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CABARET: surely one was the first So, leave your troubles of the most enduring mega-hit for this brilliant outside, sit back and enjoy of musicals. CABARET composer/lyricist pair, who divinely decadent world of caused a sensation when went on to create iconic music the CABARET created by our it made its 1966 like and supremely talented cast and SUPPORTING PARTNERS debut, and the season ran WOMAN OF THE YEAR. creative team. for nearly two thousand CABARET just gets better with performances. AUCKLAND ART GALLERY TOI O TAMAKI / BDO / BKA INTERACTIVE / CANON / age. The recent Broadway INFLIGHT PRODUCTIONS / M.A.C COSMETICS / MARKETING IMPACT The 1972 movie starring Liza revival presented by London’s BRUCE MASON CENTRE / MAIDMENT THEATRE / SKYCITY THEATRE Minnelli catapulted the songs did twice and story into popular culture. the business of the original Based on John van Druten’s production. We’re thrilled to Colin McColl play , bring Michael Hurst’s unique PRODUCTION SPONSORS much of which is based on new production of CABARET Deutz Logo.JPG Christopher Isherwood’s short here to the Salon Perdu stories from GOODBYE TO Spiegeltent, which replicates , the new musical the spirit and atmosphere of version was penned by John German of the late Exclusive suppliers of Exclusive suppliers Kander and Fred Ebb. . external branding solutions of Bottled Water Book by Joe Masteroff Based on the play by John Van Druten and stories by Christopher Isherwood Music by John Kander / Lyrics by Fred Ebb

cast – Amanda Billing Emcee – Michael Hurst Fraulein Kost – Colleen Davis Fraulein Schneider – Lynda Milligan Herr Schulz – Paul Barrett Cliff Bradshaw – Tyran Parke Ernst Ludwig – Mike Edward

KIT-KAT KLUB – Will Barling, Ebon Grayman, Sarah Iwaskow Hannah Tasker-Poland, Sia Trokenheim Understudy – Ciarin Smith

creative Direction – Michael Hurst Costume Design – Nic Smillie Lighting Design – Bryan Caldwell, PhD. Musical Direction – Grant Winterburn Choreography – Shona McCullagh DIRECTOR’S Properties Master & Set Dresser – Bec Ehlers Sound Effect Sourcing – Mark Corbett Additional Recording – Jason Smith Special thanks to Dialogue Consultant – Susanne Ritzenhoff NOTES Set Design – A collaboration between Mark Gosling, the creative team, 2 Construct and Nick Barnfield

production In the 1930s, with a carefully idea of a powerful, healthy and wild at times, exhausting, Production Manager – Mark Gosling Technical Manager – Bonnie Burrill manufactured and brutal wave racially pure utopia. And wield hilarious and often completely Senior Stage Manager – Fern Christie Stage Manager’s Intern – Jade Turrall of negative eugenics, the it they did. Cabaret reminds mad, but always based in Lighting Operator – Robert Hunte Sound Operator – Mark Corbett Revolve Operator – Gerry Robertson malefic agents of the Third us that fundamentalism of any trust and respect. From the Site Manager – Josh Hyman Set Engineer – Nick Barnfield Wardrobe Supervisor – Sara Taylor Reich swiftly eradicated the kind is the antipathy of human first concept, through planning Tailor – Peter Rigby Patternmaker, Cutter & Costume Construction – Sheila Horton troubled culture of the Weimar freedom. Religious extremism, and pre-production to the Seamstress – Elizabeth Gibbons Tent Supplier – High Profile Event Support republic. But the spirit of that reactionary politics, greed performance you are seeing Set Construction – 2 Construct period still shimmers - the and the lust for power will today, everyone involved eroticism, art, architecture, always be the enemies of has said ‘yes’ – the most music, film, theatre, literature humanity. This is as true today powerful word in the and sheer ecstasy of a futurist as it ever was. From the Tea band business. To the cast, the society whose escape into Party to The Taleban, we Piano – Grant Winterburn Percussion – Chris O’Connor Bass – Aaron Coddel production team and to my Alto Saxaphone / Clarinet – Jeff Henderson Accordion / Keyboards – Eddie Giffney hedonism before the Nazi must be vigilant, or before we creative associates Shona Trumpet – Mike Booth storm was akin to re-arranging know it the clubs will again deck chairs on the . be closed, our children will McCullagh, Nic Smillie, Grant be brainwashed with pseudo Winterburn, Becky Ehlers and AUCKLAND THEATRE COMPANY WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FOLLOWING FOR THEIR HELP WITH THIS PRODUCTION: Berlin pulsed into the 1930s science and life won’t be any Bryan Caldwell - it has been Matthew Verrill, Max Cryer, David Whittet, John Gibson, Taylor Wilson, Smith & Caughey’s, Sally Sloman, Kolet Vermeulen, debauched and unfettered. But Michelle Worth, Sarah Sherwood, Fraser Brown, Mark Vinall kind of cabaret at all. a privilege. Thank you all. “Sin City” was ripe for a clean CABARET is the seventh Auckland Theatre Company production for 2010 and opened on October 28th. CABARET is approximately Fabulous! 130 minutes long with an interval. Please remember to switch off all mobile phones, pagers and watch alarms. up, and the morally upright *** were ready and willing to wield This has been a great rehearsal Michael Hurst the disinfectant, duped by the process – disciplined, focused, Director Moulin Rouge / Paris Cancan 1890 1930s German Kabarett by Princeton University Students New York’s 21 Club was a Prohibition-era speakeasy

