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HIGH SOCIETY

starring
Amy Lehpamer, Bert LaBonté, Bobby Fox, and Virginia Gay

A brand new production of the beloved musical HIGH SOCIETY will be presented by Hayes Theatre Co from September 4. In a first for the home of musical theatre and cabaret, this production will be produced solely by Hayes Theatre Co, rather than one of the production companies involved with the theatre, or an external producer. With Richard Carroll serving as Producer this is a bold step forward for a theatre company that has already made a huge impact in the entertainment industry since opening its doors in February 2014.

“It’s thrilling that Hayes Theatre Co is in a position to produce its first musical,” said Chair of the Hayes Theatre Co board, Neil Gooding. “We had originally hoped to self-produce some years down the line, and it’s very exciting to make this a reality sooner than anticipated.”

This production will star Amy Lehpamer (Rocky Horror Show; Once; Dirty Rotten Scoundrels) as Tracy Lord, Bert LaBonté (Rupert, Pippin, Next To Normal – MTC) as CK Dexter Haven, Bobby Fox (Blood Brothers; Jersey Boys; Hot Shoe Shuffle) as Mike Connor, and Virginia Gay from (TV’s Winner’s & Losers and All Saints) as Liz Imbrie.

“HIGH SOCIETY is an iconic movie musical and a Broadway blockbuster,” said producer Richard Carroll. “We have assembled a marvellously talented cast to bring to life this delightful story and sparkling score.”

The captivating Tracy Lord invites you to the most elegant wedding of 1938. There’s 700 guests, an ocean of champagne, and a couple of pesky undercover journalists certain to turn the event from shindig into scandal. Only one thing remains uncertain – who exactly will be the groom? Tracy is adored by a society that worships her beauty, stature and grace – but underneath her cool reserve, her heart yearns for something real. Wayward family members, wise-cracking interlopers and an inconvenient ex-husband all converge to make Tracy’s wedding preparations a battle against temptation, blackmail, and sobriety. What a swell party this is!

Including the songs High Society, Ridin’ High, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, True Love, Let’s Misbehave, Just One of Those Things, Well, Did You Evah!, It’s All Right With Me and more

Based on the play ‘The Philadelphia Story’ by Philip Barry
Also based on the Turner Entertainment Co. motion picture ‘High Society’
Original Broadway Production produced by Lauren Mitchell and Robert Gailus, Hal Luftig and Richard Samson, Dodger Endemic Theatricals in association with Bill Haber
Originally produced by American Conservatory Theatre, San Francisco, CA. Carey Perloff, Artistic Director, Heather Kitchen, Managing Director

Click here for footage of the photoshoot.

Cole Porter was an American composer and songwriter. Classically trained, he was drawn towards musical theatre. After a slow start, he began to achieve success in the 1920s, and by the 1930s he was one of the major songwriters for the Broadway musical stage. After a serious horseback riding accident in 1937, Porter was left disabled and in constant pain, but he continued to work. His shows of the early 1940s did not contain the lasting hits of his best work of the 1920s and 30s, but in 1948 he made a triumphant comeback with his most successful musical, Kiss Me, Kate. It won the first Tony Award for Best Musical. Porter’s other musicals include Fifty Million Frenchmen, DuBarry Was a Lady, Anything Goes, Can-Can and Silk Stockings. His numerous hit songs include Night and Day, Begin the Beguine, I Get a Kick Out of You, Well, Did You Evah!, I’ve Got You Under My Skin, My Heart Belongs to Daddy and You’re the Top . He also composed scores for films from the 1930s to the 1950s, including Born to Dance (1936), which featured the song You’d Be So Easy to Love; Rosalie (1937), which featured In the Still of the Night; High Society (1956), which included True Love; and Les Girls (1957).

Hayes Theatre Co is a dedicated music theatre and cabaret venue in Potts Point. Named for Australian musical theatre legend, Nancye Hayes OAM, Hayes Theatre Co honours and builds on the vast history of Australian Musical Theatre and its practitioners. This not-for-profit venue is managed by Independent Music Theatre, a collaborative partnership focusing on providing a permanent home for small-scale musical theatre and cabaret. By providing venue space to newly mounted productions, Hayes Theatre Co, will be a presenting partner together with independent producers and artists. Hayes Theatre Co is made possible through the City of Sydney’s Accommodation Grant Program.

www.hayestheatre.com.au

Hayes Theatre Co, 19 Greenknowe Ave Potts Point
Dates: Friday 4th of September to Sunday 4th October 2015
Opening Night: Monday 7 September 7.30pm
Times: Monday 6.30pm; Tuesday to Saturday 7.30pm; Wednesday and Saturday 2.00pm
Tickets: Adult/Full $65.00; MEAA $59.00; Concession $59.00
Bookings: www.hayestheatre.com.au or phone 02 8065 7337
*including booking fees

When

4th September 2015 07:30 pm
To 4th October 2015 09:45 pm

Where

Hayes Theatre Co
19 Greenknowe Ave Potts Point
Sydney 2011