Programme – Broadway and Beyond II

FOUR’S COMPANY PRESENT

BROADWAY
& BEYOND II

August 13th 14th 15th 16th

PLAYHOUSE THEATRE HASTINGS

Tickets available at the Door
For Bookings 877 9467 or 027 441 4446
or [www].fourscompanymusic.com

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Four’s Company

Four’s Company is a talented, fun group of theatrical artists who share the joy of performing, singing and acting together while challenging themselves to develop their individual talents to the highest of standards.

We have been invited to Perform at CARNEGIE HALL in New York by Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) in January 2016.

Our group will join other choirs from around the USA and form a massed choir to perform works by the renowned American Composer Dan Forrest.

The singers will spend at least 5 days and 4 nights in New York City in preparation for the concert with approximately 9-10 hours in rehearsals and master classes over the 5 day residency.

This invitation is a huge honour and a once in a lifetime opportunity for our performers, but it also means we have an enormous task ahead of us trying to raise enough funds to get 30 of us to New York City! We are asking for donations from our community…any little bit helps…

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Director   Carol Della Barca
Choreographer   Jillian Andrew
Musical Director   Linda Gilchrist

Accompanist   Linda Gilchrist

THE COMPANY
Anna Kiriakidis   Betty Blades   Chris Tennent   Colleen Anderson   Jack McGarvie   Jane Fisher   Joan Hardy   Josh Richards   Kerran Williams   Leonie Vercoe   Lisa Eagle   Lorraine Guillemot   MacKenzie Vercoe   Matteo Della Barca   Max Whittaker-Mills   Olive Purdie   Peter Tihema   Samantha Hunt   Sam Gilchrist   Sydnee Vercoe   Tim Eagle   Vicki Hannay   Wikitoria Murphy

THE CREW
Backstage Managers:   Max Whittaker-Mills & Jillian Andrew
Lighting & Sound:   Creative Ambience Stage Tech
Stage Crew:   Simon Evans, Darian Walker Eroni Fotu & Jesse Sadlier
Wardrobe:   Wendy Person
Front of House Team:   Rosalie Thompson, Wendy Person & Team

Fiddler on the Roof

Music by Jerry Bock, Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick,
Book by Joseph Stein

Based on Sholom Aleichem’s Tevye and his Daughters, Fiddler on the Roof is the beloved story of the small, tradition-steeped town of Anatevka, Russia, where Jews and Russians live in delicate balance.
During the course of the show, the time honoured traditions of Anatevka are both embraced and challenged by Tevye and his colourful community, as they witness his daughters, Tzeitel, Hodel and Chava, grow up and fall in love in a time of extraordinary change.
Fiddler on the Roof’s Broadway premier became the longest running Broadway musical in history, a title it maintained for almost ten years. It is a story that captures the essential human longings for love, community, success, freedom, family, and meaning.

SOLOISTS
Peter Tihema   Kerran Williams   Lisa Eagle   Jack McGarvie   Sydnee Vercoe   Josh Richards   Wiki Murphy   AND COMPANY

Godspell

Music by S. Schwartz & J.M. Tebelak

This immensely successful rock opera needs little introduction, but when it was first produced on Broadway in 1971 it broke new ground in its stage treatment of the historical Jesus Christ. Based on the Gospel according to St Matthew it deals with the last days of Jesus, and includes dramatized versions of several well-known parables. And yet it is something more – a religious experience, a demonstration of joy, and a celebration of the family of man. The cast are conceived as clowns, improvising scenery and costumes, and using many well-known theatrical devices, pantomime vaudeville and varied musical styles to interpret one of humanity’s greatest events.

SOLOISTS
Matteo Della Barca   Olive Purdie   Kerran Williams   Tim Eagle   Josh Richards   Lisa Eagle   Sydnee Vercoe   Wiki Murphy   Leonie Vercoe   AND COMPANY

A Chorus Line
by M. Hamlisch, E. Kleban, J Kirkwood & N. Dante

A Chorus Line examines one day in the lives of seventeen dancers, all vying for a spot in the “chorus line” of a Broadway musical. After the first round of cuts, Zach, the director and choreographer, asks each dancer to speak about themselves. Discomfort opens into revelation, confession leads to redemption, and within the bright, outwardly homogeneous chorus, the audience begins to see each dancer’s individuality.
Based on real Broadway dancers’ stories, as told to fellow dancer and choreographer Michael Bennett, A Chorus Line is funny, heart-breaking, and refreshingly honest.

SOLOISTS
Peter Tihema   Tim Eagle   Wiki Murphy   Lisa Eagle   Kerran Williams   Olive Purdie   Jack McGarvie   Josh Richards   Sydnee Vercoe   Chris Tennent   Matteo Della Barca   Anna Kiriakidis   Leonie Vercoe   AND COMPANY

New York Tribute

A segment of songs about New York in honour of our dream to make it to New York City this coming January 2016.
“If We Can Make it THERE… ..We’ll Make it ANYWHERE”!!

New York State of Mind
By Billy Joel
THE COMPANY

Empire State of Mind
By Alicia Keys, Shawn Carter, Janet Sewell, Angela Hunte, Al Shuckburgh, Bert Keyes & Sylvia Robinson
MATTEO DELLA BARCA & THE COMPANY

Theme from New York, New York
By Fred Ebb & John Kander
THE COMPANY

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Acknowledgements

A very BIG thank you to: Jack Thompson; Rosalie Thompson; Betty Blades; Jillian Andrew; Paula Nagy; Carol Della Barca and Linda Gilchrist who make up our amazing Trust Board. We truly appreciate your constant guidance and the enormous amount of time and energy you donate behind the scenes.

Thanks to the friends and family who have assisted us with so many things we couldn’t possibly list them all. We couldn’t do it without you!

Our heartfelt gratitude to our fabulous sponsors whose generosity has been astounding and is so very appreciated by all of us.

Finally, our warmest thanks to you, our loyal and wonderful AUDIENCE, whose support and appreciation have helped to bring our dreams one step closer…

COMING SOON: “THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS”
OUR NEXT CONCERT
at St Matthews Church, King St, Hastings
THURSDAY AUGUST 27th – 7.00pm
We share the spotlight with another Hawke’s Bay singing star – Ms Rhonda Browne (mezzo), who has returned from London for a brief visit and will be in concert with Four’s Company for one night only.
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