of entertainment. During the LIVE IN THE BIG APPLE In the 1960s, cabaret in the 1920s and 1930s, when the United States began to lose Cabaret also influenced WONDERFUL WORLD Weimar government ended its popularity, due to American live entertainment censorship, artistic expression competition from television in the first half of the 20th OF CABARET was less regulated and variety shows and rock century, especially in New York cabaret took on great cultural concerts. Things worsened and Chicago. ROOTS IN FRANCE Chat Noir, the Moulin Rouge, KABARETT ARTISTS IN significance, often showcasing with the panic of AIDS in the and the Folies-Bergère; the GERMANY controversial social and American cabaret typically 1980s: most New Yorker’s Cabaret was an latter two are still operating political themes. featured jazz: Chicago cabaret stayed in to be entertained immensely popular After World War I, cabaret often boasted big bands, by home videos. These days today. The cabaret took the This brought forth new Kabarett form of entertainment enjoyed even greater popularity while solo vocalists were however, cabaret is gaining form of an informal saloon artists like Werner Finck and throughout the 19th century. across Europe, most notably more in New York. momentum again, particularly where poets, artists and Karl Valentin. However, when It began in 1881 in the in Germany. The roots of When a 1913 law insisted in New Orleans, Philadelphia composers could share ideas Hitler took power in 1933, Monmartre district German cabaret, however, ’s cabarets close and Portland, Oregon, as and compositions. cabaret was one of the first of Paris with the opening lie not in Berlin, but in pre- by 2am, members-only clubs younger performers reinterpret victims of the Nazi party. of Le Chat Noir, which attracted Performers got to try their war Munich. Although some (speakeasies) sprang up the old forms in both music and Cabaret, along with other art such notables ideas, audiences enjoyed a experimentation with a cabaret and remained open till the theatre. Many contemporary forms, was banned, as the as Debussy and Satie. wonderful evening for the price style imported from Paris took dawn hours. Places like The cabaret groups in the United place in Berlin at the turn of the Nazis allowed only what was A combination of music, of a few drinks, and owners Copacabana or The Cotillion States feature a combination of century – notably at the Schall pro-government and aligned dance, comedy, circus acts could rely on a steady flow of Room featured vaudeville original tunes, burlesque and und Rauch cabaret of theatrical with their philosophies. and short theatrical pieces, the regular customers. headliners such as Jimmy political satire, as can be found impresario Max Reinhardt – it performance style is named Durante and Sophie Tucker. in such groups as Cabaret Red was in the south of Germany after the venue in which it Light and Leviathan: Political that das Kabarett sprung to is performed. Popular early Cabaret. life as a new and vital form cabarets in France included the 4162_Waiwera_A4_AdTheatre_FA02.pdf 1 21/10/10 4:07 PM

SONG LIST

The Money Song ACT 1: Emcee, Sally and Kit-Kat Girls

Willkommen Married Emcee, Kit-Kat Girls and Stage Band Herr Schultz and Fraulein Schneider

Welcome to Berlin: Tomorrow Belongs to Me – Reprise Emcee Fraulein Kost, Ernst, Kit-Kat Girls, Stage Accordion and Stage Band So What? Fraulein Schneider ACT 2:

Don’t Tell Mama Married Reprise Sally and Kit-Kat Girls Herr Schultz

Perfectly Marvelous If You Could See Her Sally and Cliff Emcee and Friend

Two Ladies What Would You Do? Emcee and Two Club Girls Fraulein Schneider

It Couldn’t Please Me More (Pineapple Song) I Don’t Care Much Fraulein Schneider and Herr Emcee Schultz

