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Malia Walsh, the guest director of Women's Circus annual Member Cabaret, tells us all about the end of year showcase, Braver than a Bear. Music therapist Paul Byrnes joins discusses the federal government's decision to remove Music Therapy as a recognized therapeutic support under the NDIS; according to the Australian Music Therapy Association (AMTA), this decision was made without consultation and will profoundly impact some of our nation's most vulnerable individuals. Dean Bryant and actor Kala Gare talk about the Melbourne Theatre Company adaption of the iconic Miles Franklin novel My Brilliant Career, an adaptation of the iconic Miles Franklin novel. fortyfivedownstairs Artistic Director of the theatre Cameron Lukey gives Richard the lowdown on the theatre's 2025 program. Stuart Braithwaite, the guitarist from Mogwai, tells Richard all about the band, his biography, and touring solo… which he is doing in Melbourne this weekend! Catch him at Northcote Social Saturday December 7th.Writer and producer Clare Mendes and director Emily Farrell talk about Skating in the Clouds at Theatre Works. Plus, Anne Marie Peard is back with theatre reviews!
Very occasionally, there is a new piece of theatre created which gets everything just right, that it becomes an instant classic. My Brilliant Career is one of those shows. The new musical based on the novel by Miles Franklin, with a book by Sheridan Harbridge and Dean Bryant, music by Mathew Frank and Dean Bryant and directed by Anne-Louise Sarks is quite simply brilliant.In the central role of Sybylla Melvyn, Kala Gare is phenomenal.After you've listened to this episode, I urge everyone to go see this incredible show.Or at the very least, check out Melbourne Theatre Company's Instagram and revel in the sublime songs from the musical.Book tickets to My Brilliant Career here:https://tickets.mtc.com.au/production/18097Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-saturday-quiz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Backstage with Dean Bryant and Dear Evan Hansen at Sydney Theatre Company. Dean Bryant is an award-winning Melbourne-based director and writer who moves between plays, musicals, opera, cabaret and, most recently, screen. A Little Night Music received the 2024 Sydney Theatre Award for Best Musical and Best Director of a Musical, and Hubris received the award for Best New Australian Work. This follows his reception of the 2022 Sydney Theatre Award and 2023 Green Room Award for his direction of the Sydney Theatre Company and Melbourne Theatre Company co-production of Fun Home. Presented and Produced by Regina Botros Red Velvet Productions
The last production to grace the stage of Griffin's historic SBW Stables Theatre before a major redevelopment will be The Lewis Trilogy from Australian playwright Louis Nowra. The three highly acclaimed plays — Summer of the Aliens, Così and This Much Is True — are all drawn from Nowra's own very eventful life.Also, Jonathan Larson's hit musical RENT is back on stage in Australia, and ahead of two new productions of Candide in Melbourne and Adelaide, we take a closer look at Leonard Bernstein's comic operetta based on the Enlightenment-era novella by Voltaire.
We continue our journey into the life and work of Stephen Sondheim, the composer and lyricist of some of the most well-regarded musical theatre ever made.We are joined by performer Philip Quast, authors Joanne Gordon and Robert L McLaughlin, directors of several Sondheim productions Dean Bryant and Sonya Suares, and we speak with the New York Times' chief theatre critic Jesse Green about Here We Are, Sondheim's posthumous final musical.
Stephen Sondheim is the composer and lyricist of some of the most well-regarded musical theatre ever made. We delve into his life, work and impact on the form.We hear archival interviews with Sondheim himself and are joined by performer Philip Quast, author Joanne Gordon (Art Isn't Easy: The Theatre of Stephen Sondheim), director of several Sondheim productions, Dean Bryant, and Sonya Suares, founding artistic director of the Sondheim repertory company Watch This.
Foodie Michael Harden reveals some lesser-known cuisines in Melbourne; Award-winning author Shankari Chandran chats about her book Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens; Nat reveals some novel ways of increasing our incidental exercise; Broadcaster and festival director Woody McDonald talks about the upcoming Eighty Six Festival; Film reviewer Simone Ubaldi shares her thought on Oppenheimer; Nat got into trouble at the cinema; Book lover Fi Wright reviews Anna Funder's Wifedom; Mrs. Orwell's Invisible Life; and director Dean Bryant talks about comedy musical Bloom at Melbourne Theatre Company. With presenters Simon Winkler, Daniel Burt & Nat Harris. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/breakfasters/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Breakfasters3RRRFM/Twitter: https://twitter.com/breakfasters
In this episode, we speak to Dean Bryant – the director of MTC's Bloom. The post Dean Bryant appeared first on Sunday Arts Magazine.
