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Velvet (musical)

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Velvet is an Australian musical partly based on New York's Studio 54. It debuted at the Adelaide Fringe Festival in 2015.[1] It features a mix of music and acrobatics.[2]

The musical was directed by Craig Ilott[3] and was based on a concept created by Marcia Hines, Peter Rix and Craig Ilott.[1]

The show has been performed in Edinburgh, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide Perth, Hobart and New Zealand. Featured cast has included Marcia Hines and Brendan Maclean and Mirko Köckenberger [de].

An Original Cast Recording album was released and was nominated for the 2016 ARIA Award for Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Adams, Cameron (22 March 2016), "Brendan Maclean says he thought hit disco stage show Velvet might kill off his burgeoning music career", news.com.au
  2. ^ Acott, Kent (22 January 2017), "Review: Velvet", The West Australian
  3. ^ Woodhead, Cameron (25 March 2016), "Velvet review: Artistry, boggling circus spectacle and Marcia Hines as a disco diva. What's not to love?", Sydney Morning Herald
  4. ^ McCabe, Kathy (23 October 2016), "Flume and The Avalanches lead the nominations in the ARIA Awards no one gets to see", news.com.au