Melbourne Musical Theatre Festival Debuts in 2017

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Fri 06 Jan 2017 - Sat 28 Jan 2017

With something for the whole family, the Melbourne Musical Theatre Festival kicks off with a bang for the very first time in January 2017. Comprising a blockbuster program full of adult shows, family favourites and some great new Australian works, this inaugural festival has something for everyone.

The Melbourne Musical Theatre festival is taking over the iconic Athenaeum for the whole month of January. Right in the heart of the CBD it is one of the most centrally located venues in Melbourne which makes getting there a breeze on public transport.

Kicking off the festival is the headline production Some Enchanted Evening. Just about everyone has heard songs from the great Rodgers and Hammerstein at some point in their lives and Some Enchanted Evening brings a collection of favourites from evergreen musicals including The King and I, Oklahoma, and The Sound of Music amongst others. Sung by some of Australia's best vocalists including Dimity Shepherd, Antoinette Halloran and Jacqueline Dark, Some Enchanted Evening is going to be a night you will never forget.

The new Australian musical comedy Chris Crossed is going to be a crown favourite. Chris is marrying Julia in five days, but he has a secret... Think along the lines of Victor Victoria and Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em and you will understand why audiences will be rolling in the aisles laughing during this show.

For the kids there is a huge line up of fractured fairytales - fairytales with a twist. In Hansel and Gretel: A Fractured Fairytale anything can happen. Mother Goose is sick so the Crazy Jester has to tell the story and it is no surprise when Red Riding Hood, The White Rabbit, and the Queen of Hearts show up.

Mother Goose turns up to tell the story of Snow White, but instead has to solve a nursery rhyme strike in Snow White: A Further Fractured Fairytale. Poppa Bear is leading the charge and the Prince keeps rescuing the wrong girl. And don't get me started on what Rumpelstiltskin gets up to!

For those of us who just don't want to grow up Peter Pan: A Croc Musical brings J.M. Barrie's characters to life in an incredibly energetic show. With over fifteen songs Peter Pan, Wendy, Tinkerbell and Captain Hook meet the coolest croc south of the equator.

The 2017 Melbourne Musical Theatre Festival will make everyone fall in love with theatre again. The prices are outstandingly cheap which means the whole family can share in the fun.

For show details and tickets click HERE .

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