CARRIE - THE MUSICAL to Make Australian Premiere at Seymour Centre, Nov 13-30

A strictly limited Australian Premiere Season of arguably the most infamous Broadway musical of all-time, CARRIE THE MUSICAL, will play the Seymour Centre from November 13 - 30 as the final production in their 2013 Reginald season of independent works.
CARRIE THE MUSICAL is also the final production of Squabbalogic Independent Music Theatre's first annual season, following hugely popular runs of Forbidden Broadway and Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson.

This is a freshly revised and reimagined musical take on Stephen King's gripping classic novel, having been previously unseen since its infamous 1988 Broadway production where it played only 5 official performances. An overhaul of the piece was conducted in New York in 2012 with the original authors at the helm including book writer Lawrence D. Cohen and Academy Award winning songwriters Michael Gore and Dean Pitchford (Best Original Song, FAME).

Directed by Squabbalogic Artistic Director Jay James-Moody, with Musical Direction by Bev Kennedy and Choreography by Shondelle Pratt, CARRIE THE MUSICAL tells the story of outcast Carrie White. Bullied by the in-crowd, virtually invisible to everyone else, and at the mercy of her cruel and controlling mother, Carrie has just discovered a special power. And if pushed too far, she may not be able to control it.

This highly anticipated Australian Premiere production boasts a stellar cast of Sydney's finest emerging and established talent including Hilary Cole as Carrie and Margi de Ferranti (Mamma Mia, Les Mis) as her mother Margaret; Adèle Parkinson (Legally Blonde), Garry Scale (Hairspray, Fat Swan) and Monique Sallé (A Chorus Line).

CARRIE THE MUSICAL promises to be a night you'll never forget and is a must see for true musical theatre fans, King aficionados, and pop culture experts alike. This limited 3 week run of 14 shows only is the must see independent musical theatre piece of the year.

You might have read the book and seen Brian de Palma's 1976 film that immortalized Sissy Spacek in a blood-soaked prom dress, but you've never experienced anything quite like CARRIE THE MUSICAL.

The show will run at the REGINALD THEATRE, SEYMOUR CENTRE, Cnr Cleveland St & City Rd, Chippendale, November 13 - 30, 2013, Wednesday - Saturday @ 7.30pm (plus Sat Nov 23 & Sat Nov 30 @2pm). BOOKINGS: 02 9351 7940 or seymourcentre.com. PRICES: Full $42, Student/Concession $34, Groups 8+ $36 *A transaction fee may apply.

CREATIVE TEAM:
DIRECTOR Jay James-Moody
MUSICAL DIRECTOR Bev Kennedy
CHOREOGRAPHER Shondelle Pratt
LIGHTING DESIGN Mikey Rice
SET DESIGN Sean Minahan
STAGE MANAGER Neil Shotter

CAST: Hilary Cole, Margi de Ferranti, Tim Dal Cortivo, Toby Francis, Prudence Holloway,
Jaimie Leigh Johnson, Rob Johnson, Andy Johnston, Bridget Keating, Adèle Parkinson, Monique Sallé, Garry Scale, Zach Smith, and Maryann Wright.

Squabbalogic aims to present an eclectic range of local premieres of the best new musicals and reinterpretations from the canon of outstanding musical theatre. Founded in 2006, Squabbalogic provides a stage for Australia's finest emerging and established artists to present exciting and dynamic work, while nurturing a fun, inclusive professional creative environment. Squabbalogic fills a void by connecting with challenging work and writers often neglected by commercial theatre and sharing it with the community.
Our past musical productions have included: Reefer Madness!, Forbidden Broadway, Thrill Me: The Leopold & Loeb Story in association with New Mardi Gras and the Seymour Centre, [title of show]: an original broadway musical, A New Brain, and Ordinary Days in association with Darlinghurst Theatre Company.

In 2013, Squabbalogic launched their first annual season that included a return season of Forbidden Broadway, and the Australian Premieres of Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson and Carrie The Musical.

Squabbalogic is a 2013 company in residence with Critical Stages, Australia's leading producer of touring theatre from the independent sector. Squabbalogic also forms part of Independent Music Theatre, a group of independent music theatre producers that will take over the lease on the former Darlinghurst Theatre in Potts Point in 2014 as a home for music theatre and cabaret.

For more information, visit squabbalogic.com, or find the theatre on Facebook: facebook.com/squabbalogic
and Twitter @squabbalogic.

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