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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...
training workshops and musical productions in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. The company provides training strictly to New Zealand youth, allowing only those between ages 5 and 21 to participate in productions.
Past Productions
NYTC has put on a number of full-scale musical productions since its opening, some of which include...- CinderellaCinderella (TV)Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella is a musical written for television, with music by Richard Rodgers and a book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. It is based upon the fairy tale Cinderella, particularly the French version Cendrillon, ou la Petite Pantoufle de Vair, by Charles Perrault...
(Bruce Mason Centre, AucklandAucklandThe Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
, 2005) - AnnieAnnie (musical)Annie is a Broadway musical based upon the popular Harold Gray comic strip Little Orphan Annie, with music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, and the book by Thomas Meehan. The original Broadway production opened in 1977 and ran for nearly six years with a blonde Annie as the poster...
(Bruce Mason Centre, AucklandAucklandThe Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
, 2005) - SeussicalSeussicalis a musical by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty based on the books of Dr. Seuss that debuted on Broadway in 2000. The play's story is a rather complex amalgamation of many of Seuss's most famous books. After a Broadway run, the production spawned two US national tours and a UK tour...
(Bruce Mason Centre, AucklandAucklandThe Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
, 2006) - Aladdin Jr. (Centennial Theatre, AucklandAucklandThe Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
, 2006) - High School MusicalHigh School MusicalHigh School Musical is a 2006 American television film, first in the High School Musical film franchise. Upon its release on January 20, 2006, it became the most successful film that Disney Channel Original Movie ever produced, with a television sequel High School Musical 2 released in 2007 and...
- AucklandAucklandThe Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
Theatrical Premiere (Aotea CentreAotea CentreThe Aotea Centre is a performing arts and events centre / theatre in the Auckland CBD, Auckland City, New Zealand. Located at the western edge of Aotea Square, off Queen Street, the centre provides cultural venue space in the heart of the city and is managed by 'The Edge'...
, Auckland, 2007) - Disney's Alice in Wonderland Jr - AucklandAucklandThe Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
Theatrical Premiere (Dorothy Winstone Centre, Auckland, 2007) - GreaseGrease (musical)Grease is a 1971 musical by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. The musical is named for the 1950s United States working-class youth subculture known as the greasers. The musical, set in 1959 at fictional Rydell High School , follows ten working-class teenagers as they navigate the complexities of love,...
(Aotea Centre, Auckland, June 2008) - The Wiz (Dorothy Winstone Centre, Auckland, 2008)
- High School Musical 2 (Aotea Centre, Auckland, August 2009)
- Honk! (Dorothy Winstone Centre, Auckland November 2009)
- Peter Pan (Aotea Centre, Auckland May 2010)
- Seussical (Dorothy Winstone Centre, Auckland November 2010)
- The Sound of Music (Aotea Centre, Auckland July 2011)
Upcoming Productions
- Disney Camp Rock The Musical (Dorothy Winstone Centre, Auckland) December 2011
Staff
NYTC is staffed by a pool of talented tutors and volunteers. The current staff of the On Stage component of their theatrical training programme are:- James Doy (Musical Director' and General Manager')
- Glen Pickering (Artistic Director)
- Chanel Turner ("Co Director")
- Claire Murphy (Choreographer)
- Rebecca Ring ("Rehearsal Co-ordinator")
- Sharlene Brearley ("Administration")
Previous OnStage Staff include:
- Joe Davis (CEO and Trustee)
- Nikki Ring (Choreographer)
- Katie Endicott-Davies (Programme Producer)
- Ros Giffney (Assistant to the CEO")
- Caren Jasper (Assistant to the CEO)
- Jason Te Mete (Artistic Director)
External links
National Youth Theatre CompanyHigh School Musical Feature on TV3 National News
NYTC cast performing We're All In This Together on Studio 2
Anthony Utama and Laura O'Sullivan performing Breaking Free on Studio 2