Wicked - Senior Musical Programme 2021

SOMERSET COLLEGE Production of

SOMERSET COLLEGE Production of

Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz

Book by Winnie Holzman

Based on the novel by Gregory Maguire

Produced on Broadway by Marc Platt Universal Pictures

The Araca Group

Jon B. Platt

and David Stone

Orchestrations by William David Brohn

Music Arrangements Alex Lacamoire & Stephen Oremus

Dance Arrangements James Lynn Abbott

Licensed exclusively by Music Theatre International (Australasia). All performance materials supplied by Hal Leonard Australia.

Stephen Schwartz - Music and Lyrics Has contributed music and/or lyrics to Godspell, Bernstein’s Mass, Pippin, The Mag- ic Show, The Baker’s Wife, Working (which he also adapted and directed), Rags and Children of Eden. For films, he collaborated with Alan Menken on the scores for Disney’s Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Enchanted and wrote the songs for DreamWorks animated feature The Prince of Egypt. His first opera, Séance on a Wet Afternoon, was presented by New York City Opera in April, 2011. Defying Gravity, a book about his professional career, was recently published by Applause Books. Mr. Schwartz is the artistic director of the ASCAP Musical Theatre Workshops and president of the Dram- atists Guild. Awards include three Academy Awards, four Grammy Awards, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and a tiny handful of tennis trophies. He was recently inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame. www.stephenschwartz.com Winnie Holzman - Book Received a Tony nomination and a Drama Desk Award for Wicked. She created the memorable television drama “My So-Called Life” which starred Claire Danes. Holzman got her start writing for the acclaimed drama “thirtysomething” and later executive produced (again with Marshall Herskovitz and Edward Zwick) “Once and Again.” Other theatre work includes the musical Birds of Paradise (with composer David Evans) and a ten-minute play called Post-Its: Notes on a Marriage which she wrote with her husband, actor Paul Dooley. Features include ‘Til There Was You. Also an actress, Ms. Holzman appeared in Jerry Maguire and as Larry’s wife’s therapist on “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” Most recently she teamed with her daughter, Savannah Dooley, to write and produce the ABC Family series, “Huge.” She is a graduate of Princeton University, received an MFA from the NYU Musical Theatre Program and serves on the board of the Writers Guild Foundation. Gregory Maguire - Author of Original Novel Published a dozen novels for children before writing his first adult novel, Wicked. A devotee of children’s fantasy, Maguire’s subsequent novels for adults are varia- tions-on-a-theme: Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister considers Cinderella as a seven- teenth-century maid from Haarlem; Lost evokes the ghost of Charles Dickens’s Scrooge; and Mirror Mirror features a High Renaissance Snow White daunted by the wickedest stepmother, Lucrezia Borgia. Maguire’s novel Son of a Witch, a sequel to Wicked, is followed by volume III of the Wicked Years, A Lion Among Men, and concludes with the final novel in the Wicked Years, Out of Oz. He lives in Massachusetts and Vermont with his husband, the painter Andy Newman, and their three children. William David Brohn - Orchestrations Received the 1998 Tony Award for Best Orchestrations for Ragtime. Other credits include Mary Poppins, Curtains, Miss Saigon, The Secret Garden, Show Boat, Crazy for You, Carousel, Sweet Smell of Success, Oklahoma! (B’way); Mary Poppins, Oliver!, The Witch- es of Eastwick, My Fair Lady and South Pacific (London). He has provided arrangements for Marilyn Horne, James Galway, Placido Domingo and Joshua Bell’s recording on Sony Classical of Bernstein’s West Side Story Suite for Violin and Orchestra.

