Curtains
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UMMTA is incredibly excited to present our first semester production for 2011, the Melbourne premiere of Curtains!
UMMTA presents Curtains: The Musical
Performances 6th – 14th May
Union Theatre, University of Melbourne
A rollicking send-up of backstage murder mystery plots, set in 1959 Boston, Massachusetts, Curtains follows the fallout when the supremely untalented star of Robbin’ Hood of the Old West is murdered during her opening night curtain call. It is up to a police detective who moonlights as a musical theatre fan to save the show, solve the case, and maybe even find love before the show reopens, without getting killed himself! With book by Rupert Holmes and music and lyrics by Kander & Ebb, the show promises a rip-roaring night of larger-than-life characters, romance, mystery and intrigue!
Presented by the University of Melbourne Music Theatre Association
Book by Rupert Holmes, Music by John Kander, Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Original Book and Concept by Peter Stone
Additional Lyrics by John Kander and Rupert Holmes
By arrangement with Origin Theatrical on behalf of Theatrical Rights Worldwide, New York
Awards:
Music Theatre Guild of Victoria Awards 2011:
Nominated for Best Musical Direction – Anthony Cardamone
Nominated for Best Choreography - Lauri Uldrikis
Nominated for the Best Lighting – Tim Smith
Nominated for Best Male Performer in a Leading Role – Josiah Lulham, Lt. Cioffi
Commendation for Best Production – Curtains
Commendation for Best Direction – Brad Dylan
Commendation for Female Performer in a Leading Role – Anna Charalambous, Carmen Bernstein
Union House Theatre Awards 2011:
Won the Best Production of the Year – Curtains (tied with Four Letter Word’s Nine)
Won the Acknowledgement - Anthony Cardamone
Won the Acknowledgement - Hannah Denison
Cast
| Lieutenant Frank Cioffi | Josiah Lulham |
| Carmen Bernstein | Anna Charalambous |
| Georgia Hendricks | Nicola Guzzardi |
| Aaron Fox | Henry Brett |
| Bobby Pepper | Grant Buse |
| Niki Harris | Emma Hoy |
| Christopher Belling | David Miles |
| Bambi Bernét | Shannen Chin-Quan |
| Jessica Cranshaw | Grace Agnew |
| Daryl Grady | Benjamin Watts |
| Johnny Harmon | Will McKinna-Hannagan |
| Oscar Shapiro | Henry Shaw |
| Randy Dexter | Aaron Moscow |
| Harv Fremont | Mitchell Ralston |
| Detective O’Farrell | Michael Leaver |
| Sidney Bernstein | Shaun Fitzgerald |
| Roy Stetson | Alex Finkel |
| Tank Larson | Andrew Chong |
| Katie Yacrumpets | Brittany Myers |
| Scotch O’Shea | DJ Pearce |
| Jane Setler | Elizabeth Babcock |
| Arlene Barruca | Emma Leaver |
| Lotta Soandsoerson | Grace Taylor |
| Marjorie Cook | Jasmine Kwan |
| Trudie Craigerson | Katie Possingham |
| Goldie Collier | Keshia Contini |
| Sassy Mustang | Mandie Lee |
| Theo Honk | Matthew Cameron |
| Eliza Belle | Rafaela Cleeve Gerkens |
| Arnold Fanganee | Richard Gwatkin |
| Connie Subbotin | Sally Webber |
| Roberta Wooster | Sarah Calsina |
| Rollo Blythe | Spencer Hadlow |
| Mona Page | Stephanie John |
| Doris Deakin | Tegan Jones |
| Kandy Moore | Yo Zi Ngoo |
Production Team
| Director | Brad Dylan |
| Assistant Director | Giancarlo Salamanca |
| Musical Director | Anthony Cardamone |
| Choreographer | Lauri Uldrikis |
| Producer | Tegan Jones |
| Production Manager | Henrietta Downer |
| Stage Manager | Hannah Denison |
| Lighting Designer | Tim Smith |
| Sound Designer | David Browne |
| Set Designer | Caitlyn Staples |
| Costume Designer | Scott Marsh |
| Lighting Operator | Simon Kennedy |
| Theatre Consultant | Tristan Lawrence |
| Publicity Manager | Leigh Roncon |
| Artwork and Design | Giancarlo Salamanca |
