Velvet is an Australian musical partly based on New York's Studio 54. It debuted at the Adelaide Fringe Festival in 2015.[1] It features a mix of music and acrobatics.[2]
The musical was directed by Craig Ilott[3] and was based on a concept created by Marcia Hines, Peter Rix and Craig Ilott.[1]
The show has been performed in Edinburgh, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide Perth, Hobart and New Zealand. Featured cast has included Marcia Hines and Brendan Maclean and Mirko Köckenberger.
Soundtrack
edit| Velvet The Original Cast Recording | |
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| Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
| Released | 2015 |
| Label | Social Family Records |
| Producer | Nick Pringadi, Joe Accaria |
An Original Cast Recording album was released in 2015.
At the 2016 ARIA Music Awards, it was nominated for Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album.[4]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Boogie Wonderland" (performed by Marcia Hines) | ||
| 2. | "Le Freak (Dimitri from Paris remix)" | ||
| 3. | "If You Could Read My Mind" (performed by Brendan Maclean) | ||
| 4. | "Young Hearts Run Free (J. Morales remix)" | ||
| 5. | "Everybody Dance" |
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| 6. | "Shake Your Groove Thing" | ||
| 7. | "Never Knew Love Like This Before" (performed by Marcia Hines) | ||
| 8. | "It's Raining Men" (performed by Marcia Hines) | ||
| 9. | "You Medley ("Thinking of You" / "You to Me Are Everything" / "You)" (performed by Brendan Maclean and Marcia Hines) |
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| 10. | "Turn The Beat Around" (performed by Chaska Halliday and Rechelle Mansour) |
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| 11. | "I Feel Love" | ||
| 12. | "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" (performed by Brendan Maclean and Marcia Hines) |
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| 13. | "He's the Greatest Dancer" (performed by Chaska Halliday and Rechelle Mansour) |
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| 14. | "Stayin' Alive" (performed by Joe Accaria) | ||
| 15. | "Last Dance" (performed by Marcia Hines) |
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References
edit- ^ a b Adams, Cameron (22 March 2016), "Brendan Maclean says he thought hit disco stage show Velvet might kill off his burgeoning music career", news.com.au
- ^ Acott, Kent (22 January 2017), "Review: Velvet", The West Australian
- ^ Woodhead, Cameron (25 March 2016), "Velvet review: Artistry, boggling circus spectacle and Marcia Hines as a disco diva. What's not to love?", Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ McCabe, Kathy (23 October 2016), "Flume and The Avalanches lead the nominations in the ARIA Awards no one gets to see", news.com.au
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