Breast Wishes
| Breast Wishes | |
|---|---|
| An Uplifting Musical | |
 | |
| Music | Bruce Brown |
| Lyrics | Bruce Brown |
| Book | Merridy Eastman, Jonathan Gavin, Richard Glover, Wendy Harmer, Sheridan Jobbins, James Millar, Debra Oswald |
Breast Wishes is an Australian musical comedy produced by Anne Looby, Simone Parrott and Neil Gooding with music and lyrics by Bruce Brown.
Background[edit]
In January 2005, Anne Looby's sister, Amanda, was diagnosed with breast cancer. Wanting to help her in a meaningful way, Anne began work on a show to raise awareness and funds for the National Breast Cancer Foundation.
Productions[edit]
Following several developmental workshops in 2006 and 2007, Breast Wishes premièred as a concert performance at The Sydney Theatre on 31 October 2008 as the closing event of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.[1] In 2009 the musical opened at Everest Theatre Seymour Centre, Sydney, where it was part of the events for International Women's Day 2009.[2] It then embarked on a national tour, playing in the Riverside Theatre Parramatta,[3] the Playhouse Canberra and the Twelfth Night Theatre, Brisbane.[4]
Breast Wishes is an official fund raising supporter of the National Breast Cancer Foundation.
Cast[edit]
The cast for the premier season at the Seymour Centre in April 2009 and touring nationally in 2009:
- Helen/Irene — Valerie Bader
- David — David Harris
- Carol — Anne Looby
- Lyn — Chelsea Plumley
- Sal — Gretel Scarlett[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Breast Wishes: Gala Concert Performance". Archived from the original on 2008-09-18. Retrieved 2008-10-23.
- ^ Events by country at the International Women's Day 2009
- ^ "Break a leg, no, bust a move" by Clare Morgan, The Sydney Morning Herald (15 April 2009)
- ^ Breast Wishes Archived June 9, 2009, at the Wayback Machine at Australian Stage Online
- ^ "Gretel Scarlett official website: news". Archived from the original on 2011-01-06. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
External links[edit]
- Breast Wishes official website
- Review at Australian Stage Online, 17 April 2009
- Photo gallery at the Inner West Courier
- Breast Wishes trailer on YouTube