Congratulations to:

• EMMA JONES for receiving the 2012 Green Room Award for Best Supporting Actress in Musical Theatre for her work in THE HATPIN
• The cast of FLOWERCHILDREN (Casey Donovan, Laura Fitzpatrick, Matt Hetherington, Dan Humphris, Tim Carney, Jessica Featherby, Jack Feehan and Zuleika Kahn) for being the joint recipients (with the cast ofRock of Ages) of the 2011 Green Room Award for Best Featured Ensemble in Musical Theatre for their work in FLOWERCHILDREN
• To AARON JOYNER, on behalf of Magnormos for receiving a special panel award for ‘Outstanding Support for New Australian Musical Theatre’

Congratulations also to SOPHIE THOMAS for her nomination as Best Musical Director for her work in FLOWERCHILDREN, and to the Magnormos Contributing Artists who received nominations or awards for non Magnormos productions.

a message from our FLOWERCHILREN cast and crew just before the final tech/dress rehearsal!

As we approach the Australian premiere performance of Jerry Herman’s MILK AND HONEY on Monday night, we continue to meet some of the principal performers who will bring this landmark musical to life…

JARED NEWALL (playing David)

Magnormos: Tell us about your character?
Jared: David is an optimist; a dreamer.  While everyone around him sees Israel for the barren land it appears to be, David sees the future: a promised land of ‘milk and honey’.  He is torn between his love for his homeland, and the love of his American wife, Barbara.  It’s these two loves that bring David to question everything he believes.

Magnormos: What drew you to MILK AND HONEY?
Jared: On the surface, Milk & Honey appears to be another show pulled from musical theatre’s ‘Golden Age’, with catchy songs and flashy dance numbers.  But after reading the script and working it on the floor, I found the show’s great depth began to emerge.  It is a beautiful period piece that deals with love; love of family, of a partner, of a people and of a land.  It’s a show with a whole lot of heart.

Magnormos: Why do you think Jerry Herman is so successful?
Jared: Composers like Jerry Herman are few and far between.  Very few composers can boast as many hit songs, sellout shows and awards as Jerry Herman.  His music has been played and performed with the almost the same regularity as when it was written, and recently a whole new generation has been introduced to his work through the movie Wall-E, whether they know it’s his or not.

Magnormos: Tell us a little about you - what’s a career highlight so far?
Jared: I graduated last year from the music theatre course at the University of Ballarat.  Earlier this year, I was fortunate enough to work with John Bucchino on his musical It’s Only Life, which was directed by Milk & Honey’s executive producer, Aaron Joyner.  Soon, I will be heading out in a new direction, as a member of the group The Ten Tenors, on their 2011-2012 Australian and International tour, which I’m very excited about.

Click here to see rehearsal footage of Jared performing a song from the show

At the opening night of [title of show] Sydney
Magnormos Artistic Director and Director/Producer of [title of show] Aaron Joyner (right) with the Sydney [title of show] director Jay James-Moody and Origin Theatrical Managing Director Kim Ransley

Magnormos Artistic Director Aaron Joyner was recently asked by the AT2 Casting newsletter The Voice  to submit an article for their members on how to get involved in independent theatre.

Click the link below to read the article online:

http://newsletter.at2casting.com/2010/06/10/how-to-get-involved-in-independent-theatre/

“…the title of this show should be [fabulous sharp piece of theatre]…”
Geoffrey Rush

Following the recent successful season at Theatre Works, the Magnormos production of [title of show], the quirky hit Broadway musical, is hitting the road! The production will be re-mounted at Cube 37, part of the Frankston Arts Centre, on Sunday June 27th 5pm featuring the original Australian cast!

Don’t miss out on a production The Age says is a ‘must see… a dream cast’, and the Australian proclaimed: ‘the performances are impeccable“…

WHEN: Sunday June 27th 5pm
WHERE: CUBE 37, Frankston Arts Centre,
TICKETS: $35 Full, $30 Concession and groups of 9
BOOKINGS: www.magtix.com | 03 9784 1060

Visit the Magnormos [title of show] page for more information

GEOFFREY RUSH attends [title of show] matinee and Q&A with original [tos]sers JEFF BOWEN, HEIDI BLICKENSTAFF and MICHAEL BERRESSE.  Congratulations to the entire [title of show] team for such a successful season.