Sydney Philharmonia Choirs and Squabbalogic Present
OF THEE I SING
Book by GEORGE S. KAUFMAN, GEORGE GERSHWIN, MORRIE RYSKIND
Music by GEORGE GERSHWIN
Lyrics by IRA GERSHWIN
Sydney Opera House
September 26 - 27, 2015
CONCERT HALL, SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE
This project is supported by
The complete Pulitzer Prize winning musical will be recreated live on stage in a special concert performance featuring four talented singer-actors, a choir of 400 and an orchestra playing the original orchestrations from 1931. This event will be the first ever, full performance of this musical in Australia as words
and music come together in this rarely seen political satire. OF THEE | SING lampoons American politics as presidential candidate John P. Wintergreen runs for office on a platform of "love". When he falls for the sensible Mary Turner rather than the beautiful pageant winner selected for him, Wintergreen finds himself in political hot water.
CREATIVES
Directed by Jay James-Moody
Conductor Brett Weymark
Designer Brendan Hay
CAST
David Berry, Blake Erickson, Nathan Farrow, Courtney Glass, Jay James-Moody, Jaimie Lee Johnson, Rob Johnson
With the Sydney Philharmonia Festival Choir and Orchestra