Hamilton Musical Theatre
Hamilton Musical Theatre is an amateur musical theatre organisation based in Hamilton, New Zealand. It was formerly known as Musikmakers.
Brief history[edit]
Musikmakers was registered as an Incorporated Society in 1978,[1] but the society did not find a permanent home until the council purchased the building which had been home to the Orange Garden Cabaret on Riverlea Rd. In 1984, Musikmakers was part of a cooperative venture between Playbox, the Theatre Technique Trust and the Waikato Society of Potters to establish the Riverlea Theatre and Arts Centre.[2]
The society performed musical theatre under the Musikmakers name until April 2021, when the society was re-incorporated as the Hamilton Musical Theatre.[1] The first performance given under the new name was A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, with music by Stephen Sondheim, in May 2021.[3] This was the first major production since the easing of restrictions because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
Examples of shows staged[edit]
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
- All Shook Up
- Chicago
- Fiddler on the Roof
- Godspell
- Grease
- Les Misérables
- Oklahoma!
- Oliver!
- The King and I
- The Producers
- Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
- Show Boat
- South Pacific
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Hamilton Musical Theatre Inc (212717)". New Zealand Business Number. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ Barnett, Alastair (July 2009). "The Move to Riverlea" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2021 – via www.playbox.org.nz.
- ^ "Sondheim musical in Hamilton set to make audience laugh". New Zealand Herald. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ "Hamilton Musical Theatre celebrates its new name with a dam-burst of pent-up creative energy". New Zealand Herald. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
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