Musical Theatre is Alive & Well in Melbourne...
Mark had a weekend in Melbourne in August to see three quite different but all great musicals:
“Kimberly Akimbo” - a co-production between Melbourne Theatre Company and State Theatre Company of South Australia, this was a new production of the original Tony-award winning Broadway production I saw in 2023, and it stood up very well by comparison. Congrats to Marina Prior, Christy Whelan Brown and the company, and director Mitchell Butel
“In the Heights” - the Australian production that has been touring for a while now, directed by Luke Joslin and with old acquaintance Lena Cruz (Lena played Svetlana in a production of Chess I did quite a few years ago) as the grandmother “Abuela” - great production, especially the chorey and band!
“Beetlejuice” - starring the composer Eddie Perfect in the title role, it was a high enerby laugh from start to finish
Of course, I highly recommend everyone to support Australian live theatre…