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Magnormos Prompt! Musicals pogram
Life's A Circus
Premiere Australian Musical
31 Jul - 15 Aug, 2009
8pm
$30.00 / $26.00 Concession / $27.00 Groups 8+ / $36.00 VIP* / $25.00 Preview

Theatre Works
Combining circus with theatre in a thrilling new Australian musical, Life's a Circus is about points of decision in individual lives - and of no return in relationships.

Vivien and David are two Australian performers and friends working overseas on a circus tour, and when the youthful Alex joins their company, they both realise they may have finally found someone worth risking everything for.

Music and Lyrics: Anthony Costanzo
Book: Peter Fitzpatrick

Featuring: Chelsea Plumley (Company, Sunset Boulevard), Glen Hogstrom (Les Miserables, Billy Elliot, Mamma Mia) and Cameron MacDonald (AltarBoyz, Miss Saigon).

Director: Kris Stewart
Musical Director: Anthony Costanzo
Musical Supervisor: Kellie Dickerson
Choreographer: Kate Priddle
Lighting Design: Lucy Birkinshaw
Set Design: Christina Logan-Bell
Costume Design: Emma Kennedy


The Magnormos Prompt! Musicals Program presents compact but potent performances of musicals that may otherwise not have the opportunity to be heard live in Australia.

The inaugural season was launched in 2007 as part of the 5th birthday celebrations of Magnormos. The season included the world premiere of Australian musical Love Equals (Craig Christie and Kristin Keam), the Australian professional premiere of Kander & Ebbs Broadway debut Flora the Red Menace, and the acclaimed production of Australian classic, Mary Bryant by Nick Enright and David King. In 2008 Magnormos presented The Thing About Men, by the writers of the highly successful I Love You, Youre Perfect, Now Change.

COMPOSER/LYRICIST: ANTHONY COSTANZO
Costanzo is one of Australias brightest musical theatre writers. He has twice been a finalist in the prestigious Pratt Prize for Music Theatre, and in 1995 wrote the winning song for the International Year of Tolerance competition. He has had winning entries in the 1998, 2000 and 2003 ASA National Song-writing Contests, and in 2004 had his original musical Boxed In produced by the Victorian College of the Arts.

WRITER: PETER FITZPATRICK
Professor Peter Fitzpatrick has an extensive list of writing credits including the screenplays for Brilliant Lies and Hotel Sorrento (AFI award), the novels Death in the Back Pocket and Promentory, and the musical Flowerchildren, The Mamas and Papas Story. Peter has been published widely as a critic and scholar in the field of Australian theatre, with more than fifty articles and papers to his name.

* VIP Package includes program, reserved seat in location of choice (subject to availability) and Ernest Hillier chocolates on arrival

Special discounts apply for Magnormos Contributing Artists

Previews from 31st Jul
Season 3rd - 15th Aug, 2009 @ 8pm
No shows Tuesday or Sunday
Booking for this event is: Recommended

Address
14 Acland Street
St Kilda

Contact
Contact phone:03 9352 0232
Booking email:info@magtix.com
Contact email:m@magnormos.com
Booking website:http://www.magtix.com
Company website:http://www.magnormos.com

Please note: The above details are all subject to change without notice. When booking for events, please confirm that there has been no variation.



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