Cabaret Tomorrow Belongs to Me Sally Male Chorus

Finale Ultimo: Willkommen, Don’t Go It Couldn’t Please Me More, Tomorrow Belongs to Me, Cliff Cabaret Full Company and Stage Band of plot, the pruning and abandonment of characters THE FIVE LIVES OF and songs, and the all-out styling to build SALLY BOWLES……. into a major star, made this the representation furthest from the story’s origin, and only distantly related to the theatre By Max Cryer Nevertheless, she earned five Mineo), led the cast, playing musical it purported to portray. for Best Actress the fourth incarnation of Sally Cheshire-born Christopher Isherwood’s bare description performances , Bowles. stamped Isherwood, after a somewhat of Sally Bowles’ talent (“she including her portrayal of Sally his eccentric style on the unstable early life, became a sang badly, without any Bowles in I AM A CAMERA, Emcee role for all time. The medical student but dropped expression, her hands hanging and she was first choice for other major attraction was out. In 1929, he went to Berlin down at her sides”) was the movie which followed in Fraulein Schneider, played by for a holiday and stayed four discarded in favour of clarion- 1955. (Isherwood described ’s 70-year-old widow, years, working as a tutor. voiced Minnelli with a 60-piece her as “the quintessential the legendary During this time he came in orchestra and choreography with the unique style which took weeks to rehearse. of Berlin underworld nightlife, Minnelli was unable to master characterised by entertainment an English accent so an extra that combined music with line was scripted into the edgy comment on political introduction of Sally Bowles - matters and brazenly pushed “She’s American” - although barriers of accepted morality. she came from Chelsea. Within this ‘cabaret’ scene, Liza Minnelli herself, from Isherwood became acquainted my occasional contact with with , who her during my Hollywood became immortalised as years, was a vivacious woman “Sally Bowles.” without guile, and could not She first appeared as ‘Sally’ in be held responsible for the Isherwood’s 1939 short novel production decisions made in Max Cryer and Liza Minnelli at a party in the Ambassador Hotel, Hollywood, 1976 Goodbye to Berlin - in which order to form the entire project she is depicted as an English as a showcase for her – in presented by the Auckland elderly boyfriend Herr Schultz girl who is a very indifferent which it succeeded beyond Theatre Company. (likewise cut from the movie). and inexperienced singer. expectation. This production will be the With the Auckland Theatre The story remained a modest There are two positive things story as Isherwood, John Company’s track record of cult novella for 12 years, one can find to say about the Druten, and Kander and successful musicals, this will until British writer John movie. One of the intended. Sally is the be time to put down your Sally Bowles”). (for whom he wrote Mack van Druten saw a possible Ebb songs created for the undoubted centre of the knitting, your book and your The Knife). Within a year there dramatic structure in the tale, The movie caught the eye of movie put a new expression action, but we will also meet broom, and come have a were other productions playing and from it created his play musical writers John Kander into the English language: the endearing character of holiday… Right this way, the all round the world – including I AM A CAMERA, which and Fred Ebb, resulting in their “Money makes the world go Fraulein Schneider the landlady theatre’s waiting: come to the London, with Judi Dench opened in New York in 1951. adaptation of the original story around”. And although the and hear her two graceful real CABARET. triumphant as Sally Bowles. It starred , an into the musical CABARET, movie massacred Isherwood’s songs. She and her songs Max Cryer is author of ten actress acclaimed for brilliant which opened in New York in Sally’s fifth incarnation came original story and the theatre were completely cut from the books on English language sensitivity rather than glamour. November 1966 and quickly as something of a shock to musical, it did serve to nurture movie - there was no way the and music, published in She was described as looking became a huge success. Isherwood’s readers. The even more deeply the public’s creaking but totally charismatic Australasia, Britain, America, like “a broom someone had 1972 movie CABARET was fascination with Sally Bowles. Lotte Lenya was going to be Actress , who Germany, Italy and Russia. His left in the corner,” and Ms. both colourful and extremely That fascination with Sally is allowed on screen, lest she had scored a major success weekly broadcasts on ‘Curious Harris herself once declared successful. But its ruthless even more interesting when distract attention even for a in her first movie EXODUS Questions’ on NZ radio are in “If I had a bosom I could rule deconstruction of the gritty frameworked by the real moment from the star. And we (with and Sal their 15th year. the world.” genre, the complete alteration CABARET, which is now being will also meet the landlady’s For full biographies of cast and creatives visit www.atc.co.nz CAST

