2010 Adelaide Cabaret Festival: Hugh Sheridan - Newly Discovered - 24th to 26th June
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at 7:05PM
Photo: Marco del Grande
Cabaret Festival encore performance
“England had Newley, America had Sammy Davis Jr - and now Australia has its own triple threat ready toskyrocket..” SUNDAY MAIL
After a sell-out season in last year’s Adelaide Cabaret Festival and straight from a week at the Sydney Opera House, local lad Hugh Sheridan returns in this spectacular show chronicling the life of showbiz legend Anthony Newley.
Logie award winning actor Hugh Sheridan’s portrayal of Newley has astonished audiences and critics alike.
From child star to Las Vegas legend, Newley banked an amazing body of work. He is best known for co-writing the hit musicals Stop The World - I Want To Get Off, The Roar Of The Greasepaint - The Smell Of The Crowd and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, as well as a number of best-selling hit singles, including What Kind Of Fool Am I?, Feelin’ Good and Goldfinger.
The triumphant return of this magical piece of theatre.
Developed by Dean Bryant, Phil Scott and David Campbell for the Adelaide Cabaret Festival
Director Dean Bryant
Musical Director Nigel Ubrihien
Press review from 2009 Cabaret Festival
Alone on stage, apart from a trio of musicians, young Adelaide actor Hugh Sheridan brings Newley to life, from his rather miserable East End childhood to his high life in the States. Sheridan even manages a convincing East End patois as he slips easily from dialogue to song throughout the show.
Hugh Sheridan doing Anthony Newley doing Sammy David Junior is a real highlight; so is the silence of the audience as Sheridan’s eyes fill with tears at one of the show’s emotional turning points.
Read Diana Carroll’s full review here.
Hugh Sheridan - Newley Discovered
Dates: 24 - 26 June
Times: 24th & 25th @ 7.15pm, 26th @ 9.15pm
Venue: Dunstan Playhouse
Tickets: Premium: $49.95 Adult: $39.95 Season Pass: $35.95*
Concession: $35.95 Season Pass: $31.95*
Booking: call 131-246 or click here.
*For Season Pass bookings (book 4 or more tickets in one transaction for great savings), click here.
www.adelaidecabaretfestival.com
Other shows featured in 2010 Adelaide Cabaret Festival:
Shoshana Bean: Late Night in the Banquet Room
Pasek and Paul - Along the Way
Robyn Archer - Berlin Between the Wars
An Evening with Stephen Schwartz and Friends
Frisky and Mannish School of Pop
Trevor Ashley is Liza (on an E)
Donna McKechnie - My Musical Comedy Life
Morphium - A Kabarett by Kim Smith
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Magical piece of THEATRE?