 Have you got your New Year's resolutions ready? Ours is to keep making great musical theatre! On that note, we're excited to announce our July 2020 season of Firebringer at Te Auaha. Ours will be the New Zealand premier performance of this Team StarKid musical, and we are so excited! Join the hype- check out the full tracklist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6cx0RX6ZbqvQwPtlguVQtv
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 The Wellington Footlights Society presents My Fair Lady By Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe Adapted from George Bernard Shaw’s play and Gabriel Pascal’s motion picture Pygmalion Directed by Michael Stebbings Musical direction by Sue Windsor Choreography by Shereen Capper and India Loveday The Wellington Footlights Society is delighted to present its first production for 2019, Lerner and Loewe’s beloved classic, My Fair Lady, the award-winning story of a cockney flower girl transformed into an elegant lady. Eliza Doolittle is a young flower seller with an unmistakable cockney accent that keeps her in the lower rungs of Edwardian society. As phonetician Henry Higgins attempts to teach her how to speak like a proper lady, an unlikely friendship begins to flourish. Recipient of six Tony Awards for an original season that went on to run for over six years, My Fair Lady includes such universally memorable songs as “Wouldn’t It Be Loverly?,” “With a Little Bit of Luck,” “The Rain in Spain,” “I Could Have Danced All Night,” “On the Street Where You Live,” and “Get Me to the Church on Time”. Since co-founding The Wellington Footlights Society in 2014, director Michael Stebbings has always hoped to bring his favourite musical to the Wellington stage. “A theatrical masterpiece, My Fair Lady is one of the greatest shows of all time. With its unforgettable score, strong characters and iconic scenes, it is a joy to finally work with the Society on a piece that is such a big part of why of I came to love musical theatre.” My Fair Lady By Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe Adapted from George Bernard Shaw’s play and Gabriel Pascal’s motion picture Pygmalion. Te Auaha, 65 Dixon St, Te Aro, Wellington 6011 25 July - 4 August 2019 TICKETS: $25 - $30 BOOKINGS: ticketbooth.co.nz - on sale 3 June Download media release  Catherine Gavigan-Binnie - Eliza Doolittle
Ed Blunden - Henry Higgins Mike Bryant - Colonel Pickering Patrick Jennings - Alfred Doolittle Ellie Stewart - Mrs. Higgins Vishan Appanna - Freddy Eynsford-Hill Margaret Hill - Mrs. Pearce Stacey O'Brien - Jamie Will Collin - Harry Helena Savage - Ensemble Laura Gardner - Ensemble Chris McMillan - Ensemble Marley Richards - Ensemble India Loveday – Ensemble Letitia Garrett - Ensemble Kirsty Huszka - Ensemble Fynn Bodley-Davies - Ensemble Abi Helsby - Ensemble Cassandra Tse is Elizabeth Vaughan, a city planner returning to New York for a fresh start — a role originally played by Idina Menzel on Broadway. She's joined by: Caitlin Penrose as Kate Michael Stebbings as Lucas Ed Blunden as Josh Chris McMillan as Stephen Catherine Gavigan-Binnie as Anne Eugene Wolfin as David Renée Iosefa Neil as Elena If/Then opens on November 29 at the Gryphon Theatre. Rehearsals are well under way and we can't wait to show you more!  On Sunday 22nd July, we held our society AGM, which consisted of heartfelt speeches, spreadsheets, elections, and a long-held tradition of piano karaoke. While we don't have any of that top-secret karaoke footage to share, we are delighted to introduce our new committee members!
Mike wanted to join the Footlights committee because he adores how Footlights has been involved in the community and really wants to focus on things like our charity concerts and giving back to the community whenever possible. Also to pick up dudes.
Chess closed last night to another sold out crowd at Te Auaha! It's been an amazing journey and a huge step forward for our society, with a new venue, our biggest band, amplified singers, and the most demanding music we've ever performed. Thank you to the talent and passion of our cast, band, and crew for facing these challenges and making Chess a great success. Thank you so much to our friends, family, fans, supporters and contributors. We'll see you at the New Zealand premiere of If/Then in November!  |
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