AMANDA BILLING COLLEEN DAVIS TYRAN PARKE Amanda’s first appearance on Colleen last appeared for Since graduating from the stage in Auckland was in her Auckland Theatre Company Western Australian Academy knickers (Silo Theatre’s THE in ’s OLIVER! as of Performing Arts, Tyran has COUNTRY WIFE in 2003) Charlotte Sowerberry and amassed many professional and it seems not much has the Milkmaid. She recently credits in plays, musicals, changed since then. Although produced and performed in cabaret, concerts and she didn’t quite get her kit off the rare Sam Shepard musical television, the highlight being in CLOUD (also with Silo THE SAD LAMENT OF his award winning portrayal of Theatre, 2004), she’s been PECOS BILL ON THE EVE OF George in ’s in various states of PG-rated KILLING HIS WIFE as Slue- SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH undress as Dr Sarah Potts on Foot Sue at the Basement GEORGE. His first CD, Sunday over Theatre Studio. Her other In The Parke was released to the last six years, and Herr works include; playing Sophie rave reviews and is available Hurst had her taking off a rather in Wellingtons’s new Kiwi play in through his see-through wedding dress PAPER, SCISSORS, ROCK by website or on itunes. Upcoming in Silo’s THE THREEPENNY Yael Gezentsvey, touring the projects include MUCH ADO OPERA a couple of years ago. North Island in the Dust Palace ABOUT NOTHING at The Although she draws the line extravaganza BURLESQUE AS Sydney Opera House, and THE at nipple tassels, Amanda is YOU LIKE IT and appearing BLACK ROSE, which combines excited about baring more than on Shortland Street as would his brother Trent Parke’s award- Sally Bowles’ soul in the Salon be murderess Nurse Paige. winning photographs with Perdu this year, working with Colleen is also a proud original material from some ATC and the naked talent of co-founder of Almost A Bird of Broadway and Australia’s the CABARET cast for the first Theatre Collective, with biggest composers. Tyran was time and Herr Direktor for the which she has appeared in Auckland earlier this year second. Prosit. in DELICATES, ANGELS playing Tobias in SWEENEY IN AMERICA, ANTIGONE TODD and is thrilled to be back (Wellington and Holland) making his ATC debut in the and JEFF KOONS. She also challenging role of Cliff. Tyran sings with antique blues is a proud member of Actors’ outfit Storehouse, who have a Equity. www.tyranparke.com weekly Wednesday residency at Hotel DeBrett. For full biographies of cast and creatives visit www.atc.co.nz A CHRISTMAS CAROL, member of the theatre/cirque as sharing the knowledge he MUM’S CHOIR, END OF THE company Theatre Physical who has gained in his many years of RAINBOW and SHE STOOPS are still doing the festival circuit competing and performing. TO CONQUER.” with their show OH BABY. Mike is also a member of the Dust Palace who toured their sell out show BURLESQUE AS YOU LIKE IT throughout New Zealand earlier this year. Mike is a proud member of NZ Actors’ Equity.

