A New Brain premieres in Sydney
Get ready Sydney: Team Squabbalogic, the purveyors of exciting, intimate music theatre and producers of Reefer Madness, Forbidden Broadway, Thrill Me, and two seasons of the surprise smash hit [title of show] bring another top-notch Sydney premiere production to the stage – A New Brain.
Get ready Sydney: Team Squabbalogic, the purveyors of exciting, intimate music theatre and producers of Reefer Madness, Forbidden Broadway, Thrill Me, and two seasons of the surprise smash hit [title of show] bring another top-notch Sydney premiere production to the stage – A New Brain.
A New Brain will open at Sidetrack Theatre, Marrickville on October 26, and play for a limited three week season. The show is set to be another huge success for Squabbalogic, cementing it’s reputation as one of Sydney’s most innovative and progressive new production companies Written by American composer-lyricist William Finn, A New Brain is a moving and exuberant musical account of his real-life medical emergency and the role of heart and music in his recovery. Co-written by James Lapine (Into the Woods), this sardonic and colourful take on one man’s experience with a life-threatening condition is laced with with buoyant melodies and a beautiful story. The show follows composer Gordon in his struggle to write a song for children’s TV character Mr Bungee. The disgruntled artist’s wake-up call arrives in the form of a sudden collapse. In hospital, we enter Gordon’s anaesthetised dreams where he is haunted by Mr Bungee, a cast of quirky characters, and the demons of his unfinished work. Can Gordon acquire a new lease on life without the need for a new brain? Directed by Craig Stewart, with musical director Alex Ash and choreographer Simone Salle, A New Brain features an all-star cast:
Keira Daley (LadyNerd, [title of show])Beth Daly (STC’s Falsettos, Fiddler on the Roof, Gossamer) Blake Erickson (Floyd Collins, [title of show], Spring Awakening)Jay James-Moody (Jerry Springer The Opera, Reefer Madness)Gavin Leahy (The Boy from Oz, Music of the Night)Laura Murphy (William and Sparkles’ Magical Tales)Shondelle Pratt (The Vagina Monologues, The Great American Trailer Park Musical) Garth Saville (The Curious Pain of Louis XIV, Assassins, Corpus Christi) Mark Simpson (Hairspray, The Rocky Horror Show) and Mark Sipple (The Farnsworth Invention, Beauty and the Beast). Songs include Sailing (From “A New Brain”) – A New Brain (Original Cast Recording)Heart and Music – A New Brain (Original Cast Recording) Download the Original Broadway Cast recording here: A New Brain (Original Cast Recording) – William Finn
THREE WEEKS ONLY – OCT 26 to NOV 12
Sidetrack Theatre, Addison Rd Complex 142 Addison Rd MarrickvillePreview Wed Oct 26 8pm | Shows Thurs – Fri 8pm, Sat 2pm & 8pmTickets $25 – $38 incl. booking fee (Book online in advance and save $10*)For bookings & more information visit www.sidetrack.com.au or www.squabbalogic.com