Host Genevieve Lang is joined by Pinchgut's Artistic Director Erin Helyard and director Dean Bryant to discuss the much anticipated Australian premiere of the opera Giustino by Legrenzi. A forgotten triumph of Venetian opera, Giustino is a fast-paced, kaleidoscopic and fanciful opera packed with arias and old-fashioned wonder that will leave you stamping your feet for more. A classic rags-to-riches story of the shepherd Giustino who, through a series of adventures and magical interventions, ultimately becomes the Emperor of Rome. Treacherous journeys on the high seas, siblings embroiled in swashbuckling battles and star-crossed lovers set the scene in Legrenzi's spectacular operatic setting. After the successes of The Loves of Apollo and Dafne by Cavalli (2021) and Orontea by Cesti (2022), Pinchgut now shines a light on the brilliant composer and grandfather of the da capo aria, Giovanni Legrenzi, who was considered the Puccini of the late 17thcentury. While Legrenzi's operatic output was small, he was praised for “exceeding the expectations of many in cultivating charm and delight”, and Giustino is one of his great successes. With over 70 short arias, Giustino is a truly dynamic and effervescent opera, showcasing Legrenzi's ability to spin an unending melodic thread, and convey the nuance, mood and shifts in his characters.
Bob Dylan's music feels inseparable from the man himself, so how could it be adapted for musical theatre? Playwright Conor McPherson explains how his dark and dreamy Girl from the North Country convinced Bob that he was the man for the job. Also, Dean Bryant, the director of Fun Home, shares the Best Advice he was ever given and Judith Lucy and Denise Scott are Still Here and heading out on the road.
Bob Dylan's music feels inseparable from the man himself, so how could it be adapted for musical theatre? Playwright Conor McPherson explains how his dark and dreamy Girl from the North Country convinced Bob that he was the man for the job.Also, Dean Bryant, the director of Fun Home, shares the Best Advice he was ever given and Judith Lucy and Denise Scott are Still Here and heading out on the road.
Bob Dylan's music feels inseparable from the man himself, so how could it be adapted for musical theatre? Playwright Conor McPherson explains how his dark and dreamy Girl from the North Country convinced Bob that he was the man for the job. Also, Dean Bryant, the director of Fun Home, shares the Best Advice he was ever given and Judith Lucy and Denise Scott are Still Here and heading out on the road.
(Originally aired in July 2021) Dean Bryant is a multi-award winning theatre director and writer. He has a string of directorial credits, including (with the Melbourne Theatre Company, where he was associate director from 2016 thru 2019): The Lady in the Van and An Ideal Husband; for Opera Australia Anything Goes; and for the Hayes he directed Assassins, as well as their debut production Sweet Charity, for which he won the Helpmann award for 'Best Director of a Musical', and to top it all off, he's the worldwide Associate Director of Priscilla Queen of the Desert. His creativity doesn't stop with direction, as he's the co-writer of the musical version of Miles Franklin's My Brilliant Career, as well as many others. He's currently in Sydney directing Stephen Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along, which will be back at the Hayes Theatre at the conclusion of the present lockdown.
Continuing our celebration of his 90th birthday, we delve into the later work of Stephen Sondheim — composer-lyricist of some of the most well-regarded and inventive musical theatre ever made.
Continuing our celebration of his 90th birthday, we delve into the later work of Stephen Sondheim — composer-lyricist of some of the most well-regarded and inventive musical theatre ever made.
Continuing our celebration of his 90th birthday, we delve into the later work of Stephen Sondheim — composer-lyricist of some of the most well-regarded and inventive musical theatre ever made.
Continuing our celebration of his 90th birthday, we delve into the later work of Stephen Sondheim — composer-lyricist of some of the most well-regarded and inventive musical theatre ever made.
