kickstarts Season 2009
The first musical in Season 2009 Crazy For You opened on Wednesday night.
Based on Girl Crazy, this new Gershwin musical won Tony, Drama Desk and Olivier Awards® for Best Musical. Its toe-tapping tunes include some of Broadway’s greatest hits, I Got Rhythm, They Can’t Take That Away From Me, Embraceable You, Nice Work if You Can Get It, Naughty Baby and Someone To Watch Over Me.
Starring the who’s who of musical theatre talent including Natalie O’Donnell (Mamma Mia) Christopher Parker (Oklahoma!) Chloe Dallimore (The Producers), Christopher Horsey (42nd Street), Adam Murphy (Guys & Dolls) Robyn Arthur (My Fair Lady) Alan Brough (Spicks & Specks), Melissa Langton (Follies) and Peter Hosking (Damn Yankees) Crazy For You is the perfect blend of music, comedy and dance.
Directed by Terence O’Connell, Crazy For You has musical direction by Peter Casey, choreography by Alana Scanlan, costumes by Kim Bishop, scenery by Kathryn Sproul, lighting by Scott Allan, sound by System Sound and features the wonderful Orchestra Victoria.
Have you see the show? What is your favourite Gershwin song?
Drop us a line and tell us what you think. We look forward to your comments!
14 Comments
The show was great fun and the cast suberb. Congrats to all involved. We’re looking forward to seeing it again this weekend!
What a wonderful start to the season – so much fun! My friends and I have been subscribing for years and can’t wait for The Boy Friend!!
Enjoyed the show but the seats in the balcony were horrid for my elderly mother who wanted to see the show being nervy and unwell because of the seating. Unfortunately we have the same seats for the next two shows in the cycle. I was made take her walker to the cloak room whereas a woman in the same row two seats away from me had hers handy.
To all at TPC, I just love your shows! And I am SO excited about seeing Crazy For You tomorrow night!
We enjoyed this show immensely. We found it to be a happy and lively show with the many well known songs and dance numbers. Thanks very much to Jeanie Pratt for her continual patronage in these wonderful shows that are put on each year and provide opportunity for many performers to participate in, loved popular as well as the lesser or forgotten musicals which all need to be staged as an introduction to new audiences as well as the existing devotees.
My mother and I went to Crazy for You yesterday and loved the performance. The dancing was wonderful, the show uplifting and the performances brilliant. Laughed until I cried when Alan Brough made his entrance with “his sister”.
Thankyou once again for keeping us theatre lovers entertained.
I was at Saturdays perfprmance with my daughter- absolutly loved it, singing was lovely-dancing great-choriography really well done-humour delivered briliantly. A great night out made me feel that all was well in the world!
Dear Mrs Pratt,
In case The Age chooses not to publish this letter, I would like you and your company at least to be aware of the reaction of one of your subscribers to the inexpert and mean-minded review of Crazy For You in today’s edition.
Yours sincerely,
Ian Harrison
Michael Lallo’s review of The Production Company’s Crazy For You (The Age 17/7) is composed of an inaccurate reading of the program’s account of the show’s provenance, a lengthy resume of the plot (the least important element in a show of this genre), comments on the staging that betray an unawareness that this is a concert version and one sentence of lukewarm appreciation of the performances.
Jeanne Pratt and the Production Company deserve the gratitude of Melbourne theatregoers for the opportunities they give to young Australian performers to showcase their talents. The capacity audience at Thursday evening’s performance gave a thunderous appreciation of the extraordinary achievement of the whole company – creative team, cast and orchestra – especially considering the budgetary restraints and limited rehearsal period necessitated by a very limited run of five performances.
It is unfortunate that Lallo’s review did not draw a wider public’s attention to the quality of the production and offer well-deserved affirmation to all those responsible.
Ian Harrison, Kew.
Hi,
I saw the Saturday night show, absolutely loved it, loved the Alan Brough and Melissa Langton as the Fodor’s, and I thought the ensemble were outstanding, especially the end of the first act!
Well done to all involved!
Favorite line: ‘I feel beside myself’ Excellent costumes.
I took my daughter, it was her first show ever. She was mesmerized. Clapping and dancing. Her favorite was her dress and that they got in love at the end. Standing ovations from her and a big congratulations from me.
Just checking back in to say that Crazy for You was FANTASTIC!! Such fun!! And to all at TPC, thanks for the complimentary program!
Congratulations to Chris Parker and Natalie O’Donnell ! You guys were brilliant! Such talent…and to all the cast, thank you for a top show!
Really enjoyed CFY – well done to the whole cast, orchestra and crew. Just brilliant! No wonder I come from Sydney and drag friends along with me to see the shows – and they are converts by the end of each show!
Really looking forward to BF. Thank you everyone at TPC.
Thanks to TPC for a fantastic production, loved it all .Thanks also for the complimentary programe.