The Production Company
| Formation | 1999 |
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| Type | Theatre group |
| Purpose | Musical Theatre |
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Artistic director(s)
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Ken Mackenzie-Forbes AM |
| Website | www.theproductioncompany.com.au |
The Production Company is an Australian not-for-profit theatre company that stages a series of usually three musicals at the Arts Centre Melbourne each year.
It was launched in 1999 by Jeanne Pratt AC with the goal of providing "professional opportunities for local artists and to entertain Melbourne audiences with the best shows from Broadway and beyond".
The Production Company specialises in revivals of popular and lesser known musicals with short (two week) rehearsal periods and short runs. It has also produced the Australian professional premieres of Thoroughly Modern Millie, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Grey Gardens, Nice Work If You Can Get It and Curtains.
Its productions typically feature well-known Australian musical theatre performers such as Caroline O'Connor (Gypsy, Funny Girl), Michael Falzon (Chess), Marina Prior (Guys and Dolls, Kiss Me, Kate), Todd McKenney (The Boy from Oz, La Cage aux Folles) and Amanda Harrison (Anything Goes, Oklahoma!).
The list of early productions can be found on the AusStage database
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The Production Company's production of Grey Gardens was nominated for the 2012 Helpmann Award for Best Musical. Performers and creatives who have won Helpmann Awards for their work with The Production Company include Pamela Rabe and Nancye Hayes for Grey Gardens (for Best Female Actor in a Musical and Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical, respectively), and David Campbell for Sunset Boulevard (for Best Male Actor in a Musical).
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