SIA TROKENHEIM PAUL BARRETT WILL BARLING “It is a privilege to be part of this Will began dancing at the age “My involvement with production. CABARET highlights of 8, training in Ballroom and CABARET is the culmination a time in history that fascinates Latin American dance. After of a particularly music- me, partly because of my own becoming an Australasian heavy year’s work. I spent connection due to my upbringing Champion in his teens, he January tutoring teenagers in northern Europe by my Polish MIKE EDWARD SARAH IWASKOW gained a National Diploma about at parents. I would like to thank For Auckland Theatre in Dance Performance Central City Music Theatre A graduate of the BPSA in Michael Hurst and ATC for this Company, Mike has appeared (Contemporary) from the summer school. Contemporary Dance at wonderful opportunity.” in OLIVER!, THE THIRTY-NINE New Zealand School of UNITEC, Sarah was born in STEPS, TRAVESTIES and Japan, but was raised in the Dance, performing in works This is Sia’s fourth appearance In May I presented the HIGH SOCIETY. Other theatre UK. Sarah’s dance styles by Shona McCullagh, Malia for ATC following performances debut season of my solo highlights are LADIES NIGHT, vary like her culture and Johnston, Jiri Kylian, Michael of STEPPING OUT, OLIVER! show TIC TIC. Here I THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW EBON GRAYMAN encompass a wide range of Parmenter and the London and . celebrated my thirty year career and THE COUNTRY WIFE street dance styles, such as Contemporary Dance Company. as an actor, singer and musical Ebon was born and bred in Sia’s screen credits include (Court Theatre) and MACBETH Hip Hop, Locking, House, Upon graduating, Will worked director, and examined my . At the age of THIS IS NOT MY LIFE, and UNIDENTIFIED HUMAN Contemporary and Jazz. She with Shona McCullagh in personal baggage. 15, the sport of gymnastics SHORTLAND STREET, REMAINS AND THE TRUE has appeared in several music her work MONDO NUOVO became his first love. In 1995, commercials, short films and NATURE OF LOVE videos. Live performance (2007), Ann Dewey’s PAPER That same month I began Ebon transformed from an elite HYUNDAI SPORTS CAFE. (Silo Theatre). credits include THE SEXY TIGER (2007) and toured rehearsals for SWEENEY gymnast to a performer, when RECESSION CABARET and internationally with Grayboy Sia started acting in Stockholm. TODD - in which Michael Hurst A graduate of UNITEC’s he was recruited by Cirque Du BIRDS OF PARADISE. Her Entertainment on cruise A graduate of UNITEC, her and I played the villains. School of Performing and Soleil and began touring with goal is to become a respected ships. Since returning to New theatre appearances include While singing that show every Screen Arts, Mike’s television their show ALEGRIA. In his eight dance teacher and performer Zealand, Will has performed , SKIN night I worked on Stephen highlights include XENA, years with ALEGRIA, Ebon has as well as a singer, and she is in the Loons Circus Theatre TIGHT (Court Theatre) and Sondheim’s – in SHORTLAND STREET and become most well-known for currently working on her song Company production of HAPPY JANE EYRE, JACK AND which I was an associate to MERCY PEAK. He was a his character “Monsieur Fleur”, writing to release music abroad. HOME ROAD (Christchurch THE BEANSTALK (Fortune Grant Winterburn and acted as core cast member of TV3’s the hump-backed ringmaster. Sarah is honoured to be part of Festival) and the inaugural Theatre), HAMLET, THE LOVE vocal coach. THE STRIP and has recently Ebon has also performed in Auckland Theatre Company’s season of The Southern Lights OF THE NIGHTINGALE, BIG appeared in in the Starz TV ZUMANITY, another Cirque Du latest major musical production. Dance Company. He recently RIVER, JULIUS CAESAR I was musical director and Series SPARTACUS. Soleil show permanently based completed a workshop of and STOCKHOLMSBLOD pianist for the intimate in Las Vegas. In ZUMANITY, he Douglas Wrights’ RAPT (Stockholm Theatre Company). review SONGS FOR GUY His film performances took on the dual role of aerialist which will premier next year. in September. This show is include roles A SOLDIER’S and the mythical half man, half Sia is a proud member of NZ Will is also a solo singing my fifteenth for ATC, having SWEETHEART (Paramount beast character “Pan”. Now artist under the title WILL C Actors’ Equity. previously appeared in THE Pictures) and A STOLEN LIFE residing in New Zealand, Ebon BARLING PROJECT. ROCKY HORROR SHOW, (Lifetime Network). Mike is a continues to perform, as well For full biographies of cast and creatives visit www.atc.co.nz in LES’ MISERABLES, Miss Hannigan in , Mrs CREATIVE Their next musical CHICAGO the Emcee in two previous Lyons in BLOOD BROTHERS, also became a hit and the productions of CABARET. Nellie Forbush in SOUTH show’s 1996 revival became Michael is also renowned PACIFIC and Mrs Lovett in the longest-running revival in for his interpretations of . Broadway history. Shakespeare, including Hamlet, Macbeth, Richard Their other Broadway III, Touchstone in AS YOU successes include WOMAN LIKE IT and the Fool in KING OF THE YEAR, KISS OF LEAR. In 1993 Michael was THE SPIDER WOMAN, cast in the role of Iolaus and and posthumously for Ebb, co-starred in the US television . In 1998, Kander series – THE and Ebb were recognized for LEGENDARY JOURNEYS, their contributions to theatre which ran for eight years and music with Kennedy and played to a world-wide LYNDA MILLIGAN Center Honors. audience. Christchurch actress Lynda NIC SMILLIE / Milligan has been performing Michael’s directing credits in public since the age of three, include SHE STOOPS TO COSTUME DESIGNER CONQUER, HAMLET, fell in love with musical theatre “Working with such a creative MACBETH, KING LEAR, at 10, joined Christchurch director made the design JOHN KANDER TWELFTH NIGHT, THE Operatic as a teenager and has process exciting and THREEPENNY OPERA, LOOT since enjoyed a long career in HANNAH TASKER – boundless... it was more about & FRED EBB / and most recently HAPPY theatre, cabaret and television. working out what not to have POLAND DAYS. He has also directed COMPOSERS for costumes, out of all the Since her debut at the Court After completing her degree many episodes of the US Known primarily for their fabulous ideas that came up, Theatre in CANTERBURY in Performing and Screen Arts television series HERCULES – musicals CABARET and rather than what we should TALES in 1974, Lynda has majoring in Contemporary THE LEGENDARY JOURNEYS, CHICAGO, and for penning have. The inspiration came from appeared in 75 productions Dance in 2008, Hannah has XENA – WARRIOR PRINCESS the iconic “New York, New Michael’s fabulous images, there, and was honoured with worked with The Loons Circus and SPARTACUS – BLOOD York”, John Kander and Fred collected over the last twelve an Associateship of the Court Theatre Company and Southern AND SAND as well as the NZ Ebb were two of the brightest months, of the 1920s and 30s for her services to the theatre. feature film . Lights Dance Company. She stars in the golden period of world of cabaret and the arts. Some of her favourite leading choreographs and performs her American musicals. They first As well as being a founding It was incredible to see so roles at The Court include THE own dark, burlesque themed collaborated on an unproduced member of Auckland’s many very ‘contemporary’ KILLING OF SISTER GEORGE, MICHAEL HURST / acts involving fire, prosthetics musical called GOLDEN GATE, Watershed Theatre in 1990, ideas about attire and behaviour HAY FEVER, THE DIARY OF and body paint. Television which they quickly followed DIRECTOR* Michael is a patron of TAPAC evident in the arts/underground ANNE FRANK, THE BIG OE, credits include a lead role in up with FLORA THE RED (The Auckland Performing Arts scene of the era.” NOISES OFF, MUM’S CHOIR the 2007 TVNZ drama RUDE In a career spanning more Centre), a Trustee of the AUSA MENACE, their first musical Nic Smillie has a Bachelor and HEARTBREAK HOUSE. AWAKENINGS, stunt work than three decades, Michael Outdoor Shakespeare Trust, an to be produced on Broadway of Design in Textiles and on LEGEND OF THE SEEKER has become one of New Artistic Associate of The Silo and in which Liza Minnelli has worked in theatre, film Lynda has appeared in many and performing as a dancer on Zealand’s leading actors and Theatre, a New Zealand Arts made her Broadway debut. and television as a costume of Roger Hall’s record breaking SPARTACUS. directors. His theatre credits Laureate, and an Officer of the Their first major success was designer for the past twelve hits, including AFTER THE include AMADEUS, THE New Zealand Order of Merit CABARET is Hannah’s debut the musical CABARET, which years. CRASH, TAKE A CHANCE ROCKY HORROR SHOW and (ONZM). performance with Auckland had over 1,000 performances ON ME, TAKING OFF, WHO . His musical roles Designs for Auckland Theatre Theatre Company, and she in its first run on Broadway. Michael is a proud member of WANTS TO BE 100? and include Koko in THE MIKADO, Company include AUGUST: is extremely excited to be It won a Tony Award as the NZ Actors’ Equity. FOUR FLAT WHITES IN ITALY. Judge Turpin in SWEENEY OSAGE COUNTY, ROMEO & working with such a fantastic season’s best musical, and Highlights of her musical TODD, Macheath and Tiger *Michael also plays the role JULIET, THE POHUTUKAWA cast on such a decadently its original cast recording theatre career include Maria in Brown in THE THREEPENNY of Emcee. TREE, THE WIFE WHO SPOKE amazing show. won a Grammy Award. The , Nancy film, directed by Bob , OPERA, King Herod in JESUS JAPANESE IN HER SLEEP, in OLIVER! Madame Thenadier won eight Academy Awards. CHRIST SUPERSTAR and CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF and For full biographies of cast and creatives visit www.atc.co.nz WHERE WE Favourite productions include Colin McColl on EQUUS and soon be over and things will ONCE BELONGED. HORSEPLAY, BLACKBIRD, SWEET CHARITY. Previous never be the same. The six- THE PILLOWMAN, collaborations with Michael piece band for CABARET is Nic has also costumed various (Audience Award for Best Hurst include LYSISTRATA and integrated as the stage band projects in Wellington, including Lighting Design), THE BLUE several episodes of XENA and in the Kit Kat Klub, whilst also LE SUD, KING AND COUNTRY, ROOM, WIT (Audience Award HERCULES. providing the ‘orchestral’ TOP GIRLS, CABARET, for Best Lighting Design), ART, music for other scenes within DRACULA, PRIVATE LIVES, Shona is a proud member of CABARET (SKYCITY Theatre), the show.” SWEENEY TODD and NZ Actors’ Equity. DEATH OF A SALESMAN, DRAWER OF KNIVES. CLOSER, JULIUS CAESAR, Grant Winterburn has been a professional musician Winner of the Air New Zealand TWELVE ANGRY MEN, for more than 20 years. Screen Award for Contribution MASTERCLASS, ARCADIA, He is an experienced jazz to Design for the television and UNCLE VANYA. pianist, musical theatre series THE INSIDERS GUIDE Over the last 23 years, director, session musician and TO LOVE, Nic has also designed Bryan has lit more than 200 music tutor. costumes for THE INSIDERS BRYAN CALDWELL, productions for NZ’s top SHONA MCCULLAGH GUIDE TO HAPPINESS, theatre and event companies, Previously for Auckland Theatre SEVEN PERIODS WITH MR PHD. / LIGHTING including NBR NZOpera, the / CHOREOGRAPHER Company, Grant has been GORMSBY, THE HOTHOUSE, Watershed Theatre, NZ Actors Musical Director for THE 25TH MNOZM; NZ Arts Foundation TIME TRACKERS and DESIGNER Company, Mercury Theatre, ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY Laureate AFTERSHOCK. and Inside Out Theatre. These SPELLING BEE directed by “This is my third visit to Murray Lynch, A CHRISTMAS Her operatic designs include include SONS OF CHARLIE Shona is a choreographer, CABARET, having lit the CAROL directed by Jennifer QUARTET and THE ITALIAN PAORA at the Royal Court director, award-winning Watershed production and Ward-Lealand, and THE GIRL IN ALGIERS. For film her Theatre in London, THE HOLY filmmaker and director ATC’s previous production. It is ROCKY HORROR SHOW works include FISH SKIN SUIT, SINNER at the Wellington of The Human Agency. also my second with Michael directed by Simon Prast. TURANGAWAEWAE and as Director and Emcee. Each International Festival of the Her choreographic credits STICKMEN. has been unique in scale. And Arts 2006, and Black Grace’s include pure dance works for GRANT 2010 has seen Grant as musical interestingly, each production AMATA for AK07. LIMBS, FOOTNOTE, RNZB, director for ASSASSINS highlighted different concerns His event designs have been DOUGLAS WRIGHT DANCE WINTERBURN / directed by Oliver Driver (Silo relevant to the time that it was seen in New York, Tokyo, and COMPANY and her own MUSICAL DIRECTOR* Theatre) and featuring presented. This production Hong Kong (the 150th Birthday company Human Garden. Annie Crummer at the Civic is intimate and housed in a Parties for Louis Vuitton), and She has also created work for “The music of CABARET is a Theatre. He also played keys in near authentic recreation of in San Francisco, Sydney, and theatre, television, and film, wonderful mix of the classic the band for at the the period style. The club Paris (Inside Out Productions including sequences for XENA, Broadway sound, the jazz Civic and is currently an artist is lit as if it has evolved for Tourism NZ). He currently HERCULES, FELLOWSHIP OF influenced Berlin cabaret of the teacher at The University of over time, and lighting and resides in upstate New York, THE RING, KING KONG and late 1920s and the rich tradition Auckland School Of Music. effects have accreted ad hoc. THE LION, THE WITCH AND of the Tin Pan Alley American researching the electrical Grant was musical director for The feel is debauched, fun, THE WARDROBE. She was song book. properties of the heart. Geoff Sewell (Amici), Incognito with an increasingly sinister a founding member of The There is a colourful harmonic Artists NZ tour and concert undercurrent. Watershed Theatre and created language at work, dripping with DVD, and THE THREEPENNY It is seen from Cliff’s viewpoint choreography for many theatre style and seemingly endless OPERA directed by Michael (I am a camera) through productions there under the examples of ingenious ways Hurst. He relishes the ‘rose-tinted glasses’ (bright direction of Simon Bennett and to modulate from one key to opportunity to work alongside and rosy base colouring, Michael Hurst. another. Michael again on CABARET. bright eyes, tongue-in-cheeks) Shona has worked extensively Whilst conveying the to increasingly appalled * Grant also plays the piano with actors over the last 20 decadent energy of a great (yellowing, broken light, in CABARET. years, collaborating with night out and giving the main shadows taking over, smoky).” the NZ Actors Company, characters a chance to reflect CABARET will be Bryan’s with Peta Rutter and Carl on their circumstances, the 27th lighting design for Bland in NIGHTSONG music also has an ominous Auckland Theatre Company. PRODUCTIONS, and with foreboding that the party will For full biographies of cast and creatives visit www.atc.co.nz BAND

