This Monday night Magnormos finishes the celebration of JERRY HERMAN with the world-wide sensation HELLO, DOLLY!  Let’s meet one of the principal performers who will bring this landmark musical to life…

NONI MCCALLUM (who plays Minnie Fay)

Magnormos: Tell us about your character?
Noni:  Minnie Fay is Mrs Molloy’s overexcitable millinery assistant.  Whilst she maintains an air of naive decorum she embraces the outrageous adventure Mrs Molloy takes her on with a childlike enthusiasm.

Magnormos: What drew you to HELLO DOLLY?
Noni: The opportunity to work with Stephen Wheat as a Director was incredibly appealing.  He has such a wealth of experience to draw from and I feel very privileged to have been a part of his directional debut.  

Magnormos:Why do you think Jerry Herman is so successful?
Noni:  His musicals are so well balanced.  Hello, Dolly! is the perfect recipe for musical theatre success - plenty of laughs, some well-placed ballads and even Sondheim would tell you no musical is complete without the expectation of seeing a stuffed whale.

Magnormos: Tell us a little about you - what’s a career highlight so far?
Noni:  I’ve recently returned from several years in London and found myself feeling very helpless and very far away as so many Australians suffered through the bushfire disaster of 2009.  I’d have to say that holding up a 25 foot-long Australian flag whilst singing “I am Australian” next to Rolf Harris on the stage of the Palace Theatre in London in front of 1,200 ex-pats would have to be my career highlight.  We went on to raise over $50,000 for the Red Cross Fire and Flood Appeal that night, it was an incredible feeling.

See Noni’s return to the Melbourne stage this Monday Night 18 July 8pm at Melbourne Recital Centre.

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