Call Girl the Musical
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Call Girl the Musical is a musical
conceived by Australian TV comedian and writer Tracy Harvey
and Doug MacLeod, with musical arrangements from Jack Howard and direction from Bryce Ives
.
started writing a sitcom about a customer contact centre. Script editor Doug MacLeod suggested that the material would make a good musical.
The show had a preview season in October 2008 at the Phoenix Theatre in Elwood directed by Bryce Ives
and choreographed by Dave Harford. . The preview season starred Alan Fletcher
from the Australian TV soap opera Neighbours
, with cameo (voice) appearances from Steve Vizard
and Australian TV legend Bert Newton
.
After the preview season, the show was developed and a new season began in April 2009 at Chapel off Chapel, South Yarra . The 2009 season again featured Tracy Harvey
as Jean Brown, with Jeremy Kewley
replacing Alan Fletcher
as male lead Frank McGee, and featured new voice-overs from Derek Guille
.
Musical theatre
Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...
conceived by Australian TV comedian and writer Tracy Harvey
Tracy Harvey
Tracy Harvey is a comedian, TV presenter, actor and writer from Melbourne, Australia.Tracy was a member of the alternative comedy breakfast panel radio show Punter to Punter with Trevor Marmalade and Dr Turf...
and Doug MacLeod, with musical arrangements from Jack Howard and direction from Bryce Ives
Bryce Ives
Bryce Ives is a theatre director, community activist, facilitator, social commentator and media producer....
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Background
In 2004, Tracy HarveyTracy Harvey
Tracy Harvey is a comedian, TV presenter, actor and writer from Melbourne, Australia.Tracy was a member of the alternative comedy breakfast panel radio show Punter to Punter with Trevor Marmalade and Dr Turf...
started writing a sitcom about a customer contact centre. Script editor Doug MacLeod suggested that the material would make a good musical.
The show had a preview season in October 2008 at the Phoenix Theatre in Elwood directed by Bryce Ives
Bryce Ives
Bryce Ives is a theatre director, community activist, facilitator, social commentator and media producer....
and choreographed by Dave Harford. . The preview season starred Alan Fletcher
Alan Fletcher
Alan Fletcher is an Australian actor and musician, best known for his role as Karl Kennedy in long-running soap opera Neighbours. Fletcher was educated at Wesley College, Perth.-Career:...
from the Australian TV soap opera Neighbours
Neighbours
Neighbours is an Australian television soap opera first broadcast on the Seven Network on 18 March 1985. It was created by TV executive Reg Watson, who proposed the idea of making a show that focused on realistic stories and portrayed adults and teenagers who talk openly and solve their problems...
, with cameo (voice) appearances from Steve Vizard
Steve Vizard
Stephen William Vizard, born 6 March 1956 in Richmond, Victoria, is an Australian media personality, comedian, businessman and writer.-Early life:...
and Australian TV legend Bert Newton
Bert Newton
Albert Watson "Bert" Newton, AM, MBE is an Australian television personality, known for hosting television series such as In Melbourne Tonight, Good Morning Australia and 20 to 1. Newton has also hosted the Logie Awards on numerous occasions through his career.-Early life:Newton was born in...
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After the preview season, the show was developed and a new season began in April 2009 at Chapel off Chapel, South Yarra . The 2009 season again featured Tracy Harvey
Tracy Harvey
Tracy Harvey is a comedian, TV presenter, actor and writer from Melbourne, Australia.Tracy was a member of the alternative comedy breakfast panel radio show Punter to Punter with Trevor Marmalade and Dr Turf...
as Jean Brown, with Jeremy Kewley
Jeremy Kewley
Jeremy Leo Kewley is an Australian actor, based in Melbourne, who made his professional acting debut at the age of 14 in the feature film The Devil's Playground .-Early life:...
replacing Alan Fletcher
Alan Fletcher
Alan Fletcher is an Australian actor and musician, best known for his role as Karl Kennedy in long-running soap opera Neighbours. Fletcher was educated at Wesley College, Perth.-Career:...
as male lead Frank McGee, and featured new voice-overs from Derek Guille
Derek Guille
Derek Guille is an Australian radio presenter. He most recently presented the Evenings program on 774 ABC Melbourne and ABC Victoria. He announced on air on 23 June 2011 that he would be leaving that program at the end of September 2011. Guille plays guitar, snare drum and kazoo with varying...
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