MICHEAL GRIFFITHS

Songs by Madonna IN VOGUE

MICHEAL GRIFFITHS

Songs by Madonna IN VOGUE

RIVERSIDERIVERSIDE THEATRES THEATRES PRESENTSPRESENTS MICHAEL GRIFFITHS & SATURDAY 16 APRIL AT 7:30PM MUSIC BIOGRAPHIES IN VOGUE MICHAEL DEAN GRIFFITHS BRYANT SONG LIST Performer Director and Writer VOGUE BORDERLINE Michael graduated from the Western Australian Dean directed the triumphant debut production Academy of Performing Arts with a Bachelor in Sweet Charity (Hayes Theatre Company) receiving the DRESS YOU UP Music Theatre in 1999 and has a Diploma in Music Helpmann Award for Best Director. He also directed OPEN YOUR HEART Composition. He is a singer, pianist, actor, composer Next to Normal (Melbourne Theatre Company), EXPRESS YOURSELF and musical arranger. DreamSong (Theatreworks), Straight (Red Stitch), DANCE MEDLEY Hansel and Gretel (OzOpera), The Pirates of Penzance Michael was nominated for a Green Room Award for (The Production Company), Anything Goes (Opera MOVIE MEDLEY Best Supporting Actor for his performance as Bob Australia) and co-directed The Producers (The Crewe in Jersey Boys. He has also appeared TRUE BLUE Production Company). in Priscilla Queen of the Desert, We Will Rock You! PAPA DON’T PREACH and Shout! Other credits include The Last Five Years (for which MATERIAL GIRL he received a Helpmann Award nomination), Prodigal, His acclaimed one man cabaret shows In Vogue: LIKE A VIRGIN Once We Lived Here (fortyfivedownstairs) and Virgins: Songs By Madonna, Sweet Dreams: Songs By A Musical Threesome (Malthouse, New York Music CRY BABY , Adolescent and Cole have delighted Theatre Festival). He created the verbatim theatre critics and audiences across every cabaret festival HUMAN NATURE piece Gaybies, a hit of the 2013 Midsumma Festival. in Australia and beyond to New York, London, Hong Kong, Christchurch, Auckland and Edinburgh With composer Mathew Frank he has written the Fringe where he received five star reviews and musicals Prodigal (off-Broadway season, York Theatre, SWEET DREAMS standing ovations. Green Room – Best Original Score), Once We Lived Here (Green Room – Best New Musical, New York His original song Resemblance was featured in the SONG LIST City season and United Kingdom debut at the King’s ABC documentary Sperm Donors Anonymous. MISSIONARY MAN Head this year), Virgins: A Musical Threesome and Michael won the Best Cabaret Adelaide Fringe Award The Silver Donkey as well as the songs for the Amy WOULD I LIE TO YOU in 2014 and Best Cabaret Weekly Award in 2015. Winehouse musical episode of Channel 10’s Mr and LITTLE BIRD Mrs Murder. THE CITY NEVER SLEEPS Dean’s cabaret credits as writer/director include Britney Spears: The Cabaret, Rhonda Burchmore’s WHEN TOMORROW COMES Vinyl Viagra, Liza (on an E) (West End season 2013), In Vogue: Songs By Madonna (2013 and 2014 Edinburgh RIGHT BY YOUR SIDE Fringe), Sweet Dreams: Songs by Annie Lennox (2014 WALKING ON BROKEN GLASS Adelaide Fringe Award – Best Cabaret), I’m Every WHO’S THAT GIRL Woman (Spiegeltent, Sydney Opera House, Sydney Theatre Award – Best Cabaret), Newly Discovered (Sydney Opera House, Adelaide Cabaret Festival), HERE COMES THE RAIN AGAIN Experiment: Cole Porter and Josie in the Bathhouse LOST (Adelaide Cabaret Festival). WHY Dean is Worldwide Associate Director of Priscilla, SWEET DREAMS Queen of the Desert – The Musical and is a graduate of the Western Australian Academy THERE MUST BE AN ANGEL (PLAYING WITH MY HEART) of Performing Arts. RIVERSIDE THEATRES OUR PARTNERS DIRECTOR ROBERT LOVE PRINCIPAL PARTNER (GOVERNMENT) BUSINESS MANAGER PAMELA THORNTON MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER JONATHAN LLEWELLYN PARTNER (GOVERNMENT) OPERATIONS MANAGER LINDA TAYLOR PROGRAM MANAGER MICHELLE KOTEVSKI MAJOR PARTNER EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, NATIONAL THEATRE OF PARRAMATTA JOANNE KEE PARTNER (HOTEL)

RIVERSIDE THEATRES PRESENTS FINISH THE AFTERNOON WITH A BOBBY FOX IN POST-SHOW DESSERT TASTING PLATE AND DRINK AT NOVOTEL FOUR SEASONS SYDNEY PARRAMATTA. SEE OUR WEBSITE IN ONE NIGHT FOR DETAILS.

Bobby Fox returns to the stage, taking you through his journey of the Jersey Boys with all your favourite Frankie Valli songs, including Oh What A Night!, Sherry, Walk Like A Man and Can’t Take My Eyes of You. SUNDAY 19 JUNE AT 3PM