Caption: Performers work hard in rehearsals perfecting the challenging choreography.
IT’S the ’80s, you know, junk bonds, MTV, Dynasty, Duran Duran, leg-warmers, fluoro lycra and generally outrageous fashion.
Robbie Hart lives in his grandmother’s basement in New Jersey and sings in a wedding band.
When his fiancée leaves him standing at the altar, he becomes a wedding planner’s worst nightmare, taking out his bitterness on stage until his eye and heart turn to a new friend, Julia, but she’s engaged to a wealthy Wall Street broker.
It’s then up to Robbie to give the performance of a decade or risk losing it all.
The Armidale Drama and Musical Society presents The Wedding Singer from 5-20 July at the TAS Hoskins Centre.
Director Melissa Killen is excited to be able to bring this show to life.
Marking Melissa’s directing debut, The Wedding Singer is a natural progression from her previous work with ADMS (credits include The Hatpin, Urinetown, God’s Drawing Board) as well as her work with Australian Dance Enterprises.
Audiences will be expecting nothing short of a chorographical spectacular, and they won’t be left disappointed.
“The dances are … intense; it’s the perfect setting and we have the perfect cast for it. I’m thrilled with their abilities and can’t wait to show Armidale some things that haven’t been done here before.”
Along with the distinguished skills of musical director Warwick Dunham joining Melissa at the helm, the high-energy dance numbers are beautifully offset by some heart-warming moments, which the audience might not be expecting in a show like this.
All in all, The Wedding Singer will be a lively, romantic romp with countless pop culture references and music that will have the audience bopping their head in time with the beat and laughing hysterically.
There may even be some impromptu moonwalking in the aisles. This will be a show not to be missed.
Tickets are available at www.adms.org.au and Carr’s NewXpress in the Central Mall.