Alex Lacamoire - Music Arrangements Was the music supervisor for In the Heights, which won him the 2008 Tony Award for Best Orchestrations and a 2008 Grammy Award for producing the cast album. Other Broadway credits as music director, arranger and/or orchestrator: Hamilton, 9 to 5, High Fidelity and Legally Blonde. Other favorite projects: Bat Boy: The Musical (Off-B’way), the 2001 nat’l tour of Godspell, Captain Louie and The Wiz (City Center Encores!). Love to Mom, Dad, Little Sis and Ileana. Stephen Oremus - Music Supervisor/Arranger Broadway: Received 2011 Tony and Drama Desk Awards for Outstanding Orchestrations for The Book of Mormon, as well as the 2012 Grammy Award as producer of the cast recording. Worldwide music supervisor/arranger of Wicked; music supervisor/vocal arranger/orchestrator of Kinky Boots, The Book of Mormon, Avenue Q, All Shook Up and 9 to 5; co-producer (w/ Dolly Parton) of the Grammy-nominated 9 to 50 Broadway cast recording. Other: music supervisor/vocal arranger/orchestrator of tick, tick...BOOM!; music director of Andrew Lippa’s The Wild Party; music director/conductor for the Rufus Wainwright Sings Judy Garland concert. James Lynn Abbott - Dance Arrangements Broadway: Aida, Rent, Footloose, Joseph..., Cats, Sunset Boulevard, and Miss Saigon. National tours include Starlight Express, Kiss of the Spiderwoman, The Who’s Tommy and Jesus Christ Superstar, among others. He has performed with Aretha Franklin, Dennis DeYoung of Styx, Shirley Bassey, Bob Hope, Vanessa Williams and with Elton John in Greatest Hits Live at Madison Square Garden. Clients include Dr. Pepper, Frito Lay, American Airlines and General Electric.

Welcome to the Senior School Musical production for 2021! How wonderful it is to be able to view live theatre after the year we have had, albeit in various shades of green. The musical Wicked will take to the stage and present all manner of magic, not just in the stage craft of the mechanics of the show, but also the allure that comes from the opportunity to work together on a project of this magnitude. Along with imparting messages regarding self-confidence, the show highlights through friendships forged the importance of healthy and mutual support systems. This is reciprocated in the team building that occurs in the cast throughout the process of putting the show on the stage, the students have worked together to bring to their audience the best possible show. As we are enchanted by the mystical happenings created by the cast, we need to ensure that we thank the team that sits behind helping to bring this story to life. You will learn the following from this show:

‘Who can say if I’ve been changed for the better? But because I knew you, I have been changed for good’

1. You should never judge anything on face value. 2. Friendship will stand the test of time and change. 3. Always ensure that you help those who seem to be outcasts. 4. Good deeds may not always be rewarded but do them anyway. 5. Keep getting up even if you fall as you may just defy gravity. Let’s celebrate together the musical that is Wicked. Craig Bassingthwaighte Headmaster

Synopsis

Before Dorothy and Toto set foot in Oz, there were another two young women who travelled along the Yellow Brick Road. Wicked tells the story of Elphaba – a young witch who doesn’t let her verdigris stand in the way of her talent – and her unlikely friendship with the shrewd and popular Galinda. Together, they navigate college, politics, talking animals and love triangles, all while chasing their ambitions to be top sorcerers in the Emerald City. With familiar faces and new characters, this origin story explores the idea of being ‘good’ and challenges our view of what it really means to be Wicked.

HouseKeeping...

Doors open approximately 20 minutes before show time. Cell phone use is prohibited once the show has begun Please be respectful of other audience members. Food and drink is not permitted inside the theatre. The use of recording devices, including photography and video, inside the theatre is a violation of copyright law. We appreciate your attention to these important directions.

