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COLLEEN HEWETT TO JOIN CHICAGO

jesse — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:15:23 +0000

Colleen Hewett is joining the award-winning cast of Chicago the Musical, taking over Gina Riley’s role of Matron ‘Mama’ Morton, from Tuesday 10 November. Tickets to all remaining Melbourne performances are now on sale.

When making the announcement, producer John Frost commented, “We’re delighted that the success of Chicago has meant that we are able to extend our stay at Her Majesty’s, but this means that Gina Riley will be leaving on Sunday, November 8.”

“We are delighted that we have managed to obtain Colleen for the role,’ he said. ‘Colleen is a terrific talent, of course, as she showed when she played two other Mamas. In The Boy From Oz and Shout! she played the roles of the mothers of, respectively, Peter Allen and Johnny O’Keefe.”

Colleen Hewett was taken to Australia’s heart in 1970 when she recorded Day by Day, from Godspell, in which she played Mary Magdalene. The song went gold and led to her being voted Queen of Pop for two successive years. She went on to co-star with Johnny Farnham in Pippin, also at Her Majesty’s Theatre, and then had a leading role in Tommy. Most recently, she won a Helpmann Award in 2006 for her role in The Boy From Oz, for Best Supporting Female Role in a Musical.

CHICAGO AND SPAMALOT WIN HELPMANNS

jesse — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:24:07 +0000

Sharon Millerchip from Chicago The Musical, and Bille Brown from Monty Python’s Spamalot, have both won a coveted Helpmann Award, at a ceremony at the Sydney Opera House.

Sharon won in the category of Best Actress in a Musical, and Bille in the category of Best Actor in a Musical.

Her Majesty’s Theatre is incredibly proud to be the Melbourne home of both these productions.

For more information, visit the Helpmanns Award website.

09 HELPMANN NOMS ANNOUNCED

jesse — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:33:07 +0000

Spamalot and Chicago The Musical have both been nominated for 2009 Helpmann Awards, the highest live entertainment award in Australia.

Monty Python’s Spamalot earned four nominations: Best Musical, Best Female Actor in a Musical (for Lucinda Shaw as Lady of The Lake), Best Male Actor in a Musical (for Bille Brown as King Arthur), and Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical (for Derek Metzger as Patsy). The upcoming production of Chicago The Musical also got three nods, for Damien Bermingham (Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical), Gina Riley (Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical), and Sharon Millerchip (Best Female Actor in a Musical).

Billy Elliot The Musical was the big winner at last year’s ceremony, picking up 7 awards, including Best Musical. Spamalot played 151 performances at HMT between November 2007 and April 2008. Chicago opens in Melbourne on 15 August.

This year’s winners will be announced on Monday 27 July at the award ceremony held at the Sydney Opera House. The ceremony will be broadcast live on the Bio Channel on Foxtel.

Her Majesty’s Theatre congratulates all Helpmann nominees. A full list of nominations is available on the official website, www.helpmannawards.com.au