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THERE will be some manic tap dancing during the intensive week-long rehearsal...
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26 September 2006
Progress Leader
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THERE will be some manic tap dancing during the intensive week-long rehearsal for Thoroughly Modern Millie.
The Production Company's all-singing, all-dancing final show for 2006 will open on October 4, only days after the cast starts rehearsals.
Cast member Ross Hannaford, of Camberwell, said the quick turnaround from rehearsal to performance was a challenge he was more than happy to take on.
"We start 10 days before it opens," he said.
"It is a challenge, as these shows have to be at the same standard as other professional shows that have six weeks of rehearsals.
"But it's good that it all happens quickly."
Hannaford, 22, will perform alongside stars such as Chloe Dallimore (The Producers) and Debra Byrne in the show about a young girl from Kansas who goes to New York in search of a new life.
"The musical is probably more well known in America, but it's great the Production Company can bring such shows to the stage," he said.
Hannaford had just got out of his knight's costume after performing in the company's Camelot when he decided to join the show.
"Thoroughly Modern Millie is going to be very different to Camelot," he said.
Hannaford attended the Victorian College of the Arts' secondary school and has performed in the Australian and international tours of We Will Rock You.
Bookings: Ticketmaster 1300 136 166.
254 words
26 September 2006
Progress Leader
1 - PPV
35
English
Copyright 2006 News Ltd. All Rights Reserved
THERE will be some manic tap dancing during the intensive week-long rehearsal for Thoroughly Modern Millie.
The Production Company's all-singing, all-dancing final show for 2006 will open on October 4, only days after the cast starts rehearsals.
Cast member Ross Hannaford, of Camberwell, said the quick turnaround from rehearsal to performance was a challenge he was more than happy to take on.
"We start 10 days before it opens," he said.
"It is a challenge, as these shows have to be at the same standard as other professional shows that have six weeks of rehearsals.
"But it's good that it all happens quickly."
Hannaford, 22, will perform alongside stars such as Chloe Dallimore (The Producers) and Debra Byrne in the show about a young girl from Kansas who goes to New York in search of a new life.
"The musical is probably more well known in America, but it's great the Production Company can bring such shows to the stage," he said.
Hannaford had just got out of his knight's costume after performing in the company's Camelot when he decided to join the show.
"Thoroughly Modern Millie is going to be very different to Camelot," he said.
Hannaford attended the Victorian College of the Arts' secondary school and has performed in the Australian and international tours of We Will Rock You.
Bookings: Ticketmaster 1300 136 166.
Showbiz calls for city routine
Teresa Murphy
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26 September 2006
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IT IS four hours of driving every day for Rosebud South's Cindy Pritchard but she doesn't mind a bit: it's all in the name of showbiz.
She is busy rehearsing for the Australian premiere of Thoroughly Modern Millie, the 1920s-set musical that was a smash hit on Broadway and London's West End.
Pritchard, 48, will tread the boards of the State Theatre for six performances next month with the show's star Chloe Dallimore (The Producers'), Debra Byrne, Lucy Durack (Oklahoma!') and Nicki Wendt (Annie Get Your Gun).
In 20 years of professional theatre, Pritchard has appeared in major productions around the country including a cameo in this year's Fiddler on the Roof, and played opposite the "delightful" Hugh Jackman in Beauty and the Beast. Pritchard landed her first major role with Les Miserables in 1987, appearing in 1200 performances over four years throughout Australia and New Zealand.
"I've been pretty lucky," Pritchard said. "I've consistently had work in professional theatre since 1984." Thoroughly Modern Millie is the story of a country girl who arrives in New York looking for work and a wealthy boss she can marry. It won six Tony awards for its Broadway production in 2002.
Teresa Murphy
221 words
26 September 2006
Mornington Peninsular Leader
1 -
24
English
Copyright 2006 News Ltd. All Rights Reserved
IT IS four hours of driving every day for Rosebud South's Cindy Pritchard but she doesn't mind a bit: it's all in the name of showbiz.
She is busy rehearsing for the Australian premiere of Thoroughly Modern Millie, the 1920s-set musical that was a smash hit on Broadway and London's West End.
Pritchard, 48, will tread the boards of the State Theatre for six performances next month with the show's star Chloe Dallimore (The Producers'), Debra Byrne, Lucy Durack (Oklahoma!') and Nicki Wendt (Annie Get Your Gun).
In 20 years of professional theatre, Pritchard has appeared in major productions around the country including a cameo in this year's Fiddler on the Roof, and played opposite the "delightful" Hugh Jackman in Beauty and the Beast. Pritchard landed her first major role with Les Miserables in 1987, appearing in 1200 performances over four years throughout Australia and New Zealand.
"I've been pretty lucky," Pritchard said. "I've consistently had work in professional theatre since 1984." Thoroughly Modern Millie is the story of a country girl who arrives in New York looking for work and a wealthy boss she can marry. It won six Tony awards for its Broadway production in 2002.