WHAT'S ON
AUG | SEPT | OCT 2018
Mount Waverley Secondary College presents
Bring it On — the Musical Mount Waverley Secondary College is delighted to present Bring It On Contact the box office — the Musical, with an all-inclusive for performance details cast from Year 7–12. Does the end Full $25 ever justify the means? Should we Conc $20 do whatever it takes to succeed? Bring It On — the Musical explores this dilemma through the high stakes competition of Cheer Leading. Filled with high-flying acrobatics and hip hop street dancing, this musical traverses the complex teenage world of friendship, loyalty and forgiveness. Just how important is it to win? Will you cheat, will you lie and who will you betray? 2 August – 4 August
The City of Whitehorse Band presents
Showcase 64 — An Afternoon of Memories
Sunday 5 August 2pm Full $20 Conc $15
The City of Whitehorse Band, under the baton of Brian Kemp, proudly presents this concert consisting of music from film, stage, the big band era and of course brass band compositions. The Band is delighted to welcome as special guest Hans de Zilwa, who will be accompanied by the Band. Proudly supported by the City of Whitehorse.
Whitehorse Centre presents
The Man From Snowy River (classic film 1982)
Wednesday 8 August 10am Morning tea commences at 9.15am
Full $8 Group (10+) $7
This breathtaking film captures the spirit of Banjo Paterson’s storytelling and was career-defining for Sigrid Thornton and Tom Burlinson. Experience an unforgettable ride through our rugged, majestic high country on the trail of ‘the colt from Old Regret’.
Whitehorse Centre presents
Vivaldi’s Violin
Thursday 9 August 8pm Full $48 Conc $45 Under 25 $25
From an orphanage in Venice, Antonio Vivaldi wrote some of the most celebrated and brilliantly virtuosic concertos of the Baroque era. Leading violinist Sophie Rowell joins members of Melbourne Chamber Orchestra for a concert dedicated to some of the most spectacular of these concertos, including concerti for two and four violin soloists and the dazzling concerto Grosso Mogul.
17 August – 25 August Contact the box office for performance details
Full $28 Conc $20 Group (10+) $20
Whitehorse Showtime presents
The Sky’s the Limit Performed by the Scouts and Guides of the Mt Dandenong region, The Sky’s the Limit explores the endless possibilities that await impending high school graduates as they consider the number of career paths they can take. With a fun exploration into the fields of arts, science, medicine and even heroism, our students strive to chase their wildest dreams. For no matter what any aspiration may be — The Sky’s the Limit!
Sunday 2 September 4pm
Inclusive Music Theatre presents
Full $30 Under 12 $15
Bring the family along to celebrate Father’s Day with Inclusive Music Theatre as they present a funny and melodious, fully orchestrated Guys and Dolls in Concert.
Guys and Dolls
Whitehorse Centre presents
Just a Couple of Song and Dance Men
Wednesday 5 September 11am Morning tea commences at 10am
Full $19 Group (10+) $17
Who could forget the energetic dancing of Gene Kelly and Donald O’Connor in Singin’ in the Rain, or Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra in High Society — not to mention the extraordinary Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly in Ziegfeld Follies? This sensational show celebrates the wonderful era of Hollywood musical movies and the song and dance men that made it so magical. Join us for a trip down memory lane that will leave you with a smile on your face and a spring in your step.
Friday 7 September 8pm (post-show Q & A)
Saturday 8 September 2pm & 8pm Full $50 Conc $47 Under 25 $25
Whitehorse Centre presents
Jurassica Jurassica is a story of family, migration, language and growing old. It is a heart-warming tale, told with humour and pathos and spoken in both English and Italian. It’s also about dinosaurs — but not necessarily those from prehistoric times. Ralph and Sara migrated from Tuscany in the 1950s to their concrete-front-yard house in suburban Moorabbin. Their son, Ichlis, never really forgave them for his misunderstood name, and grandson Luca is struggling to talk to his father and grandfather. One night Ralph is rushed to hospital and through an unlikely person, Luca learns to reconnect. Jurassica weaves the past and present together, exploring what it is to migrate, to be displaced and to spend the rest of your life searching for home. Most of all, this is a play about the importance of family and about mending fences before you grow too old.
