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WINNERS SELECTED IN AUSTRALIAN CABARET SHOWCASE GRAND FINAL
The 9th Australian Cabaret Showcase held its Grand Final event in Sydney just before Christmas, with winners of heats from Sydney, Melbourne and Gosford invited to perform at the annual event. Eleven finalists took to the stage including NSW Central Coast winners Tamara Abbott, Adam Forsythe and Madeleine Swan. Winner of the Melbourne heat Angela Harding and from Sydney heats Tommy Bradson, Maryann Wright, Jessica Zamprogno, Kristina McNamara, Jessica O'Donoghue and Bryce Halliday.
Judges at this year’s Grand Final included Noosa Long Weekend Festival Artistic Director Ian Mackellar, Ron Dobell of The Ron and Margaret Dobell Foundation, Artistic Director of The Ballarat Cabaret Festival Graeme Russell and Sydney theatrical agent Les Solomon. In a unanimous decision, the first place Festival Prize winner at this year’s event was awarded to Brisbane born Angela Harding, while the second place Showcase Prize went to Australian Institute of Music Graduate Bryce Halliday. Held at live music venue Notes in Newtown, each performer was asked to write and perform an eight minute set with interlinking dialogue.
The winner of this year’s event will receive a fully produced Australian tour of their original solo show, with an invitation to perform at some of Australia’s biggest music festivals including The Adelaide Cabaret Festival, The Melbourne Cabaret Festival, the inaugural Ballarat Cabaret Festival and The Noosa Long Weekend Festival. They will also receive a $1000 cash prize courtesy of The Ron and Margaret Dobell Foundation, a photographic and design package courtesy of Blueprint Studios and a Sydney season produced by Your Management.
The Executive Producer of the annual event, also General Manager of The New York
Musical Theatre Festival Jeremy Youett said, “Our winners this year are talented new
Australian performers who are both deserving of their respective win and each will now go on to tour Australia with newly developed solo shows in 2012. This year’s first place winner Angela Harding is a knockout and is an up and coming talent to watch out for in the year ahead!”
DECEMBER 2011
APRIL THRU OCTOBER 2012
From Left to Right: Showcase Executive Producer Jeremy Youett, Theatrical Agent Les Solomon, Festival Prize winner Angela Harding, Ballarat Cabaret Festival Artistic Director Graeme Russell, Showcase Prize Winner Bryce Halliday, Showcase Judge Ron Dobell and Noosa LW Festival Artistic Director Ian Mackellar at the 2011 Grand Final.
Photo Courtesy Blueprint Studios.
Stay tuned here for full tour details and dates of Festival Prize Winner Angela Harding’s new show in a city near you:
April - Sydney Preview Performance
June - The Adelaide Cabaret Festival
June - The Noosa Long Weekend Festival
July - The Melbourne Cabaret Festival
October - The Ballarat Cabaret Festival
DECEMBER 2012
2012 marks the 10th anniversary year for the Annual Cabaret Showcase and it’s set to be the BIGGEST year yet.
In 2011 we introduced heats for the first time in Melbourne and Gosford, as well as Sydney. While in 2012 we will mark the start of heats being held in Queensland, as well as Victoria and New South Wales. Stay tuned for more details when information for entrants of the 10th Annual event are released here in October.
There’s also new Sponsors and Major Partners to be announced and a few other big surprises in store!
Angela Harding at the 2011 Showcase Grand Final