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Baz Luhrmann to unveil Strictly Ballroom musical early next year Baz Luhrmann to unveil Strictly Ballroom musical early next year
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Baz Luhrmann will premiere a stage adaptation of Strictly Ballroom, his first major film, in Sydney next year. The production, originally scheduled for this year, will be unveiled at the Lyric theatre in early 2014.Baz Luhrmann will premiere a stage adaptation of Strictly Ballroom, his first major film, in Sydney next year. The production, originally scheduled for this year, will be unveiled at the Lyric theatre in early 2014.
The Great Gatsby director will reunite members of his original creative team, including co-writer Craig Pearce, designer Catherine Martin and choreographer John O'Connell, and will stage the production himself. The adaptation will be produced by Luhrmann's own company, Bazmark and Global Creatures, which was also the driving force behind the stage version of King Kong. The hope is that the show will have a future life on Broadway.The Great Gatsby director will reunite members of his original creative team, including co-writer Craig Pearce, designer Catherine Martin and choreographer John O'Connell, and will stage the production himself. The adaptation will be produced by Luhrmann's own company, Bazmark and Global Creatures, which was also the driving force behind the stage version of King Kong. The hope is that the show will have a future life on Broadway.
Since the 1992 film, a comedy that follows an Australian dancer striving for competition success, Luhrmann has become one of the biggest names in cinema, directing Romeo + Juliet, Moulin Rouge and, most recently, The Great Gatsby. The film grossed more than $20m in Australia, and went on to win four Baftas and a Golden Globe.Since the 1992 film, a comedy that follows an Australian dancer striving for competition success, Luhrmann has become one of the biggest names in cinema, directing Romeo + Juliet, Moulin Rouge and, most recently, The Great Gatsby. The film grossed more than $20m in Australia, and went on to win four Baftas and a Golden Globe.
The stage version will feature a number of new songs alongside music from the original soundtrack. The composers have not yet been announced.The stage version will feature a number of new songs alongside music from the original soundtrack. The composers have not yet been announced.
"Of all my shows, Strictly Ballroom is the most personal," Luhrmann said in an earlier statement."Of all my shows, Strictly Ballroom is the most personal," Luhrmann said in an earlier statement.
"From escaping into the world of competitive ballroom dancing as a child, and my mother going on to be a dance teacher, through to the formative moment at the National Institute of Dramatic Art, when a group of talented students and I brought together the classical myth of triumph over oppression and placed it in this world of suburban theatre, the first production of Strictly Ballroom was born.""From escaping into the world of competitive ballroom dancing as a child, and my mother going on to be a dance teacher, through to the formative moment at the National Institute of Dramatic Art, when a group of talented students and I brought together the classical myth of triumph over oppression and placed it in this world of suburban theatre, the first production of Strictly Ballroom was born."
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