Dates: 25 March – 9 April 2022
Playwright: Music and lyrics by Jeff Bowen, book by Hunter Bell
Director: Paulette McIndoe
Synopsis
[title of show] began life in 2004 as an entry into New York’s Musical Theatre Festival. It follows the struggles of the author and computer / lyricist who are joined by their two female actor friends during their brief creative period.
With three weeks to go before the submission deadline, the friends decide to write a musical with the help of their two best friends. In short, it’s a musical about two guys writing a musical with countless musical theatre references. It’s a show that feels like a rummage through the dressing-up box of Broadway history. [title of show] is, above all, a love letter to musical theatre and to the joy of collaboration.
The musical received a Tony Award nomination for Best Book of a Musical in 2009.
Cast
| Actor | Character |
| Lauren Ford-Jones | Heidi |
| Harlan Te Wiata | Hunter |
| Ben Priest | Jeff |
| Charlie Potter | Susan |
| Nicola Hooker | Larry |
Crew
| Director | Paulette McIndoe |
| Stage Manager | Natalie Plowman |
| Lighting design | Adam Harrison |
| Sound design | The late and much loved BJ Forrest |
| Light / sound operation | Adam Harrison |
| Musical direction | Nicola Hooker and Paulette McIndoe |
| Choreography | Sue Mortimer and Paulette McIndoe |
| Set build | Ross Miller, Bill Robinson, Bruce Cannell |
| Set paint | Sue Mortimer and Paulette McIndoe |
| Prompt | Natalie Plowman |
| Front of House | Colin Clemens, Sue Mortimer and friends of Mana Little Theatre |
Photos
Clockwise from top left: Ben Priest as Jeff, Harlan Te Wiata as Hunter, Charlie Potter as Susan, Lauren Ford-Jones as Heidi.