CHRIS O’CONNOR AARON CODDEL JEFF HENDERSON EDDIE GIFFNEY MIKE BOOTH Chris O’Connor is one of New Aaron is a versatile freelance For theatre, his credits include Jeff is a multi-instrumentalist Eddie is a BMus. student at No stranger to the world of Zealand’s most in-demand musician, photographer and playing for WESTSIDE STORY, based in Wellington. His theatre The University of Auckland, musicals, Mike has recently musicians. Recently he has educator. He has bassed for AVENUE Q, FALLING IN LOVE credits include Kafka’s THE majoring in performance piano. returned from living and played with the Jonathan jazz greats such as Cleo AGAIN, TELL ME ON TRIAL with Stephen Bain, DIE He is the current working in The Netherlands, Crayford Trio, Eru Dangerspiel, Laine, Mark Murphy and A SUNDAY, BERLIN, THE HENKEL SPUR with Winning Open Accordion champion, where he was a freelance The Western Line Trio, Flip George Coleman. LOOK OF LOVE, BLAME Productions, FIRST JUNE the 2010 New Zealand Piano performer and taught at various Grater and The Lipperzaners. IT ON THE BOSSA NOVA, directed by Thebis Mutante, Accordion champion and conservatories. Additional engagements Since moving to Auckland five PSYCHEDELIC SWING, THE THREEPENNY OPERA for in 2009 won third place in He maintains a busy career include King Kapisi, Annie years ago, he has recorded SPIDERS FROM MARS, Bobby Silo, numerous productions the Junior Virtuoso section as freelance trumpet Crummer, Hello Sailor, Tama albums with Don McGlashan, Spade, Auckland Comedy with Red Mole Theatre and of the Accordion World player, teacher and arranger Waipara, Hammond Gamble, SJD, The Topp Twins, Miriam Festival Gala and 75 Glorious Roadworks Theatre, and many championships. in Auckland. Jan Hellriegel, Peter Urlich, Clancey, Flip Grater, and The Years of the St James Theatre. other original and professional Caitlin Smith, Karen Hunter, Over the past six years, Eddie Bell Birds. His drumming He is pleased to be a part of productions. Jennifer Ward-Lealand, has played keyboards in many appears on numerous sound Auckland Theatre Company’s The Darlings, Chicago stage bands (PETER PAN, HIGH tracks for film (PREDICAMENT, production of CABARET. Smokeshop, Mojo Flyset, SCHOOL MUSICAL, BATBOY SHOW OF HANDS, PERFECT Tim Hopkins, comedian and to name a STRANGERS and RAIN OF Phil Nicholl, Tim Beverage few). He enjoys accompanying THE CHILDREN). Recent and Auckland Philharmonia singers and instrumentalists, theatrical productions include Orchestra. playing in chamber music ASSASSINS, OLIVER!, groups, and attempting to learn PROVIDENCE and PECOS the harpsichord. BILL. Chris is a DJ on the 95bfm jazz show and is a part On stage, Eddie has performed of the Vitamin-S improvised in a number of professional music community in Auckland. and amateur theatre, musical theatre and operatic productions. He last performed for Auckland Theatre Company as ‘Tiny Tim’ in A CHRISTMAS CAROL directed by Jennifer Ward-Lealand. BERLIN BOOT CAMP

