PROGRAM

Friday 16 & Saturday 17 June 2017, 8pmPerth Concert Hall

SWING ON THIS

ACT 1

Feeling Good

Well, Did You Evah

Have You Met Miss Jones

Ain't That A Kick In The Head

I've Got You Under My Skin

Mr. Bojangles

One For My Baby

Night and Day

Bad Habits

Jump

I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)

Mack The Knife

ACT 2

It Had To Be You

Me and my Shadow

Me and my Shadow (reprise)

Minnie the Moocher

Tainted Love

Who Can I Turn To?

In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning

Wonderwall

Oz Rock Swings Medley

For Once In My Life

That's Life

New York, New York

SWING ON THIS

Vanessa Scammell conductor

Michael Falzon vocalist

Luke Kennedy vocalist

Rob Mills vocalist

Ben Mingay vocalist

Produced by Good Egg Creative and Asia Theatricals www.swingonthis.com.au The concert duration is approximately 2 hours including a 25 minute interval

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VIOLINSemra Lee-Smith A/Assoc Concertmaster Graeme NorrisA/Assistant Concertmaster Zak Rowntree*Principal 2nd ViolinSarah BlackmanFleur ChallenStephanie DeanBeth HebertJane Johnston°Sunmi JungChristina KatsimbardisEllie LawrenceAndrew Mendham^Lucas O’Brien°Anna O’Hagen^ Ken PeelerLouise SandercockJolanta SchenkJane SerrangeliKathryn Shinnick°Kate SullivanBao Di TangSusannah Williams°

VIOLAAlex BroganA/Principal ViolaKierstan ArkleysmithNik BabicChair partnered by

Lesley & Peter Davies

Benjamin CaddyAlison HallAllan McLeanElliot O’BrienHelen Tuckey

CELLOLouise McKayChair partnered by

Penrhos College

Oliver McAslan Nicholas MetcalfeEve Silver*Tim SouthXiao Le Wu

DOUBLE BASSAndrew Sinclair*Joan Wright Christine ReitzensteinMark Tooby

FLUTEAndrew Nicholson Mary-Anne Blades

PICCOLOMichael Waye

CLARINETAllan Meyer Lorna Cook

BASS CLARINETAlexander Millier

TRUMPETBrent GrapesMatthew Dempsey°Peter MillerMark Underwood^

TROMBONEJoshua Davis Liam O’MalleyJeremy Greig^

BASS TROMBONEPhilip Holdsworth

PERCUSSIONBrian MaloneyChair partnered by Stott Hoare

Chiron Meller°Assoc Principal Percussion and Timpani

ALTO SAXOPHONEMatthew Styles^Melissa Skinner^

TENOR SAXOPHONEErin Royer^Jeremy Trezona^

BARITONE SAXOPHONEAlex Boyd^

PIANOBen Matthews^

GUITARRay Walker^

ELECTRIC BASSKarl Florisson^

DRUM KITMichael Perkins^

ON STAGE TONIGHT

*Instruments used by these musicians are on loan from Janet Holmes à Court AC.

PrincipalAssociate PrincipalGuest Musician^Contract Playerº

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Michael FalzonMichael was cast by Queen and Ben Elton as ‘Galileo’ in the original Australian production of We Will Rock You. He reprised the role in Japan and the UK, breaking box office records and playing the show’s first-ever arena. Other arena shows include three NSW Premier’s Concerts at Sydney Entertainment Centre and Jeff Wayne’s The War of the Worlds (Australia/NZ), later joining the UK/European 2010 & 2012 tours.

Other appearances include The Wharf Revue (STC), Side by Side by Sondheim, ‘Hedwig’ in Hedwig and the Angry Inch (QPAC, Metro Theatre), ‘Homer’ in Floyd Collins (City Recital Hall), ‘Stacee Jaxx’ in Rock of Ages, ‘The Arbiter’ in Gale Edwards’ new production of Chess, and he originated the role of ‘Leo Szilard’ in Atomic. Falzon has been a soloist with SSO,QSO,ASO and TSO, becoming too a regular guest of WASO!

With Asia Theatricals, Michael has co-produced and starred in concerts, The Music of Queen (Sydney Opera House & Hamer Hall), Painted From Memory (Australian tour) creating Swing on This to open 2014 Adelaide Cabaret Festival, subsequently selling out concerts around Australia. More recently, Michael was invited to New York to record the leading role in ATOMIC - The New Rock Musical by Foxman and Ginges, produced by Steve Margoshes (Fame, Tommy). michaelfalzon.com

Luke KennedyAustralian recording artist Luke Kennedy shot to international attention in 2013 as Ricky Martin’s grand finalist on season two of The Voice Australia. As series runner-up, Luke was the first artist to secure a #1 single on the iTunes charts for his stirring rendition of ‘Time To Say Goodbye’.

