Wedding Singer
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UMMTA presents The Wedding Singer
Performances 14th – 22nd May
Union Theatre, University of Melbourne
If you’ve seen the movie, you’ll know the story of The Wedding Singer – it’s 1985, and Robbie Hart is a hugely popular wedding singer in New Jersey. He’s a hopeless romantic who could say all the right things to salvage any situation, but his luck changes at his own wedding to high school sweetheart Linda. Unfortunately Robbie is left standing alone at the altar – he sinks into a deep depression and ends his career as a wedding singer altogether.
Things are looking down for Robbie, until Julia Sullivan appears. She’s a new waitress at the banquet hall where Robbie plays his wedding gigs, and is engaged to Glenn, a fabulously wealthy junk bond dealer. Robbie and Julia quickly become friends, and while planning her wedding together, romance develops between the pair. What ensues is a comedy of errors – unless Robbie can pull off the performance of the decade, the girl of his dreams will be gone forever!
With a brand-new score that plays loving homage to the pop songs of the 1980’s, The Wedding Singer takes us back to a time when hair was big, greed was good, collars were up, and a wedding singer just might be the coolest guy in the room. Slap on your spandex and enjoy the ride!
Presented by the University of Melbourne Music Theatre Association
Music by Matthew Sklar
Lyrics by Chad Beguelin
Book by Chad Beguelin and Tim Herlihy
Awards:
Guilds:
Commendation for Best Male Performer in a Leading Role:
Tyson Legg – Robbie Hart, The Wedding Singer
Commendation for Best Female Performer in a Leading Role:
Luisa Tascone – Julia Sullivan, The Wedding Singer
Commendation:
Jessica Prinzi – chorus, The Wedding Singer
Union House Theatre Awards:
Acknowledgement for directors, designers, technicians and non-performance roles:
Alec Kensit – The Wedding Singer and A New Brain
Professional development award:
Dylan Morgan – Assistant Director, The Wedding Singer, Doctor, A New Brain
Scholarship for professional actor training:
Kimberley Colman – Rosie, The Wedding Singer
Cast
| Robbie Hart | Tyson Legg | |
| Julia Sullivan | Luisa Tascone | |
| Sammy | Giancarlo Salamanca | |
| George | David Miles | |
| Holly | Adriana Tascone | |
| Glen Guglia | Josh Burton | |
| Rosie | Kimberley Colman | |
| Linda | Cecilia de la Motte | |
| Ensemble | Grace Agnew Sarah Calsina Kate Cameron Rafaela Cleeve-Gerkens Alexandra Cole Hannah Denison Clinton Elliott Brianna Evans Richard Gwatkin Jonathan Law Jonathan Lean Sarah Murphy-Gamble Brittany Myers |
Felicity Oakes Bree O’Dwyer Jessica Prinzi Julian Raff Cameron Ryan Riyana Razalee Alice Russell Caitlyn Staples Allie Sutherland Lauri Uldrikis Jack Van Staveren Anthony Austen Wishart |
Production Team
| Director | Brad Dylan |
| Assistant Director | Dylan Morgan |
| Musical Director | Lucy O’Brien |
| Choreographer | Grace Taylor |
| Set Designer | Chris Alleyn |
| Costume Designer | Hana Maeorg |
| Lighting Designer | Giancarlo Salamanca |
| Sound Designer | Dean Gourley |
| Production Manager | Alec Kensit |
| Technical Director | Gabriel Townsend |
| Stage Manager | Dylan Morgan |
| Assistant Stage Manager | Dave Kelly |
| UHT/Construction Consultant | Tristan Lawrence |
| Publicity Coordinator | Tegan Jones |