This year has seen live productions return to the stage with a vengeance and our Performing Arts theatre has been no exception. We have seen our usual contingent of shows being able to take their rightful place on our wonderful stage as well as being able to have members of the general community use our outstanding facilities. During our production, you will be able to see our theatre in full flight, with this show being the perfect vehicle to display these attributes. Thank-you to our Headmaster, Mr Craig Bassingthwaighte and the College Leadership Team, for having the foresight to support the upgrade of our theatre to avail our students of the best possible experiences. They say it takes a village to raise a child and there is no truer statement when it comes to mounting productions. So, to each and everyone of those villagers, a heartfelt thank-you for ensuring the success of this venture. Head of Performing Arts a message from

Mrs Sue Roberts

No One Mourns the Wicked. . . . . . . . . . . .Glinda and Citizens of Oz Dear Old Shiz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Shiz students The Wizard and I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Morrible, Elphaba Musical Numbers Act I What Is This Feeling?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Galinda, Elphaba and Students Something Bad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Dillamond and Elphaba Dancing the Life. . . . . . . . . .Fiyero, Galinda, Boq, Nessarose, Elphaba and Students Popular. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Galinda I’m Not that Girl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Elphaba One Short Day. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Elphaba, Glinda, Tourists A Sentimental Man. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .The Wizard Defying Gravity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Elphaba, Glinda and Citizens of Oz No One Mourns the Wicked (reprise). . . . .Citizens of Oz Thank Goodness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Glinda, Morrible and Citizens of Oz The Wicked Witch of the East. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Elphaba, Nessarose and Boq Wonderful. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .The Wizard and Elphaba I’m Not That Girl (reprise). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Glinda As Long as You’re Mine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Elphaba and Fiyera No Good Deed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Elphaba

March of the Witch Hunters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Boq and Citizens of Oz For Good. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Glinda and Elphaba Finale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .All

Cast

Galinda Upland Elphaba Thropp Madame Morrible Fiyero Tigelaar Nessarose Thropp

Charlize Hinze Helena Hagan

Ella Stewart

Maito Yamaguchi

Ella Kirk

Boq

Mark Hagan Jarvis Dover

W izard

Melena Thropp (Mother) Frexspar Thropp (Father)

Hannah Kennedy Hamish Folliott Libby Burrows Xavier O’Brien Daniel Harvey Megan Cattell Hamish Kennedy

Midwife

Lover

Dr Dillamond

Chistery

Averic

Shiz Students Pfannee

Soumia Lamont River Teixeira Kushi Tumkur

Shenshen

Milla Ailbhe

Vivian Song

Sile

Isabel Van der Walt

Meadhbh Grainne

Cindy Xue

Daisy Webber

Fanatics Bini Aru Isomere Kiki Aru Marbolette Mopsi Aru

Leylah Zubair

Erin Davies

Ella Jin

Dyuthi Vuthpala Daisy Symons Ava Murphy Tiffany Winter

Jinjur Mooj

Fiyero Rochers Spira

Ayla Chirathivat-Geralds

Torina

Bella Beer

Zilla Stoffe

Riddhi Athota Jessica Jeffriess

Balisto Wispa

Anika Lu

Alexis Butler

Flying Monkeys Aajaye

HayeonByun Megan Cattell Kaelyn Dolan Iona Radcliffe Kaye Amores Emily Cosson

Sesame Shazam

Joshikazam Shimbaree

Nikko

Guards Crope

Benji Liu

Tibbett

Magnus Anthony

Government Officials Hudson

Evan Cosson Megan Cattell

Locke Dorset Kensey Osbert

Sophie Ward-Harvey

Hannah Zubair Allegra Liussi Julia Puhalla Iona Radcliffe

Ravinger

Tostig

Whitfield

Lauren Taylor-Girdler

Citizens of Oz Hourbour

Amaani Bhasin Lili Bannerman Saskia Barclay Sarah Cosson Illia Dunworth Matilda Folliott Zara Punch Lucia Razak Adriana Smith Momo Takahata Lemi Chen

Feldgrau

Chartreuse

Kelly

Hunter

Cyan

Viridian Phthalo Malachite

Myrtle Reseda

General Crowd Sif

Emmeline Anthony Jenna Raybould Hayeon Byun Matilda Gutherie

Ulfhild Durun Bodil Thyra

Secret Goetz

Dancers Iona Radcliffe Kaye Amores Emily Cosson Julia Puhalla Amaani Bhasin Kaelyn Dolan Daisy Symons Hayeon Byun

