Tabloid Musical

Improvised Stories riffed from the Headlines

They came from....some place else. They were decent and respectable but they were frightened. They craved money. They lusted for notoriety. They wanted to be loved. They were nice normal people who made headlines and became immortalised in Tabloid Musical.

Here it is. The world's first improvised tabloid musical created right before your eyes! Stories torn from the front page of the newspaper of life will be recreated and then set to music. Tales too twisted to be anything but true. Meet the characters whose fears, secrets and obsessions drove them to acts of desperation. Hear their songs of desire, revenge and love gone bad. You'll marvel, you'll weep, you’ll pee your pants laughing…you'll wish you'd never met these nice normal people.

Broadway meets Blacktown as we discover the shocking escapades and crazy dreams that dominate the lives of regular folk. Impro Australia's veteran cast create fresh characters and scruff-of-the-neck drama in the style of Spamalot, Cats or UrineTown. Our Theatresports Cranston Cup Champions create a different story nightly based on audience suggestions. Tell us about that black sheep of the family who finally made the headlines...or that neighbour who was arrested and they had to dig up his backyard. You know, the one that ‘always kept to himself'.

Devised and Directed by Melbourne's doyen of musical impro, Geoff Wallis (Blood Brothers, Sweet Charity, Jaws! The Musical, The Linda Blair Witch Project and Spontaneous Broadway).

Dates: Tuesday to Saturday April 15th - 26th
Time: 8pm
Venue: Newtown Theatre (Cnr King & Bray Sts)
Ph 9550 3666 or Ticketek
Cost: $26/20 Conc. (plus booking fees)

For more Tabloid Musical information, go to www.improaustralia.com.au

ImproAustralia

Each night (Tuesday to Saturday) at the Newtown Theatre from April 15th, audience members will inspire a truly unique comedy experience never again to be repeated. The cast, all veteran comedians, includes

• Joanna Weinberg (Bellydance, SinkSongs, Unbearable Lightness of Fleeing)
• Dave Callan (I Spied, National Security and the Art of Taxidermy, Cops On Heat)
• Jay Laga’aia (The Lion King, Star Wars, Water Rats, Play School)
• Josie O’Reilly (Monster House, Boom Chicago, Tan-José)
• Lyn Pierse (Going Home, The Women Of Lockerbie, The Fabulous Punch and Judy Show)
• Matt Foster (Lend Me a Tenor, All Saints, I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change)
• Murray Fahey (9 times Cranston Cup Champion, DAGS, Cops On Heat, 3 Radicals)
• John Knowles (Cops On Heat, Saddle Sore, Alchemy A Cappella, IMPROZAC, The Comedy Improlympiad)
• Steve Lynch (Scrabble Unscripted, Grease)
• David Wood (Country Practice, A Difficult Woman, The Monkey's Mask)
Guest appearances by Nikki Parry (Thank God You’re Here, Lisa Ricketts (Cranston Champion), and Suz Mawer (The House of Bernarda Alba)

For cast interviews or photos, please contact:
Kim Shepherd, Back Stage Media
phone 0417 691142