Directors Call for 2011

The HMC is now seeking directors submissions for the 2011 season.

Directors are asked to indicate their interest by emailing the Company at hmc@sct.org.au with the following information:

There is no 'cut-off' date for applications at this time, although this may be finalised at a later date.

All applications will be treated as confidential.

Monday, 22nd February 2010

Pippin wins TASA MusiCAL Award for Best Musical

We've recently received word that Pippin was nominated for and won the Theatre Association of SA (TASA) MusiCAL Award for Best Musical.

This a great honour, and the HMC committee would like to congratulate David Sinclair, Mark DeLaine, Linda Williams and the entire cast, crew and orchestra of Pippin for their hard work and dedication during a very trying time. This award is justification for all the hard work. Well done.

Monday, 22nd February 2010

2010 Season Announcement - Part 2

Finally, the HMC is proud to announce it's second show, Bat Boy: the Musical. This is a South Australian premiere, and will be directed by Andy Ahrens. Andy is incredibly excited to be able to direct a show like this, and also continues his recent string of directing shows with the words 'The Musical' in the title, after this great successes with Seussical the Musical and Urinetown the Musical.

Andy will be supported by Musical Director Tammy Papps in her first MD role for the HMC (although Tammy has played for many shows previously).

Bat Boy: The Musical, with a book by Keythe Farley and Brian Flemming and music and lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe, is based on a June 23, 1992 Weekly World News story about a half-boy, half-bat, dubbed "Bat Boy", found living in a cave.

"Ripped from the headlines of The Weekly World News, BAT BOY THE MUSICAL is a classic love story with a serious bite. This delicious twist on the modern day musical comedy tells the amazing story of a strange boy with pointy ears, his struggle to find a place in a world that shuns him, and the love that can create both miracles and madness."

Bat Boy premiered at Actors Gang Theatre in 1997 and has since been produced off-Broadway, in London's West End, at the Edinburgh Festival and in scores of productions throughout the world.

Dates for Information Night and auditions are available on our Auditions page.

Monday, 22nd February 2010

2010 Season Announcement

It's been doing the rounds for a while, but the HMC is excited to announce the first show for the 2010 season.

The Wiz will be directed by Amanda Taylor (Director - Cabaret 2008) and choreographed by Rebecca Stanley.

The Wiz is a musical by Charlie Smalls, later adapted by William F. Brown as a book. It is a retelling of L. Frank Baum's 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz' in the context of African American culture.

Motown Productions acquired the film rights to The Wiz in 1977. Motown singer and actress Diana Ross was cast as Dorothy, Michael Jackson as The Scarecrow, Nipsey Russell as the Tin Man, Richard Pryor as the Wiz, and Lena Horne as Glinda the Good Witch. Ted Ross and Mabel King reprised their respective roles of the Cowardly Lion and Evilene from the Broadway production. Sidney Lumet served as director, working with screenwriter Joel Schumacher (who used none of Brown's stage script) and music supervisor Quincy Jones.

In 1975, the Wiz won 7 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Original Score, Best Featured Actor in a Musical, and Best Featured Actress in a Musical. It also won 5 Drama Desk Awards in that year.

"Come on and ease on down, ease on down the road!"

The second show for 2010 has not yet been approved, but stay tuned. All dates for the Wiz, and the performance dates for the second show are available here!

Tuesday, 22nd September 2009

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