Megan Cattell Riddhi Athota Dyuthi Vuthpala Lemi Chen Saskia Barclay Alexis Butler Tiffany Winter

Orchestra Conductor

Mrs Sue Roberts

Piano Violin

Mrs Marie Nicholson Mr Mario Keczan Antonio Lin Christian Pai Mrs Helen Moffatt Marley Chatterjee

Cello

Bass

Dr Alex Roberts Mr Bryce Leader

Guitar Reed I Reed II Reed III Trumpet Trombone

Anna Hori

Mrs Sylvia Caban

Darcy Beynon

Mr Mikael Strand Chloe Schuster Alex Caban Nathalie Brown Oscar Pan Tony Xia Amy Mathieson Mr Declan Roberts

Keyboards

Percussion I Percussion II

Production Crew Director Assistant Director

Mrs Sue Roberts Mrs Janine Carnell Ms Melissa Parkinson Ms Josephine Flynn Mr Sam Cash Mrs Anna D’Arcy

Choreography

Technical Directors

Wardrobe Co-ordinator

Mrs Julie Phillips

Artistic Design Set Construction Stage Manager

Ms Deneale Scandrett

Mr David Hinze, Mr Stuart Roberts

Emelia Fink

Backstage Assistance

Mrs Melinda Green, Mrs Anne Rowe

Programme

Ms Tayla Haynes

Set and Special Effects

Steve and Susie Walsh, Sound Building

Set Painting

Starkey 5

Technical Services Crew Thomas Gray

Thomas Kilmartin Noa Chester-Haviv Holly Hembling Olympia Pope Liam O’Nuallain Kakeru Adachi

Luke Oishi Steff Cheng Tatiana Leon

Aiden Yi Rick Hu

Thank You Thank you to the following departments for their support of this production: Events, Logistics, Accounts, IT, Grounds and Maintenance and Cleaning. Thank you to all staff, parents and students of Somerset College who have generously given of their time to bring this production to life.

Thank-you to our parents for their generous donation of raffle prizes.

THANK YOU TO G.CWAVERUNNERS FOR THEIR GENEROUS SPONSORSHIP

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Past Productions

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Trial by Jury by W.S. Gilbert and A. Sullivan

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Words and Music by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber

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HMS Pinafore by W.S. Gilbert and A. Sullivan Salad Days by Dorothy Reynolds and Julian Slade Bye Bye Birdie by Charles Strouse and Lee Adams

The Boyfriend by Sandy Wilson

Fiddler on the Roof Book by Joseph Stein, Music by Jerry Bock and Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick

My Fair Lady by Alan Lerner and Frederick Loewe Pirates of Penzance by W.S. Gilbert and A. Sullivan

Barnum Music, Lyrics and Book by Cy Coleman, Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble

Anything Goes by Cole Porter

Chess by Tim Rice, Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus Evita, the Musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice Leader of the Pack by Ellie Greenwich and Friends