Utassy Ballet presents
Peter and the Wolf
11 September – 13 September Contact the box office for performance details
Full $15 Conc $12
Saturday 15 September 4pm Full $25 Conc $12.50
Utassy Ballet’s production of Peter and the Wolf will delight all ages. The friendships between Bird, Cat, Peter and Duck are cleverly portrayed — with the other characters adding further interest and drama. The accompanying ballets (alternating) are Carnival and BeBlocks. See the walking dinosaur, the speeding emu, the tortoise who is so slow, and of course the elephant! Or watch the BeBlocks work together with cooperation, tolerance and acceptance. Utassy Parents Association also presents
Peter and the Wolf, Carnival and BeBlocks Catch all 3! Peter and the Wolf, Carnival and BeBlocks performances will be accompanied by the Nicholas Chamber Orchestra and narrated by Derek Guille. The Utassy Parents Association, supported by the City of Whitehorse, proudly present this Saturday performance.
Whitehorse Centre presents
From Johnny to Jack
Friday 21 September 8pm Saturday 22 September 8pm Full $58 Conc $55 Under 25 $25
An unmissable concert experience about the making of Australian icon John Farnham. 20 years before ‘Whispering Jack’ became the highest selling album in Australian history, a teenager named Johnny Farnham stormed onto the Australian music scene with the unconventional smash hit Sadie (The Cleaning Lady). From Johnny to Jack canvasses the incredible rollercoaster journey of a teen pop idol’s rise and fall, and the making of a rock and roll icon that would become known as ‘The Voice’. Journey with Australian vocal superstar Luke Kennedy (The Voice, The Ten Tenors) and his world-class band on a musical odyssey featuring songs from Farnham’s sensational back catalogue.
Tuesday 25 September 10am & 12pm Single $19 Family $17 each (4 or more)
Whitehorse Centre presents
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by author/illustrator Eric Carle, has delighted generations of readers since it was first published in 1969, selling more than 43 million copies worldwide. Carle’s well-known books have captivated readers with his iconic colourful hand-painted tissue paper collage illustrations and distinctively simple stories. Carle’s work has introduced generations of children to a bigger, brighter world — and to their first experience of reading itself. This timeless classic has made its way off the page and onto the stage. This critically acclaimed production features a menagerie of lovable puppets, faithfully adapting four of Eric Carle stories, The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse, Mister Seahorse, The Very Lonely Firefly and of course, the star of the show — The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
Whitehorse Centre presents
The Wharf Revue 2018
Thursday 27 September 8pm Friday 28 September 8pm (post-show Q & A)
Saturday 29 September 2pm & 8pm Full $50 Conc $47 Under 25 $25
The punchlines keep rolling in. Those indefatigable kings of comedy, sorcerers of satire and masters of mockery, Jonathan Biggins and Drew Forsythe are back in the saddle and gearing up for another glorious year of political satire — they are peddling at a faster speed than the NBN and will raise the roof with laughter. So, politicians take cover and pundits stand back, because there will be songs, there will be dance, and there will be some very funny impressions. Join us as we sort the wets from the dries, the leaks from the fakes, and the factions from the fictions when this bigger, better and wharfier Revue cycles into town.
Babirra Music Theatre presents
Dusty — The Original Pop Diva Regarded as the most influential British female artist of the 1960s, Dusty Springfield came from Contact the box office for performance details humble beginnings in North Full $45 London and transformed herself Conc $41 into the pop icon who dominated Child $37 1960s music. This is her story and Group (10+) $41 the story of her music. Responsible for bringing Motown to the UK, and with a string of hits, sell-out concerts and legion of fans, Dusty was forever fighting self-doubt. Her sense of perfection, coupled with a need to be loved, drove her in directions that had an almost catastrophic effect on her career. This poignant story is laden with a collection of fabulous songs including I Only Want To Be With You, Son Of A Preacher Man and many, many more.
12 – 20 October
Whitehorse Centre presents
I’ll Be Yours (classic film 1947) Wednesday 17 October 10am Morning tea commences at 9.15am
Full $8 Group (10+) $7
27 October – 11 November Contact the box office for performance details
Deanna Durbin appears in this musical romance as a small-town girl who finds work in New York. To avoid the advances of a wealthy tycoon she tells a ‘white lie’ — resulting in many amusing complications before true love saves the day.
Nova Music Theatre presents
Dr Zhivago
In the early 20th century, revolution is stirring in Russia. Doctor Zhivago, aristocrat by birth, political idealist and poet, is married with children but finds himself drawn from his family physically by politics and emotionally by the alluring Lara Antipov. As war in Russia rages on and the love story between Zhivago and the passionate and mysterious Lara escalates in complexity, life becomes complicated. Zhivago, not alone in his yearnings for Lara, must compete with both revolutionaries and aristocracy alike to win the heart of the woman he cannot live without. Based on the award winning classic novel and film, this is a sweeping saga of heartbreaking romance and revolution during the final days of Czarist Russia.
Full $44 Conc $40 Child $38 Group (10+) $38
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