Georgy Girl perform at the Australian Open
As part of the Australia Day festivities at the Australian Open, the cast of Georgy Girl were invited to perform live on Centre Court art Rod Laver Arena. Pippa Grandison, Mike McLeish, Phillip Lowe and Glaston Toft performed both I Am Australian and a special rendition of our national anthem.
You can watch it here:
https://www.7tennis.com.au/highlights/56876ba55ec02138624bf11f/56a72e8c673f15211eb2503c
The cast of Georgy Girl meet The Seekers
In a rare opportunity, the cast of Georgy Girl met their real life counterparts on the stage of Her Majesty's Theatre in Melbourne.
What audiences are saying about Georgy Girl!
First performance tonight!
More than 50 years since they first performed at a little cafe in South Yarra, tonight the story of The Seekers comes to life at Her Majesty's Theatre Melbourne in Georgy Girl - The Seekers Musical!
We are beyond excited to finally share this brand new world premiere musical with our first audience tonight at our first preview performance.
Georgy Girl paints Her Majesty's Theatre pink and orange!
It's getting very close to our first audiences being admitted to the world premiere of Georgy Girl - and all our signage has now taken over Her Majesty's Theatre in Melbourne.
With all that pink and orange - you can't miss it!
Inside the rehearsal room
20.11.15
We were granted special access today as the Georgy Girl Company wrap up week 2 of rehearsals. Some sneaky photos of the cast as choreographer Michael Ralph created the 'Georgy Girl' number.
Early bird bookings close soon!
Get your band of ten together for an early bird booking and you can save up to $25 on A Reserve bookings for Georgy Girl in both Melbourne and Sydney!
Melbourne Early Bird Bookings must be paid by Friday of this week (30/10).
Sydney Early Bird Group bookings are also now open - get your booking in now and pay by December 13 to save! By booking as a group you can book into any date for the entire season!
Georgy Girl arrives in Sydney.
Tickets for Georgy Girl in Sydney have gone on sale and the cast of Georgy Girl and Judith Durham were in town to celebrate! The whirlwind tour included a trip to the beautiful State Theatre, into the 2GB studios to chat with Alan Jones and a photo on the rocks in front of the Harbour Bridge.
A piano world of our own!
Set construction is officially underway! So who was the piano player? Was it Athol? Bruce? Or someone else?
There are two pianos featured in Georgy Girl and we have begun to build both of them! Here's a quick behind the scenes preview of our set in construction.
Hey There! It's a Georgy Girl wedding...
A Georgy Girl wedding already? Yes it's true!
Two of our cast members Cameron Macdonald and Michelle Smitheram are getting married on October 16. From all the Georgy Girl team we wish them both all the very best for their special day. Watch this space for the first Georgy Girl wedding pictures!
Georgy Girl is painting the town pink & orange!
People have been spotting our trams, billboards and signs all around Melbourne. Have you seen them yet? We open at Her Majesty's Theatre in less than 3 months.
We go behind the scenes with costume designer Isaac Lummis.
We got to have a sneak peek at the designs for Georgy Girl with our fabulous designer Isaac Lummis. We are so lucky to have this incredibly talented individual working on our costumes creating all those iconic looks from the sixties!
We can't wait to see these drawings come to life on the stage at Her Majesty's Theatre this December!
CAST ANNOUNCED FOR GEORGY GIRL!
The Australian cast of the brand new production, Georgy Girl - The Seekers Musical, has been announced today with members of The Seekers in attendance. The much anticipated cast announcement was made at Melbourne’s Sidney Myer Music Bowl, the scene of The Seekers’ record-breaking concert in 1967 which drew a mammoth crowd of more than 200,000 people! The musical will have its world premiere in Melbourne on Tuesday December 22 at Her Majesty’s Theatre, with previews commencing December 15. Tickets go on sale on Thursday August 27 from Ticketek.
FULL CAST:
Pippa Grandison – Judith Durham
Phillip Lowe – Keith Potger
Mike McLeish – Bruce Woodley
Glaston Toft – Athol Guy
Adam Murphy – Ron Edgeworth
Sophie Carter – Bev
Stephen Wheat – Eddie Jarrett
Ian Stenlake – John Ashby
Alana Tranter – Waitress / Female 3
Alex Gibson-Giorgio – Photographer / Male 2
Alex Given – Simon / Male 5
Brenton Wilson – Swing
Cameron MacDonald – Graham Kennedy / Male 3
Kirsten King – Hazel / Female 1
Lachlan Martin – Male 4
Loren Hunter – Mitzi /Female 2
Madeleine Mackenzie – Female 6
Madison Greene – Female 4
Matt Hamilton – Swing
Michelle Smitheram – Dusty / Female 5
Rubin Matters – GI / Male 6
Shaye Hopkins - Swing
Todd Goddard – Father / Male 1