Mame Book by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman Guys and Dolls Music and Lyrics by Frank Loesser, Book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows Return to the Forbidden Planet by Bob Carlton by arrangement with Warner / Chappell Music How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying Music and Lyrics by Frank Loesser, Book by Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock and Willie Gilbert Titanic Book by Peter Hallmann, Original Music by James Holmes, Lyrics by Peter Hallmann and James Holmes West Side Story Book on a conception of Jerome Robbins, Book by Arthur Laurents, Music by Leonard Bernstein, Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Barry Manilow’s Copacabana A New Musical Comedy, Music by Barry Manilow, Lyrics by Bruce Sussman and Jack Feldman, Book by Barry Manilow, Jack Feldman and Bruce Sussman Seussical Music by Stephen Flaherty, Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, Book by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, Co-Conceived by Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty and Eric Idle, based on the Works of Dr. Seuss Les Miserables A Musical by Alain Boublil and Claude Michel Schonberg, based on the novel by Victor Hugo, Music by Claude-Michel Schonberg, Lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer, original French Text by Alain Boublil and Jean Marc Natel, additional material by James Fenton, original orchestrations by John Cameron Grease Book, Music and Lyrics by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey Amateur production by special arrangement with Dominie Pty Ltd Sweeney Todd - The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, A Musical Thriller, Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, Book by Hugh Wheeler from an Adaptation by Christopher Bond, Originally Directed by Harold Prince, Originally Produced on Broadway by Richard Barr, Hood Book, Music and Lyrics by Andy Brown and Steve Willliamson

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Charles Woodward, Robert Fryer, Mary Lea Johnson, Martin Richards Jekyll and Hyde Conceived for the stage by Steve Cuden and Frank Wildhorn, Book and Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse, Music by Frank Wildhorn, Orchestrations by Kim Scharnberg, Arrangements by Jason Howland Eurobeat Almost Eurovision Book by Craig Christie, Music and Lyrics by Craig Christie and Andrew Patterson CATS, Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Based on “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats” by T.S. Eliot by arrangement with ORiGiN™ THEATRICAL on behalf of the Really Useful Group Limited CATS logo TM ©1981 the Really Useful Group Limited Seven Brides for Seven Brothers Book by Lawrence Ka Sha and David Landay, Johnny Mercer, Gene de Paul, Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn, Based on a MGM Film and “The Sobbin’ Women” by Stephen Vincent Benet, Originally Directed for Broadway by Lawrence Kasha, Originally Produced on Broadway by Kaslan Proudctions, Inc. by arrangement with Hal Leonard Australia Pty Ltd Exclusive agent for Music Theatre International (NY) Our House by Tim Firth, Music and Lyrics by Madness. Our House was first produced at the Cambridge Theatre, London on 28th October 2002. Producers were Tiger Aspect Productions, Rupert Lord, Andre Ptaszynski and Phil McIntrye in association with Madness. This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Hal Leonard Australia Pty Ltd on behalf of Josef Weinberger Ltd. Hairspray the Broadway Musical, Book by Mark O’Donnell and Thomas Meehan, Music by Marc Shaiman, Lyrics by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman. Based on the New Line Cinema film written and directed by John Waters. Orchestrations by Harold Wheeler, Arrangements by Marc Shaiman. By arrangement with Hai Leonard Australia Pty Ltd, Exclusive agent for Music Theatre International (NY). High School Musical on Stage, Book by David Simpatico, Original Songs by Matthew Gerrard and Robbie Nevil; Ray Cham, Greg Cham and Andrew Seeley; Randy Petersen and Kevin Quinn; Andy Dodd and Adam Watts; Bryan Louiselle; David N. Lawrence and Faye Greenberg; Jamie Houston Music Adapted, Arranged and Produced by Bryan Louiselle. Based on a Disney Channel Original Movie Written by Peter Barsocchini. Licensed exclusively by Music Theatre International (Australasia). All performance materials supplied by Hal Leonard Australia Legally Blonde, Music and Lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe and Nell Benjamin. Book by Heather Hach.Based on the novel by Amanda Brown and the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer motion picture. Licensed exclusively by Music Theatre International (Australasia). All performance materials supplied by Hal Leonard Australia. Beauty and The Beast, Music by Alan Menken, Lyrics by Howard Ashman & Tim Rice, Book by Linda Woolverton, Originally Directed by Robert Jess Roth, Originally Produced by, Disney Theatrical Productions Licensed exclusively by Music Theatre International (Australasia). All performance materials supplied by Hal Leonard Australia We Will Rock You School Edition by Queen and Ben Elton. By Arrangement with David Spicer Productions www.davidspicer.com.au

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