Michael Hurst has led me As a complete juxtaposition to mixed with the lurid curves and to a dark and sordid place the seething eroticism in the thrustings… this is our in our research of the true interior of a multitude of Berlin Kit Kat Klub. Weimar Berlin of the early clubs, a pendulum’s swing 1900s. away was Ausdrucsktanz, *** the new German Dance, There was, quite simply, The entire multi-talented cast leapt upon by the Third Reich an insatiable appetite for must be credited with their as a propaganda vehicle naughtiness, partially fuelled courageous embracing of the for expressing their fascist by German soldiers in WW1 Berlin Boot Camp as we’ve ideology. Goebbel’s Cultural being dished out sex coupons sweated and puffed our way Ministry provided patronage by to keep their peckers up to you tonight. It’s been bliss establishing Dance Festivals (excuse the pun). Nothing was to work with such an inspiring highlighting specific forms of too outrageous and the body cast, creative and production German dance-making – those became the most powerful team and their individuality that emphasised a dynamic currency of the time due to the and bravery will make this relation between a charismatic collapse of the German mark. production truly special. leader and anonymous More important than family Last word to the inimitable followers. Choreographer Mary values, virtue or self-esteem, Mr Hurst. Any man who Wigman was commissioned the body became a temple of strides the rehearsal room by the Nazis to create works survival in these grim times. giving direction in only his reflecting the cleansing lines underwear has to be admired. Taboo-shattering dancer and rigid gender roles of Your unswerving positivity, Anita Berber, the high fascism; Hitler deliberately clarity and boldness brings priestess of depravity, was the employing the choreography those that work with you such embodiment of Berlin as the of spectacle in his drive for joy. Thank you. And to our sex sin capital of the world. devoted followers. It proved audience: Wilkommen! This production is inspired an effective strategy. by Berber’s addiction-riddled Shona McCullagh The choreographic language of commitment to the risqué, Choreographer our production also draws on a cocktail of hedonism that the astoundingly ridiculous- eventually killed her at the in-retrospect expression of age of 29. She lived for the the German obsession with moment, much like our Sally healthy bowels and body. Bowles. This was heartily evidenced by the plethora of well-oiled ‘nakedness in nature’ images in the journals of the time, in gorgeous counterpoint with the rip-roaringly dirty goings on that were clearly happening. The angular held poses of health, the rigid lines of emphatic vicious domination BEFORE THE WONDERBRA

