The next Neglected Musicals presentation is the 2014 Broadway musical IF/THEN by the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning creators of Next to Normal.
Music by Tom Kitt and Book & Lyrics by Brian Yorkey
Directed by Amy Campbell (In The Heights, A Chorus Line) this deeply moving story simultaneously follows one woman’s two possible life paths, painting a deeply moving portrait of the lives that we lead, as well as the lives that we might have led. Think Sliding Doors the musical!
Starring Teagan Wouters as Elizabeth (High School Musical, The Addams Family, Jersey Boys, High Fidelity and Bonnie & Clyde) Blake Appelqvist as Josh (& Juliet, The Lovers, Fangirls, Frozen and Neglected Musicals Brigadoon)
Stephen Madsen as Lucas (Muriel’s Wedding, Heathers), Grace Driscoll as Kate (Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812, Nice Work if you Can Get It, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical and West Side Story). Barry Conrad as Stephen (The Sapphires, Violet, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical). Monique Salle as Anne (The Dismissal, The Lovers, and The Deb, A Chorus Line, RENT and HAIR). Tom Sharah as David (Velvet, Muriel’s Wedding, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, American Psycho, 9 to 5 and for Neglected Musicals Seesaw, Nick & Nora and Anyone Can Whistle). Ava Madon as Elena (Venus and Adonis, The Lucky Country, Into The Woods, Merrily we Roll Along and Bells Are Ringing for Neglected Musicals). Lincoln Elliott as A Soldier and others (The Dismissal, Sunshine Super Girl and Ugly Love) Tonieka Del Rosario as Cathy and others (Fangirls and for Neglected Musicals Brigadoon and Anyone Can Whistle). Katelin Koprivec as Paulette and Others (City of Angles, The Deb) and Luke Leong-Tay as Deputy Mayor and Others (Young Frankenstein, Dubbo Championship Wrestling, Jekyll and Hyde)
Joining the creative team are Musical Director Zara Stanton, Designer Bella Saltearn and Stage Manager / Company Manager Krystelle Quartermain.
Elizabeth, a city planner, moves back to New York to restart her life in the city of infinite possibilities. When her carefully designed plans collide with the whims of fate, Elizabeth’s life splits into two parallel paths. IF/THEN follows both stories simultaneously, as this modern woman faces the intersection of choice and chance.
Tickets available at www.hayestheatre.com.au
Seven Presentations only
Wednesday 22 November at 2pm & 7.30pm
Thursday 23 November 730pm
Friday 24 November 730pm
Saturday 25 November 2pm and 730pm
Sunday 26 November 6pm
Key Facts:
Neglected Musicals is a theatre initiative dedicated to presenting musical theatre that has never or rarely been in Australia. The musicals are presented with scripts in hand, piano accompaniment, after only a day’s rehearsal.
