 Keep up to date will the build up to Opening Night. The cast recently had their first full rehearsal run of the show. This can be a nerve wracking experience with the cast trying to remember lines, choreography, music as well as entrances, exits and what set pieces and props they are bring on with them. Check out this Facebook post to learn more of the process and see some snippets from the show.
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 Following the smash hit 2022 revue Speakeasy, join us for our first productions of 2023! We have the honour of bringing two spectacular music-filled shows to the Gryphon Theatre from 15 - 24 June: 35mm: A Musical Exhibition and Destiny’s Cousin: The Reunion Spectacular.
Double bill deal! Make a night of it and see both shows for $40/$50 - $5 off per ticket! Book now! 35mm: A Musical Exhibition - 15-24 June, 8:30pm 35mm: A Musical Exhibition is a 90-minute song cycle based on photos from famed Broadway photographer, Matthew Murphy (Waitress, Moulin Rouge). With music and lyrics by Murphy's husband, Ryan Scott Oliver, 35mm is an off-Broadway gem featuring the famed hit The Ballad of Sara Berry. Set to a roaring score, 35mm is an examination of all parts of the human experience, singing out the thousand words that every picture tells. Tickets available from Ticketbooth. Book now! $25/$30 Destiny’s Cousin: The Reunion Spectacular - 20-24 June, 6:30pm Destiny’s Cousin: The Reunion Spectacular is a completely original comedic piece created and written by Cassandra Tse, Catherine Gavigan, Ellie Stewart and Renée Iosefa. Telling the “true” story of New Zealand’s best (and only) a cappella pop hit-making girl group, their reunion special gives fans a chance to hear hit songs from the 80s, 90s and 00s that you first heard from artists like Britney Spears, Lady Gaga, Mariah Carey and Destiny’s Child. In their first concert since Christmas in the Park 2009, the girls are set to deliver sparkling a cappella vocals, shocking revelations, and a whole lot of heart. Tickets available from Ticketbooth. Book now! $25/$30  Wellington Footlights is proud to debut the New Zealand Premiere of Ryan Scott Oliver's "35mm: A Musical Exhibition".
They say a picture is worth a thousand words but this show says so much more. Through an exploration of genre and theme, audiences will experience an array vignettes, moments stopped in time and captured in film. This show absolutely has something for everyone and is being brought to life by the incredible vocalists of 35mm:
 https://events.ticketbooth.co.nz/event/35mm-a-musical-exhibition
The Wellington Footlights Society is proud to present the New Zealand Premiere of the artistically daring and emotionally compelling 35MM: A Musical Exhibition by Ryan Scott Oliver. Representing a collision of artistic disciplines of musical theatre, photography, and pop/rock music, 35MM turns the musical theatre format on its head, presenting a song cycle that guarantees audience members a truly irrepeatable experience. 35MM is Oliver’s love letter, not just to the idiosyncrasies of life and how our attempts to capture it, but also to the work of his husband, Matthew Murphy. Murphy is the creative mind behind most modern Broadway portraits and publicity photography, including Hamilton, Moulin Rouge, and Beetlejuice. 35MM is a one act song cycle blending musical genres which tells the stories of twelve photographs, projected around the theatre for audiences to feel immersed in those stories. From the small nuances of long term relationships in the rock-tinged duet ‘You Make Me Happy,’ to the gothic all cast number ‘Ballad of Sara Berry,’ no avenue is not strayed down to explore what might have happened in the moments after the split second captured on film. The exploration of theme and genre as we explore this musical gallery is a spectacle not to be missed. There is truly something for everyone, and we cannot wait to share this production with the Wellington community. Music and Lyrics by Ryan Scott Oliver Based on the photographs by Matthew Murph Directed by Emily K Brown Musical Direction by Jess Weston Choreography by Katty Lau |
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