To mark his 90th birthday, we delve into the work of Stephen Sondheim—composer-lyricist of some of the most well-regarded and inventive musical theatre ever made.
To mark his 90th birthday, we delve into the work of Stephen Sondheim—composer-lyricist of some of the most well-regarded and inventive musical theatre ever made.
To mark his 90th birthday, we delve into the work of Stephen Sondheim—composer-lyricist of some of the most well-regarded and inventive musical theatre ever made.
To mark his 90th birthday, we delve into the work of Stephen Sondheim—composer-lyricist of some of the most well-regarded and inventive musical theatre ever made.
Over the next few weeks, we will be looking back on some of Hayes' most successful productions, inviting members of the creative team and cast to share what they think made the show so special. This week we're starting with Sweet Charity, our first production - opening back in 2014. On the pod we have director Dean Bryant and "Charity" herself, Verity Hunt-Ballard - our host is Producer and Chair of Hayes Theatre Co, Lisa Campbell/
In court or in parliament, Malcolm Turnbull carried an air of showmanship. His memoir, A Bigger Picture, reveals that he actually comes from a long line of theatre people: a writer and performer mother, a vaudevillian grandfather and a Tony and Oscar-winning cousin.Also, we remember playwright and director Aidan Fennessy with his friend and collaborator Matt Cameron and find out how to write a showstopper with Mathew Frank, composer of a new musical adaptation of My Brilliant Career.
In court or in parliament, Malcolm Turnbull carried an air of showmanship. His memoir, A Bigger Picture, reveals that he actually comes from a long line of theatre people: a writer and performer mother, a vaudevillian grandfather and a Tony and Oscar-winning cousin. Also, we remember playwright and director Aidan Fennessy with his friend and collaborator Matt Cameron and find out how to write a showstopper with Mathew Frank, composer of a new musical adaptation of My Brilliant Career.
In court or in parliament, Malcolm Turnbull carried an air of showmanship. His memoir, A Bigger Picture, reveals that he actually comes from a long line of theatre people: a writer and performer mother, a vaudevillian grandfather and a Tony and Oscar-winning cousin. Also, we remember playwright and director Aidan Fennessy with his friend and collaborator Matt Cameron and find out how to write a showstopper with Mathew Frank, composer of a new musical adaptation of My Brilliant Career.
Continuing our celebration of his 90th birthday, we delve into the later work of Stephen Sondheim—composer-lyricist of some of the most well-regarded and inventive musical theatre ever made.
Continuing our celebration of his 90th birthday, we delve into the later work of Stephen Sondheim—composer-lyricist of some of the most well-regarded and inventive musical theatre ever made.
To mark his 90th birthday, we delve into the work of Stephen Sondheim—composer-lyricist of some of the most well-regarded and inventive musical theatre ever made.
To mark his 90th birthday, we delve into the work of Stephen Sondheim—composer-lyricist of some of the most well-regarded and inventive musical theatre ever made.
Episode 69 Dean Bryant comes by for a somewhat intimate chat talk about depression, exercise, people, and the value of art in the context of technique vs popular opinion. And some video game stuff mixed in, I swear this won’t be a trend. Check me out on All Aboard The Hype Train! https://thehypetrain.podbean.com/ My Links Instagram https://www.instagram.com/wholesomehoodlum/ Twitter https://twitter.com/HoodWholesome Twitch https://go.twitch.tv/wholesomehoodlum [WHP] Available On Itunes https://tinyurl.com/yaq5576c Google Play https://tinyurl.com/ydxtwdbl Stitcher https://tinyurl.com/y738qu3m
In 1983, something was happening in the Western states – the birth of a training course focused entirely on the Musical Theatre. There was no music theatre education in the country, and after starting the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts, Dr Geoff Gibbs made the creation of the course his next goal.For nearly 20 years, Denis Follington was on the staff of this much sought Musical Theatre BA at WAAPA. The course has graduated students including Meow Meow, Eddie Perfect, Lisa McCune, Dean Bryant, Lucy Durack, Rodney Dobson, Carmel Dean and Simon Gleeson. In 1997, he took the helm and steered the course for another 3 years as Head of the department.The course garnered a national reputation for producing graduates who were prepared, focused, knowledgable and dependable. WAAPA graduates walked into the country’s commercial musicals – and proved themselves adept at television and plays too. Impressed with the success of the course at WAAPA, he was lured by Lasalle College of the Arts in Singapore to build a Music Theatre course of their own, attracting students from around the world.STAGES spoke to Denis about the essentials of such an education, the history of the course at WAAPA and his first cast recording of a Broadway show.
