Opera Australia has announced Angelina Thomson will play Miss Adelaide in its brand new production of Guys & Dolls. The award winning Broadway musical will open at Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour on 21 March.
After an extensive nationwide search to find just the right performer with the voice, dance moves and comedy chops for the role, Director Shaun Rennie is looking forward to getting started on rehearsals with his now complete cast.
“Miss Adelaide requires a fantastic voice to sing iconic songs like ‘Adelaide’s Lament’ and ‘Take Back Your Mink.’ She also needs to dance, be incredibly charismatic, and have enormous heart. Audiences need to fall in love with Adelaide and I know Angelina has all the qualities we’ve been looking for,” Rennie said.
“Angelina will be joining a fantastically talented cast of Australian performers as well as a superb ensemble that showcases some of the best singers and dancers in the country,” Rennie added.
Known to her fans as Kirby on Home & Away, Angelina previously performed at Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour in 2019 in West Side Story as part of the ensemble. This will be her first leading role on the iconic over-water stage.
“Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour is without a doubt one of my favourite events of the year. To return to the stage in a leading role at this iconic Sydney venue is a pinch-me moment!” Thomson said.
Angelina joins previously announced stars Cody Simpson, Annie Aitken, Bobby Fox and Jason Arrow in what will be the first musical comedy performed at the harbourside event. It also marks the first major production of Guys & Dolls in Australia in a decade.
Guys & Dolls on Sydney Harbour promises a night of fun, fabulous singing and a host of show-stopping dance numbers. Beloved tunes such as ‘Luck Be a Lady’ and ‘Sit Down You’re Rockin’ the Boat’ will be set on a larger-than-life slice of New York City, designed by Brian Thomson with costumes by Jennifer Irwin.
With music by Frank Loesser and book by Joe Swerling and Abe Burrows, Guys & Dolls is regarded as one of the finest musicals ever written. It has enjoyed huge success since its premiere on Broadway in 1950, winning five Tony Awards, including Best Musical. In 1955 it was adapted to a Hollywood film starring Frank Sinatra and Marlon Brando. Most recently it had a smash-hit revival on the West End.
Guys & Dolls will run from 21 March to 20 April at Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour, Fleet Steps, Mrs Macquaries Point. (Excluding Mondays and Good Friday on 18 April)
Tickets are on sale now!
Website: https://www.opera.org.au/productions/guys-dolls-on-sydney-harbour/
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Cast:
Sky Masterton Cody Simpson
Sarah Brown Annie Aitken
Nathan Detroit Bobby Fox
Miss Adelaide Angelina Thomson
Nicely-Nicely Johnson Jason Arrow
Benny Southstreet Joel Granger
Rusty Charlie Kieran McGrath
Harry the Horse John Xintavelonis
Big Jule Doron Chester
Arvide Abernathy Tony McGill
Lt Brannigan Thomas Campbell
General Matilda B. Cartwright Naomi Livingston
Ensemble:
Rachel Breeze, Scarlet Lindsay, Sienna Embrey, Olivia Carniato, Maddie Owen, Emma Feliciano, Isabella Roberts, Sarah Bourke, Sophie Zidar, Matthew Hearne, Paul Whiteley, Matt Douglass, Lachlan Dearing, Bronson Pfeiler, Zac de Gersigny, Rania Potaka-Osborne, Billy Wilson, Nic Collins, Julian Seguna
Swings:
Ewan Herdman, Michelle Leung
Creatives Director Shaun Rennie Musical Director & Supervisor Guy Simpson Choreographer Kelley Abbey Set Designer Brian Thomson Costume Designer Jennifer Irwin Sound Design Jim Atkins
Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour is supported by the NSW Government, via its tourism and major events agency Destination NSW, and through the International Foundation for Arts and Culture as Naming Rights Partner, Dr Haruhisa Handa OA’s Patron in Chief, and OA’s Principal Partner HSBC.
Photos by Daniel Boud
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