Following his success on the show Luke performed with Ricky Martin as a special guest on his 2013 Australian tour releasing his debut album, ‘A Time For Us’, which debuted at #6 on the ARIA charts. Prior to his star turn on The Voice, Luke enjoyed extensive international touring with Australian classical crossover sensation The Ten Tenors and has appeared in the title role in Jesus Christ Superstar in no less then SIX productions around the country.

Luke is a regular TV Presenter on Channel 7 Queensland’s popular weekly travel and variety show The Great South East. Luke’s latest music release, ‘Skin & Scars – EP’ was independently released in August 2015, reaching the Top 5 of the iTunes Singer/Songwriter charts. lukekennedy.com.au

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

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Rob MillsRob broke into musical theatre when cast in the role of ‘Fiyero’ in the original Australian production of Wicked. He has further played ‘Danny’ in a national tour of Grease, ‘Warner’ in Legally Blonde (all for GFO), The Last Five Years (nominated for Best Musical Production at 2012 Sydney Theatre Awards), and Hair.

Rob first came to the nation’s attention as a finalist on the first series of Australian Idol. Following this success and the national Idol Tour, he was signed to BMG. His first single ‘Ms Vanity’ debuted at #6 on the Australian charts, reaching Gold status. His debut album ‘Up All Night’ was released in June 2004, featuring seven co-written tracks.

Inspired by the “surprisingly good” reviews he managed to receive from both critics and audiences, Rob launched Rob Mills is Surprisingly Good to rave reviews during the 2015 cabaret season. Rob was host of 2012’s all-new Young Talent Time and has featured (as himself) in a myriad of shows from Celebrity Apprentice to Dirty Laundry Live, The Project, Dancing With The Stars, Spicks and Specks, Postcards and The Footy Show.

Most recently, Rob was cast in the lead role of ‘Sam’ in Ghost the Musical, a role made famous by Patrick Swazye in the 1990 hit feature film and will play the titular role in Jesus Christ Superstar for The Production Company.

robmills.net.au

Ben MingayAn actor, musician and international musical theatre performer, Ben graced our screens as ‘Trystan Powell’ in Home and Away after playing ‘Rob Duffy’ in three seasons of the Network 10 series Wonderland, and ‘Buzz’ in Network 7’s final series of Packed to the Rafters.

On the stage, Ben starred as ‘Zack Mayo’ in the world premiere production of An Officer and A Gentleman and received critical acclaim for his portrayal of ‘Tommy DeVito’ in the award-winning musical Jersey Boys at Sydney’s Theatre Royal - his first Australian performance since he originated the role of ‘Billy Kostecki’ in another world premiere, that of Dirty Dancing in 2004. Ben’s unique vocal ability won him that same role in every English-speaking production worldwide for almost six years, including the West End, Canada, Chicago, Boston and Los Angeles.

Originally a construction worker from Newcastle, Ben ‘fell’ into classical music when he was dared by his mates to audition for the Conservatorium of Music, Sydney. He subsequently won a scholarship and went on to train in Opera Voice for several years – a twist of fate that changed the trajectory of his life.

This year has seen Ben appear as ‘Grease Nolan’ in Mel Gibson’s AACTA & Academy Award-winning film, Hacksaw Ridge, on stage in Rolling Thunder Vietnam and as Alan Bond in House of Bond on the Nine Network.

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Vanessa ScammellIn 2017, Vanessa Scammell will conduct a new production of The Merry Widow for Opera Australia; she also makes her debut with the West Australian Opera, returns to the Auckland Philharmonia and leads a new production of Hello Dolly for The Production Company.She has acted as conductor, Music Director and Musical Supervisor for Australasia’s leading performing organizations – in concert, opera, ballet and musical theatre. For Opera Australia, she has conducted South Pacific, the national tour of La traviata and was Musical Director for their acclaimed 2015 television opera – The Divorce. For the Australian Ballet, her credits include Body Torque, Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker and The Dream.

ABOUT THE CONDUCTOR

In 2016, Vanessa acted as Music Director for the Helpmann Awards, conducted the Australian premiere of The Light in the Piazza and conducted major concerts with the Melbourne Symphony and Orchestra Victoria.

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