Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (MSO), and acclaimed West End stars Josh Piterman and Amy Manford, will relive timeless hits from blockbuster musicals in a special celebration at Arts Centre Melbourne’s Hamer Hall.
Musicals like ‘Les Miserables’, ‘The Phantom Of The Opera’, ‘West Side Story’, ‘Evita’, ’Sunset Boulevard’, ‘Carousel’, ‘The King And I’ and ‘Cats’ will be honoured at the event, led by award-winning conductor Jessica Gethin. The Broadway hits will be elevated to create an electric atmosphere which promises to leave audiences spellbound.
Australian/American soprano Amy Manford is best known globally for her performance as Christine Daaé in ‘The Phantom Of The Opera’, both in the Australian and original West End casts. She was awarded Creative Of The Year at the 2023 Marie Claire Women Of The Year Awards, and has sung at iconic events like the AFL Grand Final, for King Charles at Buckingham Palace, and most recently ‘Disney In Concert’.
Josh Piterman is an established musical theatre performer and classical crossover artist, with credits spanning ‘West Side Story’, ‘Blood Brothers’, ‘Cats’, ‘Hairspray’, and the Australian tour of ‘Beautiful: The Carole King Musical’. Josh was also an early member of international pop opera group The Ten Tenors. This will be Josh’s second appearance with the MSO.
Tickets are on sale 22 May.
‘MSO Presents: An Evening On Broadway’ plays Hamer Hall (Melbourne) 24-26 September.
