The Regals Musical Society
proudly presented
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Thu 18th |
Fri 19th |
Sat 20th |
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Fri 26th |
Sat 27th |
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| 8pm | 8pm | 2pm 8pm |
8pm | 2pm |
This show was presented at:
St. George Auditorium, Kogarah (Feb 18- 20), and
Cessnock Performing Arts Centre (Feb 26- 27).
| Director | Julian Batchelor |
| Musical Director | Jennifer Parbery |
| Choreographer | Jeanelle George |
| Young Ellie | Meg Day |
| Older Ellie | Lynley Fuller |
| Jeff Barry | Matt Humphries |
| Gus Sharkey | Jacob Nicholls |
| Annie Golden | Bernii Wallace |
| Darlene Love | Rachel Thomas |
| Trio Girls | Stephanie Kate Bratton Ellie McAdams Claire Hughes |
| Shelley | Heather Riley |
| Mickey | Meagan Socal |
| Mother | Adelie Battam |
| Girls | |
| Brittany | Cassidy Spilsted |
| Christina | Adelie Battam |
| Miley | Kathleen O'dwyer |
| Mya | Chloe Aston |
| Angelina | Alex Camillos |
| Lindsay | Katie Farina |
| Alecia | Stephanie Josifovski |
| Guys | |
| Lon | Andrew Fabris |
| Kieth | Steven Cross |
| Pete | Ryan Connell |
| Joey | Daniel Lupevski |
| Denzel | Ed Mafi |
| Fabio | James Swain |
| Elton | Santino Emmi |
The Leader of the Pack is a jukebox musical filled with hits from the late 1950s and 60s which we all know and love. Instantly recognisable song titles such as Be My Baby, And Then He Kissed Me, Chapel of Love, River Deep, Mountain High and, of course, Leader of the Pack ensure that your feet will be tapping and your mouth will be humming along for the whole show.
The show begins in the late 1950s, where a young teenage Ellie Greenwich dreams of a life as a song writer and hearing her own songs played on the radio. However, her mother insists that she pursues an education degree where she'll have a means of supporting herself.
While attending Queens College, Ellie finds work in Manhattan's Brill Building - the epicentre of music in New York. Here, she meets Gus Sharky and a fellow aspiring songwriter Jeff Barry. After a whirlwind courtship, she and Jeff marry and soon begin producing hit after hit for bands such as the Ronettes, the Crystals and the Shangri-Las.
In 1965, at the pinnacle of their musical partnership, Jeff and Ellie come head to head. While Jeff wants to settle down and start a family, Ellie is not ready to stop working and writing - consequently Jeff divorces her. They remain professional partners for a year, but Jeff's remarriage instiagates a spiral of depression in Ellie which ultimately results in a nervous breakdown.
The show finishes by fast forwarding to the mid-1980s, introducing us once more to Ellie: now a self-confident and successful woman in control of her life.
Music & Lyrics by Ellie Greenwich & friends, Book by Anne Beatts
Additional material by Jack Heifner
Based on an original play by Melanie Mintz
By arrangement with Dominie Drama Australia