Event |
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
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Venue |
The State Theatre, Melbourne, VIC |
First Date |
20 June 2001 |
Opening Date |
20 June 2001 |
Last Date |
23 June 2001 |
Dates Estimated |
No |
Status |
Professional |
World Premiere |
No |
Description |
A 40 year old United States musical charting the rise of corporate hero J. Pierpont Finch. The staging is vivacious and the story is immune to modern equal opportunity for women. |
Description Source |
Reviewer's Opinion |
Primary Genre |
Music Theatre
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Secondary Genre |
Musical
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Organisations |
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Contributors |
Name |
Function |
Notes |
Tony Harvey
|
Actor and Singer
|
Bud Frump
|
Melissa Madden Gray
|
Actor and Singer
|
Hedy La Rue
|
MaryAnne McCormack
|
Actor and Singer
|
Rosemary Pilkington
|
John McTernan
|
Actor and Singer
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Mr Twimble / TV Announcer
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Derek Metzger
|
Actor and Singer
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J. Pierrepont Finch
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Meredith O'Reilly
|
Actor and Singer
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Smitty
|
Cindy Pritchard
|
Actor and Singer
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Miss Jones
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Ian Smith
|
Actor and Singer
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Gatch
|
Greg Stone
|
Actor and Singer
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Bert Bratt
|
John Wood
|
Actor and Singer
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J.B. Biggley
|
Kelly Aykers
|
Choreographer
|
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Anton Berezin
|
Chorus
|
Jenkins
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Dean Bryant
|
Chorus
|
Toynbee
|
Anthony Costanzo
|
Chorus
|
Davis
|
Mark Doggett
|
Chorus
|
Tackaberry
|
Peter Eyers
|
Chorus
|
Johnson, Ovington
|
Natalie Gilhome
|
Chorus
|
Secretaries
|
Emma Goody
|
Chorus
|
Secretaries
|
Reg Gorman
|
Chorus
|
Scrubwomen, Wally Womper
|
Kirsten 'KK' King
|
Chorus
|
Secretaries
|
Yvette Lee
|
Chorus
|
Secretaries
|
John Lidgerwood
|
Chorus
|
Peterson, Scrubwomen
|
Barry Mitchell
|
Chorus
|
Matthews
|
Ryan Mortimer
|
Chorus
|
Executive
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Patrick O'Neill
|
Chorus
|
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Sharni Page
|
Chorus
|
Scrubwomen
|
Jolene Slater
|
Chorus
|
Scrubwomen
|
Brooke Synnott
|
Chorus
|
Scrubwomen
|
Christina Tan
|
Chorus
|
Miss Krumholtz
|
Frank Loesser
|
Composer
|
|
Ellen Mentiplay
|
Concert Master
|
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Merideth Clements
|
Costume Co-ordinator
|
|
Stacy Gardoll
|
Costume Co-ordinator
|
|
Kris Stewart
|
Director
|
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Philip Lethlean
|
Lighting Designer
|
|
Dave Clark
|
Mechanist, Head
|
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Guy Noble
|
Musical Director
|
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Dennis Vaughan
|
Musician, Bassist
|
Section Leader
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Ray Fraser
|
Musician, Cellist
|
Principal Emeritus
|
Philippa Gardner
|
Musician, Cellist
|
Section Leader
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Grania Burke
|
Musician, Clarinetist
|
Reeds#2
|
Robert Burke
|
Musician, Clarinetist
|
Reeds#4
|
Ian Godfrey
|
Musician, Clarinetist
|
Reeds#5
|
Bill Harrower
|
Musician, Clarinetist
|
Reeds#3
|
Tony Hicks
|
Musician, Clarinetist
|
Section Leader Reeds#1
|
John Armstrong
|
Musician, Cor Anglaisist
|
Section Leader and oboe
|
John Clark
|
Musician, Drummer
|
Section Leader
|
Gary Norman
|
Musician, Guitarist
|
Section Leader
|
Mary Anderson
|
Musician, Harpist
|
Section Leader
|
Ian O'Brien
|
Musician, Hornist
|
Section Leader
|
David Young
|
Musician, Keyboardist
|
and Rehearsal Repetiteur
|
Guy du Blet
|
Musician, Percussionist
|
Section Leader and Timpani
|
Peter Brosnan
|
Musician, Trombonist
|
|
John Courtney
|
Musician, Trombonist
|
|
Scott Evans
|
Musician, Trombonist
|
Section Leader
|
Colin Doley
|
Musician, Trumpeter
|
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Paul McConkey
|
Musician, Trumpeter
|
|
David Newdick
|
Musician, Trumpeter
|
Section Leader
|
Lubino Fernandes
|
Musician, Violinist
|
Principal #2 Section Leader
|
Matthew Hassall
|
Musician, Violinist
|
Principal #1 Section Leader
|
Martin Reddington
|
Musician, Violinist
|
|
Lucas Burns
|
Orchestra
|
Assistant
|
Stuart Jones
|
Orchestra
|
Manager
|
Bebe Southby
|
Orchestra
|
Assistant
|
Celia Welch
|
Orchestra
|
Assistant Manager
|
Mark Wheeler
|
Production Coordinator
|
|
Charmaine Adamson
|
Publicist
|
for Mollison Consulting
|
Susie Howie
|
Publicist
|
for Howie & Taylor Publicity
|
Lizzie Joyce
|
Publicist
|
for Howie & Taylor Publicity
|
Jason Souter
|
Publicist
|
for Mollison Consulting
|
Paul Taylor
|
Publicist
|
for Howie & Taylor Publicity
|
Melanie Woolcock
|
Publicist
|
for Mollison Consulting
|
Catherine Currie
|
Secondment
|
Swinburne University
|
Leon Salom
|
Set Designer
|
|
Nick Reich
|
Sound Designer
|
|
Nick Reich
|
Sound Designer
|
|
Lachlan Carrick
|
Sound Operator / Engineer
|
|
Anne Reid
|
Stage Manager
|
|
Kirsten Marr
|
Stage Manager, Assistant
|
|
David Miller
|
Technical Director
|
|
Christian Gusterson
|
Technician
|
Radio Microphones
|
Rachelle Holowko
|
Technician
|
Radio Microphones
|
Terry McKibbin
|
Technician
|
Radio Microphones
|
Abe Burrows
|
Writer
|
|
Willie Gilbert
|
Writer
|
|
Jack Weinstock
|
Writer
|
|
Corrine Day
|
|
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Resources |
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Album:  Jeff Busby, Photographs from HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING, 2001
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Programme:  The Production Company, HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS Program, 2001
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Review:  Catherine Lambert, The Sunday Herald Sun, 24 June 2001, 124
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Review:  Jeremy Vincent, The Australian, 25 June 2001, 15
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Review:  Michael Shmith, Today, 22 June 2001, 4
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Review:  Sarah Hudson, The Herald Sun, 22 June 2001, 94
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Websites / Online media:  The Production Company, HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING Cast, 2001
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Works |
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Text Nationality |
United States of America
|
Production Nationality |
Australia
|
Further Information |
The Production Company produces musicals in concert versions with Australians under the auspices of the Pratt Foundation and Jeannie Pratt.
|
Event Status |
Completed
|
Data Source |
Source |
Description |
Programme |
Mark Gogoll |
Programme |
https://www.theproductioncompany.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/2001_HTS_BUSINESS_PROGRAM_LO.pdf |
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Event Identifier
| 11543 |
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