MTC Associate Director Dean Bryant chats to Sarah Corridon about the many layers of Wild.
We talk to Dean Bryant, Associate Director of the upcoming tenth anniversary production of Priscilla Queen of The Desert The Musical, playing across Australia in 2018.
Musical comedy genius Eddie Perfect and MTC Associate Director Dean Bryant talk to Sarah Corridon about the first time they met, their time studying Performing Arts at WAAPA, and the work that goes into creating a new Australian Musical.
Bobby Fox is well-known for his role as Frankie Valli in the original Australian production of Jersey Boys, and also to Hayes audiences for his roles in Blood Brothers and High Society. Now he returns to the Hayes as part of the ensemble 'super-cast' of Dean Bryant's Assassins, which plays at the Hayes until 15th October. Bobby talks to Richard Carroll about his days as a world champion Irish dancer, going on a world tour with Riverdance aged 15, settling in Australia because of an encounter with a 'fella in a pub', and his role as Charles Guiteau in Assassins. www.hayestheatre.com.au
On this special episode, we feature a range of previous guests talking specifically about their experiences of working at the Hayes. Featuring Nancye Hayes, Genevieve Lemon, Mitchell Butel, Virginia Gay, Hayden Tee and Dean Bryant.
Richard Carroll talks to Dean Bryant, director of Sweet Charity and Little Shop of Horrors at the Hayes, and current Associate Director at the Melbourne Theatre Company. They discuss the sometimes rocky development of those two musicals, his work on Priscilla, Queen of the Desert: The Musical, and the place of musicals in the overall Australian theatre landscape. www.hayestheatre.com.au
The new episode of season 3 of Talk 2 Me is out now! Benjamin is joined today by Brent Hill (Seymour/Audrey II), Esther Hannaford (Audrey) and Dean Bryant (director) who discuss the new Australian production of Little Shop of Horrors. Enjoy! Little Shop of Horrors is on Tour: -Adelaide: From April 20 -Melbourne: From May 4 -Canberra: From May 25 -Brisbane: From June 1 -Sydney: From July 20 -Perth: From August 4 Tickets and more details: www.littleshoptour.com.au Follow the show: Facebook Twitter Supporters: Palace Nova Cinemas Mad Zombie Collectables Madman Entertainment
It's an Alan Menken special edition of the podcast as the legendary composer gives us an exclusive interview about 'Little Shop of Horrors' and his incredible career. We also hear about the brand new production of 'Little Shop' opening at the Hayes from director Dean Bryant and stars Esther Hannaford and Brent Hill. And theatre and cabaret star Trevor Ashley chooses Menken's 'Beauty and the Beast' for his '5 minutes on a favourite musical'.
On this weeks show, Richard has a has a chat to Director, Dean Bryant about his up-and-coming production 'Sweet Charity', he also has a chat to Geoffrey Bartlett about the McClelland Sculpture Park and Gallery, and finally he has a chatto Artist, Jamie North about his exhibition 'Rock Melt'.For more information about any of our guests on todays show you can head to:Sweet Charity - www.artscentremelbourne.com.auMcClelland Sculpture Park and Gallery - www.mcclellandgallery.comRock Melt - www.ngv.vic.gov.au
Not My Line of Work, by Dean Bryant Johnson Read the full text at http://flashpulp.com Tonight, we present a tale of professions and professionalism.
Not My Line of Work, by Dean Bryant Johnson Read the full text at http://flashpulp.com Tonight, we present a tale of professions and professionalism.
Not My Line of Work, by Dean Bryant Johnson Read the full text at http://flashpulp.com Tonight, we present a tale of professions and professionalism.
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Not My Line of Work, by Dean Bryant Johnson Read the full text at http://flashpulp.com Tonight, we present a tale of professions and professionalism.
Dean Randy Bryant accepts Duke's Choice Award.