In an email thanking Squabbalogic subscribers for support of their successful Australian Cultural Fund project, the company announced that the casting brief for The Original Grease would be made available today.
Although in the back of our minds we knew this production was on its way, Sydney’s independent musical announcements have been slightly overshadowed recently by the enormous 2016 professional season. AussieTheatre decided to remedy that problem, so we have put together a list of productions expected in the first half of 2016 from both the Hayes Theatre and Squabbalogic, the current dominating forces in Sydney-based independent musical theatre.
From 6 April, audiences will be treated to an incredibly rare production – The Original Grease, presented by Squabbalogic Independent Music Theatre Inc. Described on the Seymour Centre’s site as “including never-before-heard music, lyrics and scenes,” the show promises to return to a deeper, darker Grease than we have had the opportunity to see before. Take a look here for our feature on adaptations of Grease through the ages.
Expect to see an updated list of independent musicals for the last half of 2016 as soon as details come to light – we expect a big show of strength from the Hayes following their brilliant programming for the first half of the year, and can’t wait to see which show Squabbalogic will present as their ever-popular Mystery Musical!
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