in mind the production will be bright and colourful and provide performers with tremendous scope for character interpretation.
CLK have started pre-production already having gained the rights, and started to think about how to bring "Seussical". Right from the start though, the most important thing will be the cast that CLK are able to assemble.
While they are always looking for talent, the show will be bursting with energy and challenging vocal and dance opportunity. A fun-filled production with over 25 Musical Numbers, each one to be fully staged in, hopefully, a unique seussical style, they will be asking the cast to make a commitment to making this show as exciting as possible from every aspect. Auditions will be the first place to demonstrate this.
Some companies don’t encourage songs from the show as auditions pieces– CLK actually want to encourage just this – however, this is your choice. It will be a good chance to see how people work with the material that will eventually be part of the show, and not having ever seen this performed live, it will be an opportunity for auditionees to demonstrate what they think the show could be about, and what they can offer. If you don’t know it, get it – you’ll love it!! Suggest you visit www.seussical.com
“Seussical” is a show for ‘kids’ of all ages – from two to one-hundred-and-two. Most of us grew up reading Dr Seuss – such books as “Green Eggs and Ham”, “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”, and of course “The Cat in the Hat” were a big part of our early lives and “Seussical” actually brings parts of these to the stage.
At this time CLK envisage auditions taking place in mid-March 2005 for August/September production dates, however these dates will be confirmed in the near future.
If you do have any questions at all, please don’t hesitate to call any of the CLK team of Chris, Lynette, Kirk, Debbie or Phil (contact: 9578 1897) but do keep watching this space for any additional information and important dates. CLK website will be updated shortly www.clkmustheatre.com