How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Season 11-26 May 2012
Venue ANU Arts Centre
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying is one of the funniest and most loved musicals of all time. Based on the book of the same name, it is currently in its third revival on Broadway with the mega star Daniel Radcliffe playing the lead role.
The original production ran for 1,417 shows and won seven Tony awards, the New York Drama Critics Circle award and the 1962 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. In 1967 it was also made into a film starring many of the original stage actors.
The book, written by Shepherd Mead, was a best seller but it took the team of Cy Feuer and Earnest Martin (who had great success with the adaptation of Guys and Dolls) to first bring the show to life on stage in 1961.
Taking inspiration from the creative genius that fathered this hilarious show. The local production of How To Succeed will be embracing some of the latest technology available to give audiences a theatrical experience like none they have ever had before!
ProductionTeam
| Director | Richard Block |
| Musical Director | Alex O'Sullivan |
| Choreographer | Miriam Rizvi |
| Production Manager | Michelle Cooper |
| Stage Manager | David Tricks |
| Set Design | Steve Gallinec |
| Lighting Design | Amy Chilver |
| Costume designer | Miriam Miley-Read |
| Publicity | Gaby Schmid |
| Props | Jennie Norberry |
| Front of House Manager | Joanna Bencke and Sophie Stanton |
Cast
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J. Pierpont Finch Adrian Flor |  |
| Rosemary Vanessa de Jager | ||
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Bud Frump Zack Drury |  |
| Smitty Hannah Wood | ||
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Mr Biggley Wayne Shepherd |  |
| Hedy La Rue Michelle Norris | ||
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Mr Twimble David Cannell |  |
| Mr Bratt Adam Salter | ||
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Miss Jones Diane Hesse |  |
| Miss Krumholtz Leanne Olsen | ||
| Mr Womper TBA |  |
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| Mr Gatch/Mr Ovington Peter Rodda | ||
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Voice of the Book Scott Rutar |  |
| Davis James Court | ||
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Jenkins Gavan Mackenzie |  |
| Peterson Matthew Short | ||
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Mathews Lachlan Whan |  |
| Tackaberry Joshua Wiseman |
Ensemble
Jonathon |
Cameron |
Nicola |
Kirsten |
Hannah |
Sarah |
Scott |
Ellen |
Pit singers
Bella Duke
Brendan McCaffrie
Maximilian Mullamphy
TheStory
New York window washer J. Pierpont Finch believes he can be a success in business with just his wits and his trusty self-help book How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. The book promises its reader that he can climb the corporate ladder simply and quickly by following its straight-forward instructions.
Choosing the World Wide Wicket Corporation to begin his journey to the top, Finch quickly secures his first job. Here he meets secretary Rosemary Pilkington. As their romance blossoms, Rosemary fears the corporate world will eat Finch alive.
Taking advice from his faithful book, Finch enjoys a quick and riotous climb up the corporate ladder. But the journey to the executive washroom isn't without obstacles. Finch's chief rival Bud Frump, the nephew of the president of the company, is threatened by Finch’s ambition. With the support of the other nervous executives, Bud plots Finch's downfall.
A hilarious adventure ensues as Finch navigates his way through the pitfalls and challenges of corporate America in a decidedly dysfunctional work place, full of colourful and comic characters.
Links
Wikipedia: How to succeed in business without really trying
IMDB: How to succeed in business without really trying
2011 Broadway Revival Preview - How to succeed in business without really trying
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