Small but essential to any Cabaret, the corset, the brassiere and the Wonderbra have become 1860s Corsets were dominant 1880s Usually made of white 1900s The brassiere was synonymous with the genre. in this era and were created coutil with side bones, laced invented, and for the first time Here’s a brief (!) history primarily to support the bust. front and back, the bust bodice women tried on separate of lingerie, from the corsets Women retain water at some was a device to support the cups for the breasts. Wide of the 19th century to stages of their monthly cycle; breasts, and was worn over acceptance of bras reflected the 20th century’s iconic a corset allowed the wearer to the corset. It was specifically changes to gender roles, Wonderbra. look the same size every day boned and taped to create a with women joining the work and fit into her figure-hugging round effect. Bodices were force and supporting the war dresses. typically high-waisted, and effort. Up to 28,000 tons of embroidered clasps, spoon metal were freed up for war steels and broad webbing production when women bands were common features. stopped purchasing corsets in the U.S.

1920s With the rising trend 1940s The brassiere/bra was 1960s The Wonderbra, for newer and lighter form of by now everyday wear. Styles introduced in 1969, was bust support, the bandeau bra were made for every shape said to be the top-selling replaced the heavily boned and size. Stitching was added bra in the world. Its success structures of previous eras underneath or on top for those derived from its “precision with softer elastics. However, needing extra lift. Spiral- engineering”. The bra’s design a fascination with bust stitched and stiffened-cone consisted of “three-part cup compression led to squeezing cups were another emerging construction, precision-angled the breasts flat, and the bras trend, which proved popular back and underwire cups, of this era had substantial among film stars. With clothes removable pads called cookies, bands that crossed at the rationing due to war-time, ‘gate back’ back design for back, pulled tight and tied. lingerie servicing shops helped support, and rigid straps.” The women save money by fixing Wonderbra revolutionised the old underwear; coupons had way women thought about to be surrendered for new bras, and is hailed as the fifth underclothes. greatest Canadian invention of all time. SECRETS OF THE SPIEGELTENT

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